Scholarships in High School Senior

Amherst College - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Cystic Fibrosis Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 23

Applicants may be high school seniors or current college students. A doctor's note indicating a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis is required. Criteria for selection include financial need, academic achievement and leadership.

 

Samuel Merritt University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

CFSF Standard Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 23

Applicants must be high school seniors or college undergraduates who have cystic fibrosis. Recipients are chosen on the basis of academic achievement, leadership skills and financial need.

 

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Assumption College - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Santa Clara University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Babson College - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Fraternal Order of Eagles Memorial Foundation

Award: -, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be the children of Eagles who lost their lives while serving in the military or in the commission of their daily employment. Applicants must have a 2.0 minimum GPA, be under the age of 25, unmarried and non-self supporting.

 

Simpson University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicants must be residents who have lived in the District of Columbia for at least 12 months prior to the beginning of their freshman year of college. Applicants must also either plan to or be currently enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate or certificate program.

 

Bard College at Simon's Rock - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Vincent L. Hawkinson Scholarship for Peace and Justice

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must advocate peace, reside in or attend school in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or Wisconsin and attend an interview in Minneapolis and the fall awards ceremony.

 

Sofia University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Bay Path University - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

George L. Watters/Nebraska Petroleum Marketers Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be the sons or daughters of a Nebraska Petroleum Marketer and Convenience Store Association member or employee. Applicants must also be current graduating high school seniors in the top one-third of their graduating class and plan to attend a college or university in the state of Nebraska.

 

Sonoma State University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Becker College - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Jennings and Beulah Haggerty Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Students must rank in the top 1/3 of their high school class. Applicants must have financial need, and they must apply for financial aid at their chosen school before contacting the Lincoln Community Foundation.

 

Southern California Institute of Architecture - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Edmund F. Maxwell Foundation Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 28

Applicants must be from Western Washington, plan to attend an accredited independent school that is primarily not tax-funded and have a minimum SAT score of 1200. Students must submit a FAFSA form and demonstrate financial need.

 

Bentley University - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Midwest Student Exchange Program

Award: -, Deadline: Open

Applicants must currently live in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota or Wisconsin and wish to attend a participating school in one of these states outside their own. Other eligibility requirements vary depending on the state and school. Awards are tuition reduction for out-of-state schools in the participating region.

 

Stanford University - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Berklee College of Music - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

Donald N. McDowell Memorial Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: February 8

Applicants must be residents of Wisconsin and pursuing a four-year degree in any area of agriculture. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Thomas Aquinas College - Cal Grant

Award: $12,240, Deadline: March 2

Applicants must be California residents and U.S. citizens, permanent residents or eligible non-citizens. Applicants must also submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 2 of each year. A certified grade point average (GPA) report must be filed with the California Student Aid Commission. Public high schools and public charter schools automatically submit all current senior year students' certified GPAs to the Commission, unless the parent or student has opted out. Additionally, some colleges automatically submit their students' certified GPAs. However, applicants should confirm with their school that GPAs are being filed automatically. Applicants must pursue a course of study that leads directly to an associate's or bachelor's degree, or qualifies for transfer from a community college to a bachelor's degree program. Cal Grant awards do not need to be paid back.

 

Birdsong Peanuts FFA Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 8

Applicants must produce peanuts or come from peanut-producing families. They must also be current FFA members under the age of 23 working towards degrees in agriculture or agribusiness at U.S. institutions. Applicants must be residents of Alabama, Florida or Georgia. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Boston Architectural College - MASSGrant

Award: $15,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a permanent legal resident of Massachusetts for at least one full year; be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen eligible under Title IV; have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); be in compliance with Selective Service Registration; be enrolled full time (at least 12 credits or its equivalent); demonstrate financial aid need as determined by the federal methodology need analysis criteria; and have an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) between $0 and $5198. Award amounts vary.

 

American Family Insurance FFA Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. They may be pursuing a four-year degree in any major in the state of Wisconsin, Minnesota or Missouri. Students only need to complete the online application one time to be considered for all FFA-administered scholarships. The application requires information about the student's activities and a 1,000-word essay. Awards may be used for books, supplies, tuition, fees and room and board.