December Deadlines
Hagan Scholarship
Requirements:
1. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
2. Must attend a traditional public high school located in the U.S. that is governed by a school district.
3. Must have achieved a 3.50 Cumulative Grade Point Average.
4. Must enroll at an Eligible Four-Year College or University the first semester following high school graduation.
5. Must maintain a four year or less graduation schedule in college.
6. Must work 240 hours from January 1, 2024 until commencement of the 2024 fall semester in college. Work can be performed at recipient discretion. Work must be regularly scheduled employment performed under supervision for compensation. Most recipients work during the summer months. However, all paid employment counts, including part-time employment during this time period.
7. Applicant’s Adjusted Gross Household Income reported for 2022 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $85,000. “Household Income” is defined as the total income received by all members of a household living under the same roof.
8. Applicants selected as Finalists in early 2024 must provide a copy of their FAFSA SAR.
9. Must apply for Federal and State grants if eligible.
10. Must not have a felony conviction.
Application: Hagan Scholarship Application
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester
Due Date: December 1, 2023
Seed Scholars Program in Partnership with Yale Women in Economics
Requirements:
Current High School Junior/Class of 2025
Attend a Public or Catholic School
Identify as a female student of color (African American, Asian American, Latino, or Native American)
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 and above
Low to moderate household income (not to exceed $125,000)
Application: Seed Scholars Program Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 1, 2023
UOP Powell Scholarship
Requirements:
A cumulative high school GPA of 3.7 or higher (on an unweighted 4.00 scale)
Undertaken a rigorous academic curriculum - Honors, AP, and/or IB courses
Demonstrated superior leadership skills in two or more areas, including but not restricted to student government, community service, cultural groups, research or creative activities
Combined SAT Critical Reading and Math score of at least 1350 or ACT composite score of at least 30
Application: UOP Powell Scholarship
Amount: $42,000
Due Date: December 1, 2023
Ron Brown Scholar Program (RBSP)
Requirements: Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be Black/African American, US citizens or permanent residents, and a current high school senior at the time of their application.
Application: Ron Brown Scholar Program Application
Amount: $40,000
Due Date: December 1, 2023
Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers
Requirements:
an undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or a university; or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment.
pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools.
showing promise of success in their studies, and
a citizen of the United States of America.
Application: Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers
Amount: $2,000
Due Date: December 1, 2023
Your Time to Climb Scholarship
Requirements:
You must be a high school senior on track to graduate or a college student enrolled in an accredited four-year university/college, or currently enrolled in a two-year college and planning to transfer to a four-year university/college upon completion.
You have earned, or will earn your high school diploma this calendar year.
You have maintained a 3.0 or higher GPA.
You are a U.S. Citizen or hold Permanent Residency status. DACA recipients are welcome to apply.
You must complete all entry fields on the application for the scholarship. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Entries that do not meet the word count requirement will not be considered.
Application: Your Time to Climb Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,000
Due Date: December 1, 2023
Right to Trial Scholarship
Requirements: Applicants for this scholarship must be EITHER high school seniors accepted to a college or university (graduating summer 2023) OR students who are currently enrolled in a college or university (beginning fall semester 2023).
Application: Right to Trial Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Due Date: December 1, 2023
National Space Club Scholarship
Requirements:
The applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
The scholarship is open to seniors in high school through graduate students.
The applicant must have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university to follow a course of study to pursue a career in the STEM field, with a preference for those with space related interests.
The applicant can only use the $10,000.00 scholarship towards tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year.
The applicant must not have previously spoken at the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner.
The applicant may apply for any of the scholarships offered by the National Space Club and Foundation (Olin E Teague Scholarship and/or Keynote Scholarship) in the same year, but may only win one in the same year.
Application: National Space Club Scholarship
Amount: $10,000
Due Date: December 4, 2023
Smittcamp Family Honors College Presidents
Requirements:
Minimum 3.8 high school GPA
Ranking in the top 10 percent of your high school graduating class
Combined SAT score of 1200 or ACT average score of 27
Plan to attend CSU Fresno
Application: Smittcamp Family Honors College
Amount: TBD
Due Date: December 14, 2023
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship & Internship
Requirements:
Are a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Employment Authorized to work in the United States.
Are a high school senior in the U.S. who is currently enrolled in or who have completed a high school or college dual degree course where computer science, engineering, or robotics is the subject.
Students who have not taken this course can opt-in to take an assessment offered by Amazon.
Be planning to attain a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, or other computer science related field of study from an accredited 4-year college or from a 2-year college with the intent to transfer to a 4-year college.
Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.3 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
Demonstrate financial need.
Application: Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship & Internship
Amount: $40,000
Due Date: December 15, 2023
Branch Out Scholarship
Requirements:
Applicants must submit a personal essay via email.
