Annual high school senior college scholarship

2025 applications are now closed. Please check back next year.

The BCO awards an annual scholarship of $500 to each of two graduating seniors who demonstrate a commitment to making themselves a better citizen and making our neighborhood and Chicago a better place.

Scholarship money can be used as the recipients see fit for books, tuition,
or other college-related expenses. Recipients are announced in May.

For questions about the scholarship please contact membership+scholarship@bcochicago.org

To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must:

  • Live in Bowmanville (bounded by Western Ave on the west, Ravenswood Ave on the east, Foster Ave on the south and Bowmanville Ave/Bryn Mawr Ave on the north) and/or attend Amundsen High School

  • Have already been accepted by at least one post-secondary institution

  • Provide the name and email address of one reference, preferably a staff member from your high school

  • Submit and adhere to 100-word limits on applicable questions.