It's time to break out that picture of you as a kindergarten graduate. Place it on the mantel as a reminder that you'll soon attend your dream college or university. You wrapped up your junior year, and the school year you've been waiting on has FINALLY arrived. You're now leaders of your high school seniors class of 2026! Apply for those scholarships for high school seniors to keep your education affordable.
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Ages 17 - 26 • 2.5 GPA Application Requirements: • Submit a 1,000 - word essay Award Details: The Pizza Hut Foundation Scholarship is available to students between the ages of 17 and 26. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. Recipients of this award must participate in a 14 - week mentorship program. A 1,000 - word essay is also required.
Award Amount: $250,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Ages 13-18 Application Requirements: • Submit a two - minute video Award Details: The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is available to students between the ages of 13 and 18. To take part in the challenge, you must create a two - minute video explaining a big idea in one of the following fields: physics, mathematics, or life sciences. Additionally, you must perform a peer-to-peer review of five other student submissions. Your film entry can take any form you like: animation, talking head, documentary, dramatic reconstruction, etc. Videos will be judged on engagement, illumination, creativity, and difficulty.
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Financial Need • 3.3 GPA Award Details: The Gates Scholarship is available to African - American, American Indian / Alaska Native, Asian / Pacific Islander American, and / or Hispanic American high school seniors. You must have a minimum 3.3 GPA and be Pell - eligible to be considered for this award.
Award Amount: $1,250
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Be a Fastweb member Application Requirements: • Answer one multiple-choice question Award Details: What's your scholarship application goal? Let us know for a chance to win a $1,250 scholarship! New semester, fresh start! Your future is now, and your finish line—whether high school graduation, trade school completion, or earning your college or advanced degree—is getting closer each day. To enter, you must be a Fastweb member. Answer a multiple-choice question—there's no wrong answer—and submit your entries daily through September 30, 2025.
Award Amount: $20,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • 3.0 GPA Award Details:The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is open to high school seniors. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. Home - schooled students may also apply.
Award Amount: $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Minimum Age 14 Application Requirements: • Read the sponsor's book • Create an Instagram post Award Details: The Atlas Class $1,000 Scholarship is available to students who are 14 years of age or older. To be considered, you must post a photo or video holding your copy of How to Hack College on your Instagram account and in the caption, briefly answer the following question: "What was the most valuable thing you learned from How to Hack College."
Award Amount: $1,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Junior or • High School Senior • 3.0 GPA Minimum Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The Sustainability Essay Contest is open to high school juniors and seniors. You must submit an essay on a sustainable construction - related topic and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.
Award Amount: $35,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must record an original three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?"
Award Amount: $1,000 - $7,500 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors Award Details:The Most Valuable Student Competition is open to high school seniors. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. Selection for this award is based on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Award Amount: $5,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Resident of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, or North Carolina Award Details: The Greenhouse Whole Person College Program is open to high school seniors in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, and North Carolina. You must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate a strong interest and commitment to the community to be considered for this award. You must also exhibit leadership, an ability to persevere through difficult circumstances, and demonstrate financial need.
Award Amount: $15,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • 3.5 GPA Award Details: The Hagan Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must enroll at a participating four - year postsecondary institution and agree to work 240 hours from January 1 to September 1 prior to the start of the fall semester of each academic year.
Award Amount: $15,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Honor Roll Student • Ages 13-19 Application Requirements: • Submit Handwritten Essay Award Details: The G2 Overachievers Student Grant is available to middle and high school honor roll students between the ages of 13 and 19. To be considered, you must submit a 1,000 – to 2,000 - word handwritten essay explaining how you (or the person you are nominating) make a difference in the world around you and why you deserve to be recognized for these efforts.
Award Amount: $4,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students • Minimum age 14 • Opt-in to text messages Award Details: The Huntington Learning Center College Scholarship Sweepstakes is available to high school students who are 14 years of age and older. To be considered for this award, you must text a four - digit code to the sponsor and opt - in to text messages. Entrants who do not want to opt - in to text messages may submit a mail - in entry. Residents of Rhode Island are ineligible.
Award Amount: $100 - $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • 700 - 1,000 word essay Award Details: The Profile in Courage Essay Contest is open to high school students. To be eligible, you must submit a 700 - to 1000 - word essay that describes and analyzes an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917. GED students under the age of 20 may also apply.
Award Amount: $100 - $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • Create a 16" x 20" Poster Award Details: The Christophers High School Poster Contest is open to high school students. To enter, you must create a 16" x 20" poster that illustrates the idea that one person can change the world for the better, and includes the following statement: "You can make a difference." The poster concept, design, and any photos or artwork used must be the original work of the student entering the competition. Posters will be judged on overall impact, effectiveness in conveying the theme, originality, and artistic merit.
