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  • Facilities/
    • Rentals, Events & Parties
    • Rec Center Info
    • Fitness Center Info
    • Bickle-Schmidt Complex Info
    • 360° Facility Tours
  • Leisure Programs/
    • Active 55
    • Adult Leisure
    • Golf
    • IDD Programs
    • Youth TAS (Take a Step) & Tumbling
  • Wellness/
    • Hours & Membership Information
    • Group Fitness
    • Personal Training
    • At-Home Fitness
    • Youth Wellness
    • Adult Wellness
    • Running & Races
  • Sports/
    • Youth Sports
    • Sports Locker
    • Adult Sports
  • Aquatics/
    • Hays Aquatic Park
    • Wilson Pool
    • Aquatic Fitness
    • Swimming Lessons
  • Contact Us/
  • ONLINE REGISTRATION/
  • Dillons Rewards/
  • About & Forms/
    • Things To Know
    • Mission Statement & Goals
    • Facilities & Hours
    • Registration Center
    • Applications & Forms
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Hays Recreation

Form - Scholarship Application

Hays Recreation
  • Facilities/
    • Rentals, Events & Parties
    • Rec Center Info
    • Fitness Center Info
    • Bickle-Schmidt Complex Info
    • 360° Facility Tours
  • Leisure Programs/
    • Active 55
    • Adult Leisure
    • Golf
    • IDD Programs
    • Youth TAS (Take a Step) & Tumbling
  • Wellness/
    • Hours & Membership Information
    • Group Fitness
    • Personal Training
    • At-Home Fitness
    • Youth Wellness
    • Adult Wellness
    • Running & Races
  • Sports/
    • Youth Sports
    • Sports Locker
    • Adult Sports
  • Aquatics/
    • Hays Aquatic Park
    • Wilson Pool
    • Aquatic Fitness
    • Swimming Lessons
  • Contact Us/
  • ONLINE REGISTRATION/
  • Dillons Rewards/
  • About & Forms/
    • Things To Know
    • Mission Statement & Goals
    • Facilities & Hours
    • Registration Center
    • Applications & Forms
    • Scholarships

2025 Youth Scholarship Application

Online forms take 2-3 business days to process.
Notice of approval or decline will be received via email.

If you wish to submit a paper form print the form here and return it by mail to the office:
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Printed paper forms take 7-10 days to process

INSTRUCTIONS: To apply for a scholarship for reduced activity fees for your child, carefully complete, sign, and submit this application to the HRC office. If you need help with this form, please contact the HRC office. Your application cannot be approved if it is incomplete. YOU MUST HAVE THIS FORM FILLED OUT AND APPROVED PRIOR TO ENROLLING IN ANY ACTIVITIES!

Mother/Primary/Legal Guardian Name (MUST PUT IN BOTH FIRST AND LAST NAME): - Please put N/A in BOTH boxes if there is not one or they do not live in the this house. *
Father/Secondary/Additional Legal Guardian Name (MUST PUT IN BOTH FIRST AND LAST NAME) - Please put N/A in BOTH boxes if there is not one or they do not live in the this house. *
Primary/Best Phone number to contact you at *
Mother/Primary/Legal Guardian Cell Phone (put 9's in all boxes if there is not one) *
Father/Secondary/Additional Legal Guardian Cell Phone Father/Secondary/Additional Legal Guardian Cell Phone (put 9's in all boxes if there is not one) *
Must list Employer name AND PHONE NUMBER TO BE CONCIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM!
Employer phone number to verify employment if necessary (if not employed enter all 9's in all three boxes) *
Must list Employer name TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM!
Employer phone number to verify employment if necessary (if not employed enter all 9's in all three boxes) *
List First Name - Last Name - Date of Birth - Gender - Grade - All Income before Taxes for the past month (see guidelines below for a list OF ALL INCOME YOU MUST LIST!) EXAMPLE: Joe Recreation - 7/4/1973 - M - no grade - $1500 Jane Recreation - 8/4/1972 - F - no grade - $2000 Jack Recreation - 9/4/2001 - M - 12 - $150 Jill Recreation - 10/4/2005 - F - 9th - No income
If you have listed zero ($0) income then you must explain how you support yourself and your family, i.e. how you pay for housing, food, entry fees to HRC programs. Please read the Scholarship Guidelines for all things consider income.
Please Read the Scholarship Guidelines *
HRC's programs and activities are largely supported by user fees. Families meeting income guidelines may be eligible for scholarship assistance for their children. It will take 3-10 business days to process your application. Notice of approval or decline will be received via Email when filled out online. *Scholarship applications will not be processed without all the required information. *Income is calculated on GROSS income (before deductions from taxes, insurance premiums, dues, employee’s social security taxes, and other employee deductions.) Income includes gross income from wages, salary, commissions, self-employment, social security, pension, retirement, public assistance, alimony, child support, strike benefits, unemployment, workers' compensation, and regular contributions from people not living in the same household. *To receive a scholarship, at least one participant in the household must be age 17 or younger, or be 18 and enrolled in the 12th grade. *Certain activities are excluded from scholarships including but not limited to private lessons of any kind, specialty camps, special events, etc. *Completed scholarship paperwork must be received in our office one week prior to enrolling in any activities. *Hays Recreation Commission may at any time require the applicant to provide proof of income, including but not limited to pay stubs, W2s, income tax returns, DSS forms, SSI forms, Social Security statements, or Unemployment statements. *Scholarship approval is good from the date approved till December 31 of that year. You must reapply every January 1st. *Scholarship applications will remain confidential with the Hays Recreation Commission. *Failure to attend an activity paid for by the scholarship may result in loss of future financial assistance. *Foster Children or children that are wards of the court may automatically qualify, speak to the office manager. *Scholarships may not be used in conjunction with online registration. All Scholarships must be used at our office at 1105 Canterbury Drive. For more information call 785-623-2650.
SIGNATURE: *
I certify that all of the above information is true and correct and that all income is reported. I understand that HRC officials may verify the information on the application, and deliberate misrepresentation of the information may subject me to prosecution under applicable State and Federal laws. An adult must sign the application before it can be approved. Signature of Adult Family Member
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
For Office Use only
For Office Use only

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Hays Recreation Commission · 1105 Canterbury Drive, Hays, KS 67601 · 785-623-2650
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