NILES — Ann Marks, daughter of Gayton and Beth Marks, resident of Niles and current Edwardsburg High School senior, was awarded the Achievement Scholarship at Grace College’s 15th annual Presidential Scholarship Competition.

The Achievement Scholarship will provide Marks with $14,000 per year, totaling $56,000 over four years, while she pursues a bachelor’s degree in political science.

PSC is an invitation-only scholarship competition for qualifying high school seniors. Invitations are based on academic achievement, with awards ranging from $2,000 per year to one full tuition scholarship. Students competed for prizes through an interview and essay contests.  In all, 68 scholarships were awarded totaling over $2.2 million in tuition.

Ann Marks

PSC is one part of the robust financial aid program at Grace College.  The college is dedicated to helping to make Christian higher education affordable.  Ninety-nine percent of Grace students receive institutional financial aid. Through the college’s comprehensive affordability and excellence program, Measure of Grace, tuition never increases after the year of enrollment, all students receive free textbook rentals and have the option to earn a bachelor’s degree in any of Grace’s 70-plus majors in a three-year accelerated degree program.

For more information about financial aid and scholarships available at Grace, visit grace.edu/admissions or call (866) 974-7223 or email financialaid@grace.edu.

Grace College is an accredited, Christ-centered institution of higher education located in the historic lakeside town of Winona Lake, Indiana.  Affiliated with Charis Fellowship (formerly the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches,) Grace College was founded in 1948.  Today Grace offers associate degrees, more than 70 undergraduate degrees in both traditional four-year and accelerated three-year degree formats, a bachelor’s degree completion program and on-campus and online graduate degrees.  Grace College also has a ministry training center in Akron, Ohio.  For more information, visit grace.edu.