Lake Rabun Scholarships are available to graduating seniors who have attended a Rabun County high school or the equivalent of a home-school high school for a minimum of two years and are planning to attend either a 4-year college/university, a 2-year technical college, a combined 2-year technical college with an additional 2 years in a 4-year college/university, or a graduate school. Criteria include financial need, academic achievement, character, and involvement in the school and community. Students must enroll full-time in a college/university or technical college beginning in the summer or fall immediately following high school graduation in order to qualify.
The Primary College Scholarship is for students attending a 4-year college/university or a 2-year technical college with the award amount determined by the Lake Rabun Foundation Board of Trustees each year. In 2022, 15 students were awarded four-year college scholarships of $3,500/year and 5 students were awarded two-year technical college scholarships of $1,000/year.
The Technical College Two-Year Transfer Scholarship is for students who were awarded a Lake Rabun Technical College 2-year Scholarship, attended up to two years in a degree seeking program, and desire to complete their education at a four-year college/university. The scholarship is an amount equal to two years of the four-year Lake Rabun Primary College Scholarship and paid over two years. This scholarship is only available to students who initially received a Lake Rabun Technical College Scholarship and attended said technical college within the last three years.
The Technical College Three-Year Transfer Scholarship is for students who were awarded a Lake Rabun Technical College 2- year Scholarship, attended for one-year in a degree seeking program, and desire to complete their degree at a four-year college/university. The scholarship is an amount equal to three years of the four-year Lake Rabun Primary College Scholarship and paid over three years. This scholarship is only available to students who initially received a Lake Rabun Technical College Scholarship and attended said technical college within the last three years.
The Graduate School Scholarship is for students who have completed their undergraduate degree under one of the Lake Rabun Primary College Scholarship programs within the last five years and desire to pursue a graduate degree. This scholarship is for a one-time payment awarded as the student begins his/her graduate program. In 2022, two students were awarded graduate school scholarships with a one-time payment of $5,000.
In order to retain their scholarships, students are required to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher, remain in good standing with the school, and be enrolled as full-time students.
Questions? Please contact Laura Rhodes, Chairman of the Lake Rabun Scholarship Committee, at 404-202-1803 or rhodeslaura@bellsouth.net
