Joseph J. Canfield Memorial Scholarship

Every year the Dallas Lions Club awards three $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school students from the Back Mountain, including Dallas, Lake-Lehman and West Side Career & Technology Center (West Side Vo-Tech) students, to help with college or trade school costs.

About the scholarship

The scholarship is named for Joseph J. Canfield, a longtime member of the Dallas Lions Club.

Who can apply

Open to graduating high school students from the Back Mountain, including Dallas, Lake-Lehman and West Side Career & Technology Center (West Side Vo-Tech) students, who will attend a college, university, business school, or trade school in the upcoming fall semester.

How to apply

The application and deadline will be posted here. Students can also check with their high school guidance office.

2024 recipients

At the Seventh Annual Joseph J. Canfield Memorial Scholarship awards dinner, $1,000 scholarships went to Brooke Austin (West Side Career and Technology Center), Juliana Burdge (Dallas High School), and Anna Dorofeeva (Dallas High School). Each student attended the dinner with their family.

Three scholarship recipients holding a ceremonial $1,000 Dallas Lions Scholarship check with club officers
Front row: scholarship recipients Brooke Austin, Juliana Burdge, and Anna Dorofeeva. Second row: Dallas Lions Club Secretary Julie Persing, Treasurer Gary Williams, Lion Don Berlew, and President Paul Kutney.