2025 Kindness Scholarship

Are you a high school senior about to graduate and planning to continue your education? Then you may wish to apply for the Liberty Bank Kindness Scholarship! Three (3) $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who demonstrate kindness in everyday moments that have a significant impact on their community.

Scholarship Awards

Application must be received by May 30, 2025
Scholarship Award: Three (3) winners; $5,000 each

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the Kindness Scholarship, you must meet the following requirements:

Graduating from a high school in a town served by Liberty Bank. For a list of locations, visit www.liberty-bank.com/locations
Enrolling in an accredited college, university, trade school or other institution of higher education
Parent/Guardian (if student is under age of 18) or student is willing to share their story with Liberty Bank and consent to the story being displayed on Liberty Bank website, social channels, etc.
Family members of Liberty Bank employees are not eligible to participate
Previous recipients of the Kindness Scholarship are not eligible

How to Apply

Please complete all requested information, including your signature and that of your parent/guardian (if student is under age of 18), and attach the following documents:

A list of your community, volunteerism and/or extracurricular activities that demonstrate kindness
A brief essay (max 500 words) on what kindness means to you and on how you’ve demonstrated the core principles of Be Community Kind in your community that made a significant impact on others.
A letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, administrator or community leader

We cannot consider applications that are late, incomplete, or missing any of the supporting documents.

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* 1. Your Name

First name

Last name

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* 2. Date of Birth

MM/DD/YYYY

Date

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* 3. Address

Street address

Street address line 2

City

State

Zip code

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Phone

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* 6. Name of High School

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* 7. College/university/trade school you plan to attend

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* 8. City and state of college/university/trade school

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* 9. Intended major/course of study

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* 10. Please provide a list of your community, volunteerism and/or extracurricular activities that demonstrate kindness. If possible, include the duration of your kindness activities (i.e. days, weeks) and approximate number of hours you spent on each.

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* 11. Please include a brief essay (max 500 words) on what kindness means to you and on how you’ve demonstrated the core principles of Be Community Kind in your community that made a significant impact on others.

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* 12. Please attach a letter of recommendation of a teacher, counselor, administrator or community leader. A letter of recommendation is required. If you are unable to attach it, please send to afenton@liberty-bank.com by 5/30/25.

PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF file types only.

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* 13. Signatures

(If applicant is under 18) My child, has my permission to participate in the Liberty Bank Kindness Scholarship program. I understand that this form serves only to enter my child in the scholarship selection process, and does not constitute a promise of a scholarship.

(If applicant is 18 or over) I wish to participate in the Liberty Bank Kindness Scholarship program and agree to abide by the guidelines of the program as set forth in the Application Instructions.

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* 14. Signature (First and Last Name) - Parent signature required if under 18.

The application review process takes 4 weeks and you will hear from a bank representative should you be selected as a winner. If you have questions, please contact afenton@liberty-bank.com.

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