U.S. high school juniors and seniors and college freshmen who are either residents of Connecticut or New York City or enrolled or planning to enroll in a Connecticut or New York City institution are eligible for this award. Students must have come up with creative solutions to problems faced by their schools, communities, or families, or who have solved artistic, scientific or technical problems in distinctive ways.
Category Archives: scholarships-for-high-school-juniors
SBO Magazine Music Student Scholarship
This contest is open to band students in grades four through twelve who submit an essay of up to 250 words on the current year’s band-related topic.
Charles F. Mitchell Scholarship Fund
This award is available for male U.S. high school seniors or adults entering their freshman year of college as first-time students. Students must be residents of Waterbury, Connecticut for five years or more and have a grade point average of B- or higher.
A Voice for Animals High School Essay Contest
This award is available for high school students in Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties who are under the age of 19. Students must submit an original essay accompanied by photographs, create a Blog/Facebook page, or create an original video that examines either the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering, occurring anywhere in the world, and possible measures to reduce it.
Nissan Scholarship
This award is available to Mississippi high school seniors who plan to enroll full time at a Mississippi public community college or university. Students must have high school grade point average of 2.5 or higher, and scored a 20 or higher on the ACT or a 940 or higher on the SAT.
Elizabeth Wesley Incentive Awards Program
This award program is offered to African-American students in grades nine through eleven who attend schools in one of the following school districts in Tacoma/Pierce County, Washington: Bethel, Clover Park, Franklin Pierce, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Tacoma, or University Place. Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
UWUA Merit Scholarship
This scholarship is available for U.S. high school juniors who are the sons or daughters of an active member of the Utility Workers Union of America. Students must plan to enroll in college full time.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program
U.S. high school students in grades nine through twelve who are 19 years of age or younger are eligible for this scholarship. To apply, the applicant must write an essay on the theme listed on the Veterans of Foreign Wars website and record the reading of that essay; submit both essay and CD/flash drive to be considered for this scholarship.
Young American Patriotic Art Contest
This contest is available to all high school students. The applicant must be attending school in the same state as the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary that sponsors him/her.
FFRF William J. Schultz Essay Contest for High School Students
This writing contest is available to U.S. high school juniors and seniors who consider themselves to be free-thinkers/non-religious.