Scholarships in High School Senior

FIDM Fashion Club Active Member Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a high school junior or senior who is an Official FIDM Fashion Club student member and has attended at least eight FIDM Fashion Club meetings during the academic year.

 

The Law Office of Bradley R. Corbett Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a full-time college/university student at a school in the United States. Selection is based upon the applicant who submits the best overall essay on one of the following topics: (1) How will you further benefit our society by obtaining a degree?; (2) Why is there a high correlation between the level of education attained by an incarcerated person and his or her recidivism rate?; or (3) How does education help break the cycle of poverty?

 

Champions for Christ Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1; April 1

Applicant must be a student who has dedicated their lives to full-time Christian service. Photograph, letter of recommendation, personal statement of salvation, and statement of doctoral beliefs are required.

 

High School Senior Scholarship Contest

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 2

Applicant must be a legal U.S. citizen who is a high school senior. Applicant is required to read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" and take a 10-question test.

 

Beyond the Boroughs Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: April 7

Applicant must be a high school senior or college student who resides in a low-income household. Minimum 2.5 GPA and involvement in extra-curricular activities/work required.

 

Great Lakes National Scholarship Program

Award: $2,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a high school senior, college, or graduate student who plans to enroll full-time in a science, technology, engineering or math program. Minimum 2.75 GPA and demonstrated financial need is required.

 

ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 7

Applicant must be an underrepresented African-American or Hispanic high school senior who is attending a high school in a Council of Great City Schools district and plans to enroll in a four-year college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA and plans to pursue a career in an area of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics required.

 

Get Ready Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: April 8

Applicant must be a high school, undergraduate, or graduate student. Essay about emergency awareness is required.

 

Susanna DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 11

Applicant must be a high school senior who struggles with a chronic disease or other serious challenge to physical or mental health. Superior academic and extra-curricular achievements must be demonstrated.

 

Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 14

Applicant must be a United States high school junior or senior student. Essay on the book Beowulf is required.

 

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen who is 18 years of age or younger. Applicant must have made a significant positive difference to people and/or the environment. Nomination by an adult advocate required.

 

The Independence Foundation Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 17

Applicant must be an individual with a physical disability that requires a wheelchair. A 500-word essay about how a physical limitation has presented challenges is required.

 

9 Beans and a Burrito Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 18

Applicant must be a full-time high school senior or currently enrolled college student planning to attend a four-year college/university. Minimum 3.5 GPA, two letters of recommendation, and a one page personal statement required.

 

Verbal Ink Transcription Services Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 18

Applicant must be a high school senior or current full-time college freshman. Minimum 3.0 GPA and a 500 to 1,000-word essay on the following topic required: Share a story about how language has helped you express your voice.

 

Carrie Crystal Stuckert Memorial Art Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 19

Applicant must be a high school student who plans to pursue a degree in visual arts.

 

Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 17 and 25 who is admitted to or currently enrolled in an accredited four-year Historically Black College or University as a full-time student. Minimum 3.0 GPA, combined SAT Reasoning score of 1500 (composite ACT score of 23), and 500-word essay on the following topic required: The importance of personal integrity for leaders.

 

Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship

Award: $25,800, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a legal U.S. citizen between the ages of 21 and 31. A 10-page poem document is required.

 

SanDisk Scholars Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a legal U.S. Citizen who is a high school senior, college freshmen, or college sophomore pursuing a career in computer science or engineering. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Roy Webster Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a United States high school student pursuing a degree from a United States college or university.

 

Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident from the San Francisco Bay Area who is an incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate from the San Francisco Bay Area at an accredited four-year college or university. Applicant must be at least 50% Filipino. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, major in journalism, and additional writing sample required.

 

The PFLAG National Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a graduating senior who is pursuing a college education at an accredited U.S. institution. Self-identifying as a member of the LGBTQ community and demonstrating an interest in service to the LGBTQ community required.

 

Show Choir Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a singer, dancer, or instrumentalist. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1410 (composite ACT score of 20) required.

 

7th GotScholarship $20K Give Away

Award: $20,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be a current or future college student/graduate with outstanding loans in any area of study. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and register with GotChosen.com in ordered to be entered into the random drawing. Selection not based upon GPA, essay, or financial need. Award required to be used for educational expenses.

 

The Michael E. Farah Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: August 1

Applicant must be a resident of Tarrant County, TX, who plans to attend a college or university within the state of Texas. Financial need and 500-word essay required. Interest in pursuing a career in real estate and/or law is preferred.

 

Countdown to College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a high school student. Signing up for Potential Magazine's free weekly eNewsletter is required.

 

Imagine Cup Games Competition

Award: $50,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant(s) must create a desktop or tablet game using Windows, a mobile game using Windows Phone, or a browser game using Windows Azure. Groups of no more than four students are allowed and applicant(s) must be at least 16 years old. Proposal document, software, and instructions are required.

 

The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition

Award: $50, Deadline: March 25

Applicant must be a junior high or high school student. Unpublished, original haiku is required. May submit up to three haiku per student.

 

IAPMO Scholarship Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a high school senior or enrolled in an accredited technical school, community college, trade school, or four-year accredited college/university. Essay between 880 to 1,600 words required on this topic: How is the planet's energy future tired to the innovation and skill of the plumbing and mechanical industry?

 

College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or freshman/sophomore in college. Essay on the following topic is required: "Gaming and Society: How has sexism, violence, and racism in gaming had an effect on society?"

 

My Alarm Center Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or freshman/sophomore in college. Essay on one of the following topics is required: (1) What have been the most impactful advances in home security over the last five years, and how have the advances contributed to public safety? or (2) What is it that initially attracted you to a law enforcement related career, and what do you hope to achieve from this career?