Scholarships for high school seniors: how to find and win them

The North Carolina Jaycees will honor up to five of North Carolina's most outstanding teenagers. The purpose of this program is to create greater public interest in their accomplishments and contributions. The youth selected as the community's Outstanding Teenager will receive local recognition and awards and will become a nominee in the state competition. This form serves as the official entry form for local and state competitions. Nominees must be a high school senior during the current high school year. They must exemplify well-rounded youth in scholarship, leadership and community service. Recommendation letters from the following should be submitted with the application: a teacher, a community or church leader, and the nominee, explaining why they should be awarded this scholarship. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Disability Credit Canada is committed to helping young disabled Canadians achieve their goals in higher education or vocational training towards employment, so we are proud to be offering the DCCI Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities. The scholarship will be awarded to a high school student with a documented disability who is pursuing post-secondary education in the field of study in health care, criminal justice, or community and social services at an accredited Canadian insti...

The Foley Equipment Scholarship was established to support mechanically-inclined high school students seeking a technical college or post-secondary degree focused on a career in heavy equipment, diesel, and/or electric power generation. Applicants must be current high school seniors and pursuing a degree and career in diesel technology. Preference will be given to women and minorities. This scholarship is renewable for up to 2 years as long as the student remains eligible. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for more information.

The Book Your Summer reading award is a partnership between my529 and the Utah State Library to champion summer reading while promoting college savings. Parents can enroll their children in their local library’s summer reading program for a chance at a $2,000 my529 college savings scholarship account. Six kids up to age 18 throughout the state will be awarded the scholarship accounts. Book Your Summer is part of a campaign to increase awareness with Utah families about investing for postsecondary education with my529. Book Your Summer runs May 1 through July 31.

For 2026, Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is awarding a scholarship to a deserving U.S. high school senior who authors a winning essay in their ninth scholarship essay contest. The firm has established the Nadrich Merit Scholarship to make education accessible to everyone. This is a scholarship offered to a high school senior who plans to attend an accredited four-year college or university for the 2026-2027 academic year. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and assist a motivated student, who has demonstrated academic excellence, to fulfill his or her goal of obtaining a college degree. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The James W. Lewis Global Leader Scholarship has been established to encourage and recognize young leaders who exemplify the values to which Mr. Lewis has dedicated his life and work: commitment to diversity and inclusion; commitment to helping create educational opportunities for all, including young people identifying with under-represented groups; commitment to encouraging leadership among youth; commitment to community engagement and volunteerism; commitment to global perspective; and commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship. Applicants must be NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must submit an educator recommendation letter. It is optional but students may submit pictures, videos or media showing their leadership in action. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.

The Annual Be A Friend Project Scholarship is open to all high school students. Home-schooled students may apply. Applicants must be following at least one of Be A Friend Project's social media accounts. Applicants must submit a script with the following prompt: We all know what we're supposed to do when we see a classmate being bullied, but let's be real, not everyone actually does it. Picture this: a group of friends are sitting together at lunch, chatting about a classmate who's being bullied. Here's the twist, the person doing the bullying is actually one of their own friends. But today? That friend is absent. The conversation shifts. Some say the bullying is wrong. Others hesitate. Should they speak up? Should they protect or reach out to the classmate? Should they "snitch" on someone they hang out with every day? Not everyone agrees. One friend doesn't think it's their place to get involved. But others feel deep down that "looking the other way" just isn't right. Your challenge: Write a script of this lunchtime conversation. Why should they step in? What's stopping them and how can they overcome it? Show us how these ordinary bystanders can become real-life UPstanders. The script must be 2-4 pages. Scripts will be assessed on creativity, realism (emotional depth) and knowledge of the subject of bullying and its consequences. Use of AI to generate the script from the writing prompt is discouraged. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship will be awarded to students who graduate from a publicly supported high school at least one year early. The scholarship may be used toward tuition and fees and any remaining funds shall be remitted to the student. This scholarship may not be used for remedial course work. Applicants must have had legal settlement in Indiana for at least the last two semesters prior to graduating from high school. Applicants must have attended a publicly supported high school on a full-time equivalency basis for at least the last two semesters before they graduated. They must have been awarded a minimum of a Core 40 high school diploma by the end of grade 11, including any summer course work completed by July 1 of the year of graduation. They must not have been enrolled in a publicly supported high school for any part of a fourth year (grade 12). The Indiana Department of Education uses data reported by the student's high school to verify their eligibility for the scholarship. The deadline for the applicant's high school to report this data to the Indiana Department of Education is October 30, 2024. Moreover, the complete list of eligible institutions is available on the Commission's website. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for more information.

The Apprentice Ecologist Initiative has engaged tens of thousands of youth volunteers from around the world in environmental cleanup and conservation projects since 1999. The goals of the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative are to elevate youth into leadership roles by engaging them in environmental cleanup and conservation projects; empower young people to rebuild the environmental and social well-being of our communities; and improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife through education, activism, and action. The scholarship is currently available to high school juniors of Class of 2027 and seniors of Class of 2026. Applicants must lead or join an environmental stewardship project. They must take a photo of their project in action and write an essay. Applicants must then submit an application with their project location, photo, essay, number of volunteers, total volunteer hours, plus your name, address, and high school level. Scholarships will be awarded annually to the authors of the top-ranked Apprentice Ecologist essays. Scholarships are currently available to high school juniors and seniors from any state or country. High school seniors can also apply during the summer after graduation. Funding covers tuition and fees to attend an accredited college or university. Applicants should embody the spirit of the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative by demonstrating personal initiative and dedication, leadership and self-growth, and project accomplishments and sustainability. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.