Ivy A. Monk Scholarship Trust Program
UMB Bank, Trustee of the Ivy A. Monk Scholarship has established a scholarship program to assist graduating high school seniors from designated high schools in Dickinson, Ottawa and Saline counties in Kansas who plan to continue their education in college or vocational school programs. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.
Ivy A. Monk Scholarship Trust Program
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Ivy A. Monk Scholarship Trust Program must:
- Be a current high school senior at one of the following high schools in Dickinson, Ottawa, or Saline Counties in Kansas:
- Abilene Baptist Academy
- Abilene High School
- Ell-Saline High School
- Herington High School
- Hope High School
- Minneapolis High School
- Sacred Heart Jr.- Sr. High School
- Salina Central High School
- Salina South High School
- Solomon High School
- Southeast of Saline High School
- White City High School
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
Awards
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a $2,000 award. Up to sixteen (16) awards will be granted.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Notification
Applicants will be notified in April. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of UMB Bank. Payments are made in one installment in early August.
Selection of Recipients
Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- Statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An online recommendation.
Selection of recipients is made by Scholarship America. In no instance does any officer or employee of UMB Bank play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than February 9, 2026 3:00 PM Central Time.
Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.
