2022 National Scholarships

Scholarships (by due date)- due date are subject to change, please confirm before applying.

Any Time

• Armed Forces and Public Safety Officer : For a student already born, or born after a military member or public officer is determined to be imprisoned or missing in action, or is killed or becomes totally and permanently disabled.

• Disability Scholarships: A long list of scholarships for students with general, physical, intellectual, or learning disabilities or impairments, or chronic health conditions

• Army ROTC Scholarship: For a student interested in the Army.

• Lgbtq Scholarships: For any WA, ID, OR, MT lgbtq ally students and can be awarded to any post-secondary school

October

• Coca-Cola Scholars Program: For students demonstrating leadership, service and commitment while making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Due 10/31.

• NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing: For high school females with an interest and aptitude in IT/Computing

• LendEDU Scholarship: For students with a min gpa of 2.5. $2,500. Write a short essay.

November

• National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships: For high school seniors going on to college to study in the areas of political science, history, government, economics, nursing, occupational/physical therapy, and music. Numerous scholarships on the website.

• Jack Kent Cooke: For achieving students with significant financial need. Up to $40,000 that can be applied to any 4 year college.

• HFI: For students interested in helicopter piloting, maintenance, or safety. Numerous scholarships on the website.

• WACE Co-op Scholarship: For students pursing a cooperative education at one of 10 specific universities. Up to $25,000!

• Prudential Spirit of Community Awards: For students who have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service in the past year.

• Youth Volunteer Scholarship: For students who have completed 50 hours of volunteer service in the last 2 years. Min GPA 3.5. $500

• Good360 Scholarship: For students with an interest in environmentalism or sustainability. Min GPA 3.3. $1000

• Drug Lawsuit Scholarship: For students attending some kind of post-secondary education. Must write short essay describing educational career and goals. $1000. Due November 1, 2016.

December

• Look Twice, Save a Life: A creative scholarship. Must create a form of social awareness for motorcycle safety. Could be a video, artwork, essay, etc. $1000.

• Rocky Mountain Educational Dreams Scholarship: 7 Scholarships in different categories: general, nursing, law, medical school, physical/occupational therapy, summer school, etc. $1000 each.

• KF Colonel's Scholarship: For a student with a minimum 2.75 GPA enrolling in a public in-state college or university.

• Montana State University Presidential Award: For students with outstanding academic achievement who have enrolled at Montana State University.

• Elks Most Valuable Student Awards: For high school seniors. Judged on the scholarship application, leadership, and financial need. Awards range from $4,000-$60,000! Due 12/5.

• ​Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship: For students who have volunteered hours related to fighting childhood hunger. Win 5,000 for school and 5,000 for a charity of your choice.

• ​Young Entrepreneur Foundation Award: For seniors who operate/own their own small business. Awards range from $2000-$15,000.

• Elks Emergency Education Grants: For students of deceased or totally disabled Elk's members. Click scholarship name to send an email to request application.

• Crosslites Scholarship: Personal reflective essay. From $500-$4000

January

• Profiles in Courage Scholarship: A highly competitive essay scholarship. A lot of work but also great reward. $10,000!

• Burger King McLamore: For students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.

• Gates Millenium: For students of varied descent that have demonstrated leadership abilities.

• Multiple Sclerosis: For Individuals who have MS, or have a parent with MS, and will be attending an accredited postsecondary school are eligible to apply for any year of undergraduate study.

• Pride Foundation: For current and future leaders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and straight ally community from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

• Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards: Any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk.

• Ithaca MLK Scholar Program: For academically exceptional students from traditionally underrepresented population who want to attend Ithaca College. $25,000-Full Tuition.

February

• DAR Lucinda Beneventi Findley History Scholarship: $2000. For students interested in history and planning to major in history. Minimum gpa 3.25.

• ​DAR Dr. Auro-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship: For students planning to major in American History or American Government. $2000 renewable!

• ​DAR Richard and Elizabeth Dean Scholarship: An academic merit award. Minimum 4.0 gpa. $5000 renewable.

• DAR Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship: For students who have financial need and are enrolled in a nursing school.

• Idaho Governor's Cup Scholarship: For students attending an Idaho college. Min GPA 2.8. Highly based on community leadership, organization participation and/or volunteer service. $3000 Renewable

• Idaho School Boards Association Scholarship: For students whose parent or grandparent is/was on the Idaho School Board.

