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Need-Based Scholarships Are Available for Private Schools
and Home School
Special to The Truth
The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund (NOSF) is accepting
applications for the 2016-2017 school year for need-based
scholarships for kindergarten through eighth grade worth up
to $1,500 for children to use at a nonpublic school or $500
for home school expenses. Families need to reside in Allen,
Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron,
Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca,
Van Wert, Williams, Wood or Wyandot
Counties.
NOSF is a partner with the Children’s Scholarship Fund and
awards need-based scholarships to provide parents with a
choice for their child’s education. The Children’s
Scholarship Fund was founded in 1998 by the late Ted
Forstmann and the late John Walton who saw a need for
educational alternatives for families.
Since 1999, the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund has awarded
a total of $11.4 million in scholarships to 13,400 students,
part of that includes $4 million in matching funds. All
funds raised locally by NOSF are matched by the Children’s
Scholarship Fund and are used for scholarships in NW Ohio.
The Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund is the only privately
funded need-based scholarship program in northwest Ohio that
awards scholarships to children who otherwise might not be
able to afford private schools for kindergarten through
eighth grade and who do not qualify for an Educational
Choice Voucher. Eligible families are required to
demonstrate their financial need as measured by standards
similar to the Federal School Lunch program.
Interested families can find more information about the
program and apply online on the NOSF website at
www.nosf.org.
For more information please contact Northwest Ohio
Scholarship Fund at (419) 720-7048. Deadline to apply
for the 2016-2017 school year is Friday, April 29, 2016.
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