Award Amount: $10,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Minimum Age 14 Application Requirements: • Design an original greeting card Award Details: The Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest is open to students who are at least 14 years of age. To enter, you must submit an original design for a Christmas card, holiday card, birthday card, or all - occasion greeting card. All designs or photographs must be the original work of the applicant.
Award Amount: $2,500
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Engineering and geosciences Award Details:The Shell High School Senior Student Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who demonstrate an aptitude in mathematics and science. You must be planning to pursue a degree in geology, geophysics, physics, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, geophysical, mechanical or petroleum engineering to be eligible for this award.
Award Amount: Full-Tuition Award Details: The Posse STEM Program is open to high school seniors who are leaders in their schools and communities. You must be a Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or New York resident to be eligible to participate. Posse Scholars will receive leadership scholarships to attend Brandeis University, Bryn Mawr College, Middlebury College, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, or Texas A&M University. Nomination by a high school or community-based organization is required.
Award Amount: $20,000 - $25,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students • Under Age 20 Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The American Legion National Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students under 20 and are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. To be considered, you must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing citizens' duties and obligations to our government. A complete list of topics is available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives a $2,000
Pizza Hut Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: 9/5/25Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Ages 17 - 26 • 2.5 GPA Application Requirements: • Submit a 1,000 - word essay Award Details: The Pizza Hut Foundation Scholarship is available to students between the ages of 17 and 26. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. Recipients of this award must participate in a 14 - week mentorship program. A 1,000 - word essay is also required.
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Deadline: 9/15/25Award Amount: $250,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Ages 13-18 Application Requirements: • Submit a two - minute video Award Details: The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is available to students between the ages of 13 and 18. To take part in the challenge, you must create a two - minute video explaining a big idea in one of the following fields: physics, mathematics, or life sciences. Additionally, you must perform a peer-to-peer review of five other student submissions. Your film entry can take any form you like: animation, talking head, documentary, dramatic reconstruction, etc. Videos will be judged on engagement, illumination, creativity, and difficulty.
The Gates Scholarship
Deadline: 9/15/25Award Amount: Full-Tuition
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Financial Need • 3.3 GPA Award Details: The Gates Scholarship is available to African - American, American Indian / Alaska Native, Asian / Pacific Islander American, and / or Hispanic American high school seniors. You must have a minimum 3.3 GPA and be Pell - eligible to be considered for this award.
Fastweb's $1,250 Your Future is Now Sweepstakes
Deadline: 9/30/25Award Amount: $1,250
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Be a Fastweb member Application Requirements: • Answer one multiple-choice question Award Details: What's your scholarship application goal? Let us know for a chance to win a $1,250 scholarship! New semester, fresh start! Your future is now, and your finish line—whether high school graduation, trade school completion, or earning your college or advanced degree—is getting closer each day. To enter, you must be a Fastweb member. Answer a multiple-choice question—there's no wrong answer—and submit your entries daily through September 30, 2025.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Deadline: 9/30/25Award Amount: $20,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • 3.0 GPA Award Details:The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is open to high school seniors. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. Home - schooled students may also apply.
Atlas Class $1,000 Scholarship
Deadline: 9/30/25Award Amount: $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Minimum Age 14 Application Requirements: • Read the sponsor's book • Create an Instagram post Award Details: The Atlas Class $1,000 Scholarship is available to students who are 14 years of age or older. To be considered, you must post a photo or video holding your copy of How to Hack College on your Instagram account and in the caption, briefly answer the following question: "What was the most valuable thing you learned from How to Hack College."
Sustainability Essay Contest
Deadline: 10/17/25Award Amount: $1,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Junior or • High School Senior • 3.0 GPA Minimum Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The Sustainability Essay Contest is open to high school juniors and seniors. You must submit an essay on a sustainable construction - related topic and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered for this award.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition
Deadline: 10/31/25Award Amount: $35,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must record an original three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "How Are You Showing Patriotism and Support for Our Country?"
Elks Most Valuable Student Competition
Deadline: 11/12/25Award Amount: $1,000 - $7,500 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors Award Details:The Most Valuable Student Competition is open to high school seniors. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. Selection for this award is based on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Greenhouse Whole Person College Program
Deadline: 11/13/25Award Amount: $5,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Resident of Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, or North Carolina Award Details: The Greenhouse Whole Person College Program is open to high school seniors in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, and North Carolina. You must have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate a strong interest and commitment to the community to be considered for this award. You must also exhibit leadership, an ability to persevere through difficult circumstances, and demonstrate financial need.
