KB Berry-Bucky Buck Memorial Student Athlete Scholarship

Established in 2022, the KB Berry-Bucky Buck Memorial Scholarship Fund offers two scholarships per year – to a male and a female student-athlete – in memory of two beloved and accomplished Nowata High School Class of 1964 student athletes.

Award Details:

Up to $2,000 total, payable as $1,000 for the first year, $500 in the second year, and $250 in the third and fourth years. After the initial payment, all subsequent scholarship payments are made after verification of the student meeting the award renewal requirements. These requirements include verification of enrollment and maintaining a 2.5 GPA or higher. These requirements are verified by an official transcript from the student’s school.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Nowata High School graduating senior
  • 3.0 or higher GPA on the 4.0 scale
  • Participation on any Nowata athletic team or in a recognized individual sport
  • Attending university, college, junior college, trade school, or technical school
  • Well-written essay, describing career goal, major, and how the award will help you

Required Addendum:

  • First page(s) of FAFSA Submission Summary, up to and including the Student Aid Index number. Refer to FAQs for more information.
  • Official Nowata High School transcript

KB Berry-Bucky Buck Memorial Student Athlete Scholarship

Scholarship Application Form

Student/Applicant Legal Name:(Required)
Student/Applicant Mailing Address:(Required)
Please provide an e-mail address that you will continue to use following graduation.
Gender:(Required)
Please separate each item with a comma, and provide dates in parentheses. For example: Deans Honor Roll (2021, 2022), student council (2019-2022), soccer team (2019-2022), team captain (2022). If none, please type N/A.
Please separate each job with a comma, and list dates of employment in parentheses. For example, Lawn care (2019-2020), Office Assistant (2020-2021). If you have no employment history please write N/A.
I acknowledge that I must provide an OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT prior to the application deadline.(Required)
Your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT should be delivered electronically by your school counselor/administrator or e-transcript service (like Parchment) to scholarship@bartlesvillecf.org. Transcripts may also be mailed by the counselor/administrator or e-transcript service to the Nowata Community Foundation Affiliate office in Bartlesville at 208 E. 4th St, Bartlesville, OK 74003. Transcripts should NOT be prepared or printed by the applicant.
In 200 words or less, please explain your career goals, your major, and how this award will help you.
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Max. file size: 16 MB.
Please upload your essay in PDF form, double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font, 200 words or less. This personal essay should address your career goal, major, and how this award will help you. Please include your name at the top.
Max. file size: 16 MB.
Please upload the first page(s) of your FAFSA Submission Summary, up to and including the Student Aid Index number. (Refer to FAQs for more information.)
Are you related to any member of the Nowata High School Administrative Staff, Nowata Community Foundation Board, or Bartlesville Community Foundation Board?(Required)
By typing your name, you are signing to acknowledge that all information provided in this application is true and correct to the best of your knowledge and that you, the student, completed the application and any required addendums/essays. You should understand that the intent of the Nowata Community Foundation, an Affiliate of the Bartlesville Community Foundation, to collect and maintain this data, specifically your term grades and transcript, is to determine your eligibility for this scholarship. Your information will be used for no other purposes.
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