2026-2027 Academic Legacy Scholarships
Open to Jump Start College Experience Graduating Seniors and Alum Scholars. The student must complete the application and essay. Application window opens April 15, 2026.
Gaddis Foundation Legacy Scholarships
Open to Jump Start College Experience Graduating Seniors and Alum Scholars
We honor and remember those from the Gaddis Family trees who dreamed about what they could not see. Our Legacy Scholarships carry forward their hopes and aspirations by supporting scholars today. Application window opens April 15. Open to Jump Start College Experience Graduating Seniors and Alum Scholars. The student must complete the application and essay.
Applicants will be eligible to receive one of the following scholarships:
- The Willie Lee Gaddis Legacy Scholarship
- The Vivian Ann Thompson Gaddis Legacy Scholarship
- The Debra Ann Gaddis-Sawyer Legacy Scholarship
- The Jump Start Academic Scholarship
- The Marvin and Essie (Flemister) Thompson Legacy Scholarship
- The Willie and Eunice (McGee) Legacy Scholarship
- The Ruby (Moncrief) Gaddis Legacy Scholarship
- Jump Start Honors Scholarship
- Jump Start Alum Scholarship
Jump Start Captone
Open to up to 20 Central Ohio graduating high school seniors, including Jump Start alumni.
This program guides scholars through the scholarship application process, providing valuable experience and support to pursue their educational goals.
Registration Required. Opens April 15, 2026
2025 Scholarship Recipients
presented by the Willie & Vivian Gaddis Foundation
