Scholarships
Checkout the FWISD Scholarship Listings
HS Freshmen Opportunites
HS Freshmen Opportunities
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Ayn Rand's Anthem Essay Contest
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Kidguard for Education Scholarship Program - Open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit a personal essay, internet safety, bullying OR social media.
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Prudential Spirit of Community Award- Recognizes students for exemplary community service. Deadline Nov. 10
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We The Students Scholarship - The We the Students Essay Contest focuses on the principles of the Constitution and their relevance today. The Contest is open to all United States citizens or legal residents who are students who are no older than 19 and no younger than 14 as of the end of the Contest Period who (1) attend school in the United States, one of its territories or districts, or an American Armed Forces School Abroad, and (2) who are in grades 8 -12 attending public, private, religious, or charter schools, or (3) are enrolled in a GED or correspondence school program, or (4) are attending a home school program.
HS Sophomore Opportunities
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Ayn Rand's Anthem Essay Contest (8th, 9th, 10th, only)
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Kidguard for Education Scholarship Program - Open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit a personal essay, internet safety, bullying OR social media.
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Prudential Spirit of Community Award- Recognizes students for exemplary community service. Deadline Nov. 10
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We The Students Scholarship - The We the Students Essay Contest focuses on the principles of the Constitution and their relevance today. The Contest is open to all United States citizens or legal residents who are students who are no older than 19 and no younger than 14 as of the end of the Contest Period who (1) attend school in the United States, one of its territories or districts, or an American Armed Forces School Abroad, and (2) who are in grades 8 -12 attending public, private, religious, or charter schools, or (3) are enrolled in a GED or correspondence school program, or (4) are attending a home school program.
HS Junior Opportunities
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Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead Essay Contest (11th and 12th only)
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Collegeboard Opportunity Scholarship -multiple deadlines. Students may enter drawing every month for completion of different tasks.
Coolidge Scholars - Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are high school juniors and will enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate for the first time in the fall semester after HS graduation
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Fraternal Scholarship - Open to high school juniors and seniors who are members of the Catholic Order of Foresters.
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Hamilton Award - Award is open to high school juniors who are college bound with a strong record of community service and academic achievement. Student must have financial and/or personal need.
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Kidguard for Education Scholarship Program - Open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit a personal essay, internet safety, bullying OR social media.
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Prudential Spirit of Community Award- Recognizes students for exemplary community service. Deadline Nov. 10
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We The Students Scholarship - The We the Students Essay Contest focuses on the principles of the Constitution and their relevance today. The Contest is open to all United States citizens or legal residents who are students who are no older than 19 and no younger than 14 as of the end of the Contest Period who (1) attend school in the United States, one of its territories or districts, or an American Armed Forces School Abroad, and (2) who are in grades 8 -12 attending public, private, religious, or charter schools, or (3) are enrolled in a GED or correspondence school program, or (4) are attending a home school program.
HS Senior Opportunities
Sorted to be alphabetical order. Deadlines and website links vary. We try to keep this as up-to-date as possible but deadlines are subject to change and are controlled by the organization administering the scholarship. Fully read all rules, regulations, deadlines, entry requirements, etc. prior to applying. This is not an exhaustive list. This is simply a compilation of
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A+ Federal Credit Union Scholarships - For 2020, we’re awarding 50 students with $2,000 scholarships for a total of $100,000. Deadline 11:59 PM Monday, February 17, 2021.
ACS Scholars Program - ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply. Annual Deadline: March 1st.
Al's Formal Wear Scholarship - annual deadline: March 1st; opens in the fall
AES Engineering Scholarship - Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to a successful life. Scholarship is open to all majors.
AFA Teens for Alzheimer's Awareness College Scholarship - annual deadline: February 15th
Allied Van Lines Scholarship - Deadline December 15
Against the Grain Artistic Scholarship- Deadline May 31 2020
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program - Opens November 2020, most likely due January 2021
American Composers Forum - High School Composition Competition
American Indian Services Scholarship - has revolving deadlines based on start of term; can apply multiple times
American Institute of CPAs Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students - Annually opens December 1st, Due March 1st
American Legion Auxiliary - Department of Texas Education Scholarship
American Welding Society Scholarships - annually opens December 1st, closes March 1st
Association for Compensatory Educators of Texas - deadline in February
Asthma and Allergy Scholarship - deadline mid-December
Atlantic Housing Scholarship- Deadline September 30
Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship - Entries must be postmarked between Feb 1 and June 30.
