Scholarships

There are over $49 billion dollars in grants and scholarships to help you pay for college. They are offered from schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations. A scholarship might cover the entire cost of your tuition, or it might be a one-time award of a few hundred dollars. Some scholarships for college are merit-based. You earn them by meeting or exceeding certain standards set by the scholarship-giver. Merit scholarships might be awarded based on academic achievement or on a combination of academics and a special talent, trait, or interest. Other scholarships are based on financial need. 

Naviance is a great tool to use to search for scholarship opportunities. EHS students should log into their Naviance account and go to the Scholarships tab. There, students will be able to search the database by a variety of filters.

Below are some additional resources for scholarship searches:

Search Engines and Scholarship Programs

• American Indian College Fund – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.

• American Indian Graduate Center & AIGCS - The largest scholarship providers to Native students in the United States, awarding $15 million in scholarships annually and more than $200 million since inception. For almost 50 years, AIGC has funded students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in any field of study at any accredited institution of choice, working with over 500 tribes in all 50 states.

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

• Cappex – A free website where you can learn which colleges want you, before you apply and learn about more than $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.

• CashCourse – Information that helps college students stay financially informed.

• Chegg – A place to connect with scholarships and learn about colleges.

• The College Board Opportunity Scholarships - The program guides juniors and seniors through the college planning process and offers the chance to earn scholarships, from $500 to $40,000, for every action that students complete.

• Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation – Educational and scholarship opportunities for students of all levels.

• Dell Scholars Program – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a definite need for financial assistance.

• Fastweb – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.

• Girl Friends Fund Scholarship - $1,500 renewable for four academic years. Requirements: African-American student with demonstrated need, 3.0 GPA or higher, US citizen, attend a 4-year accredited institution of higher education. Deadline: Monday, Feb. 17th, 2025

• Going Merry - A free, one-stop scholarships platform. It matches you with scholarships and then helps you apply directly. It has both local and national scholarships and you can bulk-apply for multiple scholarships, which share similar essay prompts, using one application.

• HS Finder (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) – Scholarship information for Latino students.

• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - A national scholarship provider dedicated to advancing the education of promising students who have financial need. Open to high-achieving high school seniors who seek to attend and graduate from some of the nation's best four-year college and universities.

• KnowHow2GO – Complete information on college prep, whether in middle school or seniors.

• The NSHSS Foundation - The NSHSS Foundation fosters the growth of students pursuing the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), business, economics, public policy, and environmental science and sustainability fields. The NSHSS Foundation connects young scholars with additional opportunities to advance their education, personal growth and career interests.

• Peerlift - Proven scholarships, internships, summer programs, and more gathered by fellow students like you. (Founded by a team of 2017 Coca-Cola Scholars!) Learn more about the creation of Peerlift.

• Reagan Foundation Scholarships - Scholarship opportunities for outstanding student leaders.

• Scholar Snapp - A free, simple to use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information - including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. - from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.

• Scholarships.com– A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.

• Scholarship America – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search.

• Scholly – A mobile app that provides students with a fast and simple way to find scholarships for college. (Created by Christopher Gray, a Coca-Cola Scholar!)

• Thurgood Marshall College Fund – Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

• UNCF – Awards 10,000 students each year through 400 scholarship and internship programs so that students from low- and moderate-income families can afford college tuition, books and room and board.

2025/26 Hagen Scholarship
Helping students graduate debt-free.
Deadline to apply 03/15/2025

Application Link

The Wallin Scholarship

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