Scholarships in High School Senior

NDVA Waiver of Tuition

Award: -, Deadline: Prior to the start of any term

Applicants must be the children, stepchildren, spouses or widows of veterans who died of a service-connected injury or illness, became totally and permanently disabled as a result of military service or was classified as MIA or POW during armed conflict after August 4th, 1964. They must be Nebraska residents and attend a state college, university or community college.

 

State University of New York College at Cobleskill - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Alpha Upsilon #1884 Oregon Endowment

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 2

Applicants may attend any school and pursue any major. Selection of applicants is based equally on character, leadership, service, financial need and scholastic ability.

 

State University of New York College at Oneonta - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

State University of New York at Cortland - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Retraining Assistance Scholarships

Award: $10,000, Deadline: Varies

Applicants must be workers who have been injured on the job, have completed the WSI rehabilitation process and would benefit from the funds due to exceptional circumstances or the spouse and children of catastrophically injured workers. Applicants must reapply each year and maintain a satisfactory GPA in order to continue to receive funds.

 

State University of New York at Farmingdale - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Moak & McCartha Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 8

Applicants must be Alabama residents with a parent who is employed full-time at an Alabama bank. They must be high school seniors at the time of application and plan to enroll in a college or university full-time. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and minimum ACT score of 20.

 

State University of New York at Fredonia - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

California Wine Grape Growers Foundation Scholarships

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 24

Applicants must be high school seniors who are children of vineyard workers who were employed during one of the two seasons prior to application. Waivers are available for children of wine grape growers based on financial need. Applicants must plan to attend any campus of the University of California or California State University systems, or any California community college. Selection criteria include financial need, scholastic ability, community involvement, leadership and/or work history and determination to succeed.

 

State University of New York College of Arts and Sciences at Geneseo - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Chief Petty Officer Scholarship Fund

Award: -, Deadline: April 1

Applicants must be spouses or children of active, retired or reserve Chief, Senior Chief or Master Chief Petty Officers of the US Navy. They must be high school graduates or have earned a GED and plan to attend a college or university to earn an AA, BA or BS degree. Current college students may also apply. Selection criteria include scholastic proficiency, character and all-around ability.

 

State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Hattie Tedrow Memorial Fund Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicants must be high school seniors, North Dakota residents and U.S. citizens. They must be direct descendants of veterans with honorable service in the U.S. military.

 

State University of New York at New Paltz - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

State University of New York College at Old Westbury - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Exemption from Tuition Fees for Dependents of Kentucky Veterans

Award: -, Deadline: Varies

Applicants must be children, stepchildren, adopted children, spouses or unremarried widows or widowers of qualifying Kentucky veterans. The veteran must have died on active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability, be 100 percent disabled from service, be totally disabled with wartime service or be deceased and have served during wartime. Children of veterans must be 26 years of age or younger.

 

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Texas Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship Program

Award: -, Deadline: Rolling

Applicants must be spouses or children of persons who died or became disabled as a result of a compensable work-related accident or illness or persons whose injuries qualify them for lifetime income benefits (LIBs) pursuant to the Texas Workers? Compensation Act. Children must be unmarried and age 25 or younger. Spouses must not have remarried if the worker is deceased and must still be eligible for workers' compensation benefits.

 

Alfred State College - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates who are enrolled or plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited institution. One parent must be a regular full-time or permanent part-time UPS employee who has resided in Florida for at least twelve months. They must have been employed at UPS at least one year and must be employed there when the awards are announced. Children of UPS retirees and deceased UPS workers are also eligible. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

 

Le Moyne College - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

SUNY - Potsdam - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Webb Institute - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Dorothy D. Greer Journalist of the Year Scholarship Competition

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be Colorado high school seniors whose schools are members of the Colorado Student Media Association. Students must have worked on their yearbook or newspaper for at least two years. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. Selection criteria include neatness (10 percent), quality of work (40 percent), personal statement (20 percent), letters of recommendation (20 percent) and grades (10 percent).

 

Long Island University Post - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Herff Jones Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 4

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors in Texas, have a 3.0 or higher GPA and plan to major or minor in a communications-related field. Students must also have been involved in journalism during high school.

 

Ithaca College - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Manhattan College - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.

 

Utica College - Achievement and Investment in Merit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

This program is a merit-based award to New York high school graduates who have achieved academic excellence as a high school student and who enroll or plan to enroll in a public or private New York college or university. Applicants must be legal residents of New York and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens. Students must graduate from a New York high school with two of the following: a minimum 3.3 GPA; designation 'with honors' on a New York State Regents diploma or a score of three or higher on two or more Advanced Placement examinations; or ranked within the top 15 percent of their high school class. An annual award of $500 is given to up to 5,000 recipients.