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Scholarships

You can find a running list of scholarships below:

No Essay Scholarships

Essay Scholarships

  • Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
    • Applicants must write two short essays
      • Prompt #1: Choose a city located anywhere in the world that you believe would, from a future employment prospective, benefit your career. Explain in under 500 words how spending time in this city would help you become more marketable to a potential employer(s).
      • Prompt #2: Explain in under 500 words, why you think you should be granted the Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship. 
    • $500
    • Due November 15, 2025
  • Volunteer for Vets Scholarship
    • Essay prompt: How can we better support Veterans in our community?
    • $1,000
    • Due November 30, 2025
  • Student OpEd Scholarship
    • Essay prompt: Read Aii reference material from Selected Sources at the bottom of this page and incorporate relevant information in your own original OpEd article, citing directly to Aii in your final OpEd. Submit it to a local, state, or national publication of your choosing.
    • $5,000
    • Due December 5, 2025
  • Common App Scholarship
    • Multiple prompts
    • $2,000
    • Due December 15, 2025
  • GE Reagan Foundation Scholarship
    • Write an essay about your leadership, service, and goals
    • $40,000
    • Due January 5, 2026
  • Live Mas Scholarship
    • Make a 30 second-2 minute video or write a 250-500 word essay addressing: (1) your passion and how you are pursuing it, (2) the impact you hope to make, and (3) how you embody the spirit of Live Más in your everyday life
    • $25,000
    • Due January 6, 2026
  • Profile in Courage High School Awards
    • Essay Prompt: Describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born
      • Avoid writing about anyone from the Kennedy family
    • $10,000
    • Due January 12, 2026
  • Lift Parts Scholarship
    • Essay Prompt: Going to college is a big financial commitment. Write an essay that outlines how much you expect to spend to finish your schooling, how you intend to pay for your schooling, and what you expect your job to be once you are finished your schooling.
    • $500
    • Due April 30, 2026
  • LM Scholarship Program
    • Write an Essay about a situation you have been involved in or someone you know has been involved in where better safety procedures would have prevented an injury. Explain in detail what safety procedures you believe should have been in place to prevent the injury and how they would have prevented the injury.
    • $500
    • Due May 1, 2026
  • Odenza Vacations College Scholarship
    • Essay prompt: Why do you want to be in College/University? 
    • $500
    • Due May 1, 2026
  • Got a Spine Scholarship
    • In under 1000 words, write an essay that answers the following questions: 1) What are three common ways people develop back problems? 2) What are three ways that you can ensure that you do not experience chronic back pain in the future? 3) What are three methods chiropractors use when treating back pain?
    • $500
    • Due May 2, 2026
  • The Edmund F. Maxwell Foundation Scholarship
    • For students who have shown ability, aptitude and a promise of useful citizenship. Winners are chosen on the basis of their academic records, the submission of a personal essay, and a summary of extracurricular activities
    • $5,000
    • Due May 9, 2026
  • Abbot and Fenner Scholarship
    • Essay Prompt: Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.
    • $1,000
    • Due June 8, 2026
  • BigSun Scholarship
    • For any students who are athletes, regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate
      • Essay Prompt: How did your participation in sports during your high school years influence you? Has your participation influenced your career goals? Has your participation influenced how you relate to your family?
    • $500
    • Due June 19, 2026
  • Bachus & Schanker, LLC Scholarship
    • Essay Prompt: Write an essay of no fewer than 800 words about your opinion on the importance and efficacy of the 7th Amendment and how it affects your life. Consideration for the entirety of the Amendment (rather than the well-known nutshell explanation of the right to trial by jury) is encouraged.
    • $2000
    • Due July 30, 2026
  • The Sub Pop Loser Scholarship
    • Submit an essay using any of the following questions as a guide: What are you doing in the arts/music field in your community? What does being a Sub Pop ‘Loser’ mean to you? What are your influences and/or who inspired you to become involved in the arts? Describe your biggest failure and explain how it has brought you closer to your goal(s). Discuss a special attribute or accomplishment that sets you apart. How has your family or community background affected the way you see the world? Why should you be the Loser winner?
    • ~$6,000
    • Coming soon!

