The scholarship was created to honor the professionalism and ideals of Dorothy Alice Cornelius, an international nursing leader. A resident of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Ms. Cornelius believed that one nurse could make a difference. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Ms. Cornelius served in the U.S. Navy Nurses Corps during World War II. Her nursing career included positions as executive director of the Ohio Nurses Association and the American Journal Nursing Company.  She was an active American Red Cross volunteer and served on numerous committees and commissions for the State of Ohio and federal governments. The fund provides scholarships for registered nurse members of the OSUNO to pursue advanced nursing education.

The fund supports the Knowlton School of Architecture Research Travel Project.

The scholarship provides assistance to dependent children of members of Columbus Division of Fire.

The Franklin County Retired Teachers Association scholarship fund assists current teachers in a Franklin County public school system as they return to school to pursue their Master's degree.

The scholarship provides financial assistance to a student pursuing a B.S. or A.D. in Nursing at a Franklin County, Ohio college or school of nursing.

The London Kiwanis Club will award two (2) scholarships for $1,000 each to graduating seniors from London City Schools and Madison-Plains Local Schools.

This memorial scholarship is available to provide financial assistance to graduating seniors of Covington High School in Covington, Ohio, who are in the top 20% of their graduating class.

Charles Weaver was a Realtor and a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. Mr. Weaver directed that this fund be used to provide scholarships for students who held full- or part-time jobs and graduated from Columbus City Schools.

This scholarship was established to assist dependents of an active member of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Columbus, Ohio Chapter.

Dr. Bernard and Mrs. Barbara La Londe of Dublin established this fund in memory of their daughter Lisa La Londe-Cox who passed away in 2001 at the age of 41. Ms. Lisa La Londe-Cox was a medical social worker and mother of three children.