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Scholarships

The Foundation provides scholarships to students graduating from Tumwater schools. Memorial Scholarships honor students, family and community members while providing opportunities for higher education support.

Graduating seniors from any school in the Tumwater School District can complete a Tumwater Education Foundation Scholarship Application to apply for one or more available scholarships.

Deadline for application submission is 11:59pm on Sunday, April 6th, 2025. EXTENDED to 11:59pm on Friday, April 11th, 2025.

Awardees will be recognized at a noon time luncheon and ceremony on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025.

Scholarship NameStudent Must Attend:Award Available
Bill Ward Sr. Memorial ScholarshipTumwater High School$500
Burke O’Leary Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills High School, Tumwater High School, Cascadia High School, or the Tumwater Virtual Academy$1,000*
Darlene Dally Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$500
DeAtley Family FoundationTumwater High School$4,000**
Frank D. Minear Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$500
Hildegarde Grunenfelder Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$1,000
Laura Lohmeyer Memorial ScholarshipTumwater High School$1,000
Maria Dolores Ronquillo Sand Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$1,000
Katherine D. Carter ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School
Priority given to former Tumwater Middle School students
$500
Rick Dial Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills High School$1,000
Rick, Jimmy, and Jennifer Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills High School$500
Rochelle Lynn Klopfenstein MemorialBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$500
Thafer “Joe” Fahoum Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills,Tumwater High School, or Cascadia High School$1,000
Thurston County Firefighter Memorial ScholarshipBlack Hills or Tumwater High School$500


If you have any questions, please email us at: tumwateredscholarships@yahoo.com

Any individual or group may honor a cause or the memory of a loved one by establishing a perpetual scholarship with the Tumwater Education Foundation. Interested in learning how to create a scholarship? Click here.

*Awardee can reapply for the scholarship for a second year, $2,000 award total.

**Awardee can reapply for the scholarship for up to 4 years, $16,000 award total.