SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
Find more opportunities at: https://gearup.wa.gov/educators/scholarships and our list of scholarship search engines and databases.
2022 #PlanYourPathWA Student Video Contest. Ready WA is launching their seventh annual student video contest to ignite high school students' thinking and conversations about their education and career goals! Due Apr. 27.
BigFuture Scholarships. All juniors: Make yourself eligible for $500 and $40,000 scholarships each month. Earn entries in monthly drawings for scholarships by completing steps to plan for college. The sooner you start and the more steps you complete, the more chances you’ll have to win. This month’s entries will continue to be included in upcoming monthly drawings.
National Institutes of Health’s Speaking Up About Mental Health!” Essay Contest. For students ages 16 to 18. Due Apr. 30.
Educators! Applications Are Open to Host A NASA In-Flight Education Downlink. These are opportunities for students and educators to engage in a live Q & A session with astronauts on the International Space Station. Apply by May 10.
Scholarship
Brief Description
Due
Up to $5,000 per academic year and up to $20,000 over her undergraduate college career at the approved WA college or university of her choice. For females 18 and older.
4/9
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
($10,000) - Honoring outstanding young leaders (ages 8-18) currently working on an inspiring service project or have done so within the past 12 months.
4/15
($500-$2,500) - For students with disabilities, who have demonstrated outstanding merit in giving back to the community and overcoming obstacles to pursue higher education.
4/15
Washington Association of County Officials
($3,000) - The fund awards up to three $3,000 scholarships to eligible children of county employees and county elected officials in the following offices: assessors, auditors, clerks, coroners, medical examiners, prosecutors, sheriffs, and treasurers. Recipients must be full-time students in a baccalaureate degree, associate degree, or vocational/technical certification program.
4/30
All About Education Scholarship
($3,000) - In 250 words or less submit a response to the question: "How will a $3,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?"
4/30
($1,000) - Complete the application form including a 140-character message about e-waste. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste.
4/30
($500-$10,000) - Applicants must be of Hispanic origin and/or must significantly demonstrate leadership or service within the Hispanic community.
4/30
International Teamster Women’s Caucus Scholarship Program
($500) - For daughters/sons of active or retired Teamster members who have at least 12 months of consecutive membership in good standing. Need to submit a 500 to 750 words on the following topic in your own words: “How can Unions motivate our youth and women in particular to become involved in the Union?”
5/1
($200 - $100,000) - For students aged 4 to 18. Must collaborate to solve a real-life problem.
5/1
($1,000-$3,500) – For HS seniors graduating from high schools in Clark or Cowlitz counties.
5/27
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Applicant must be under the age of 21, as of September 1, 2022
• Applicant be actively pursuing post-secondary education
• Applicant must be eligible for McKinney-Vento assistance or have experienced
homelessness while in school within the last six years
• Undocumented students who meet these criteria are eligible
• Parameters on homeless status are defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act.
5/27
Humane Education Network: A Voice for Animals HS Essay Contest
For HS students (ages 14-19). $150-$650. Rules & requirements may vary from year to year.
5/31
AISES Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship
For American Indian/Alaska Native AISES members pursuing degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science.
5/31
UW Young Executives of Color Program
This 9-month college pipeline program hosted by the UW Foster School of Business. Students attend sessions on the UW campus one Saturday every month for college preparation, business lectures, professional development, and powerful mentorship.
5/31
American Indian College Fund Full Circle Scholarship
For American Indian and Alaska Native college students seeking technical, undergraduate, and graduate degrees at tribal colleges and other nonprofit, accredited schools. Any Native American U.S. citizen that is a member or descendant of a state or federally recognized tribe with at least a 2.0 grade point average and enrolled as a full-time student can apply for a scholarship.
5/31
($1,500) - In 250 words or less submit a response to the question: "May is the fifth month of the year. Write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important. Be serious or be funny. Either way, here's a high five to you for being original." Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application.
5/31
1-800-Wheelchair Scholarship Fund
($500) - Please submit a 'visual poem', in a style of your choosing, on the theme of overcoming a personal challenge.
5/31
A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
($1,000) – For American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian AISES members pursuing degrees in the sciences, engineering, medicine, natural resources, math & technology. Students are required to submit 3 essays (prompts provided), up to 1,000 words each.
5/31
American Atheists Founders’ Scholarship
For atheist students attending graduate, law, college, university, or vocational school in the United States; you do not have to be a U.S. citizen to be awarded the scholarship, but you do have to attend a U.S.-based institution
5/31