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SCHOLARSHIPS BY MONTH
| September 2020 | October 2020 | November 2020 |
| December 2020 | January 2021 | February 2020 |
| March 2020 | April 2020 | May 2020 |
DECEMBER 2020
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Website: Http:/bit.ly/westscholarships
Email: Delilah.Martis@slcschools.org
You can also email me for virtual appointments on zoom.
Attached here is a list of some scholarships with December and January deadlines. This is not a comprehensive list. For more scholarships please look at other scholarship search websites as well. Private scholarship details vary. Please check websites for complete details, latest updates, deadlines and other requirements. If letters of recommendation are required please ask recommenders early, giving them enough time to write your letter.
When you receive any scholarship offers, even if you choose to not accept them, please report them to me. We need to keep an accurate report of all scholarships and awards for each year. This includes all athletic, leadership, diversity, academic, private, and college scholarships. Your effort is much appreciated as self-reporting is often our only means of discovery.
Here are links to two Utah college and scholarship resources
- Keys to Success – the new college and career readiness tool
https://www.ktsutah.org/resources
- Complete Scholarships – The complete local Utah scholarships resource
https://completescholarships.org/
DECEMBER 2020
REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Seniors who have taken the required classes in grades 9-12, have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 and have filled out the FAFSA. No ACT requirement this year.
Priority Deadline:Opens November 16, 2020. Priority deadline December 4, 2020. Final deadline February 1, 2021.
Website:https://ushe.edu/state-scholarships-aid/regents-scholarship/regents-future-applicants/
THE SCIENCE AMBASSADOR SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: Female High school senior.
Film a three–minute video of yourself explaining a STEM topic.
Amount: Full–tuition scholarship
Deadline: 14 December 2020
Apply: https://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/
EQUITABLE EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP (formerly AXA Achievement Scholarship)
Criteria:High school seniors who demonstrate ambition and self-drive by outstanding achievement in an activity in school, community or workplace.
Amount:$2500 - $25000(plus $1,000 for teacher)
Deadline:Deadline December 15, 2020, but only the first 10,000 applications will be accepted. Apply as early as possible!
Website:https://us.axa.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievement-scholarship.html
BURGER KING SCHOLARS PROGRAM
Criteria: High school seniors. Academic achievement, work experience, extracurricular activities /and or community service. General track as well as employee track available.
Amount: $1,000-50,000
Deadline: 15 Dec 2020
Website: https://www.scholarsapply.org/burgerkingscholars/information.php
GEN AND KELLY TANABE SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: 9th-12th grade
250 word essay on any topic! Feel free to re-use an essay that you wrote in class, for college admission or another scholarship competition.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Dec 31, 2020
Website: http://gkscholarship.com/
UNIGO TOP 10 LIST SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: 14 years and older
Submit an online written response to the question:
"Create a Top Ten List of the top ten reasons you should get this scholarship." (250 words or less)
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Website: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/top-ten-list-scholarship
UNIGO $10K SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: 14 years and older
Submit an online written response to the question:
Imagine a historical figure is brought back to life. Who is it? What's their favorite mobile app?
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Website: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/unigo-10k-scholarship
UTAH JUMP$TART COALITION FINANCIAL LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Seniors.Must be taking or must have completed a general financial literacy course. Must prepare a short video that explains how that course prepared the applicant for paying for college.
Amount:$1250
Deadline:December 31, 2020
Website:https://www.utahjumpstart.org/scholarshipand https://completescholarships.org/
FIRE FREE SPEECH ESSAY CONTEST
Criteria:Juniors and Seniors US High Schools. 700 – 900 word essay - In a persuasive letter or essay, convince your peers that free speech is a better idea than censorship.
Amount:$500 -10,000
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Website: https://www.thefire.org/resources/high-school-network/essay-contest/
ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS
Criteria: High school seniors, U.S. citizens who are 17 years of age by Sept.1st of the year you plan to enter college. Must apply to a college offering and ROTC program.