Average to Extraordinary Scholarship - Scholarship is open to high school students from Texas. Applicant must share an experience that has changed his or her life, entrepreneurial goals, and their passions.
AXA Achievement Community Scholarship - Opens September 1st and will close either on December 14th or whenever 10,000 applications have been received
Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead Essay Contest (11th and 12 grades only)
Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest (12th, undergraduates only)
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Baer Reintegration Scholarship - Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Opens October
BigSun Athletics Scholarship (not just for school sponsored sports)
British American Foundation of Texas - application will open September 2020
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Carr P. Collins Scholarship - Baylor University
Catching the Dream Scholarship - Annual deadline 4/30 for Fall; 9/15 for Spring
Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies - Open to students who have a strong caddie record and excellent academics. Applicant must have completed their junior year of high school with above a B average. Applicant must plan to attend an institution with an Evans Scholars Program (list of institutions available on website).
Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship Program - Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are siblings of individuals who are in current treatment, have survived or passed away from pediatric childhood cancer.
Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Program - Scholarship is open to cancer survivors, age 25 and under, who are high school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Coach Chuck Cotton Scholarship - opens February 1st, closes April 30th
Coca-Cola Scholar Foundation - very competitive, you must put time and effort in to make sure your application is unique and stands out; opens annually in August
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Dell Scholars - annually opens October 1st with December 1st deadline; must be enrolled in an approved College Prep Program (AVID counts)
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards - opens annually in August
Discover Scholarship Sweepstakes - this one does not count for a grade in AVID as it is a sweepstakes but you're welcome to enter
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Elks National Foundation - scholarships open in the fall, August/September
Environmental Sustainability Scholarship - annually due March 1st
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FastWeb - this one will overload your e-mail inbox with opportunities. Pay attention to your sign-up e-mail subscription preferences when you register.
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Gates Scholars - Scholarship is open to exceptional, Pell-eligible, minority, high school seniors who are student leaders. Ideal candidates will have an outstanding academic record in high school (top 10% of graduating class), demonstrated leadership ability, and exceptional personal success skills.
Golden Eagle Coins Scholarship Program - Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation. All submissions must be uploaded no later than 11:59 pm PST on the 20th of each month. The submission window closes starting the 21st and will reopen on the 1st at 8:00 a.m.
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Horatio Alger Association Scholarship - Scholarship is open to high school seniors in the United States who demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income). Applicant must be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0. Deadline Oct. 26
Huntington’s College Scholarship Sweepstakes - this does not count for an AVID scholarship grade as it's a sweepstakes but you're welcome to enter on your own
Huntley Wealth Care Scholarship - Open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who have lost at least one parent and that parent either had no life insurance or were underinsured. Applicant must submit an article or video sharing their story about their loss and how it financially impacted their life.
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Illustrators of the Future Contest - Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.
Innovation in Education Scholarship - Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation. All submissions must be uploaded no later than 11:59 pm PST on the 20th of each month. The submission window closes starting the 21st and will reopen on the 1st at 8:00 a.m.
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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - opens annually in September and closes in November.
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Kidguard for Education Scholarship Program - Open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit a personal essay, internet safety, bullying OR social media.
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Legacy Awards Contest - Award is open to high school seniors who are children, step-children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, or legal wards of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2017, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2017.
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Military Child of the Year Award - Deadline: December 9, 2019
Money Metals Exchange Scholarship Program - Money Metals Exchange and the Sound Money Defense League will be awarding this scholarship to two incoming or current undergraduate students and two graduate students each year.
Most Valuable Student Scholarship -Deadline November 15
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O Captain, My Captain Scholarship Slam - Applicant must submit a poem on, “Who or what has had the greatest influence/impact on your life.”
Olin E. Teague Scholarship - Open to graduating high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and plan to pursue careers in the aerospace fields.
OppU Achievers Scholarship - Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to financial literacy.
oxyGEN 2020 Scholarship Program - Deadline February 28 at 11:59 pm ET.
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Pitch Yourself - Frontier Communications Scholarship - Due December 13
Pretty Photoshop Actions Scholarship Program - Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Photoshop.
