College Scholarships for the Class of 2025 High School Seniors
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 2025! Apply for those scholarships for high school seniors to keep your education affordable.
Award Amount: $2,500
Award Details: Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow.
Award Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
Award Details: The New York Life Financial Empowerment Scholarship is available to high school juniors and seniors. To be eligible for this award, you must: 1. Have your parent register and share an access code with you. 2. Download the Zogo app and register with the access code. 3. Complete at least 25 learning modules in the Zogo app. 4. Submit an essay on the following topic: "What plans have you made to achieve your goals, and what challenges do you expect to encounter along the way? And if there's a financial dimension to this goal, how do you think you'll tackle that aspect of it?"
Award Amount: $1,000 Award Details: The RealtyHop Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500-word essay on the following topic: "Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life."
Award Amount: $1,000 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 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: 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 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 scholarship.
Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge
Deadline: 6/30/25Award Amount: $2,500
Award Details: Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow.
New York Life Financial Empowerment Scholarship
Deadline: 8/25/25Award Amount: $10,000 - $20,000
Award Details: The New York Life Financial Empowerment Scholarship is available to high school juniors and seniors. To be eligible for this award, you must: 1. Have your parent register and share an access code with you. 2. Download the Zogo app and register with the access code. 3. Complete at least 25 learning modules in the Zogo app. 4. Submit an essay on the following topic: "What plans have you made to achieve your goals, and what challenges do you expect to encounter along the way? And if there's a financial dimension to this goal, how do you think you'll tackle that aspect of it?"
RealtyHop Scholarship
Deadline: 8/31/25Award Amount: $1,000 Award Details: The RealtyHop Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500-word essay on the following topic: "Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life."
Sustainability Essay Contest
Deadline: 10/17/25Award Amount: $1,000 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 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?"
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 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 scholarship.
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 use this technique to ensure they get as many applications as possible. 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, work to submit easy-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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