Questions and Answers

Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund, Inc.

If you are interested in receiving a scholarship application for the 2011-2012 school year, please email edireneeducation@aol.com with your mailing address. The applications will be sent out around February of 2011.

How do I get an application for the scholarship?

If you are a descendant of family, (or by marriage), that live or lived in Solon or Centerville Township, in Leelanau County, Michigan (eligibility does not require residency, only a lineage connection) and are in financial need:

Mail a request to:

Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund, Inc.

c/o Scholarship Packet

6060 Grand Haven Road

Norton Shores, Michigan 49441

or call toll free:

1-877-771-0775 ask for Ted Fleis or Jeanette Thurow

or email a request to:
edireneeducation@aol.com

How does the selection process work?

Once you have completed the packet in its entirety, you then mail it to the selection committee prior to the deadline. (Applications must be postmarked by the 30th of April or they will be declined.)
The selection committee (either the Cedar Chamber of Commerce or the Cedar/Maple City Lions Club, who alternate years) will than select the winners based on a financial need. (These committees understand the need for confidentiality.) If there is a tie breaker needed in the selection process, local community involvement will be used. Incomplete applications are not considered.

The Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund has no input as to who is selected to receive the scholarship awards.

Why do I need to fill out a FAFSA form?
Since this is a financial need-based scholarship, it is mandatory to return a completed FAFSA form. The application will not be considered without this form. A FAFSA form will be included in the packet or you can get one online. You will be completing a FAFSA online for the university or college you are attending, so you can make a copy of the completed FAFSA form which can be used with this application.

When will I find out if I have been awarded a scholarship?
The President of the Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund will call you once the selection committee has made their decisions (sometime in May). If you have not been awarded a scholarship you will receive a letter in the mail. Remember, you may reapply every year that you are in school (even if you have won a previous year).

If I am awarded a scholarship, how is it paid?
Checks are made payable to and mailed directly to the college once verification has occured. You will receive a copy of the letter we send to the cashier's office. While we are making every effort to get the scholarship gift to the College before tuition is due, keep in mind that in order to avoid late fees, it is your responsibility to pay for the tuition by the due date.

If you would like to make a donation to the Ed and Irene Fleis Education Fund just click on the donate button. You can use a credit card or your paypal account.