Scholarship Opportunity!
The Keep Newberry County Beautiful (KNCB) will be awarding two $500.00 scholarships to a
graduating senior or current college student from Newberry County. The scholarship checks will be written directly to the college/university the student plans to attend.
These students must be already attending or planning to attend and have been accepted by a
college, university, or technical college to in the fall of 2020. The scholarship is available to all
students from Newberry County or attending school in Newberry County in the fall of 2020.
All applications must be mailed to or dropped off at the Keep Newberry County Beautiful office located in the USDA Service Center at 719 Kendall Road, Newberry, SC 29108. This year email applications will be accepted to NewberrySoilAndWater@gmail.com, KNCB also offers as a fillable .pdf version to be completed online at their website www.NewberrySWCD.com. Please answer all short answer questions on a separate typed document. Answers should be double spaced 12-point Time New Roman or Arial font.
The deadline for all applications will be midnight of Monday, April 13th, 2020. Applications
will not be accepted after this deadline. Winners will be chosen anonymously by April 27th, 2020.
Completed application should include the following for full consideration:
1) Application Form (attached)
2) Answers to the Short Answers Questions (attached)
3) Answer to the Essay Question
4) Most Recent High School or College Transcript (unofficial transcripts are allowed)
5) Copy of College Acceptance Letter (for High School Students) or Enrollment Letter (for
current College/University students). Letter must contain student ID number.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the KNCB Executive Director, Joseph
Berry at (803) 597-3160 or NewberrySoilAndWater@gmail.com