JASPER, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Thanks to a donation by the Jasper Strassenfest Committee, a new award for local high school students has been put in place to help them reach higher education.

According to the news release, the name of the new award will be The Vincennes University Jasper Foundation Scholastic Excellence Award. The award will provide a student with one full year of tuition at Vincennes University, as well as provide a $500 book stipend per semester and a laptop. High school graduates from Martin, Dubois, Crawford, Orange, Perry, Harrison, and Spencer counties are eligible for the award.

The award came into being after a donation of nearly $46,000 from the 2025 Strassenfest on October 2, 2025, from the Jasper Strassenfest Committee. In total $45,548.62 was given to the Vincenne

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