Hagan Scholarship
Deadline: 12/1/25Award Amount: $15,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • 3.5 GPA Award Details: The Hagan Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must enroll at a participating four - year postsecondary institution and agree to work 240 hours from January 1 to September 1 prior to the start of the fall semester of each academic year.
G2 Overachievers Student Grant
Deadline: 12/15/25Award Amount: $15,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Honor Roll Student • Ages 13-19 Application Requirements: • Submit Handwritten Essay Award Details: The G2 Overachievers Student Grant is available to middle and high school honor roll students between the ages of 13 and 19. To be considered, you must submit a 1,000 – to 2,000 - word handwritten essay explaining how you (or the person you are nominating) make a difference in the world around you and why you deserve to be recognized for these efforts.
Huntington Learning Center College Scholarship Sweepstakes
Deadline: 12/31/25Award Amount: $4,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students • Minimum age 14 • Opt-in to text messages Award Details: The Huntington Learning Center College Scholarship Sweepstakes is available to high school students who are 14 years of age and older. To be considered for this award, you must text a four - digit code to the sponsor and opt - in to text messages. Entrants who do not want to opt - in to text messages may submit a mail - in entry. Residents of Rhode Island are ineligible.
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Deadline: 1/12/26Award Amount: $100 - $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • 700 - 1,000 word essay Award Details: The Profile in Courage Essay Contest is open to high school students. To be eligible, you must submit a 700 - to 1000 - word essay that describes and analyzes an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917. GED students under the age of 20 may also apply.
The Christophers High School Poster Contest
Deadline: 2/12/26Award Amount: $100 - $1,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students Application Requirements: • Create a 16" x 20" Poster Award Details: The Christophers High School Poster Contest is open to high school students. To enter, you must create a 16" x 20" poster that illustrates the idea that one person can change the world for the better, and includes the following statement: "You can make a difference." The poster concept, design, and any photos or artwork used must be the original work of the student entering the competition. Posters will be judged on overall impact, effectiveness in conveying the theme, originality, and artistic merit.
Create-a-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest
Deadline: 3/9/26Award Amount: $10,000
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • Minimum Age 14 Application Requirements: • Design an original greeting card Award Details: The Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest is open to students who are at least 14 years of age. To enter, you must submit an original design for a Christmas card, holiday card, birthday card, or all - occasion greeting card. All designs or photographs must be the original work of the applicant.
Shell High School Senior Student Scholarship
Deadline: 3/15/26Award Amount: $2,500
Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Seniors • Engineering and geosciences Award Details:The Shell High School Senior Student Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who demonstrate an aptitude in mathematics and science. You must be planning to pursue a degree in geology, geophysics, physics, chemical, civil, electrical, geological, geophysical, mechanical or petroleum engineering to be eligible for this award.
Posse STEM Program
Deadline: VariesAward Amount: Full-Tuition Award Details: The Posse STEM Program is open to high school seniors who are leaders in their schools and communities. You must be a Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or New York resident to be eligible to participate. Posse Scholars will receive leadership scholarships to attend Brandeis University, Bryn Mawr College, Middlebury College, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, or Texas A&M University. Nomination by a high school or community-based organization is required.
American Legion National Oratorical Contest
Deadline: VariesAward Amount: $20,000 - $25,000 Renewable: No Eligibility Requirements: • High School Students • Under Age 20 Application Requirements: • Submit Essay Award Details: The American Legion National Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students under 20 and are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. To be considered, you must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing citizens' duties and obligations to our government. A complete list of topics is available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives a $2,000
I'm a high school senior. Is it too late to apply for scholarships?
It's not too late to begin applying for scholarships in your senior year of high school. If you haven't started applying for scholarships regularly, you must jump right in and begin ASAP. Many 12th-grade students can begin feeling overwhelmed, so keep your mental health in mind. Start with small scholarship application goals you can achieve. As you progress and feel like you've established a solid scholarship application habit, challenge yourself by increasing your weekly or monthly application goal. Many successful scholarship applicants employ this technique to maximize their chances of receiving multiple applications. The more you apply for your senior year of high school, the better your chances of winning.What's the easiest scholarship to get?
If you have a hectic week, consider applying for easy-to-apply scholarships. Fastweb's Featured Scholarships are quick to apply for. Most of them you can apply for in less than five minutes, and many people consider them the easiest scholarships to get.What is a scholarship? What are the four types of scholarships?
Scholarships are a type of financial aid that is awarded to help students pay for college. They can be merit scholarships, essay scholarships, academic achievement-driven, or athletic. One of the most helpful aspects of scholarships is that winners do not have to pay them back like financial aid such as student loans do.You Might Also Like
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