Identity-, Interest-, and Experience-Based Scholarships

  • Concerto High School Musicians Scholarship
    • For high school musicians
      • Applicants must select ONE work from the repertoire list and submit an unedited recording of their performance accompanied by piano, band or orchestra.
      • Only string, piano, and harp players are eligible to apply for the 2025 competition, but there will be a second application due sometime in 2026 for woodwind, brass, and percussion players.
    • $500-$2,500
    • Due November 15, 2025 (for string, piano, and harp players)
  • James Alan Cox Student Photojournalism Scholarships
    • Students must submit five still images or two videos which “tell a story”
      • Pictures and videos should be timely, objective, aesthetically interesting and tell a story, not “art” photography or “cute” photography
      • Essay included 
    • $2,500
    • Due November 15, 2025
  • National Space Club Scholarship
    • For students who intend to pursue a career in a STEM field, are academically strong, and excel in public speaking.
      • Includes recorded speech prompt: “Why you are inspired by space”
    • $20,000
    • Due November 17, 2025
  • Ron Brown Scholarships Program
    • For “community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans”
      • Requires essay(s) written for college applications
    • $40,000
    • Due December 1, 2025
  • Science Ambassador Scholarship
    • For women who plan to study science, technology, engineering, or math in college
      • Requires a three–minute educational video of yourself explaining a STEM topic you’re passionate about
    • $20,000
    • Due December 15, 2025
  • Science Buddy Scholarship
    • For students considering a job in the field of science 
    • $2,500
    • Due December 15, 2025
  • Path to Pro Scholarship Program
    • For students planning to go to an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school (technical/vocational school or college)
    • $2,500
    • Due December 31, 2025
  • Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarships
    • For students who display leadership, academic success, and financial need
      • Essays included
    • $30,000
    • Due January 7, 2026
  • Roger W. Kahn Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
    • For students enrolled in an engineering program
      • Requires a 1-page statement that describes STEM-related studies and/or extracurricular activities
    • $10,000
    • Due January 7, 2026
  • Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards
    • For Jewish teens who have experience volunteering without compensation and are currently serving in a leadership role on one project or initiative that embodies the values of tikkun olam — repairing the world
    • $36,000
    • Due January 8, 2026
  • Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship
    • For students planning for a career in government service
      • Requires one-page essay on why you are planning a career in government service including any inspiration to be derived from the leadership of George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware
    • $5,000
    • Due January 15, 2026
  • Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Program
    • For students who live at or below the poverty line and are in the first generation of their family to attend college
    • $20,000
    • Due January 15, 2026
  • Due C-Span StudentCam Competition
    • Create a 5- to 6-minute documentary that explores the enduring impact of the Declaration of Independence by examining: (1) its influence on a key moment from America’s 250-year history or (2) how the values stated in the foundational document touch on a contemporary issue impacting you or your community
    • $5,000
    • Due January 20, 2026
  • Breanna Coleman Memorial Nursing Scholarship
    • For first-generation college students pursuing a four-year degree in nursing and have volunteering and extracurricular involvement
    • $5,000
    • Due January 24, 2026
  • Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards
    • For children and grandchildren of Elks members
      • Essays included
    • $4,000
    • Due February 2, 2026
  • Scholarships for Military Children
    • For unmarried military dependent children under the age 23 who possess a valid Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card
      • Short essay included
    • $2,000
    • Due February 11, 2026
  • Joieful Connections Scholarship
    • For students with a diagnosis of developmental or intellectual disabilities
      • Essay question included
    • $5,000
    • Due February 15, 2026
  • Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships
    • For students who have promoted vegetarianism and/or veganism in their schools and/or communities
      • Essay included
    • $10,000
    • Due February 20, 2026
    • Due June 23rd
  • College Mix Christian College Scholarship
    • For current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian university or college
    • $3,500
    • May 31, 2025
  • Blacks in Government Port of Seattle Chapter Scholarship
    • Applicants will be judged on their community service and academic achievement
      • Personal statement included
    • $2,000
    • June 1, 2025
  • Angels Wings Thai Scholarship Initiative
    • For Thai-American students
      • Essay Prompt: How has your Thai background affected your personal growth? Who (outside of your family) has inspired you the most and why? What is your favorite book and why?  
    • $5,000 – $10,000
    • Due June 23, 2026