• Burger King Scholars Program: For students who work part-time and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.

• ​DAR Mildred Nutting Nursing Scholarship: For students with financial need and are enrolled in a nursing school/program. $1000.

• DAR Occupational/Physical Therapy: For students with financial need and have been accepted to a school of occupational therapy (including art, music, or physical therapy).

• Buick Achievers Scholarship; For seniors who demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, participation and leadership in community and school activities, work experience and interest in pursuing a career in the automotive or related industries. Special consideration will be given to the following applicants: first-generation college attendees, females, minorities, and dependents of military personnel. The majority of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in STEM disciplines.

• AXA Foundation: For students who set and reach ambitious goals.

• Best Buy: For students with high academics and community service.

• Create-a-Greeting-Card Scholarship: A greeting card contest. Submit original photo, artwork, or computer graphics for a greeting card. Easy opportunity for artsy students. $10,000! Due 2/18.

• Society of Women Engineers: For female students pursuing a degree in engineering, or an enginnering-related field such as Computer Science or a hard science.

March

• Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship: For students whose parents’ combined adjusted income does not exceed $50,000. Min GPA 3.0. $2500. 

• Walmart Dependent Scholarship: For students with a parent that works at Walmart.

• Pointe Pest Control Scholarship: For students with a min. 3.0 g.p.a and is primarily need-based.

• Bobby and Tiffany Memorial Scholarship: For students accepted to college and have attended Alive at 25 course. $1000

• NEW Marsden Scholarship: For students with high academic achievement who need some financial help to go to the best college. $30,000 (Over 4 years).

April

• E-waste Scholarship: Required to write a statement about electronic waste. $1500.

• Pelican Water Scholarships: Requires essay the negative environmental and social impacts of single use bottled water. Min 3.5 GPA. Requires letter of recommendation.

• Horatio Alger Scholarship: For students who have critical financial need (<55,000 gross family income), have overcome a significant hardship, and are planning to go to an Idaho college. Min GPA 2.0

• Student-View Scholarship: A short 15 minute application survey. Winners are drawn at random. $500-$4000! Due April 22.

• Dave Ramsey Scholarship: A brief online money quiz/survey for seniors with the chance to win $40,000 (among other amounts) towards any college! Due April 25

• The Ninth Circuit Scholarship: Contest on the theme “50 Years after the Miranda Decision – How the Federal Courts Defined the Rights of the Accused.” 10th, 11th, and 12th graders can participate by submitting individual essays or they can team with up in submitting a video presentation. $100 to $2,000! Due April 15.

May

• B. Davis Scholarship: For high school juniors and seniors. Requires essay on leadership characteristics. $1000.

• Rentacomputer Scholarship: For students planning to attend a college/university within 12 months. Requires essay about academic and career goals. $2000.

• ​Alert Magazine Winning Essay Scholarship: $500 college scholarship to the writer of the best drug and/or alcohol abuse-related essay for that state/region".

June

• Aspiring Fashion Professional Scholarship: $1000 scholarship for students interested in pursuing a fashion degree in college. Scholarship can be found at the bottom of the page.

• Aspiring Nurse Scholarship: For students interested in nursing (LPN/LVN, RN, ADN, or BSN) $1000.

• Aspiring Business Professional Scholarship: For seniors who are pursuing a business related degree. $1000. Due June 1st.

• BBG Communications Scholarship: Essay about information and communications technology industry. Min GPA 2.5

• Abbott and Fenner Business Scholarship: For high school students. Requires essay about educational, career, and life goals. $1000.

• Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship: For students planning on completing a career or technical program. Demonstrate financial need (Pell Grant eligible) and display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity. $2500. Due June 1st.

• ZipRecruiter Scholarship: For students pursuing their post-secondary education. $3000. Due June 30th.

July

• • Lending Tree Scholarship: For high school seniors with a min 3.5 GPA. Submit a 30 second video about how you are planning to pay for college.

August

• • ABODO Scholarship: For high school seniors attending college in the fall. Write a short essay about what you are bringing with you to college. $500.

September

• • Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship: 140-character message about texting while driving. The top 10 applications asked to write a full length essay about texting while driving. $1000.