Scholarships
Scholarships
You can find a running list of scholarships below:
No Essay Scholarships
- PNACAC Student Scholarship
- Record a video (no more than one minute in length) responding to one of the following prompts: “What would you like to be doing in 10 years, and how does college help you get there?” -OR- “How has your college/career counselor, school counselor or advisor helped you (and/or others) in finding the right college fit and what would you like to say to them?”
- $2000
- Due March 29th
- ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship
- $1,000
- Due March 29th
- Illustrators of the Future Scholarship
- Make three illustrations done in a color or black-and-white medium created from your imagination. Use of gray scale in illustrations and mixed media, photo and design software, and the use of photography in the illustrations are accepted.
- $1,500-$5,000
- Due March 31st
- Sallie Mae Scholarship
- $2,000
- Due March 31st
- “Be Bold” No Essay Scholarship
- No-Essay Scholarship
- Make the “boldest” bold.org profile
- $25,000
- Due April 1st
- No-Essay Scholarship
- Lake Washington Singers Vocal Scholarship
- Record yourself singing ‘America the Beautiful’ and a song of your choice
- $250-$1,500
- Due April 1st
- 10 Words or Less Scholarship
- In 10 words or less, write about why you deserve the scholarship
- $1,000
- Due April 15th
- Global Lift Equipment Scholarship
- Students must write a short story
- The story must be written from the viewpoint of an inanimate object. The inanimate object you choose must be found on our website in our Used Equipment Inventory section. This object must be the main character. Think of it like the movie Cars, except in the form of a short story and about Used Equipment (not Cars)
- $500
- Due April 15th
- Students must write a short story
- Porch Skilled Trade & Technology Scholarship
- For students pursuing a degree that enables them or others in your community to learn a new trade, develop skills and technology, or start a small business related to home services offered by Porch
- $2,000
- Due April 16th
- Wealth by Health Steps for Change Scholarship
- For students going to college to become a community leader of some sort
- $2,000
- Due April 26th
- Student Insights Scholarship
- Complete a 15-25 minute online survey about local colleges
- $500-$5,000
- Due April 30th
- Making A Difference Foundation Scholarship
- $1,500
- Due June 30th
- “$$$ Isn’t Everything” No-Essay Scholarship
- $500
- Due August 31st
Essay Scholarships
- Heavy Equipment Parts Express Scholarship
- Essay Prompt: If you could have any job in the world, what would it be and why?
- $500
- Due April 1st
- Pretty Presets Scholarship
- Essay prompt: Research and compose an essay-style Adobe Lightroom tutorial
- Multiple topics available
- $500
- Due April 15th
- Essay prompt: Research and compose an essay-style Adobe Lightroom tutorial
- 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 April 30th
- 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 30th
- CodeWizardsHQ Educational Scholarship
- Priority to STEM students
- Essay Prompt: “Beyond needing financial support, why do you deserve this scholarship?”
- $2,500
- Due May 1st
- Priority to STEM students
- Review It Scholarship
- The scholarship will be awarded to the best Movie Review submitted by a student
- $1,000
- Due May 15th
- ACF Visionary Scholarship
- Essay Prompt: “Why College is Important to Me”
- $1,000-$2,500
- Due June 1st
- 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 7th
- 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?
- $2,000
- Due June 19th
- For any students who are athletes, regardless of the sport they are engaged in or the capacity in which they participate
- 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 30th
- ABC Law Centers Disability Advocacy Scholarship
- For students planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy
- Essay Prompt: Describe your interest and/or your personal experience in disability advocacy. What does advocacy mean to you? How do you plan to incorporate disability advocacy into your career?
- $1,000
- Due July 31st
- For students planning to pursue a law or public policy career focused on disability advocacy
Identity-Based Scholarships
- National Center for Learning Disabilities Scholarships
- Anne Ford Scholarship
- For students with a learning disability who will enroll in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in the fall
- $10,000
- Due April 13th
- Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship
- For students with a learning disability who will enroll in a two-year community college, a vocational or technical training program, or a specialized program for students with disabilities in the fall
- $5,000
- Due April 13th
- Anne Ford Scholarship
- Incight Scholarship
- For students with disabilities pursuing higher education
- $500-$2,500
- Due April 15th
- South Seattle Community College Foundation Scholarship
- For students going to South Seattle College next year
- ~$3,000(?)
- Due April 15th
- Shawn Carter Scholarship
- For students from households making less than $75,000 per year
- No specific topic for essay
- Up to $15,000
- Due April 30th
- For students from households making less than $75,000 per year
- Organization for Autism Research Scholarship
- For students on the autism spectrum
- Essay questions included
- $3,000
- Due May 3rd
- For students on the autism spectrum
- 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 23rd
- For Thai-American students