Scholarships in High School Senior

Sport's Pilot Shop Aviation Explorer Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an Aviation Explorer who plans to enroll in an aviation curriculum at any university or school. Three letters of recommendation, a short essay and a photograph are required. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

Sheryl A. Horak Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer who is at least in the 12th grade. Three letters of recommendation and an essay are required. Candidates will be evaluated on academic record, leadership ability, extracurricular activities and essay. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

National Technical Investigators' Association Captain James J. Regan Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer who is in the 12th grade or an accredited college program. Three letters of recommendation and an essay are required. Selection is based upon academic record, leadership ability, extracurricular activities, and essay. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

James E. Breining Scholarship Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer in good standing with their local explorer post who will be graduating from high school within the next 18 months or is currently enrolled as an undergraduate. Recommendation from Post Advisor and essay are required.

 

Dell Scholars Program

Award: $20,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident participating in a Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approved college readiness program for a minimum of two years, be graduating from an accredited high school this academic year and be planning to enter a bachelor's degree program at an accredited higher education institution directly after graduation (fall semester). Minimum 2.4 GPA and financial need are required.

 

Dinah Shore Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a female high school senior who has been accepted into a full-time course of study at an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning and has played golf regularly for two years but not on a competitive collegiate golf team. Minimum 3.2 GPA, essay, and three letters of recommendation required.

 

FiSCA Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national or permanent resident who is a high school senior planning to attend a college or university. Transcript, essay and two letters of recommendation required. Selection based on leadership skills and academic achievements.

 

Hanscom Air Force Base Spouses' Club Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a dependent of a retired, deceased or current active duty member of any branch of the military, hold a valid military ID card, and reside within a 150 mile radius of Hanscom Air Force Base or be a dependent of a sponsor stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base. Children of service members must be high school seniors.

 

Second IndianHead Division Association Scholarship Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a child or grandchild of a member of the Association who has been in good standing for three or more consecutive years, or of men or women killed in action while serving with the Second Division.

 

John F. Duffy Scholarship/Grant Program

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a survivor of a peace officer killed in the line of duty (spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child) and enrolled on the California Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. Applicant must be enrolled in the fall semester of the current year, carry a minimum of six units per quarter or eight units per semester, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and provide sealed copies of their most recent transcript.

 

Eighth Annual Scholarship Competition

Award: $15,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a high school senior who plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in graphic design, computer animation, or web design/development. Three to five landscape, still life, or life drawings must be submitted. One full undergraduate scholarship will be awarded; partial scholarships ($15,000 and $20,000 respectively) will also be awarded.

 

Viral Video Scholarship Contest

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must create a public service announcement video on about the effects of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Contest is a community service project that helps educate the public on safe driving practices.

 

America's Best Blogging Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 3

Applicant must be an incoming freshman or current college student who writes a blog post answering a prompt question that can be found on the sponsor's site. Selection will be based on blogger's creativity.

 

Mediacom World Class Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a legal resident of a community being served by the North Central Division of Mediacom who is a high school senior or graduate planning to attend a qualified post-secondary institution. Selection based on academic achievement and leadership.

 

Third Marine Division Association Memorial Scholarship Fund

Award: -, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a dependent, unmarried child of an Association member, or of any military personnel who served in any 3d Marine Division (Rein) unit and lost their lives as a result of combat actions in the operations known as Desert Shield and Desert Storm and any other Southwest Asia operations after August 2, 1990. Applicant must attend a college or university in the United States or Canada. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarship Program

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a resident of a participating American Mensa Local Group's area enrolled in a degree program at an accredited U.S. college or university. Essay is required.

 

Military Family Support Trust Scholarship

Award: $12,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a high school senior who is able to demonstrate superior leadership skills and possess moral/character attributes. Minimum ACT score of 21 (1500 SAT reasoning score) and minimum 3.0 GPA required. Recommendation from principal also required.

 

Major General Joseph D. and Christine F. Caldara Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a high school senior who is able to demonstrate superior leadership skills and possess moral/character attributes. Minimum ACT score of 21 (1500 SAT reasoning score) and minimum 3.0 GPA required. Recommendation from principal also required.

 

Navin Narayan College Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 11

Applicant must be a high school senior planning to attend a four-year college or university and has served a minimum of two years as a Red Cross volunteer.

 

Andrew Piech Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 4

Applicant must be a legal resident of New Mexico who will be attending a nonprofit or public educational institution in an automotive technology program. Essay and a letter of recommendation are required.

 

Barnes W. Rose, Jr. and Eva Rose Nichol Scholarship Program

Award: $750, Deadline: March 6

Applicant must be a graduate of Albuquerque High School who demonstrates financial need and will attend a college or university in pursuit of a degree in one of the STEM majors (science, technology, engineering and math). Essay, reference from a math/science teacher, and minimum 3.6 cumulative GPA required.

 

Bryan Cline Memorial Soccer Scholarship Program

Award: $800, Deadline: March 17

Applicant must be an Eldorado High School varsity soccer team graduating senior who will attend a nonprofit or public college or university full-time.

 

Carl F. Scott Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,188, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in an approved two- or four-year nonprofit or public secondary educational institution. Applicant must meet one of the following requirements: biological child, stepchild, or adopted child of a member in good standing of Tucumcari Lodge No. 27, AF & AM; member in good standing of Tucumcari Assembly No. 4, Rainbow Girls or graduate of a Quay County High School. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Youth in Foster Care Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 4

Applicant must be a New Mexico resident for a minimum of one year who has been in the New Mexico foster care system for a minimum one year at the time of their 18th birthday. Minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA or successful completion of a GED program required.

 

Kiwanis Club of Albuquerque Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a graduating senior with strong community service experience and strong academic records from an Albuquerque metro area high school (including Rio Rancho, East Mountain and Los Lunas/Belen schools). Applicant must attend a nonprofit or public educational institute full-time. Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and minimum ACT composite score of 20 required.

 

James Ledwith Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who demonstrates the choice of: hope, faith and courage; thoughtfulness and service to others; living life, pursuing dreams, and enabling one's self. Applicant must attend a non-profit or public institution.

 

New Mexico Manufactured Housing Association Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must live in a mobile/manufactured home and plan to attend a two- or four-year nonprofit or public educational institution or university full time. Essay and minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Notah Begay III Scholarship Program

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a Native American scholar-athlete who graduated from a New Mexico High School, and will attend a community college or four-year non-profit or public educational institute full time. Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Robby Baker Memorial Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: March 6

Applicant must be a senior graduating from La Cueva High School who has a language learning or other reading disability and who plans to attend a nonprofit or public education institution. Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Woodcock Family Education Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be a student with strong math and/or science credentials who will attend a nonprofit or public institution full time. Minimum ACT composite score of 30 (SAT Reasoning math score of 600) and minimum 3.8 cumulative GPA required.