May 14, 2026

Hansen-Furnas Foundation announces scholarship applications are now available

BATAVIA, Ill. — The Hansen-Furnas Foundation, Inc., a non-profit, charitable organization, announces the scholarship applications for the 2016-17 school year are now available.

The application deadline for college and university undergraduate scholarships is March 1 of each year. Prospective students living within a 12-mile radius of Batavia, or in Clarke County, Iowa, are eligible to apply.

Hansen-Furnas Foundation, Inc. General Undergraduate Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded to individuals planning to enroll, or enrolled, as undergraduate students.  These awards offer a maximum of $3,000 per year.

William Carlyle Furnas Undergraduate Scholarship

This full-tuition scholarship is awarded to a student planning to enroll, or enrolled, at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Leto M. Furnas Graduate Scholarship for Women

This scholarship is awarded to a woman planning to enroll, or currently enrolled in, a post-graduate degree. This tuition award is a maximum of $5,000 per grant.

William Carlyle Furnas and Hansen-Furnas Foundation Scholarship applications are now available in your local area high school guidance counselor’s office. In addition, all scholarship applications (new, renewal, graduate) are available by email request to hansenfurnas@sbcglobal.net  If you have any questions, call 630-761-1390.

Deadline for receipt of all applications is March 1.