t's time to break out that picture of you as a kindergarten graduate. Place it on the mantel as your reminder; you'll soon be attending 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—high school seniors class of 2023!
JUMP TO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023
Now, before you get too excited, you have a lot of work to do to ensure you attend college. Such as:
• Working on college applications and the college admission process
• Writing college admission essays
• Getting your recommendation letters ready
• Submitting your FAFSA in October
• Visiting your top-choice colleges
• Applying for college scholarships
Award Amount: $12,500
The Most Valuable Student Competition is open to high school seniors who are citizens of the United States. Selection for this award is based on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Award Amount: $1,000
National Scholarship Month is a great time to explore scholarships and to apply for each opportunity! Refine your scholarship application standards this November by picking a goal that works for you. Enter in three steps: 1. Be a Fastweb member. 2. Answer a multiple-choice question. There’s no wrong answer. 3. Submit your entry by November 30, 2022. Enter the sweepstakes daily!
Award Amount: $500
The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age. You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link. For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will be entered as a pair into the monthly drawing.
Award Amount: $2,500
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: Full-Tuition The Act Six Leadership Scholarship is available to high school seniors residing in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Portland, Salem, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima Valley, Chicago, and Indianapolis. To be considered, you must be interested in attending an Act Six partner college, and want to use your college education to make a difference as a leader on campus and at home.
Award Amount: $1,000 The Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship is available to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit an essay of between 600 and 800 words that describes a challenge you faced, how you overcame it, and how the experience affected you.
Award Amount: $10,000 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: $5,000 The WCF National Scholarship is available to high school seniors who are pursuing careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government. To be considered, you must submit a 300 - word essay stating why you chose a career in government service, including any inspiration derived from the leadership of George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware.
Award Amount: $1,000 The Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship is available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 140 - character statement that completes the following sentence: "Instead of spending time with technology, I'd rather..."
Award Amount: $10,000 The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition is available to students in grades K-12. You must work in a group of two to four students. Each team must select a technology, or an aspect of a technology, which is present in the home, school, or community, or any other technology relevant to their lives. They will explore what the technology does, how it works, and how, when, and why it was invented. The students must then project into the future what that technology could be like 10 or more years in the future and determine what scientific breakthroughs need to occur to make it a reality.
Award Amount: $25,000 The One for Two Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current college students. You must have a minimum 3.7 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Award Amount: Varies The Shari Simon Greenberg Community Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who show academic promise. You must live near a Simon mall or in a surrounding community, be a legal U.S. resident, and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award.
Award Amount: $20,000 The MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge is open to high school juniors and seniors. In this challenge, students will be given 14 continuous hours to solve an open - ended, realistic, applied math - modeling problem focused on a real - world problem. The challenge is entirely internet - based. Students choose which day they wish to work on challenge weekend. Each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five students.
Award Amount: $1,500 The Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be considered, you must submit an essay detailing your volunteer efforts to help animals in need, and how that involvement has changed your life or shaped your perceptions on the importance of animal welfare.
Award Amount: $5,000 The Flavorful Futures Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Award Amount: $10,000 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: $1,500 The Tzu Chi USA Scholars Program is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. To be considered, you must submit a two - page essay about Tzu Chi, based on information you've gathered from websites, publications, news articles, etc. Please explain what you've learned about Tzu Chi that inspires you and why.
Award Amount: $2,500
The Rover College Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. To be considered, you must submit a 400 - to 500 - word essay on the following topic: "How did growing up with a pet in your life (could be a friend's or family member's) impact the person you are today?"
Award Amount: $10,000 The #ScienceSaves High School Video Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be considered, you must create a 20 - to 30 - second video answering one of the following questions: "What has science done for me?" or "What has science done for somebody I know?" You must add #sciencesaves to your video to be eligible for this award.
Award Amount: $2500 The OppU Achievers Scholarship is available to high school and college students. To be considered, you must submit an essay of up to 500 words on the following topic: "Please tell us why you’re an achiever. How have you created opportunity for yourself? How have you created opportunity for others? Did you start a small business? Are you the founder of a community program? How did you overcome the odds and make your dreams - or the dreams of others - come true? Please include links to any relevant material that demonstrates your accomplishments." A minimum 3.0 GPA is also required.
Award Amount: $2,000 The George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest is open to high school students. You must submit an 800 - to 1200 - word essay discussing an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Essays will be judged on historical accuracy, clarity of thought, organization and proven topic, grammar and spelling, and documentation.
Award Amount: Full-Tuition The Posse STEM Program is open to high school seniors who are leaders in their schools and communities. You must be a resident of Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or New York 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.
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’ll need to jump right in and begin ASAP. Many 12th grade students can begin to feel overwhelmed, so keep your mental health top of 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 in 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?
