Our 2025 Scholarship Applications will open on 12/1/2024! Learn more under our Grants and Scholarship tab.

Joey Irwin Scholarship

Scholarship Amount:

  • One-Time Scholarship: Up to $10,000 awarded to a Frederick High School senior.

Eligibility:

  • School Enrollment:
    • Must be a senior at Frederick High School.
  • Field of Study:
    • Must wish to pursue a trade or vocational occupation.
  • Academic Requirement:
    • Must have a minimum GPA of 2.50.

Application Requirements:

  • Transcript: Applicants are required to upload their transcript.
  • Short Answer Questions: Applicants must answer five short answer questions.
  • Video Submission: Applicants must submit a 2-3 minute video as part of their online application.

Purpose:

  • In Memory of Joey Irwin: This Scholarship Fund was created to honor the life of Joey Irwin who passed away suddenly on April 17, 2017. A native of the Carbon Valley, Joey attended Frederick schools and graduated from Frederick High school in 1992. Joey was an incredibly skilled Master plumber in the community. He lived and breathed his work and thought of most clients as family.  Joey was most at home in the outdoors, he was an avid and accomplished huntsman and fisherman.  He loved teaching all of his nieces and nephews to fish. Joey also enjoyed sports, rooting on the home teams and playing golf. Joey spent most of his time with family and was often referred to as the favorite uncle. Joey had a zest for life and a heart of gold. He truly would give the shirt off his back to help anyone in any situation.

Our 2024 Scholarship recipients:

  • William Hershey – Frederick High School