Sara & Henry Burrus Scholarship

Polk County Community Foundation

This endowment is for an annual scholarship to a deserving Polk County student. The selection committee will give consideration to the following factors when judging applicants for this award: (1) High school scholastic achievement - 40%; (2) Need - 40%; and (3) Qualities of leadership and community responsibility - 20%. To qualify for a scholarship, the recipient must be accepted or enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in a college or university that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools under the standards of the College Delegate Assembly of said association.