Should you have an extremely busy week ahead, 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-based, essay-based, 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.College Scholarships for Class of 2023 High School Seniors
The scholarships listed below are the top 20+ college scholarships for high school seniors. Start applying for these today—conquer those scholarship application goals:Most Valuable Student Competition
Deadline: 11/14/22Award Amount: $12,500
The Most Valuable Student Competition is open to high school seniors who are citizens of the United States. Selection for this award is based on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Fastweb's National Scholarship Month Sweepstakes
Deadline: 11/30/22Award Amount: $1,000
National Scholarship Month is a great time to explore scholarships and to apply for each opportunity! Refine your scholarship application standards this November by picking a goal that works for you. Enter in three steps: 1. Be a Fastweb member. 2. Answer a multiple-choice question. There’s no wrong answer. 3. Submit your entry by November 30, 2022. Enter the sweepstakes daily!
November 2022 Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes
Deadline: 11/30/22Award Amount: $500
The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age. You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link. For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will be entered as a pair into the monthly drawing.
Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge
Deadline: 11/30/22Award Amount: $2,500
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.
Act Six Leadership Scholarship
Deadline: 11/30/22Award Amount: Full-Tuition The Act Six Leadership Scholarship is available to high school seniors residing in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Portland, Salem, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima Valley, Chicago, and Indianapolis. To be considered, you must be interested in attending an Act Six partner college, and want to use your college education to make a difference as a leader on campus and at home.
Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship
Deadline: 12/10/22Award Amount: $1,000 The Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship is available to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit an essay of between 600 and 800 words that describes a challenge you faced, how you overcame it, and how the experience affected you.
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Deadline: 1/13/23Award Amount: $10,000 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.
WCF National Scholarship
Deadline: 1/15/23Award Amount: $5,000 The WCF National Scholarship is available to high school seniors who are pursuing careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government. To be considered, you must submit a 300 - word essay stating why you chose a career in government service, including any inspiration derived from the leadership of George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware.
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Deadline: 1/30/23Award Amount: $1,000 The Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship is available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 140 - character statement that completes the following sentence: "Instead of spending time with technology, I'd rather..."
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition
Deadline: 1/31/23Award Amount: $10,000 The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition is available to students in grades K-12. You must work in a group of two to four students. Each team must select a technology, or an aspect of a technology, which is present in the home, school, or community, or any other technology relevant to their lives. They will explore what the technology does, how it works, and how, when, and why it was invented. The students must then project into the future what that technology could be like 10 or more years in the future and determine what scientific breakthroughs need to occur to make it a reality.
One for Two Scholarship
Deadline: 2/1/23Award Amount: $25,000 The One for Two Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current college students. You must have a minimum 3.7 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Shari Simon Greenberg Community Scholarship
Deadline: 2/15/23Award Amount: Varies The Shari Simon Greenberg Community Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who show academic promise. You must live near a Simon mall or in a surrounding community, be a legal U.S. resident, and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award.
MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
Deadline: 2/24/23Award Amount: $20,000 The MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge is open to high school juniors and seniors. In this challenge, students will be given 14 continuous hours to solve an open - ended, realistic, applied math - modeling problem focused on a real - world problem. The challenge is entirely internet - based. Students choose which day they wish to work on challenge weekend. Each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five students.
Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship
Deadline: 2/27/23Award Amount: $1,500 The Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be considered, you must submit an essay detailing your volunteer efforts to help animals in need, and how that involvement has changed your life or shaped your perceptions on the importance of animal welfare.
Flavorful Futures Scholarship
Deadline: 2/28/23Award Amount: $5,000 The Flavorful Futures Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Create-a-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest
Deadline: 3/2/23
Award Amount: $10,000 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.
Tzu Chi USA Scholars Program
Deadline: 3/31/23Award Amount: $1,500 The Tzu Chi USA Scholars Program is available to graduating high school seniors. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. To be considered, you must submit a two - page essay about Tzu Chi, based on information you've gathered from websites, publications, news articles, etc. Please explain what you've learned about Tzu Chi that inspires you and why.
Rover College Scholarship
Deadline: 5/1/23Award Amount: $2,500
The Rover College Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. To be considered, you must submit a 400 - to 500 - word essay on the following topic: "How did growing up with a pet in your life (could be a friend's or family member's) impact the person you are today?"
#ScienceSaves High School Video Scholarship
Deadline: 5/8/23Award Amount: $10,000 The #ScienceSaves High School Video Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be considered, you must create a 20 - to 30 - second video answering one of the following questions: "What has science done for me?" or "What has science done for somebody I know?" You must add #sciencesaves to your video to be eligible for this award.
OppU Achievers Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAward Amount: $2500 The OppU Achievers Scholarship is available to high school and college students. To be considered, you must submit an essay of up to 500 words on the following topic: "Please tell us why you’re an achiever. How have you created opportunity for yourself? How have you created opportunity for others? Did you start a small business? Are you the founder of a community program? How did you overcome the odds and make your dreams - or the dreams of others - come true? Please include links to any relevant material that demonstrates your accomplishments." A minimum 3.0 GPA is also required.
George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest
Deadline: VariesAward Amount: $2,000 The George S. and Stella M. Knight Essay Contest is open to high school students. You must submit an 800 - to 1200 - word essay discussing an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Essays will be judged on historical accuracy, clarity of thought, organization and proven topic, grammar and spelling, and documentation.
Posse STEM Program
Deadline: VariesAward Amount: Full-Tuition The Posse STEM Program is open to high school seniors who are leaders in their schools and communities. You must be a resident of Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, or New York 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.