Complete details about eligibility, commitment etc available on websites below:
Navy ROTC
Deadline: December 31st 2020
Website: https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/faq.html
More details: NC1(AW/SW) Varnell, Stephanie K, <stephanie.varnell@navy.mil>
AirForce ROTC
Deadline: Jan 14th 2021
Website: https://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/high-school/types/
More details: MEGAN A. JORGENSEN, 2d Lt, USAFAdmissions Advisor <SLC@afrotcadmissions.com>
Army ROTC
Deadline: Feb 2021
Website: https://www.goarmy.com/rotc/high-school-students/four-year-scholarship.html
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JANUARY 2021
FOOT LOCKER SCHOLAR ATHLETES PROGRAM
Criteria: Seniors
U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Currently member of a high school or after school sports team.
Cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher
Amount: $20,000
Deadline: January 8rd 2021
Website: https://footlockerscholarathletes.com/
GE REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: Seniors with 3.0 GPA, US citizen. Leadership, drive, integrity and citizenship.
Amount: 10,000-$40,000
Deadline: January 5, 2021 or until 25,000 applications are submitted, whichever comes first.
RON BROWN SCHOLAR PROGRAM
Criteria: African American seniors. Excel academically, show leadership potential,demonstrate financial needand are involved in the community.
U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Two essays required.Letter of recommendation required.
Amount:$10,000/year
Deadline:January 9, 2021(Only one deadline this year)
Website:www.ronbrown.org
SOCIETY OF MILITARY ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Utah High school seniors interested in engineering or architecture. Two short essays about what you hope to contribute to society through a career in engineering or architecture. No military service required.
Amount:$1,800 (U of U will match $1800 through a state incentive program.)
Deadline:January 8, 2021
Website:https://www.same.org/Get-Connected/Find-a-Post/Great-Basin/Scholarship-Opportunity
DOODLE FOR GOOGLE
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Opens: January 11, 2021
Website:https://doodles.google.com/d4g/
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Criteria:Seniors of Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity. Legal permanent resident or US citizen. Must complete FAFSA. Minimum 2.7 GPA.
Financial need, community service and leadership, solid academic achievement.
Amount:$2500-20,000
Deadline:14 Jan 2021
Website:https://apiascholars.org/scholarship/apia-scholarship/
USCA (formerly LYNN JENSEN MEMORIAL) SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: Seniors with school and/or community involvement. Essay about a school counselor that has had a positive effect on you and your school success.
Amount: $500.00
Deadline: 15 January 2021
Website: www.utschoolcounselor.org and https://completescholarships.org/
JOHN F. KENNEDY PROFILE IN COURAGE ESSAY CONTEST
Criteria:9 -12 grades.
1000 Word essay. Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1917.
Amount:$100-$10,000
Deadline:Jan 15th2021
Website:https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest
WASHINGTON CROSSING FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Seniors planning on a career in government service. U.S. Citizen.
Three (3) copies each of - cover letter, 300 word essay stating why the applicant is planning a career in government, letter of recommendation, transcripts and test scores, resume etc., required to be MAILED. Online application not available.
Amount:$500 – $5,000
Deadline:January 15th 2021
Website:https://www.gwcf.org/scholarship
USU QUINNEY SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Senior planning to attend Utah State University to study in a field supporting natural
resources. Resume, transcript, 3.5 GPA, 27 ACT, essay, two letters of recommendation required.
Amount:$8,000 per year, 4 years
Deadline:January 15th2021
Website:http://qcnr.usu.edu/undergraduates/involvement/quinneyscholarship
COOLIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: High school JUNIORS.
Annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. Anyone of any background, pursuing any academic discipline of study, may apply to this non-partisan, need-blind, program.Primary criterion is academic record.
Deadline: Jan 20, 2021
Website: www.coolidgescholars.org
POINT FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Senior LGBTQ+
Leadership and community involvement, Strong academic achievement, Working for the betterment of the LGBTQ community, Financial need
Amount: Varies
Deadline:Jan 25th
Website:https://pointfoundation.org/point-apply/application-faqs/
U OF U LARRY H. AND GAIL MILLER SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:High school seniors. Must be admitted to the University of Utah. Demonstrated financial need. Under-represented ethnic background or first-generation students of a diverse background. Personal statement required.
