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
- Due January 31, 2025
- “Be Bold” No Essay Scholarship
- Make the “boldest” bold.org profile
- $25,000
- Due February 1, 2025
- The Media Plan Case Competition
- Teams of two work to create a strategic media plan based on a hypothetical public policy issue
- You can apply alone and be assigned to a team
- $18,500
- Due February 2, 2025
- Teams of two work to create a strategic media plan based on a hypothetical public policy issue
- Courageous Persuaders Video Scholarship
- Create a 30-second television commercial promoting safe driving
- $500-$2,000
- Due March 10, 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
- On Facebook scholarships, leave a comment using ten words or less explaining why you deserve the scholarship
- $1,000
- Due April 15th, 2025
- “Expand Your Horizons” Scholarship
- $1,000
- Due April 28th, 2025
- Make a one-minute video answering the question: How would you value yourself?
- $2,000
- Due May 15th, 2025
- Scholarships360 “No Essay” Scholarship
- $10,000
- Due June 30, 2025
- Lake Washington Singers Vocal Scholarship
- Submit a vocal audition recording
- Amount, Date, and Prompt TBA
- Student Insights Scholarship
- Complete a 15-25 minute online survey about local colleges
- Amount, Date, and Prompt TBA
Essay Scholarships
- Washington State PTA Scholarship
- Answer the essay question: “How has volunteering within my community helped me today and into the future?”
- $2,500
- Due February 13, 2025
- Mensa US Scholarship
- Essay Prompt: “Write an essay of not more than 550 words explaining their career, academic and/or vocational goals and how they plan to achieve those goals.”
- $2,500
- Due January 15, 2025
- 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
- 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
- Amount and Date TBA
Identity-Based Scholarships
- Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards
- For a student who is a child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk
- $4,000
- Due February 3, 2025
- McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship
- For a student with at least one parent of Hispanic/Latino heritage
- $5,000-$100,000
- Due February 6, 2025
- Baccalaureate Scholarship
- For a student from Washington planning to pursue a STEM or health care major at a Washington state university
- Up to $22,500
- Date February 26, 2025
- Cancer Unwrapped Teen Writing Scholarship
- For students who have experienced cancer or have loved ones who have experienced cancer
- $1,000
- Due February 28, 2025
- Coast Guard Exchange Scholarship Program
- For students who are dependent children of Coast Guard personnel
- $2,000
- Due February 28, 2025
- AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
- For students with a disability (documentation required) who are pursuing studies related to health and disability
- Provide a Personal Statement with a brief personal history, educational/career goals, extra-curricular activities, and reasons why they should be selected by the AAHD Scholarship Committee
- ~$1,000
- Due March 1, 2925
- For students with a disability (documentation required) who are pursuing studies related to health and disability
- Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship
- For students are registered active members of a Boy Scouts of America unit and have received the Eagle Scout Award
- $2,500-$10,000
- Due March 1, 2025
- The Foundation 649 Scholarship
- The Foundation 649 Scholarship is a grant of $4,000 over the course of 4 years that can be applied to college tuition and expenses for Asian American and Pacific Islander students
- $4,000
- Due March 1, 2025
- Hagan Scholarship
- A needs-based scholarship for students who Adjusted Gross Household Income under $100,000
- Up to $7,500
- Due March 1, 2025
- James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
- For any children or financial dependents of Teamster members
- $10,000
- Due March 1, 2025
- Robert J. Handy/WSSR Foundation/Gene Forrester Memorial Scholarships
- For students who will study to become a teacher, counselor, speech therapist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, social worker or school psychologist
- $900-$3,000
- Due March 1, 2025
- 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
- Seattle College Foundation Scholarships
- Due March 18, 2025
- For students going to a Seattle College next year
- 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
- 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