Carrie Welch Trust

The Carrie Welch Trust is a charitable trust which provides educational scholarships to residents of Walla Walla County and periodic gifts to Walla Walla academic, charitable, and cultural organizations. Funding for these programs is provided by income received annually from farmland located in Walla Walla. The land was generously donated by the la... te Carrie Welch. Annual amounts available for disbursement vary from widely from one year to the next, reflecting fluctuations in wheat prices and herbicide and fertilizer costs, among other factors. Current parameters for new individual scholarships and periodic gifts to Walla Walla institutions are as follows: Individual Academic Scholarships toward a Bachelor's Degree: The Carrie Welch Trust provides individual college scholarships for Walla Walla residents via the College Success Foundation Leadership 1000 Scholarship . These individual scholarship awards are $5,000 per academic year and are renewable for up to four years. In addition to meeting specific Leadership 1000 eligibility requirements, which are listed on the scholarship link, applicants of the Carrie Welch Trust Leadership 1000 Scholarship should also meet the following criteria: Be a Walla Walla County resident. Be a graduate of a Walla Walla County high school. Further, graduates of Walla Walla Community College who also graduated from a Walla Walla County high school are also eligible. Potential applicants can find eligibility details and an application link to the Leadership 1000 Scholarship at collegesuccessfoundation.org/wa/students/leadership1000/eligibility.Read More