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A scholarship allows students to focus on academics, increasing their chances of staying in school and graduating on time. Students who receive scholarships have fewer financial concerns, more time to study, and a greater chance of success. Click here for access to a wealth of scholarship opportunities!
 
Who Should Apply:
  • You must be high school senior
  • Be currently enrolled in high school and graduating in the spring of 2023
  • Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale
  • Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2023-2024
  • Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
  • If selected, attendance at the virtual ceremony is mandatory
Deadline: November 13, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • You must be high school senior
  • Must have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA 
  • Must enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2023-2024
  • Be of Hispanic heritage (includes Spain, Brazil, Philippines)
  • If selected, attendance to virtual regional awards ceremony is mandatory
  • Be a U.S. permanent resident, U.S. citizen, or qualify under the DACA
Deadline: November 13, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • You must be high school senior
  • Applicants must be U.S. born citizens
Deadline: November 14, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Students in grades 6 - 8 and 9 -12 are eligible
  • Submit a 500 - 750 word essay
Deadline: November 14, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2023.
  • Submit a response to the sponsor’s essay prompt.
Deadline: November 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a senior in high school..
  • Have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields.
Deadline: November 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be between the ages of 16 and 25.
  • Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.
Deadline: November 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high-achieving high school senior.
  • Have financial need and plan to attend a four-year college.
  • Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Deadline: November 17, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school student planning to attend college in September 2023.
  • Be a legal resident of the U.S. or Puerto Rico.
Deadline: November 30, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior
  • If you’re an aspiring designer, manufacturer, engineer, artist, architect, or any other type of innovator, this scholarship is intended for you. 
  • Submit a 1000-word essay
  • Submit a label design
Deadline: November 30, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior
  • Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Submit a 750 - 1000-word essay response to prompt posted on website
  • Submit a professional resume and transcript
Deadline: November 30, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
Deadline: November 30, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior
  • Applicants must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time undergraduate students, in an accredited four-year or two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and demonstrate a verifiable need for financial support
  • At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply (DACA or Undocumented).
Deadline: November 30, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Applicants must be enrolled at an accredited university or college within the United States or Canada. 
Deadline: December 1, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Participate in a program-approved college readiness program in grades 11 and 12 and demonstrate
    financial need.
  • Be on track to graduate from an accredited high school in the current academic year.
Deadline: December 1, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior accepted for enrollment in 2023 who plans to pursue a course of study leading
    toward a career in teaching physics in high school.
Deadline: December 1, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a current USBC Youth member in their senior year of high school or enrolled in college
  • Be part of a team of three to ten students in Grade 6-12.
  • Build a model rocket that carries one large hen egg to an altitude of 850 feet, stays airborne for between 42
    and 45 seconds, and returns the rocket to the ground safely.
  • Have a current GPA of 3.0 or better, based on a 4.0 scale
Deadline: December 1, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be part of a team of three to ten students in Grade 6-12.
  • Build a model rocket that carries one large hen egg to an altitude of 850 feet, stays airborne for between 42
    and 45 seconds, and returns the rocket to the ground safely.
Deadline: December 1, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • You must be high school senior
  • You must either be enrolled in a college/university by the Fall of 2023
  • Student must demonstrate commitment to community
  • GPA of 2.8 minimum
Deadline: December 2, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Have demonstrated a record of community or volunteer service
  • High school students may apply if enrolled in college for the semester immediately following the application deadline. 
Deadline: December 6, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Have a deep curiosity in studying the universe for its own sake, whether that be pursuing studies in
    philosophy, biology, math, literature, or any other field that seeks a better understanding of our existence.
Deadline: December 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Anyone that is attending, or has been accepted to a college or trade school
  • Students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in the United State
Deadline: December 29, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • High school seniors
  • Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher
  • An unofficial transcript from your college or university (we will accept a high school transcript if you are a rising college freshman)
  • An updated resume with current contact information
  • A 750-word essay to the following prompt: New drivers tend to be more susceptible to mistakes while driving. Please write a detailed essay indicating the ways in which all teens can exercise safe driving practices.
Deadline: December 31, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be of Hispanic heritage
  • Applicants must be under the age of 30.
  • Applicants must be U.S residents.
  • Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • At the time of the scholarship award, the applicant must be enrolled at an academic institute.
Deadline: December 31, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be of Hispanic heritage
  • First-generation college student
  • Orange County resident for the past three years
  • Orange County high school graduate or community college transfer student planning to enroll full-time at a four-year college or university
Deadline: December 31, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be under 22
  • Be interested in designing and building things 
Deadline: December 31, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be in grades 8 - 12th
  • No GPA requirements
  • No Minimum income requirements
  • No essay to write 
Deadline: December 31, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be between the ages of 13 - 19 and self-identity as Jewish
  • Be currently serving in a leadership role on a project/initiative aimed at repairing the world
Deadline: January 5, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Black/African American 
  • Current high school senior
  • Demonstrate academic achievement, exhibit leadership ability, participate in community service activities and have demonstrated financial need
Deadline: January 9, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Must be in 9 - 12th grade
  • Must be attending school
Deadline: January 13, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a high school senior who plans to attend college/university in 2023
  • Must be attending a DECA member high school
Deadline: January 13, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be planning to major in Psychology or Applied Behavior Analysis 
  • Be a high school senior
Deadline: January 14, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be enrolled in a degree program in an accredited U.S. institution by 2023 - 2024
  • submit an application and essay explaining his or her career, academic and or vocational goals
Deadline: January 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be planning a career of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government.
  • Be a high school senior and US citizen. 
Deadline: January 15, 2022
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a female, graduating high school senior in the PYLUSD District.
  • 3.0 GPA minimum
  • U.S. legal citizen/resident
Deadline: January 25, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled college student planning on pursuing a career in
    business.
Deadline: January 31, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Be between the ages of 17 and 26 and/or must be able to commission as an
    Officer by age 30.
  • Have a high school cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50.
  • Score a minimum of 1000 on the SAT (math/verbal) or 19 on the ACT (excluding the required writing test scores).
  • Meet the physical standards.
  • Civil convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
  • Agree to accept a commission and serve in the Army on Active Duty or in
    the Reserve Component (Army Reserve or National Guard).
Deadline: February 04, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a current high school senior
  • Applicants must have a minimum current GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • The applicant must have written a 750-word essay explaining how a divorce experience produced a positive outcome for those involved.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be a current high school senior
  • The candidate must submit a 750-1000 word essay response to a prompt
  • Submit a professional resumé that lists their professional and academic experience.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Be in the last year of high school and scheduled to attend college full-time during the subsequent year.
  • Be a dependent of a Coast Guard active duty, reserve, current civilian NAF and APF employees, or current
    Coast Guard Auxiliarists.
Deadline: February 28, 2023
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Legal US resident who is 16 years of age or older
  • Plans to enroll, at least half-time, in an accredited post-secondary institution within one year of winning the prize
  • Students and parents of students can apply
Deadline: (Ongoing)
  • $2,500 awarded on a monthly basis
  • $2,500 awarded quarterly for the Minority Scholarship Prize
  • $15,000 awarded once per year
 
Who Should Apply:
  • Seniors that will attend a CSU or UC
  • Pursuing an undergraduate degree in computer science, science, technology, engineering, or medicine.
  • Student or parent immigrated to the United States
  • Annual household income of less than $75,000
  • A GPA of 3.0 or higher
Deadline: (Ongoing)
  • $2,000 awarded on a yearly basis (x4 years)
  • $8,000 total award 
  • New applications will be made available on May 28, 2022
 
 
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