Last updated 5/06/2024

Scholarship info below is placed in order by DEADLINE. Be sure to scroll all the way through when searching for all scholarship opportunities posted. Paper applications for some listings are available in the Walden Grove Counseling Office!

Ryan Yebba Memorial Mental Health Scholarship

• Eligibility: Any high school junior or senior who is interested in going into a mental health field may apply for this scholarship if they’re devoted to creating positive social change and progress in our schools.

• Amount: $18,450

• Winners: 1

• Application Deadline: May 10, 2024

• Scholarship link: https://bold.org/scholarships/ryan-yebba-memorial-mental-health-scholarship/

Deadline: May 10, 2024

BigSun Scholarship

The BigSun Organization is proud to be able to continue to help young athletes succeed in their academic pursuits. We are offering an annual scholarship to a deserving student. All student-athletes are eligible for this award, regardless of which sport they are participating in or what their capacity in that sport is.

• Amount: $500.00

• Application Deadline: Jun 19, 2024

The successful applicant will be a high school senior or be attending a post-secondary institute and currently involved in some sport at that institution or in the community.

Please visit our website at http://www.bigsunathletics.com to learn how to apply. Click the Link to Apply and for More Information! 

Deadline: June 19, 2024

Our Destiny Our Future Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school and undergraduate students are eligible to apply if they have experience volunteering or participating in non-profit work.

• Amount: $1,000

• Winners: 1

• Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024

• Scholarship link: https://bold.org/scholarships/our-destiny-future-scholarship/

Deadline: Jun 30, 2024

Cat Zingano Overcoming Loss Scholarship

• Amount: $10,000

• Eligibility: Any student who is fighting through their own loss of a close family member, legal guardian or loved one, and is in need of financial support for their education as they move forward.

• Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2024

• Scholarship link: https://bold.org/scholarships/cat-zingano-scholarship

Deadline: July 20, 2024

RaiseMe

    RaiseMe is the easiest way for high school students to earn scholarships for college starting in 9th grade! Colleges offer micro-scholarships for earning good grades, receiving an award, doing community service, taking the PSAT, visiting a college campus, etc. How much money will you automatically earn through RaiseMe??

    Sign up using the following link: https://www.raise.me/join/walden-grove-high-school.

Available All Year

L. Ron Hubbard

Welcome to the Writers of the Future

        L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new writers of science fiction and fantasy to have their work judged by some of the masters in the field and discovered by a wide audience. No entry fee is required and entrants retain all publication rights. Entries in this contest are adjudicated only by professional writers. 

    Prizes of $1,000, $750, and $500 cash are awarded every 3 months! The writer of the grand prize-winning story receives the L. Ron Hubbard Golden Pen Award and an additional $5,000 cash prize!

        Applicants may submit their original work (up to 17,000 words in length) of all types of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy. Poetry will not be considered in this contest. See the contest rules and details here: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/contest-rules-writers/. You must sign up at Enter the Writer Contest in order to submit your entry.

Available All Year

Horatio Alger Career and Technical Scholarship

    This Association reaches out directly to our nation's young people with a message of hope, opportunity, responsibility, and perseverance. This scholarship program provides financial assistance to students nationwide who have significant financial needs and have exhibited integrity and perseverance in overcoming personal adversity. The scholarships are given to deserving 500 students each year for the amount of $2,500 each.

    The HAA has 4 scholarship programs: State Scholarships, Career and Technical Scholarships, Targeted Scholarships, and National Scholarships. For more information and application, please visit Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs. Click "Learn More" for each scholarship program to read the application requirements and FAQs. https://horatioalger.org/career-technical-education-scholarships/

Eligibility Requirements

• Have completed high school (or earned high school equivalency credential) by July 1

• Plan to attend a not-for-profit post-secondary institution by September

• Exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete an associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma program

that will lead to employment

• Not be enrolled in pre-requisite courses

• Demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income OR Pell Grant eligibility are required)

• Be under the age of 35

• Be a United States citizen

Use this link https://horatioalger.org/career-technical-education-scholarships/

Available All Year