Scholarship Information
Local Scholarship Information and Timeline
The Local Scholarship Application becomes active in February of a student's senior year. The application closes in March and scholarship and award decisions are released the week prior to graduation. Thanks to the generosity of many local businesses, organizations, families, committees, and individuals, there are over 80 scholarships covered by this application. We hope all seniors consider applying for the scholarship(s) where they fit the scholarship description(s).
For greater details on applying to the Local Scholarships, please see below.
Running List of other Scholarship opportunities can be found here.
Scholarship Resources/Databases
https://studentscholarships.org/
Common App Scholarship Search (can use once you've completed your first application)
NEBHE's Tuition Break, formerly known as the Regional Student Program (RSP), enables thousands of New England residents to enroll at out-of-state New England public colleges and universities at a discounted tuition rate (so it is not really a "scholarship").
NEBHE’s Tuition Break program, the New England Regional Student Program (RSP), provides significant tuition savings to residents of the six New England states when they enroll at out-of-state public colleges and universities within New England and pursue approved programs.
Eligibility for the RSP Tuition Break varies by state and by institution. For more information, visit Tuition Break-New England Board of Higher Education
Questbridge National College Match program - Are you a low-income high school senior who has excelled academically, but feels that the nation’s best colleges are financially out of reach? The QuestBridge National College Match can be your pathway to a top college. Through this college and scholarship application process, you can apply for free to the nation’s best colleges and be considered for early admission and a full four-year scholarship.
Local NHS Scholarship Information (2-1-23)
Hello Seniors!
Thanks to the generosity of many local businesses, organizations, families, committees, and individuals, there are over 80 scholarships available using our local scholarship application.
The Local Scholarship Application link will become active on Friday, Feb 3rd. The scholarship application link will close on March 6th (all submissions due by midnight on the 6th). We hope all seniors consider applying for the scholarship(s) where they fit the scholarship description(s).
From the above link you may refer to the Scholarship tab on the left for details regarding the criteria and amounts for each scholarship. Please note that award descriptions are also listed (noted with an early deadline) even though you don't directly apply for them.
Steps to complete the local application and apply for scholarships:
Answer all required questions in the APPLICATION TAB and hit 'submit application'. Even though you hit 'submit', you can update information in the application up until the time the application closes.
After hitting 'submit application', refer to the SCHOLARSHIP TAB and DASHBOARD to choose the individual scholarships you intend to apply for. The 'apply' button next to the scholarship will be active for any scholarship where you meet the basic qualifications. For any scholarships that require an essay, recommendation(s), or other task in order to apply, you'll need to complete the listed Follow Up tasks (noted in the dashboard).
For scholarships that require recommendation(s), input the requested contact information for the recommender. You are allowed to request teacher and/or counselor recommendations already on file. To do so, you would submit the recommendation request to Mr Grannan (will_grannan@needham.k12.ma.us), School Counselor and Scholarship Chairperson.
As you complete this application, please note that a number of the questions are asked to determine if you meet the criteria for certain scholarships. Depending on your answers, you may or may not meet the specific qualifications and may be ineligible for certain scholarships. In each scholarship description you will be able to see the qualifications needed.
You can return to this application as many times as you wish, up until the time the application closes.
The scholarship application will close on March 6th. All scholarships will be awarded/announced the week prior to Graduation.
Reach out to the Scholarship Chair, Will Grannan (will_grannan@needham.k12.ma.us), with any questions.