January
JANUARY
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 need and 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 ACT or 1100 SAT. Participated in two sports for at least two years 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 ACT or 900 SAT. Participated in two sports for at least three years 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