Applicant must be a student enrolled in a United States university pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or must be a senior in high school.
Students must have at least a 2.5 GPA and the winner must provide proof of GPA.
Application: Branch Out Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Due Date: December 15, 2023
Burger King Scholars Program
Requirements:
The BURGER KING℠ Scholars program assists employees, employees' spouses or domestic partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $40 million in scholarships to more than 36,000 students. Last year alone, $4 million in scholarships were awarded to nearly 3,000 deserving students.
Integrity, high standards, entrepreneurial spirit, good citizenship and education were the values that defined BURGER KING® brand co-founder James W. McLamore. It was those values that helped realize a dream and it is those same values that are the core of the BURGER KING℠ McLamore Foundation, which will continue to build on his legacy and his commitment to education.
Application: Burger King Scholars Application
Amount: $50,000
Due Date: December 15, 2023
Overachievers Student Grant
Requirements:
Participants must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia that have reached the age of majority in his or her state of residence at the time of submitting a nomination. Participant must nominate someone with whom the Participant is personally acquainted, and Participant must have Nominee's permission to submit the nomination. Participants may nominate themselves as a Nominee; however, each Participant may submit only one (1) nomination.
Application: Overachievers Student Grant Application
Amount: $15,000
Due Date: December 15, 2023
Interstellar Research Group Scholarships
Requirements: Applicants for the undergraduate scholarships must be high school seniors or present undergraduates in the United States and its territories who plan to pursue their first undergraduate degree in any related field related to interstellar travel missions and establishing successful civilizations at any accredited, four-year American college or university. Applicants for the graduate scholarship must be full-time college or university students majoring in field related to interstellar travel missions and seeking a graduate degree (e.g. MS, EngD, JD, non-exclusive) from an accredited college or university in the United States.
Application: Interstellar Research Groups Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,500
Due Date: December 15, 2023
NACME Scholarships
Requirements: To be eligible for any of the NACME administered scholarships students must either be a high school senior, within one year of graduating from high school, or matriculating at a community college with the intent to pursue an engineering or computer science program at a NACME Partner Institution, or be currently matriculating in an engineering or computer science program at a NACME Partner Institution, a US citizen or permanent resident, and meet the minimum GPA requirements of the relevant scholarship. NACME's mission is to increase representation of Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic-American and Native/American Indian in the fields of engineering and computer science.
Application: NACME Application
Amount: $5,000
Due Date: December 16, 2023
Equitable Excellence Scholarship
Requirements:
Be current high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.
Be a United States citizen or legal resident living or claiming residency in one of the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico.
Be willing to provide a release to publicize their identities and information about their achievements along with photographs for use in Program promotion/information.
Application: Equitable Excellence Scholarship Application
Amount: $20,000
Due Date: December 18, 2023
Second Chance Foundation Scholarship
Requirements:
Our scholarship is open to any current high school senior, college student, or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled in a vocational program or two to five year post-secondary institution for the 2024 Spring semester.
Employees of The Umansky Law Firm Criminal Defense & Injury Attorneys, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.
Application: Second Chance Foundation Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2023
CC Bank's Young Scholars Scholarship
Requirements:
A) Applicants must be under the age of 30.
B) Applicants must be U.S residents.
C) Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
D) At the time of the scholarship award, the applicant must be enrolled at an academic institute.
Application: CC Bank's Young Scholars Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 31, 2023
SkillPointe Foundation Scholarship for Technical/Vocational Training
Requirements: The SkillPointe Foundation is awarding multiple $1,000 scholarships every quarter for individuals pursuing technical/vocational training in construction, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and other fields.
The SkillPointe Foundation’s mission is to ensure everyone has access to training to become a skills-based professional. This scholarship is open to everyone 17 years of age or older, of any ethnicity and educational background. U.S. citizens or legal residents, whose course of study or training program includes technical school, vocational school, or community college, are encouraged to apply. This scholarship is exclusively for individuals wishing to gain a certificate, credential, or 2-year degree.
Application: SkillPointe Foundation Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2023
Home Depot: Path to Pro Scholarship
Requirements:
To be considered, you must:
Be a high school senior, high school graduate or have a GED equivalent.
Plan to enroll, or be enrolled, in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States.
Not be an employee or dependent of an employee of the The Home Depot. Employees of The Home Depot and their dependents are eligible to apply for a scholarship from The Homer Fund.
Focused on Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, or Construction Management
Application: Home Depot: Path to Pro Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 31, 2023
Power of Resilience Scholarship
Requirements: To be eligible for The Power of Resilience Scholarship, applicants should be in either high school or college (undergraduate or graduate program) and must show good academic standing with a GPA of at least 3.0. The scholarship recipient will have made clear their interest in the power of personal resilience when in crisis.
Application: Power of Resilience Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2023