Kate & Bridget Zinn Memorial Scholarship Fund

Kate & Bridget Zinn Memorial Scholarship Fund

NOT AVAILABLE 2025

The Kate & Bridget Zinn Memorial Scholarship Fund helps students with postsecondary educations preparing them for careers working with young children or teenagers. The award may be used for studies at any accredited vocational school, community college, college or university.

Eligibility 

  • Graduates of: St. Croix High School in Solon Springs, Wisconsin, or Northwestern High School in Maple, Wisconsin, 
  • Attend an accredited community college, college, university, or vocational school as a full-time student
  • GPA: 2.75 or higher
  • Demonstrate Community Involvement

 

Scholarship Grant Range

  • $2,500 up to 4 years (Total $10,000) 

 

Application timeline

  • NOT AVAILABLE 2025 

 

Award Details

  • This scholarship may be used for expenses of post-secondary education at any accredited college, university or technical/ vocational school
  • Award Payments will be mailed directly to the school/ university 
    • Fall Payments are mailed July 15-30
    • Spring Payments are mailed December 15-30
  • Transferring Schools: Please contact DSACF if you plan on transferring schools. Transferring schools does not automatically transfer your scholarship. If a transfer occurs after scholarship money has been disbursed it may take up to 90 days to reprocess the scholarship payment. 

 

Tax information

DSACF encourages scholarship recipients to seek tax advice regarding scholarships. According to the IRS: Scholarships, fellowship grants, and other grants are tax-free if you meet the following conditions:

  • You’re a candidate for a degree at an educational institution that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance at the place where it carries on its educational activities; and
  • The amounts you receive are used to pay for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at the educational institution.

St. Croix High School, Northwestern High School

wisconsin