Joe & Jean Palmer Endowment Fund

How to apply, from its 2025 IRS return

How to ask

Applications must be typed, with all questions answered. If an answer is not applicable, the designation "N/A" should be used. Once completed, the application should be printed, signed, and mailed, along with the appropriate transcript(s), two reference letters, and a 5x7 photograph, to the following address: National Rural Water Association, Attention Scholarship Committee, 2915 South 13th Street, Duncan, OK 73533.

Deadlines

Applications must be postmarked by the second Monday in January of the applicable year.

Limits on who can apply

The Joe and Jean Palmer Scholarship is only available to children or stepchildren of NRWA or state affiliate employees. The applicant must be 26 years old or younger on September 1st of the school year in which they wish to receive aid. The scholarship is not to exceed 8 semesters, and proof of full time enrollment, a letter of good standing from the applicable college or university, and an official transcript must be provided at the end of each semester. The applicant must also maintain GPA of

Grants paid in 2025

$24,000, to organizations

This is what the foundation told the IRS on Form 990-PF. It isn’t a confirmed open grant round, and details may have changed, so contact the foundation before applying. Its mailing address is on the full return: see it on ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.