Scholarship Details

The KCKS Foundation for Excellence has endeavored to establish scholarships for tuition, books, and fees that will be paid for continuous enrollment until $5,000 is awarded. We Award Fifteen, $5000 scholarships each spring to KCKPS graduating students.
-Continuous enrollment is required. Seniors from each of the district’s high schools are eligible to apply for a Foundation Scholarship.
-A student’s involvement in academics, clubs, community service, and athletics, along with awards and honors received in high school, will be considered when evaluating scholarship applications.
-Efforts will be made to award scholarships based on financial need, and other scholarships and grants already awarded will be taken into account during the need analysis.

The Zak Family has endeavored to establish scholarships for tuition, books, fees, and other student needs that will be paid for continuous enrollment.
-Continuous enrollment is required.
-Up to 5 Seniors at Wyandotte High School are eligible to apply for this $1250 scholarship.
-A student’s academic, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications.
-An effort will be made to award scholarships based on financial need.

Aaron Moore is a 2024 Reason to Believe Honoree. He attended Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, graduating in 2014. Seniors at each of the district’s high schools are eligible to apply for this $1000 scholarship. A student’s academic, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications. An effort will be made to award scholarships based on financial need.

Suzanne Hale Robinson is a 2025 Reason to Believe Honoree. She attended Sumner Academy of Arts & Science, graduating in 2008. Seniors at each of the district’s high schools are eligible to apply for this $2150 scholarship.

A student’s academic, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications. An effort will be made to award scholarships based on financial need.

The $1000 Anna Olivera Scholarship was created to honor Anna’s legacy and her commitment to helping students pursue higher education.
-This award supports first-generation college-bound seniors and provides tuition assistance for any accredited university, college, or community college, with funds paid directly to the institution.
-Selection is based on academic performance, involvement in clubs, athletics, and community service, as well as awards earned during high school.
-Financial need will also be considered to ensure the scholarship reaches students who will benefit most.

The Connie and Donald Moritz Scholarship awards a $2000 scholarship based on endowment earnings.
-An eligible senior for this award must be a graduate of Sumner Academy, Kansas City, Kansas, and qualify for need-based assistance, as directed by federal guidelines.
-This award will be used for tuition assistance for higher education, college, university, or community college.
-The student’s academics, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications.

The Harvey L. Baker Scholarship awards a $1000 scholarship to a graduating senior accepted to attend Kansas City, Kansas Community College.
-The student’s academics, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications.
-Applicant awarded will be based on economic need and scholastic performance, ranked in the upper one-third of the class.

John Taylor Lewis was a proud alumnus and member of the Sumner Class of 1954.
-The John Taylor Lewis Sumner Class of 1954 Scholarship Fund results from the love for his alma mater.
-Graduating high school seniors of Sumner Academy of Arts & Science are eligible for this $1000 scholarship.
-A student’s academic, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications.

The Maccochaque Scholarship Fund awards two $3000 scholarships to seniors studying math and computer science. -Graduating seniors attending J.C. Harmon High School are eligible for this scholarship.
-The student’s academics, club, community, and athletic involvement, as well as awards and honors in high school, will be considered in evaluating scholarship applications.

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools has established the Reasons to Believe Alumni Honor Roll to honor graduates of the school district for their achievements and inspiration for today’s students. This scholarship is funded in partnership with MVP Law.
-Each scholarship will be in the amount of $2500.
Scholarships will be awarded to students based on academic performance and achievement in community service. -Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.