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Scholarships for High School Juniors

NO Bull Sports Scholarship

  • Eligibility: Applicant must be a deserving female high school sophomore, junior, or senior who will be pursuing an athletic endeavor in college, maintain a cumulative un-weighted GPA of at least 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) during your high school career.  
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Application Deadline: The First Quarter application deadline is March 1st, Yearly, Second Quarter is June 1st, Yearly, Third Quarter is September 1st, Yearly, and Fourth Quarter is December 1st Yearly.  
  • Scholarship link:  https://worldscholarshipforum.com/no-bull-sports-scholarship/#google_vignette

Carson Scholars 

  • Eligibility: Students must be enrolled in grades 4-11 at an accredited school in the United States. Must exemplify academic excellence (minimum 3.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale for current year report card). Students must display strong humanitarian qualities and community service above and beyond what is required in school. Only one student per school may be nominated. A 650 minimum, 750 maximum word essay is required.   
  • Amount: $1,000 
  • Application Deadline: December 2, 2024
    Scholarship link:  Carson Scholars Application

Coolidge Scholarship

  • Eligibility: The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. Applicants must intend to enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate for the first time in fall 2026, and must be citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America.  
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  • Application Deadline: December 11, 2024
  • Scholarship link: https://coolidgescholars.org/

Free Speech Essay Contest

  • Eligibility: Open to juniors and seniors in U.S. high schools, including home-schooled students, as well as U.S. citizens attending high school overseas. Students must submit an essay between 700 and 900 words on the provided topic found on their website.
  • Amount:  $500-$10,000
  • Application Deadline: TBA
  • Scholarship link: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/free-speech-essay-contest 
     

Navy ROTC Scholarship

  • Eligibility: Current juniors in high school that are 17 years old by September 1st of the first day of college. Cannot be older than 23. Complete high school/equivalent certificate, take the ACT or SAT test prior to deadline and receive at least the minimum scores of ACT combined math and English = 47 with no less the 21-math and 22-english. SAT combined math + verbal/critical reading=1200 with no less than 540-math & 550-verbal/critical reading. Juniors can attend one full year of college (that has an approved ROTC Program) paid in full without any obligation to commission with the Navy. After the first year of college, applicants will be commissioned for four years with the Navy. Click on the title to apply.
  • Amount: $200,000  
  • Application Deadline: December 31st (annually) 
  • Scholarship link: yhttps://www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/Naval-Service-Training-Command/NROTC/Requirements/
     

"A Daring Path" No-Essay Scholarship


Project Yellow Light Scholarship Competition-Billboard

  • Eligibility:  Competition is open to high school juniors and seniors and current undergraduate students. Applicants must design a billboard advertisement to warn their peers of the dangers of texting and driving. 
  • Amount:  Up to $2,000
  • Application Deadline: March 1 (annually) 
  • Scholarship link: https://projectyellowlight.com/ 

Horatio Alger National Scholarship

  • Eligibility: Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States, exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution), demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required), be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and, be a United States citizen. 
  • Amount:  $25,000
  • Application Deadline: TBA   
  • Scholarship link:  https://horatioalger.org/scholarships-and-services/undergraduate-scholarships/

Horatio Alger State Scholarship

  • Eligibility: Be enrolled full time as a high school junior in the United States, exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a bachelor’s degree at an accredited non-profit public or private institution in the United States (students may start their studies at a two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution), demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income is required), be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0; and be a United States citizen.
  • Amount:  $10,000
  • Application Deadline: TBA
  • Scholarship link:  https://horatioalger.org/scholarships-and-services/undergraduate-scholarships/

 
Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest

E-Waste Scholarship

  • Eligibility:  Applicants must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior. Complete the application form including a 140-character message about e-waste. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste. 
  • Amount: $1,000
    Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
  • Scholarship link: https://www.digitalresponsibility.org/ewaste-scholarship 


Sandra West ALS Foundation Scholarship

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High School Junior Scholarship

  • Eligibility:  Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States or international students with a valid visa who are high school juniors in the Class of 2024.
  • Amount:  $500
  • Application Deadline: TBA 
  • Scholarship link:  https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarship/high-school-junior-scholarship/

Raquel Merlini Pay it Forward Scholarship


Cat Zingano Overcoming Loss Scholarship

  • Eligibility: Any student who is fighting through their own loss of a close family member, legal guardian or loved one, and is in need of financial support for their education as they move forward may apply to this scholarship.
  • Amount: $10,000
  • Winners: 1
  • Application Deadline: TBA
  • Scholarship link: https://bold.org/scholarships/cat-zingano-scholarship/

 

 

NROTC Scholarship

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  • Citizenship: Applicants must be U.S. citizens by birth, naturalization, or in the process of obtaining citizenship (proof required).
    Age: Applicants must be 17 by September 1 of the year entering college and under 23 by December 31 of that year. Candidates must not reach their 27th birthday before December 31 of their commissioning year. Age waivers may apply for prior active-duty service, up to 36 months.
    Education: Applicants must hold or expect a high school diploma or equivalent by August 1 of their NROTC start year.
    Commitment: Applicants must be willing, and have no moral obligations nor personal convictions, to bearing arms in order to uphold the Constitution of the United States.
    College Eligibility: First-year college students at non-NROTC schools may apply for the National Scholarship, while those at NROTC schools should consult with their NROTC unit for alternative pathways to commissioning.
    Military Service Obligation (MSO): Recipients serve eight years, with a minimum of five years active duty for Navy option or four years for Nurse option scholarships. If selected for the PREMED program, additional service obligations apply beyond the required five years for Navy option. See the PREMED page for more detailed information.
    School Admission: Scholarship recipients must list five NROTC college choices in their application and must be admitted to at least one. Placement change requests are permitted if capacity allows. If a scholarship recipient does not gain admission to any of the schools listed on their application, they must work with the NROTC Placement Office to find a school within the NROTC network with available admission and unit capacity.
  • Website: https://www.netc.navy.mil/Commands/Naval-Service-Training-Command/NROTC/Prospective-Midshipmen/NROTC-Apply-Now/General-Applicant-Requirements/