2024 Forrest County Scholarships
Forrest County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 49% of Forrest County residents in Mississippi over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 12% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.
It’s clear that Forrest County residents in Mississippi will continue to need help paying for college. 2,024 men and 2,443 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 4,532 men 6,146 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to Forrest County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. Forrest County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to Forrest County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for Forrest County residents.
How much total award money and scholarships are available for Forrest County residents?
There are 150 scholarships totaling $465,121.00 available to Forrest County residents. You can easily browse through all 150 scholarships below.
How many scholarships are available for college students in Forrest County?
150 scholarships worth $465,121.00 are available for college students in Forrest County. In addition, we encourage current college students in Forrest County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in Forrest for more options.
How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in Forrest County?
150 scholarships totaling $465,121.00 are available for high school seniors in Forrest County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.
Do I need to be a resident of Forrest County to apply to these scholarships?
Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for Forrest County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to Forrest County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.