Scholarships in High School Senior

Heather Burns Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: September 22

Applicant must be a student entering college who has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia disease or a life threatening disease. Minimum 2.5 GPA, proof of acceptance, current high school transcript, SAT/ACT scores, photograph, personal essay, proof of U.S. citizenship, three letters of recommendation, and letter of certification verifying diagnosis required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Improve Your Chances Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be a high school or college student who is a legal resident of the U.S.

 

Mervyn Sluizer, Jr. Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 4

Applicant must be an active Boy Scouts of America member for at least five years and attained the rank of Eagle. Must be a high school senior who resides in one of the following counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania and Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey. Leadership as a scout for at least one year must be demonstrated.

 

MyProjectorLamps Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: October 13; April 13

Applicant must be a high school senior or college/university student in the United States. Minimum 3.0 GPA, transcript, one page essay, and "liking" MyProjectorLamps Facebook page are required.

 

Alpha Card's College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must be a high school senior, college, or graduate student who is a U.S. resident. Essay between 250 and 300 words required on the following topic: "What measures could schools or universities implement to improve campus safety?"

 

CleanItSupply.com $1,000 Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 21

Applicant must be a graduating senior in high school, college freshman, or college sophomore between the ages of 16 and 21. Essay between 500 and 1,000 words required on one of four topics about cleaning (topics listed on sponsor's website).

 

College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university in Arizona and have a minimum 2.8 GPA. Transcript, proof of enrollment, and essay between 500 and 750 words required. Resume is optional.

 

Nursing Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be entering or currently enrolled in a nursing program. Transcript, proof of enrollment, and essay between 500 and 700 words required on the topic: " What drives you and why you want to pursue a nursing degree or why you want to go to nursing school."

 

Law School Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be entering or currently enrolled at a law school. Essay between 500 and 750 words required on the following topic: "Tell us what drives you and why you want to pursue a law degree or why you want to go to law school. Explain what motivates you."

 

Medical School Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be entering or currently enrolled in medical school. Transcript, proof of enrollment, and essay required. Resume is optional.

 

Tad Nelson Law Firm Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a high school senior or high school graduate from Texas who is seeking a future career in law. Minimum 3.0 GPA and student aid report showing income status of household are required.

 

mHelpdesk Video Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a legal resident of the U.S. who is a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student. Required to create a 60 second video commerical for Mhelpdesk.

 

Tuition Giveaway Contest

Award: $100,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a student between the ages of 18 and 24. Required to describe an original goal and then submit video once applicant reaches 50 votes.

 

Graeme Clark Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must have Nucleus Cochlear Implant. Must be a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student enrolled in a college, university, or technical school with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Transcript, copy of admissions notice, list of activities and awards, short personal statement, and three letters of recommendation required.

 

GuildScholar College Scholarship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is legally blind. Must be a high school junior or senior. Proof of legal blindness, proof of citizenship, transcripts, SAT and/or ACT results, three letters of recommendation, and two personal statements required.

 

The Insider Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a high school senior or college student. A 500-1,000-word or five minute video submission about how you plan to use the award money wisely to help pursue your higher education is required.

 

NinjaEssays Writing Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must write an essay on one of the seven topics provided on the sponsor's website.

 

Dentistry Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 21

Applicant must be a high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student. Students must answer a 30-question survey.

 

Lucky Draw Scholarship

Award: $250, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must use the GoCollege.com website and tell them how they can improve it. The winner will be contacted on or before the 5th of each month.

 

Majux Marketing Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a full-time student attending or planning to attend an accredited college or university and pursue a degree in business or marketing. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay on the following topic is required: How would you use a budget of $10,000 to promote an e-commerce project of your choice?

 

So Annoying Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: October 6

Applicant must create a video under one minute displaying and defining one of these eight words: manipulative, aversion, insinuating, vexation, unmannerly, amiss, arbitrary, or unnervingly. Video must include the word, its part of speech, definition, and an example sentence.

 

Benjamin Franklin and the Electric Fire

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 22

Applicant must create a video under 90 seconds that demonstrates a discharge of static electricity by one person shocking another, defines static electricity, demonstrates how static charges are built up, and tells how Benjamin Franklin discovered static electricity.

 

CMP Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 20

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen of good moral character who is a graduating high school senior that is qualified for CMP JROTC Service Championships OR demonstrates rifle or pistol marksmanship competition experience. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

International Science Essay Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: October 8

Applicant must be a high school student or international equivalent. Essay between 1,500 and 2,000 words required on the following topic: "Choose a novel discovery in any field of science, explain its significance today, and discuss possible implications of the discovery for its field and society in general."

 

Progressive Promotion Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a legal resident of the U.S. enrolled at an accredited two- or four-year college. Required to create a video under two minutes that demonstrates the use of promotional pens in creative marketing.

 

Beautiful Minds Challenge

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be between the ages of 14 and 19. Applicant must submit a creative digital documentation of something they created out of destruction and a cover letter that explains what they learned as they worked on the challenge.

 

Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be either an outstanding high school student entering college OR a college student attending an accredited college or university; must be reside within the boundaries of the Solano Association of Realtors (including Benicia, Cordelia, Green Valley, and Vallejo) and must intend to specialize in Real Estate or a business related field. Academic accomplishments and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

Award: $15,000, Deadline: December 18

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who is running their own small business and entering their freshman year at an accredited (not for profit) college, university, or vocational school.

 

Union Power Cooperative College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must a child of a Union Power Cooperative member or live in a home served by Union Power Cooperative. Must be a high school senior who plans to attend a four-year North Carolina accredited college or university and must reside in one of these five counties: Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union.

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship

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

Applicant must be an African American student in the Omaha community. Applicant is required to explain how they demonstrate the same character traits exemplified by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.