Amount:Varies
Deadline:31 Jan 2021
Website:https://utah.academicworks.com/opportunities/15223
DAR GOOD CITIZENS SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria: Graduating high school seniors. US Citizen. Applicants must plan to attend an accredited college or university in the USA.
Amount: Award $1,000 to $5,000
Deadline: January 31, 2021
Website: https://dar.academicworks.com/ or email Delilah.martis@slcschools.org for a list
NIAAA AND UIAAA STUDENT ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS
NIAAA Criteria:High school senior. At least 2 of the following: (a) minimum B+ average (b) top 25% of class (c)24 ACTor 1100 SAT. Participated in two sports for at least twoyears in each sport, earned at least one varsity letter in each sport.
UIAAA Criteria:High school senior. At least 2 of the following: (a) minimum B+ average (b) top 25% of class (c)20 ACTor 900 SAT. Participated in two sports for at leastthreeyears in each sport, earned at least one varsity letter in each sport.
Amount:The UIAAA will select 6 students to receive $2,000 scholarships. The top ranked male and female will be forwarded to the NIAAA for consideration.
Website:
https://uiaaa.org/awards/student-athlete-scholarships/
https://members.niaaa.org/page/StudentScholarship
Please note that the UIAAA uses the NIAAA scholarship form to identify all scholarship winners.
Utah Deadline:January 31st
PACIFIC ISLANDER SCHOLARSHIPS
Criteria:Pacific Islander descent, plan to attend an accredited institution of higher education
One Academic excellence scholarship – minimum 3.0 GPA
One Extra-Curricular and One Community Leadership Scholarship
Amount:$5,000 each
Deadline:Usually January. 2021 details to come
Website:https://www.southpacificislander.org/scholarships
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:Senior who has Multiple Sclerosis or a parent with MS.
Deadline:Various scholarships – details on website
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AFA TEENS FOR ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST
Criteria:College-bound high school seniors. 1,200 to 1,500-word essay that describes the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on yourself, your family or their community, and what you have learned in light of coping with the brain disorder.
Amount:$500 – 5,000
Deadline:15 February, 2021
Website:https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/scholarship-contest/
AMAZON FUTURE ENGINEER SCHOLARSHIP
Criteria:High School Seniors from underserved and underrepresented communities. US Citizens or Permanent Residents. Completed an AP computer science course and / or test. 3.0 GPA.
Amount:$10,000 a year for a total of $40,000 (100 awards) to study a computer science related field at a four-year college or university and a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon after the completion of the first year
Deadline:Feb 18th 2021
Website:https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/amazonfutureengineer/
JIFFY LUBE
Criteria: Jiffy Lube is offering two $6,500 scholarship awards and four $1,500 scholarship awards to Utah high school students. Write a 500-word essay about “What Drives You?” – no grade point or test score requirements! Open to all teen drivers as well as those in driver’s education.
Amount: $1,500 – 6,500
Deadline: March 16th, 2020
Website: http://yourturn2apply.com
ANNE FORD & ALLEGRA FORD SCHOLARSHIPSfor students with learning disabilities
Criteria:Seniors. GPA of 3.0 or higher; demonstrate financial need, show documentation of an identified learning disability (Please submit your most recent IEP, 504 plan or assessment/evaluation report. ADD/ADHD alone is not considered a learning disability. For complete details refer website.)
Amount: $10,000 payable over 4 years
Deadline:April 5, 2021
Website:http://www.ncld.org/scholarships-and-awards
KEYS TO SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIPS
The Keys to Success Scholarships for Seniors are now open.
Two $1000 scholarships to SLCC and
One $1000 scholarship to USU
Deadline April 2nd
Apply on the App
West High School Class of 2020 Senior Awards
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