Benton Area Sd Medical Scholarship Trust
This organization is a private foundation focused on providing academic scholarships to students pursuing higher education. Its mission centers on supporting educational opportunities, particularly in fields related to medicine and health. The foundation primarily serves graduating seniors from Benton Area School District, emphasizing academic excellence with a minimum GPA requirement. While it predominantly supports local educational institutions, it also extends its funding to universities outside the immediate area, reflecting a commitment to broader educational access.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An academic institution or the Benton Area School District administering one-time scholarships for graduating seniors in health-related fields, or an eligible student applying through the district guidance office.
Good Fit
- • Administers scholarships for Benton Area School District graduates.
- • Supports students entering medicine, dentistry, orthodontics, medical research, or similar health fields.
- • Can comply with the specified April 15 guidance-office submission deadline.
- • Can document a graduating senior with a very high GPA (eligibility criteria noted).
Geography
Giving is focused in Pennsylvania but the latest year included an out-of-state university (MA); the footprint is primarily in-state with occasional out-of-state payments.
Recipient Variety
The foundation makes a small number of scholarship grants each year (1–2) to colleges and universities; across the three observed years multiple different institutions received awards, so recipient types are limited to higher-education scholarship recipients but not a single captive beneficiary.
New Applicants
There is a clear, public student-application route (school guidance office) and the latest year shows new institutional recipients, but the program is narrowly targeted to Benton Area School District graduating seniors so unfamiliar organizational applicants have limited pathways outside that student-based submission process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
