Ad Astra Books & Coffeehouse is now accepting applications for the Cash Hollistah Scholarship.

The scholarship, named after Salina rapper/poet Cash Hollistah, will be awarded to a graduating senior in Central Kansas who shows merit in the field of community enrichment, as well as poetry, music, or visual art.

Students must fulfill academic requirements, and plan to attend an institution of higher education in the fall of 2025.

Applications are due by March 31st, 2025. The scholarship is available to high school seniors in the following counties: Saline, McPherson, Ottawa, Ellsworth, Marion, Dickinson, Lincoln, Mitchell, Geary, Morris, Cloud, Rice and Reno.

The grant application is available at thecashscholarship.org