The Rick and April Sasso Family Scholarship Fund is now open at the Community Foundation.
This scholarship may provide full tuition for one year of study at any Indiana accredited nonprofit college or university. Past recipients will be given the opportunity to renew the scholarship application each year for up to four years of undergraduate study. The application will remain open until Sept. 15, 2024.
Eligible applicants must be:
• High school senior who will graduate from Warsaw Community High School and receive a diploma no later than June 30, 2025;
• Intending to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana;
• Pursuing an academic and/or technical honors diploma at the end of their junior year of high school;
• Have a GPA of 3.8 or higher on a 4-point scale or 10.3 or higher on a 12-point scale at the end of their junior year of high school.
Students wishing to apply should go to the Community Foundation’s scholarship portal at https://www.kcfoundation.org/scholarshipportal and fill out the 2025 Merit Based Scholarships.
Rick Sasso is a graduate of Warsaw Community High School. He is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery and is the President of Indiana Spine Group. Together, Rick and April have supported many charitable causes in Indiana, including projects in Warsaw and Winona Lake.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. is a public charity whose mission is to bring caring people and charitable endeavors together to inspire generosity and strengthen communities. The Community Foundation grants over $4 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information, visit www.KCFoundation.org, call 574-267-1901 or visit 102 E. Market St., Warsaw.