About The Flying Pig Marathon Scholarship

The Flying Pig Marathon is committed to inspiring a passion for health and wellness in the youth of Greater Cincinnati. Beyond that, we realize the importance of education and community service. These basic principles have encouraged us to create a scholarship for high school students in the Greater Cincinnati area who are pursuing post secondary education.

Thanks to the Bob and Jeanne Coughlin Foundation and Skyline Chili, $20,000 scholarships ($5,000/year) will be awarded to 14 high school students who are members of their high school’s cross country or track & field team! They must exemplify our mission of giving back to the community while also showcasing a passion for running. The core values we’ll be looking for in an applicant are dedication, teamwork, and service to their school and community. If you are a high school student of this caliber, then we encourage you to apply. 

Requirements

The following is a list of requirements in order to be considered for the scholarship. Your application will not be considered if it is found that all requirements are not met.

1. Must be enrolled as a high school senior
2. Must participate on a high school Cross Country or Track & Field team
3. Must have at least a cumulative 2.5 GPA
4. Must submit 1 recommendation letter
   • This must be from a school staff member including a teacher, coach, principal, athletic director or community leader
5. Must submit an essay response at the application link below
6. You must be enrolled and attend high school in the Greater Cincinnati area. Students from only the following counties are eligible to receive this scholarship:
   • Ohio: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren
   • Kentucky: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton
   • Indiana: Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Switzerland, Union

Apply For The 2025 Flying Pig HS Scholarship

The application window for the 2025 scholarship closed March 2nd, 2025.

DEADLINE: MARCH 2, 2025

Flying Pig Community Scholarship winners will be announced in April and an award ceremony will be held with more information to follow. All winners will also receive an $100 Skyline Chili gift card! Scholarship funds will be awarded directly to the bursar office at the college or university of your choice. 

As we continue our commitment to empower youth runners, we will have special opportunities for high school athletes during Flying Pig Marathon Weekend including group discounts for Flying Pig events and more! For more information on discounted registrations and other opportunities, please contact us at scholarships@flyingpigmarathon.com.

Scholarship winners will be invited to attend a celebratory breakfast and award ceremony on April 9th, 2025 8-10AM. 

This year's keynote speaker is Harvey Lewis! Harvey is an accomplished ultrarunner and high school social studies teacher from the School for Creative & Performing Arts. He has won races ranging from the hottest race - the Badwater 135 twice to Bigs Backyard “Last Person Standing” World Championship in 2021 and 2023 running 450 miles across 4 1/2 days. 

He lives between two cities Cincinnati and Circleville every week for over a decade with his wife Kelly and dog Carly. He run-commutes a minimum of 3 miles to work every day, both ways, for over 11 years. While Harvey has a Jeep, he’s cycled and ran the 104 miles to Circleville before after work. 

His favorite race is the Flying Pig Marathon and he is a one of 76 streakers who have ran all 26 Flying Pig Marathons! 

The Scholarship Breakfast will be emceed by WLWT's Megan Mitchell.