November Scholarships

JOHN T. BELCHER SCHOLARSHIP

A $1000 annual scholarship is awarded to a student in each of Missouri School Boards' Association's 17 regions. Applicants are judged on the basis of academic performance, extracurricular activities and the quality of an essay. A statewide winner is selected from this group of regional winners and awarded an additional $1500.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 1st , 2025

Submit applications to Ms. Davidson by the deadline. The Board of Education will select one candidate during the December board meeting to move forward in the application process.

Visit https://www.mosba.org/o/msba/page/futurebuilders for more information

MSBA Student Belcher Scholarship Application 2025-2026.docx

Elks National Foundation - Most Valuable Student Scholarship

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Scholarship Amount: $1,000-$12,500 per year
Top finalist interview awards of up to $50,000

-Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply

-Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks

-High school graduates are not eligible to apply

-Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their application is submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify

-Plan to pursue a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a US college or university

DEADLINE: November 12th, 2025

All information about the contest is at https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/mvs.cfm

Machens Drives Education

Eligibility:

(a) Legal Missouri residents over the age of fifteen years old, at the time of applicant submission.

(b) Scheduled to enroll in an institution of post-secondary education during the 2024-2025 school year.

(c) Have a 3.0 grade point average, or the equivalent in any school or program that does not routinely issue grade point averages, at the time of submission of their application. Each student must nominate themselves, but have a school sponsor that can attest to their application for validity. Employees of Joe Machens Automotive Group and members of their families are not eligible to participate as sponsors or students. “Family” is defined as parents, step-parents, siblings, step-siblings, and the spouses of each of them.

Scholarships to be Awarded:

Joe Machens Automotive Group will award one Joe Machens Drives Education Scholarship each month between September 2023 and June 2024 for a total of nine (9) scholarship awards (each a “Scholarship”). Each Joe Machens Drives Education Scholarship will consist of exactly $2,500.00, which will be paid directly to the institution during the 2024-2025 academic school year. There is a limit of one (1) Joe Machens Drives Education Scholarship Award per family. Taxes of any type associated with the award of a Joe Machens Drives Education Scholarship are the sole responsibility of the awardee.

For more information visit this link -> https://www.machens.com/machens-drives-education

Deadline: November 15, 2025

Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program

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Scholarship Amount: up to $50,000 per year

-Plan to graduate from a U.S. high school in spring 2025

-Intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college beginning in fall of 2025

-Earn a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above

-Demonstrate unmet financial need (will consider applicants with family income up to $95,000)

DEADLINE: November 12th, 2025

Oratorical Contest - American Legion

THE AMERICAN LEGION, Department of Missouri, during this school year, again sponsors an Oratorical Contest for high school students in Missouri. The purpose of the contest is to develop knowledge and appreciation of the United States Constitution, the ability to think and speak clearly and critically, and the acceptance of the duties, responsibilities, rights, and privileges of American citizenship.

The contest meets guidelines of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and appears in the Advisory List of Contests and Activities, of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The Legion contest is a partner with the National Speech & Debate Association, the honor society for high-school students (formerly the National Forensic League).

DEADLINE: November 15th, 2025

All information about the contest is at http://www.missourilegion.org/oratorical

HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATION 1.doc

National Honor Society Scholarship

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To be eligible, a student must be:

A high school senior and/or expecting to receive a high school diploma during the current academic year.
An active member in good standing of a National Honor Society chapter, meeting all membership requirements and obligations of the local chapter.
An NHS student account holder, verified by the NHS chapter adviser.
Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. college or university, military institute, or trade school.

DEADLINE: November 24th, 2025

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