Established 1999

This scholarship fund is a part of the CFMT General Scholarship Application that is open annually from December 1st to February 1st.

Eligibility: Those eligible to apply are Legislative Interns currently enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a four-year college/university in the year of the application. Extra consideration will be given to students of Blount and Sevier Counties of Tennessee and students participating in extracurricular activities in the areas of government and politics.

A Maryville, Tennessee-native, State Senator Carl Koella served 25 years in the state Senate. In 1999, upon his death at 64, the Tennessee Lobbyist Association sought a way to honor their friend. Senator Koella was an advocate of bright young people becoming involved in the political process, thus the association decided that a fitting legacy would be to establish the Senator Carl O. Koella Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund within The Community Foundation.