Scholarships
Scholarships
You can find a running list of scholarships below:
Some expired scholarships renew with later dates. If you are curious about an expired scholarship, click on the link to see if it has been renewed with a later due date.
No Essay Scholarships
- Appily Easy Money Scholarship
- $1,000
- SP Scholarship
- $2,500
- Sallie Mae Scholarship
- $2,000
- “Be Bold” No Essay Scholarship
- Make the “boldest” bold.org profile
- $25,000
- Courageous Persuaders Video Scholarship
- Create a 30-second television commercial promoting safe driving
- $500-$2,000
- Due March 10, 2025
- NIADA Foundation Scholarship
- For students with a desire to work in the automotive industry
- $2,500
- Due March 21, 2025
- 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?”
- $1,000
- Due March 29, 2025
- Lake Washington Singers Vocal Scholarship
- Submit a vocal audition recording
- Due April 1, 2025
- $250-$2,000
- On Facebook scholarships, leave a comment using ten words or less explaining why you deserve the scholarship
- $1,000
- Due April 15, 2025
- Student Insights Scholarship
- Complete a 15-25 minute online survey about local colleges
- $500-$10,000
- Due April 23, 2025
- “Expand Your Horizons” Scholarship
- $1,000
- Due April 28, 2025
- The League of Women Voters of Washington Video Contest
- Create a 30-60 second video about elections in Washington
- $150-$300
- Due May 1, 2025
- Scholarships360 “No Essay” Scholarship
- $10,000
- Due June 30, 2025
Essay Scholarships
- The Sub Pop Loser Scholarship
- For students who are involved and/or interested in music and/or creative media and arts in some way. They do not need to be pursuing an education in the arts.
- Multiple Essay Prompts
- $6,000
- Due March 18, 2025
- For students who are involved and/or interested in music and/or creative media and arts in some way. They do not need to be pursuing an education in the arts.
- 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 1, 2025
- Cover Letter Mastery Scholarship
- Write a cover letter that demonstrates creativity, critical thinking, passion, and excellence
- $750
- Due April 15th, 2025
- Pretty Presets Scholarship
- Essay prompt: Research and compose an essay-style Adobe Lightroom tutorial
- Multiple topics available
- $500
- Due April 15, 2025
- Essay prompt: Research and compose an essay-style Adobe Lightroom tutorial
- 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
- 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 10, 2025
- 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 10, 2025
- 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, 2025
- 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
Identity-Based Scholarships
- Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship
- For Black and African American students who are pursuing a career in technology
- $2,500-$5,000
- Due March 13, 2025
- Microsoft Disability Scholarship
- For students with disabilities
- $5,000-$20,000
- March 13, 2025
- Diversity Scholars Program
- For students of African-American, Native American, Alaskan, Hawaiian, or Hispanic/Latino heritage
- $20,000
- Due March 15, 2025
- Scholarship For Journalism Diversity
- For students who plan to pursue a career in journalism
- $5,000-$20,000
- Due March 16, 2025
- OCA-UPS Gold Mountain Scholarship
- For students who are first-gen high school students and identify as AANHPI
- Essay questions included
- $2,000
- Due March 18, 2025
- For students who are first-gen high school students and identify as AANHPI
- Seattle College Foundation Scholarships
- Due March 18, 2025
- For students going to a Seattle College next year
- Truman D. Picard Scholarship
- The Truman D. Picard Scholarship Program is dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources/a whose degree or area of study directly involves management of Forest Resources
- $4,000
- Due March 21, 2025
- Norm Manly Maritime Education Scholarship
- The Norm Manly Maritime Education Scholarship program is designed to serve youth pursuing post- high school education or training for a maritime career path
- $1,500-$5,000
- Due March 24, 2025
- 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
- Nick Lindblad Memorial Scholarship
- For any student who has a love for music and has been involved musically throughout high school
- Essay prompt: Share how music has impacted your life, particularly while you were in high school
- $2,820
- Due April 14, 2025
- For any student who has a love for music and has been involved musically throughout high school
- Incight Scholarship
- For students with disabilities pursuing higher education
- ~$500
- Due April 15th, 2025
- Washington CPA Foundation Associate Accounting Scholarship
- For students planning to attend a two- or four-year university with an interest in becoming an accountant or certified public accountant
- Essay prompts:
- In what ways does studying accounting fulfill your academic and career ambitions? Reflect on why accounting excites you and how it supports your personal and professional growth.
- How will receiving this scholarship directly support your academic and professional aspirations? Please describe how it will help you overcome any specific challenges or obstacles you’ve encountered, and how it will contribute to your success in achieving your long-term goals.
- Tell us up to three things that you believe the review committee should know about you but are not mentioned elsewhere in your application. This could include your future career goals, involvement in extracurricular activities, or any challenges you’ve faced and how you’ve worked to overcome them.
- Essay prompts:
- $2,000
- Due April 15, 2025
- For students planning to attend a two- or four-year university with an interest in becoming an accountant or certified public accountant
- Organization for Autism Research Scholarship
- For students on the autism spectrum
- Essay questions included
- $3,000
- Due April 21, 2025
- For students on the autism spectrum
- 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
- 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
- Shawn Carter Scholarship
- For students from households making less than $75,000 per year
- Amount, Date, and Prompt TBA