Scholarships in High School Senior

Legacy Award for Children and Grandchildren of Elks

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 3

Applicant must be a high school senior and be the child, grandchild, or step-child of an Elk member who has been in good standing for at least two consecutive years. Selection will be based upon SAT or ACT scores, high school transcript, Legacy Award application form and biographical questionnaire.

 

Deed Student Research Grants, Internships, Technical Design Projects (TDP), and Educational Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: February 15; October 15; October 15 (TDP)

Applicant must have been accepted to or currently enrolled in a full-time vocational school or accredited college/university (includes high school seniors through graduate students). Applicant must intend to or is currently major in a field that could lead to a career in the public power industry. Applicant must be sponsored by a DEED member utility; Technical Design Project (TDP) applicants will be assigned to a sponsor. Application and official transcript required. Maximum of 10 awards granted for Research and Internship; 10 awards for Educational Scholars; and at least one award for Technical Design Projects.

 

LAEF Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 13

Applicant must be a Colorado resident with a minimum 3.0 GPA who is either Hispanic or active in the Hispanic community. Recipient will be required to fulfill 10 hours of community service during year of funding at their college/university.

 

Bill Moon Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a truck stop/travel plaza employee or the dependent of an employee. Selection is based upon academic merit, financial need, community activities, a short essay and a letter of recommendation.

 

American Legion Americanism Essay Contest

Award: $1,200, Deadline: February 3

Applicant must attend an accredited Illinois high school and write a 500-word essay. Award amount varies depending on class level.

 

Blanche Fern Memorial Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a graduating college-bound high school senior. Essay is required.

 

Edward Henderson Student Award

Award: $500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be interested in pursuing a career in geriatrics, demonstrate a commitment to the field of geriatrics, be nominated by one faculty member with at least two supporting nomination letters from other faculty members, and must submit a curriculum vitae, personal statement describing interest in geriatrics and supporting materials, such as copies of research papers, abstracts, or reports, and a syllabus of the applicant's current program.

 

Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship for Registered Nurses

Award: -, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a Virginia resident at least one year prior to application, be accepted or enrolled as a full-time student, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA in required courses. Financial need must be demonstrated. Application and official transcripts are required to be submitted.

 

Lee Jackson Foundation Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: February 3

Applicant must be a junior or senior in a Virginia public or private high school or home school who plans to attend an accredited four-year college or university in the United States as a full-time student. Essay required.

 

Mary Macey Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: June 14

Applicant must be an entering sophomore or continuing student in good standing with a minimum 2.0 GPA at a two- or four-year institution within the United States.

 

Uan Rasey Memorial Scholarship for Trumpet

Award: $2,500, Deadline: September 24

Applicant must be a resident of southern California, and must demonstrate exceptional talent and financial need. Instrumentalists and pianists may apply through the completion of their senior year of high school. Vocalists must be between the ages of 12 and 26. Audition required.

 

Horkheimer Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be under age 19 and a member of the Astronomical League. Service to the League must be demonstrated.

 

Youth Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a high school senior who plans to graduate in the spring and enroll in a technical school, college, or university the following fall. Applicant must have interest in pursuing studies leading to a career in broadcast engineering.

 

Neuroscience Research Prize

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a high school student. Application must represent original laboratory research as well as the original written work of the applicant.

 

Pauline Haddad Bsharah Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a graduate of Sherman High School or Marsh Fork High School. Selection is based upon financial need, academic performance, leadership abilities, and demonstrated contributions to school or community.

 

Young Artist Competition

Award: -, Deadline: February 9

Applicant must be a full-time student between the ages of 13 and 19 who is a high school student attending any public, private, parochial, or home high school in Greater Houston, TX. Applicant must be an instrumental musician and/or vocalist performing as a soloist or in an ensemble comprised of no more than five student musicians.

 

Margaret Parsons Porky Moss

Award: $850, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior of South Charleston High School in West Virginia. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

Atkinson Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a high school senior who is planning to attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or an approved post-secondary vocational/professional development program. Applicant must be a Sudbury resident/the dependent of a Sudbury resident, be enrolled at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, or be the dependent of a full-time Town of Sudbury or Lincoln-Sudbury employee.

 

Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a woman who is a graduate of a Nebraska high school. Application, essay, high school transcript, and three letters of recommendation required.

 

Robert D. Ashworth Fund Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be the member of or have immediate family as a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Charleston, WV.

 

Charleston Rotary Club Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a resident of the Charleston area who is studying business or a related field. Preference given to students having prior business or entrepreneurial experience. Minimum 2.0 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

Diana B. Deardorff Memorial Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Riverside High School who will attend a college or university. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Knights of Pythias Poster Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a high school student in the United States or Canada.

 

Korean-American Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be Korean-American and be enrolled as a full time student. Selection is based upon financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community service.

 

Lourania Miller & Gareth Morgan Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 4

Applicant must be a resident of Texas who is a high school senior planning to continue their study of Latin and the classics while attending college. Recipient must take Latin or Greek their freshman year at college; enrollment in Latin cannot be at the beginning level.

 

Bowles, McDavid, Graff, and Love Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident enrolled as a freshman at the West Virginia University College of Law who demonstrates financial need and a strong record of academic excellence in undergraduate work.

 

Youth Incentive Award

Award: $400, Deadline: September 1

Applicant must be a high school student who submits a proposal for topics such as field collecting trips to conduct beetle species inventories or diversity studies, attending workshops or visiting entomology or natural history museums for special training and projects on beetles, studying aspects of beetle biology, etc. The proposed activities or projects will be evaluated on their degree of creativity, educational benefit to the applicant, scientific merit, feasibility and budgetary planning.

 

Leadership Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a high school senior with excellent leadership abilities and the potential to make major contributions at the collegiate level, participate in leadership development classes, and be nominated by his or her high school. Applicant must be admissible to university as a full-time student. Nonresident applicants are eligible to apply through Key Club International Scholarship Program. Interview required of finalists.

 

Steve Rogers Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a full-time degree-seeking student with a minimum 2.5 GPA, and actively participating intramural swimming or tennis.

 

High School Scholarship Program

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a resident of Cook County who will be enrolling as a full-time student at an accredited bachelor's degree-granting institution. Minimum 3.0 GPA and financial need are required. Children or siblings of current or former Pullman Scholars may also apply provided they meet the above requirements.