JUNIOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Post-Secondary Scholarship for Junior Leadership Program Graduates

Thank you to our alumni who make these leadership scholarships possible!

General Information

The Leadership Lake County Scholarship is awarded each year to students who have the desire to further their education beyond the high school level and who successfully demonstrate leadership skills. It is open to students attending traditional colleges or pursuing technical training certifications.
Scholarship applications are open to any Junior Leadership Program graduate within four years of her/his high school graduation. The initial scholarship application may be made in any year of the student’s post-secondary education, as long as it is made within four calendar years of her/his high school graduation date.
Scholarships are for $500 and will be awarded to at least one student each year, depending on available funds. The scholarship is renewable for three (3) consecutive years beginning in freshman year of college. Renewal requires a minimum 2.5 GPA and the student must be in good academic standing.
The application deadline is April 1 at 9 am.

Required application materials include:

One letter of recommendation from an individual who is not a relative, attesting to the applicant's character and leadership experience. If you will be submitting more than one letter of recommendation, please combine and upload one file.
Letter(s) of recommendation should include information demonstrating how the applicant applies leadership knowledge, ideally with examples.
High school transcript if applying in senior year, or college transcripts if applying after college enrollment. All renewals require official college transcripts.

Note to all applicants:

The application form will time out. Print or take screen shots of the questions first, compose your answers, collect your supporting documents, and then complete all of the sections.
Please make your answers clear and concise.

2023 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Caden Coleman, Mentor High School

Zach Touschner, Wickliffe High School

2022 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Ella Bonner, Riverside High School

Heliana Behm, Madison High School

Jayden McDonald, Mentor High School

2021 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Madison Vitello, North High School

Kailyn Krahe, Lake Catholic High School

2020 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Anna Cook, Eastlake North High School

Grace Klein, Riverside High School

Matthew Perry, Mentor High School

Jessica Slansky, Riverside High School

Riley Vilichka, Eastlake North High School

2019 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Mia Krevh, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School

Isabella Luciano, Willoughby South High School

2018 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Joy Mason, Mentor High School

Josh Pugh, Mentor High School

Samantha Valaitis, Eastlake North High School

2017 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Jenna Borthwick, Eastlake North High School

Madeline Patrick, Eastlake North High School

Elizabeth Gorjup, Mentor High School

2016 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Trevor Pugh, Mentor High School

Alex Severino, Eastlake North High School

2015 Junior Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Luke Kertcher, Perry High School

Sam Skiljan, Kirtland High School