LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS - Our generous community provides many different scholarships for Huntley High School students. Class of 2026, please check this list periodically. Scholarships will be added as soon as they are available
MONEY FROM THE COLLEGE - The LARGEST amount of money you will get in scholarship money will come from the college itself.
Look at that colleges webpage (can google name of college followed by the word scholarships) look for the link that goes directly to their page
Automatic Scholarships are those that you are automatically considered for when you apply - KNOW THE DEADLINES
Competitive Scholarships are those that will have a separate application. It depends on the college, but some of these applications are due at the same time as your admission application and some are submitted after you have been accepted.
GOOGLE YOUR OWN - There are many things unique about you and when you combine them together, you may find scholarship money available. Search: City, State, Gender, Religion, Career interest(s), Ethnicity, Hobbies, family background, abilities, disabilities, parental background, sexual orientation, economic background, and other things like this you can think of. Then get organized! Keep track of scholarships you find in categories such as Individual Philanthropists, Fraternities and Sororities, Professional and Trade associations, corporations, local community organizations, churches, foundations etc. START SEARCHING NOW! Students can't do this alone, so build a team of people that will help. NEVER PAY for a scholarship search!
NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS - you may be eligible for... check them out below. NEVER PAY for a scholarship search! This list will be updated starting in August, when information starts coming to our attention.
Deadline: December 19, 2025
$1,000 (20 Awards)
Dr Juan Andrade Jr. Scholarship
Deadline: December 30, 2025
$2,500 (2 Awards)
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$10,000 (10 Awards)
Walsh / Di Tolla / Spivak Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$2,000 (1 Award)
Faith Based College Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$1,000 (1 Award)
Power of Resilience Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$2,000 (1 Award)
William B. Ruggles Journalism Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$2,500 (2 Awards)
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$2,500 (20 Awards)
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$8,000 (10 Awards)
Deadline: December 31, 2025
$1,000 (1 Award)
Conflict Conquerer Scholarship
Deadline: January 7, 2026
$3,000 (3 Awards)
VSA Playwright Discovery Program
Deadline: January 7, 2026
$2,000 (4 Awards)
Kennedy Center VSA Young Soloists Award
Deadline: January 7, 2026
$10,000 (4 Awards)
Deadline: January 7, 2026
$5,000 (80 Awards)
Deadline: January 9, 2026
$20,000 (8 Awards)
Deadline: January 9, 2026
$36,000 (15 Awards)
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards
Deadline: January 8, 2026
$1,000 (2 Awards)
Deadline: January 10, 2026
$10,000 (20 Awards)
Profile in Courage High School Awards
Deadline: January 12, 2026
$5,000 (31 Awards)
Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$2,500 (178 Awards)
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$40,000 (400 Awards)
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$10,000 (6 Awards)
Penguin Random House Scholarship
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$20,000 (500 Awards)
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$5,000 (12 Awards)
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$20,000 (2 Awards)
Dolly Parton Songwriters Award
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$20,000 (260 Awards)
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$15,000 (10 Awards)
Deadline: January 15, 2026
$1,500 (1 Award)
Lyons Aviation Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: January 17, 2026
$5,000 (20 Awards)
Naval Helicopter Association Scholarship
Deadline: January 24, 2026
$2,000 (2 Awards)
American Public Service Scholarship
Deadline: January 31, 2026
$1,000 (1 Award)
Deadline: January 31, 2026
$VARIES (14 Awards)
Daughters of American Revolution Academic Works
Deadline: January 31, 2026
$2,500 (2 Awards)
Madeline Pickett Cogswell Nursing Scholarship
Deadline: January 31, 2026
$8,000 (6 Awards)
Academy of Model Aeronautics Scholarships
Deadline: February 2, 2026
$2,500 (1 Award)
Words Create Worlds Scholarship
Deadline: February 5, 2026
$1,000 (2 Awards)
Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship
Deadline: February 9, 2026
000 (500 Awards)
Scholarships for Military Children
Deadline: February 11, 2026
$7,500 (24 Awards)
American Council of the Blind Scholarships
Deadline: February 14, 2026
$5,000 (5 Awards)
Joieful Connections Scholarship
Deadline: February 15, 2026
$1,500 (1 Award)
Breaking New Ground Scholarship
Deadline: February 18, 2026
$1,000 (15 Awards)
Blue Ocean High School Entrepreneurship Competition
Deadline: February 22, 2026
$1,000 (2 Awards)
BBJ Community Leadership Scholarship
Deadline: February 26, 2026
$1,000 (4 Awards)
National Parent Volunteer Association Scholarships
Deadline: February 28, 2026
$1,000 (1 Award)
Save Abandoned Babies
Deadline: March 1, 2026
$500 (3 Awards)
Science Without Borders Scholarship Challenge
Deadline: March 2, 2026
$2,500 (1 Award)
Deadline: March 2, 2026
$1,200 (84 Awards)
World of 8 BIllion Video Scholarship Contest
Deadline: March 4, 2026
$1,200 (1 Award)
Deadline: March 31, 2026
$3,500 (several Awards)
Tricoci University High School Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2026
$500 (1 Award)
Heavy Equipment Parts Express Scholarship
Deadline: April 1, 2026
$500 (1 Award)
Lift Parts Express Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2026
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH WEBSITES - You can search for more scholarships by using a National Scholarship Search Engine. NEVER PAY for a scholarship search!
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION TIPS
Teachers-please use school letterhead, what subject taught to the student/or position held, and a signature.
If a letter of recommendation is given out in the fall for college applications, please change the letter for scholarship application recommendation. It’s probably valuable to tell the student to come back later in the winter/spring for particular scholarship recommendations. It is rewarding to read the scholarship recommendations particularly addressed to the specific scholarship!
Students-please have computer generated responses. It has become very difficult to read those in pencil or pen. Please give your teachers time to give you good letters of recommendation. It is important to be able to see a match or connection between staff selected and future career choices whenever available. It was extremely easy to view activities in school and out when identified by years. Please know the difference between official and not official transcripts. For our scholarship, we need the 7th semester transcript which should then include all 7 semesters of courses and grades. It is your responsibility to make sure all materials are gathered and posted by the posted deadlines. Most important…apply for all scholarships that you are eligible for! Your odds are very good with the wonderful local scholarships being given out. Organizations want to help you financially in pursuit of further education/training.