Scholarships
Amount: $1,500. About: Offered by 10,000 Degrees, a college success nonprofit in California, the 10,000 Degrees Scholarships support students with significant financial need, particularly students from the Bay Area regions: Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, and Lake counties. Each year, the nonprofit awards scholarships worth up to $1,500 per…
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year (for 4 years). About: The Washington Women In Need (WWIN) Star Scholar program is open to women in Washington state pursuing a post-secondary degree. Each applicant must identify as a woman, have lived in Washington state for the past year, be 18 years of age or older by September…
Amount: $500 – $2000. About: The Washington Student Achievement Council offers American Indian Endowed Scholarships of each year to help students with financial need and ties to a Washington State American Indian community pay for higher education. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, plan to enroll full-time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a participating…
Amount: Full tuition and books. About: The Walmart Foundation no longer offers the Walmart Associate Program and the Walmart Dependent Program as of February 1, 2021. Instead, Walmart will pay 100% of tuition and books for associates through its Live Better U (LBU) education program, so part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam’s Club associates in…
Amount: $4,000. About: The VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest is an annual competition meant to recognize high school artists and encourage patriotism in youth. Applicants must be enrolled in grades 9-12 by the March 31 deadline, be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals, and be under the age of 20. Applicants do not…
Amount: $12,000-$20,000 (over 4 years). About: The Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities Scholarship (VAMOS) program is awarded to Hispanic high school seniors from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas who are going on to study at a U.S. institution of higher education. Students attending the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley are eligible…