Douglas Hoeft
Scholarship Foundation

Eligibility

Students eligible for the Douglas Hoeft Scholarship must be a High School graduate or High School equivalent entering an accredited college or university as a Freshman in their first semester. Eligible students include public, private, parochial, home schooled and high school equivalent. Graduates must currently reside and have graduated from a school district within the Kane County Educational Service Region:

• District U-46 Elgin
• District 101 Batavia
• District 129 Aurora West
• District 131 Aurora East
• District 300 Dundee
• District 301 Central
• District 302 Kaneland
• District 303 St. Charles
• District 304 Geneva

Applicants must submit the below information for consideration. Please submit using the directions on the How to Apply page.

• Signed application form
• Class rank (if applicable)
• Verification of residence (determined by a current driver’s license or State of Illinois ID)
• A copy of ACT/SAT scores (Total score, Language score, Mathematics score)
• A list of extra/co-curricular activities and a description of community service experiences
• An essay on the topic “What are my challenges and how do I overcome them”
• Two letters of recommendation