Looking ahead to college is exciting and you have a lot to look forward to – other than paying expensive college tuition, of course. Thankfully, there are plenty of scholarships for high school students out there! Whether you’re a high school freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, there are scholarships available right now.
We’ve listed some of our most popular scholarships for high school students below. These scholarships reward high school students, like you, who are looking to get help paying for college.
Apply for these top scholarships for high school students (and many more) on Fastweb today!
Note: To help you better organize your college scholarship search, please note that the following scholarships for high school students are listed according to deadline, with the earliest deadline appearing at the top of the page. Deadlines that vary will appear at the bottom of the list.
Available to: Ages 15-21
Award Amount: $100,000
The Penny For A Free Ride Sweepstakes is open to students between the ages of 15 and 21. You must submit a photo of demonstrating a tire tread depth test with a penny or a tire pressure test using a pressure gauge and tag #pennyforafreeride and @MichelinUSA in order to be considered for this award. Photos can be posted on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
Learn more about the Penny For A Free Ride Sweepstakes.
Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000
The Final Fantasy Fan Scholarship is open to current college students. You must be a passionate Final Fantasy gamer and submit a short essay of five paragraphs or less on your relationship with Final Fantasy games in order to be considered for this award. Learn more about the Final Fantasy Fan Scholarship.
Available to: High School Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $50,000 & Other Prizes Course Hero is giving away $85k worth of prizes to college students this fall! Enter now to win one of 10 free MacBook Pros and be eligible for the $50k cash grand prize to help you pay for school. Get more information on the Course Hero $85k Sweepstakes.
Available to: High School Juniors through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $10,000 ScholarshipPoints will award a $10,000 scholarship to one lucky member this quarter. All you have to do to become eligible is become a ScholarshipPoints member and log in. It's simple, fun, and completely free! Get more information on the ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship.
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $20,000 The Gucci Changemakers X CFDA Scholars By Design Program is open to diverse graduating high school seniors who plan to study fashion design at an accredited four-year undergraduate college or university. Learn more about the Gucci Changemakers Scholarship Program.
Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000 The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship is open to current high school seniors who are currently enrolled in or who have completed an advanced placement computer science course or who have taken an advanced placement computer science test, be planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate program majoring in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or other computer related field of study and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to be considered for this award. Get more information on the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.
Available to: High School Freshmen through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $15,000 The first year after a teen gets their license is one of the most dangerous years of their life. That's why Discovery Education and Toyota created the TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which encourages high school students across the country to send a powerful message to fellow teens about the dangers of driving distracted, by creating a 30-60 second video public service announcement. Videos will be judged and the top 10 entries will win cash prizes up to $15,000. This year, there are more chances than ever to win! In addition to the cash prizes, up to 51 state merit prize packs with items valued at up to $300 will be awarded. Get more information on the $15,000 TeenDrive365 Video Challenge.
Top College Scholarships for High School Students
Penny For A Free Ride Sweepstakes
Deadline: 12/03/19Available to: Ages 15-21
Final Fantasy Fan Scholarship
Deadline: 12/15/19Available to: College Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: $1,000
The Final Fantasy Fan Scholarship is open to current college students. You must be a passionate Final Fantasy gamer and submit a short essay of five paragraphs or less on your relationship with Final Fantasy games in order to be considered for this award. Learn more about the Final Fantasy Fan Scholarship.
Course Hero $85k Sweepstakes
Deadline: 12/15/19Available to: High School Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $50,000 & Other Prizes Course Hero is giving away $85k worth of prizes to college students this fall! Enter now to win one of 10 free MacBook Pros and be eligible for the $50k cash grand prize to help you pay for school. Get more information on the Course Hero $85k Sweepstakes.
ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship
Deadline: 12/15/19Available to: High School Juniors through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: $10,000 ScholarshipPoints will award a $10,000 scholarship to one lucky member this quarter. All you have to do to become eligible is become a ScholarshipPoints member and log in. It's simple, fun, and completely free! Get more information on the ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship.
Gucci Changemakers Scholarship Program
Deadline: 12/31/19Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $20,000 The Gucci Changemakers X CFDA Scholars By Design Program is open to diverse graduating high school seniors who plan to study fashion design at an accredited four-year undergraduate college or university. Learn more about the Gucci Changemakers Scholarship Program.
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Deadline: 1/17/20Available to: High School Seniors through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $10,000 The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship is open to current high school seniors who are currently enrolled in or who have completed an advanced placement computer science course or who have taken an advanced placement computer science test, be planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate program majoring in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or other computer related field of study and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to be considered for this award. Get more information on the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.
$15,000 TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
Deadline: 2/26/20Available to: High School Freshmen through College Freshmen
Award Amount: $15,000 The first year after a teen gets their license is one of the most dangerous years of their life. That's why Discovery Education and Toyota created the TeenDrive365 Video Challenge, which encourages high school students across the country to send a powerful message to fellow teens about the dangers of driving distracted, by creating a 30-60 second video public service announcement. Videos will be judged and the top 10 entries will win cash prizes up to $15,000. This year, there are more chances than ever to win! In addition to the cash prizes, up to 51 state merit prize packs with items valued at up to $300 will be awarded. Get more information on the $15,000 TeenDrive365 Video Challenge.
