Scholarships in High School Senior

Taylor Michaels Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 4

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a graduating high school senior with a minimum 2.5 GPA and living within Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Lansing, Los Angeles County, or the New York Metro area. Selection will be based upon the essay, academic achievement, and evidence of leadership and community service.

 

Stuck at Prom Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 13

Applicant must create and accessorize their prom outfit with duct tape. Membership of the Duck Tape Club is required to apply. Award amounts will be matched and also give to the recipient's school.

 

Carlotta Welles

Award: $500, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must have a sustained record of outstanding scholastic achievement, two personal references, and a statement from the program director. Applicant must be pursuing an associates degree in occupational therapy.

 

Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest

Award: $2,000, Deadline: November 25

Applicant must be a current high school senior who is graduating this coming May who has a duck calling ability.

 

P. Buckley Moss Endowed Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a high school senior with a verified financial need, a verified language-related learning difference, and visual arts talent who has been accepted to an accredited four-year college or university or two-year community college and has the intent to pursue a career in a visual arts field.

 

Founder's Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a current college student or a high school student entering college next year who is an Atheist.

 

AFA Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be currently enrolled in a public, independent, parochial, military, home-school or other high school in the U.S. and plan on entering a four-year accredited college or university within 12 months of the application deadline. Essay on the following topic required: Write an essay about how Alzheimer's disease has changed or impacted your life and what you have learned about yourself, your family, and/or your community in the face of coping with Alzheimer's disease.

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Global Diversity & Leadership Scholar Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a member of NSHSS and be a high school senior.

 

Claes Nobel Academic Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a member of NSHSS, in high school, or a freshman in college.

 

APIASF/AT&T Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident who is of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is enrolling as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required (or GED).

 

APIASF/Coca-Cola Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 10

Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States who is of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) and will be the first generation in their immediate family to attend college or university. Applicant must be enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required (or GED).

 

APIASF/Darden Restaurants Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Applicant must apply for federal financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required (or GED).

 

APIASF/FedEx

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

APIASF/MetLife Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA (or GED) required.

 

APIASF/Sara Lee Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is from Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, or Wisconsin, and will be enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA required (or GED).

 

APIASF/Sodexo

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who comes from a low-income family (income is 60% or below the median household income for the areas in which they live) and will be enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Preference for students who have participated in community service programs dealing specifically with hunger and poverty in the U.S. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

APIASF/Target

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who is enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time student in the upcoming academic year. Preference given to pharmacy majors and upperclassmen. Minimum 2.7 GPA required.

 

APIASF/Thai Alliance in America

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident who is a Thai American, a Thai national studying in the U.S., or a descendant of Thai heritage with a record of community service in a local Thai community, who is enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-time, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Minimum 2.7 GPA required.

 

APIASF/United Health Foundation

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national or legal permanent resident of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) who will plan to pursue a degree that will lead to a career in the health field, with intent to work in an under-served community. Applicant must be enrolling in an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the upcoming academic year. Preference for students fluent in an Asian or Pacific Islander language, or who reside in or attend college in Texas, Illinois, California, New York, or New Jersey. Minimum 2.7 GPA required.

 

Mattinson Endowment Fund Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who has been diagnosed with a permanent disability and is working on a first undergraduate degree. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

AXA Achievement Scholarship

Award: $25,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident who is a high school senior planning to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the U.S., who demonstrates ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in school, community, or work-related activities.

 

AXA Achievement Community Scholarship Program

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident who is a high school senior planning to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States, who demonstrates ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in school, community, or work-related activities.

 

Higher Education Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a BBNC shareholder with a high school diploma or GED, who is enrolled in an accredited college or university as a full-time student, or as a part-time student enrolled in at least six credit hours, and demonstrates financial need. Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Vocational Education Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a BBNC shareholder with a high school diploma or GED who is enrolled as a full time student in an accredited vocational institution, college or university and demonstrates financial need. Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Eric Marder Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an undergraduate student living with primary immunodeficiency diseases and who plans to complete their secondary education.

 

Ontario First Generation Bursary

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be the first in their family to attend a college or university and meet Ontario residency requirements.

 

The AIMCO Cares Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 24

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident who is a graduating high school senior, GED recipient or undergraduate enrolling in an accredited undergraduate program with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Applicant must be a current resident of affordable housing meaning the resident family must have been income qualified to move onto the property or is receiving rental assistance through a recognized Federal housing program (Section 8, Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payments, or Low Income Housing Tax Credit program).

 

William F. Gandert Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 24

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident who is a graduating high school senior or student enrolled in (or applied to) an accredited/certified training program. Applicant must be a current resident of affordable housing meaning the resident family must have been income qualified to move onto the property or is receiving rental assistance through a recognized Federal housing program (Section 8, Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payments, or Low Income Housing Tax Credit program).

 

Poetry Out Loud Competition

Award: $20,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be currently enrolled in high school (grades 9-12, with an exception made for 8th-grade students participating in a 9th- through 12th-grade class). All poems must be selected from the Poetry Out Loud print or online anthology. At the state and national finals, students must have three poems prepared. One must be 25 lines or fewer, and one must be written before the 20th century. The same poem may be used to meet both criteria, and may be the student's third poem.

 

Cancer Survivor's Fund Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 21

Applicant must be a cancer survivor or currently diagnosed with cancer who is enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in an accredited undergraduate school. Copy of an acceptance letter from the college/university of their choice, two letters of recommendation, letter from your attending physician verifying medical history and current medical situation, and essay are required to be submitted. Application will be available February 1.