The Jefferson City East Side Business Association (ESBA) is delighted to provide up to five academic scholarships each year to local students who will be/are attending a university, college, or trade school. To be eligible, the applicant must meet one of the following criteria: be a child of a current ESBA member, employee of an ESBA member business, plan to attend/attending Lincoln University or State Technical College of Missouri, or submit a reference letter from an ESBA member. Recipients are awarded $1,000 to use for further education at a university, college or trade school.