SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
Find more opportunities at: https://gearup.wa.gov/educators/scholarships and our list of scholarship search engines and databases.
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarships. For HS seniors planning to study engineering, computer science, or computer information systems. Due Mar. 15.
Google Computer Science Summer Institute. Online is a 4-week intro to computer science. For rising college freshmen with a passion for technology- especially students who’ve been historically marginalized from the field. Due Mar. 29.
Scholarship
Brief Description
Due
Truman D. Picard Scholarship for Native Students
Dedicated to the support of Native American students pursuing a higher education in Natural Resources.
3/12
Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship
($20,000) – For HS seniors with disabilities who plan to attend a vocational or academic college and target a career in the technology industry.
3/15
$100,000 in scholarships available especially for students w/strong academics & whose parents are in the military or veterans of the armed forces.
3/15
($200-$1,000) - For K-12 students. Submit an original piece of artwork depicting a North American waterfowl species.
3/15
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
For students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. Must be accepted to an accredited 4-year institution. Up to $20,000 per year. Renewable for 4 years.
3/17
Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program
This selective five-year, pre-college scholarship is for high-performing 7th grade students with financial need. Provides comprehensive academic and college advising, as well as financial support for school, Cooke-sponsored summer programs, internships, etc.
3/21
Create a Greeting Card Scholarship
($10,000) - Submit original photo, artwork, or computer graphics for the front of a card.
3/22
Chin: Shui Kuen & Allen Chin Scholarship
For incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate at a four-year college or university. For student or parent currently/formerly employed at an Asian-owned or Asian cuisine restaurant. Any ethnic heritage. Community advocacy and social justice work on behalf of Asian American, immigrant, gay and lesbian and/or other progressive causes
3/25
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
($3,000-$12,000) All scholarships awarded are based on academic excellence, community service, and leadership.
3/31
LULAC National Scholarship Fund
($250-$2,000) Students submit short essay.
3/31
(Up to $15,000 per year) For people active in movements for social and economic justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to students who can do academic work at the college or university level or are enrolled in a trade or technical program and who are active in the progressive movement.
3/31
Scholarship Poetry Contest - Summer Issue
Open to all U.S. HS students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less. Up to $500.
3/31
(Camp) - This residential science education program is for young STEM enthusiasts the summer after they graduate from high school.
3/31