10 Scholarships For High School Seniors

The first scholarship for high school seniors on our list is from Elks National Foundation. The Foundation offers a scholarship program to 500 high school seniors every year to fund their college or four-year undergraduate level. The scholarship offers up to $12,500 per year for four years.

The eligibility criteria and requirements for securing the scholarship are fairly easy but the competition is high. It is only available to high school seniors who are yet to graduate, they must be US citizens, and they must know the English language if it is not their mother tongue.

The seniors must enroll in full-time programs in college and the institution must be accredited.

This scholarship is awarded to high school seniors interested in pursuing government jobs in the future. The scholarship awards range from $500 to $5,000 and it is awarded one time for one year to 31 students. Recipients must attend the scholarship award ceremony in Pennsylvania to get the scholarship.

The requirement criteria for receiving this award include the desire of the applicant to work in government services. The applicant must be a high-school senior, they must be a United States citizen, and they must submit an essay in less than 300 words about their motivation for working in government services.

One of the biggest scholarships available to high school seniors, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards $20,000 scholarships to 150 students annually and spends around $3.5 million annually in scholarships alone.

However, this scholarship award might get a little competitive as it is purely based on academic success, extracurricular activities, and leadership qualities leaving less room for making your application stand out from the rest.

Furthermore, the applicants must not be children or grandchildren of current or former Coca-Cola employees. The applicants must also be able to show proof of a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school courses to apply for this program.

This college scholarship program might have a misleading name but it is available just to high school seniors looking to pursue their college in some of the best colleges in the United States of America. Cooke College Scholarship Program covers up to $55,000 in educational expenses per year.

This highly competitive scholarship is awarded to students regardless of their field of interest as long as they adhere to the rules and regulations for the application process and get selected.

The application process involves using the Common App to complete the application and submit it. Additionally, the applicants will also need two letters of recommendation and an official transcript. Once awarded, this program covers all education-related expenses up to the amount of the award. 

QuestBridge National College Match scholarships provide a full-ride scholarship worth up to $200,000 for four years which includes tuition, living expenses, food, and other education expenses.

In order to be eligible for this program, the students must be staying high school level in the United States and must be in their senior year. The applicant must also have an excellent academic record, and they must have less than $65,000 in annual household income with minimal assets.

So, this program works by pairing hardworking and excellent students with partner institutions, colleges, and universities, all around the country. The schools combine many governmental and private funding to help the scholarship winners complete their four-year college.

While parents do not need to contribute any funds, students may be required to work part-time or summer jobs to pay off part of their funding depending on the type they receive.

Unlike other scholarships on our list, BigFuture Scholarship is more like a lottery. To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicants are required to complete six steps one after another. There are no minimum GPA or essay requirements for this scholarship.

There are two draws, one for a $500 award and another for a $40,000 award, both of which are one-time awards. However, it is not as completely random as it sounds, as the selection committee will take into consideration the financial condition of the family increasing their chance of getting an award by double.

The scholarship incentivizes students to start the college application process and complete the steps necessary to get accepted and find enough financial aid.

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship provides a $10,000 renewable scholarship - up to $40,000 total - for tuition, school fees, books, supplies, and on-campus room and board. This enables students with good academic records to pursue full-time college without piling up heaps of student debts.

The requirements are not complicated as well, to be eligible for the program, the applicant must be a United States citizen who is currently a high school senior within the United States or United States territories and Commonwealth. Homeschooled applicants can also apply. They must have a GPA of over 3.0 on a scale of 4 and plan to attend full-time college for four years.

However, having leadership skills, innovative ideas, and a respectable social presence will add merits to the application. The receiver of the scholarship program will have a chance to attend an exclusive, all-expenses-paid Scholars Retreat in California.

Engebretson Foundation helps high school seniors attend college by awarding a $5.000 per semester scholarship amount to be used for tuition fee payments. The scholarship is only available for those attending four-year college as full-time students.

Just like most of the scholarships on our list, the Engebretson Foundation scholarship program also requires the applicant to be a citizen of the United States, must have a GPA of over 3.75 in high school, should be a high school senior, and need financial assistance to attend college. Additionally, the applicant must have achieved a score of 28 composite or higher on the ACT exam (or at least 1240 on the SAT).

To apply for the scholarship, students must fill out a form and mail the form to the physical location of the foundation, or can be emailed to the foundation as well.

Cameron Impact Scholarship awarded by the Bryan Cameron Education Foundation provides full-tuition coverage for 10 to 15 high school seniors to complete their four-year college education. The students can attend the University or college of their choosing as long as it is an accredited four-year institution.

Applicants who are citizens of the United States of America with a GPA of a 3.7/4.0 scale in their high school are eligible to apply. The scholarship does not look at the socio-economic background of the applicant.

As the foundation receives many applications, only the first 3000 applications are considered and the number is reached well before the application deadline. To apply, applicants need to submit an online application, official transcripts, and two letters of recommendation.

As the name suggests, this scholarship has a one-time award of $10,000 to be used to pay for education. To apply for the scholarship, the applicant must have a plan to enroll in a four-year college program as a full-time student.

The application process for the Unigo $10k Scholarship requires the applicants to answer one weird or funny question and submit the necessary documentation before the deadline. The winner of the scholarship will notified via phone call or email after the decision has been made. The application deadline is on December 31, 2024, this year.

Content Sources:

• Scholarship Roar
• Washington Crossing Foundation
• PreScholar
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
• QuestBridge
• BigFuture
• Engebretson Foundation
• Unigo
• Forbes