Available Scholarships

Harriet Hayes Austin Memorial Scholarship for Nursing - The family of Harriet Hayes Austin established this scholarship in 2003 to honor her memory and carry on her legacy of helping others. Students must be a Kansas resident attending a Kansas university currently studying nursing.

The BELL Scholarship was established in honor of Betty Louise Fast, Lila Hazel Hellman, Eliza Jane Yates & Lavinia R. Jackson for current college students who are pursuing degrees in mental health related professions. Students must have graduated from a Kansas high school and currently attend Washburn University or a Kansas Board of Regents niversity.

The Herb Fast & Ezra Fast Scholarship for Education was established in honor of brothers Herb Fast and Ezra Fast. Both men were teachers before pursuing other vocations, yet maintained their lifelong dedication to education. This scholarship is open to African American, Latino and Hispanic who graduated from a Sedgwick County, Kansas high school, and are currently education majors attending Wichita State University.

The James and Catherine Lardner Scholarship has alternating year requirements and is available to college students. For 2024, this scholarship is available to female college sophomores or juniors who are majoring in business. Students must have graduated from a Topeka area high school and/or currently be a Topeka resident.

Masoner/Concannon Scholarship was established based on the donors’ careers in education and a commitment to democracy, civics and law-related education. Students must have graduated from a Topeka/Shawnee county high school.

Topeka Alumnae Panhellenic Council Collegiate Scholarship - Available to female sophomore or junior college students who are members in good standing of a sorority in good standing with TAPC. Applicants must be attending an accredited Kansas college or university, and have graduated from a Shawnee County, Kansas high school.