Profile in Courage Essay Contest - Annually opens September 1st, Closes Mid-January
Prudential Spirit of Community Award- Recognizes students for exemplary community service. Deadline Nov. 10
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Questbridge Scholars - Program is open to high school seniors who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or students, regardless of citizenship, currently attending high school in the United States. Applicant must have primarily A’s in the most challenging courses available, be in the top 5-10% of their graduating class, and have strong standardized test scores (if taken). Finalists typically come from households earning less than $65,000 annually for a family of four, and often less. The program is only open for students considering one or more of Questbridge’s college partners (see website for details). Often finalists are first generation college students.
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Ron Brown Scholar Program - African American students
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Stokes Education Scholarship Program- Facilitates recruitment of HS Seniors majoring in computer science/ electrical engineering who has demonstrated skills critical to National Security Agency. Have opportunity to be NSA employee, while going to college full-time, recieve up to $30,000/yr for tuition and mandatory fees and year round salary. Click link, or call 1-866-NSA-HIRE. Deadline Nov. 15
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TCU STEM Scholars Program- Full-ride scholarship for student underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields. Facilitates recruitment of HS Seniors majoring in computer science/ electrical engineering who has demonstrated skills critical to National Security Agency. Have opportunity to be NSA employee, while going to college full-time, recieve up to $30,000/yr for tuition and mandatory fees and year round salary. Click link, or call 1-866-NSA-HIRE.
Texas State University - Freshmen Scholarships - The application deadline is December 15, prior to your first summer/fall semester.
Texas Telephone Association Scholarship - deadline is March
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United Heritage Community Scholarship - two $5,000 to high school seniors who best exemplify the credit union philosophy of "People Helping People"
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VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition - Open to students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States, its territories and possessions. Applicant must submit a 3-5 minute essay on this year’s theme; “Why My Vote Matters”
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We The Students Scholarship - The We the Students Essay Contest focuses on the principles of the Constitution and their relevance today. The Contest is open to all United States citizens or legal residents who are students who are no older than 19 and no younger than 14 as of the end of the Contest Period who (1) attend school in the United States, one of its territories or districts, or an American Armed Forces School Abroad, and (2) who are in grades 8 -12 attending public, private, religious, or charter schools, or (3) are enrolled in a GED or correspondence school program, or (4) are attending a home school program.
Wells Fargo Scholarship Program for People with Disabilities
Wendy’s High School Heisman Award - Open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in one of the 43 sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games or the National Federation of State High School Associations and sponsored by their school. Applicant must have a GPA of at least 3.0.
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Scholarship Databases
U.S. Department of Labor’s FREE scholarship search tool
Big Future - by The College Board
Collegeboard Opportunity Scholarship (11th & 12th grade)
FastWeb - this one will send you a lot of e-mail notifications, be sure you set your preferences accordingly
Rankin Foundation has a listing of opportunities, primarily for women
Unigo - this is a good starting place but has several "sweepstakes" style scholarships that only add you to junk mail lists - read carefully before giving your information
Scholarships for Undocumented Students
United We Dream DEEP Resources: Resources compiled by the Dream Educational Empowerment Program (DEEP). A great source for a variety of resources for undocumented and DACA/DREAMer students!
My Undocumented Life: Scholarship listings compiled by My Undocumented Life, a site that focuses on providing up-to-date information and resources for undocumented and DACA/DREAMer students.
The Dream.US: Resources primarily aimed at DREAMers, with many partner programs and organizations providing resources to the aforementioned students!
MALDEF: Resources provided by The Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America group. Note that this pdf is for the 2020-2021 school year, so some dates may be out-of-date.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Scholarship opportunities provided by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund for students that are either U.S. Citizens, Permanent Legal Residents, DACA, or Eligible Non-Citizens (as defined by FAFSA).
United We Dream: Website for United We Dream, an organization that seeks to empower students and individuals who classify as undocumented or DACA/DREAMer. Not specifically college-focused, but still a cool resource!
Vivir Latina: Scholarship opportunities compiled by Vivir Latina, an organization that seeks to empower women who classify as undocumented or DACA/DREAMer.
League of United Latin American Citizens: Scholarships focused more on Hispanic-Americans, with a smaller emphasis on undocumented students when compared to the previous resources.