The Austin Area Foundation is proud to announce the opening of the application period for three scholarships – two for Austin High School alumni and one for all of Mower County. The Carl and Stella Ruzek Scholarship Fund was established in 2005, by their sons Michael, David, and Daniel, to honor a nd recognize their parents’ belief in the importance of education.  The Austin Area Foundation Scholarship for Education Majors was established in 2021 to encourage and support students desirous of a career in education and honor the careers and dedicated service to the cause of public education as represented by three outstanding educators and administrators: David Krenz, Don Fox, and Dick Lees. For the Education majors and Ruzek scholarships, students who are graduates of Austin High School and currently enrolled in a four-year college or university are eligible for consideration. Any graduate of Austin High School can apply, regardless of the year of graduation. Additional qualifications for the scholarships apply. One award of $1,000 will be provided to one student for each scholarship. The Rick Herreid Science Scholarship is offered for the first time in 2025. This scholarship will honor the memory of Rick Herreid, who died in 2019. The Rick Herreid Science Scholarship is open to anyone with a high school diploma who is a current Mower County resident or graduate of a Mower County high school (regardless of current residency). Applicants must also have a 3.5 GPA and be enrolled in a 2- or 4-year college/university with a declared science major. One award of $7,000 will be provided to one student for this scholarship. All three scholarship applications are open from March 1 at midnight until April 30 at 11:59 p.m. The evaluation committee will review applications in May. Scholarship recipients will be contacted by June 15. To apply, visit the Austin Area Foundation Website at www.austinareafoundation.com and click the scholarship application link at the top of the page. The post AAF seeks applications for three college scholarships appeared first on Austin Daily Herald. ...read more read less