BetterLife members may apply for BetterLife’s National Scholarship benefit consisting of up to 58 scholarships. They are as follows:

• (1) $5,000 annual Bradley Family Scholarship donated by BetterLife Board Director Mary Bradley and her family
• (1) $4,000 Presidential High School Scholarship – awarded to one high school senior with outstanding volunteer service ($1,000 being paid in four consecutive years)
• (3) $2,000 Leadership Scholarships awarded to outstanding member applicants
• (53) $1,000 annual scholarships to deserving members

This is a total of $68,000 in scholarships that BetterLife will give away to post-secondary students annually.

Congratulations to our scholarship winners for the 2023-2024 school year! Check out the winners in our August Magazine. 

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2024-2025 Guidelines

The requirements/guidelines for BetterLife’s National Scholarship program include:

• The applicant must be a member in good standing for two (2) years prior to the application deadline (March 1, 2024).
• Members are eligible to win a four-year scholarship only once. The four-year scholarship is for incoming freshmen.
• The four-year scholarship applicant must show proof of a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or C average each year.
• Members who receive a $1,000 scholarship are eligible to win the scholarship two times for a total of $2,000. Members must apply each year. Previous winners are eligible.
• Applicant must be accepted or attending as a full-time student, each semester at a College/University or Vocational/Technical Institution for the entire 2024-25 school year. A copy of the verification must be included.
• Recipients of other BetterLife scholarships: branch/lodge, district, or state, are eligible for the National Scholarship.
• Checks will be mailed directly to the school to apply funds towards tuition, books, and incidentals.

Applications Closed for 2023/2024 School Year
Applications for 2024/2025 will be open late fall of 2023