J L Wade Foundation

This foundation accepts unsolicited applications

Restrictions:

ELIGIBILE RECIPIENTS ARE PERSONS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTION ON A FULL TIME BASIS FOR THE SUCCEEDING SEMESTER OR QUARTER AND WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE ILLINOIS COUNTIES OF PIKE, CALHOUN, SCOTT, GREENE, HANCOCK, AND ADAMS AS WELL AS THE MISSOURI COUNTIES OF MARION, RALLS, PIKE, AND LINCOLN.

How to apply:

APPLICANTS SHOULD OBTAIN AND COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR THE J. L. WADE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM, THE APPLICANT MUST ATTACH AN ESSAY EXPLAINING THE REASONS THEY SHOULD BE CHOSEN TO RECEIVE THE J. L. WADE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AND HAVE THEIR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT TO THE J. L. WADE FOUNDATION.

Send to:

SCHMIEDESKAMP ROBERTSON NEU MITCH

Quoted verbatim from IRS Form 990-PF Part XIV (2026 filing). Filings are 12–18 months behind, and the deadline above is the foundation's own wording rather than a fixed date — confirm with the foundation before you apply.