Your thoughts – combined with your writing skills and creativity – can put you in line to receive one of seven scholarships. Rural Mutual Insurance Company, Wisconsin Towns Association, and Scott Construction, Inc. are again offering the following scholarships to winners of an essay contest. Scholarships will be awarded on the following basis: 

Two (2) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the students with the highest-ranking essay score from a town or village insured by Rural Mutual Insurance Company as of May 1, 2023. 
Five (5) $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to the top five additional students with the highestranking essay scores.

All applicants must graduate from a Wisconsin public or private high school in 2023 and plan to attend a Wisconsin public or private college or university in 2023. Essays will be judged independently on originality and subject matter in relation to the topic. The essays must also contain correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Judging will be completed by August 11, 2023. Recipients will be announced by August 25, 2023. Proof of enrollment in a Wisconsin public or private college is required to receive a scholarship. View complete details here

Submit your essay along with this background information sheet to [email protected] or W7686 Co. Rd. MMM, Shawano, WI 54166.

2023 Scholarship Topic:

"If Wisconsin could design it’s local government funding system from scratch, what would be the best and most equitable way to fund town government services?"


2022 Scholarship Winners

Chase Doornick

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Kacee Geisler

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Amanda Jenerou

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Rebekah Luckwaldt

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Jayme Olson

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Daria Rudykh

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Alex Woods

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