Scholarships in High School Senior

VSAC Board of Directors Scholarship (Jon F. Ratti)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduate of Bellows Falls Union, Green Mountain Union, or Springfield High School who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need and school/community involvement must be demonstrated.

 

Essay Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a high school or undergraduate or graduate student. Essay on the following topic is required: Choose any scenario or event in the world that you find most interesting, most challenging, or that you believes requires considerable attention from leaders. Essays may be submitted in any of these languages: English, French, and Chinese.

 

Social Media Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen who is a student between the ages of 16 and 25. Minimum 2.5 GPA, 50 question social media exam, and short essay required.

 

Lemberg Law Lemon Justice Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 30

Applicant must be a high school senior who plans to enroll as a full-time student at a two- or four-year college or university in the United States, or a current, full-time undergraduate student. Applicant must be passionate about consumer rights and send an insightful, original creative work about the impact of "lemons" - defective products that are protected by consumer laws - and/or lemon laws have on consumers.

 

RehabGYM Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who has overcome a significant physical challenge or illness and will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of one of the following Vermont towns: Andover, Ascutney, Athens, Baltimore, Bellows Falls, Bridge water, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Hartland, Londonderry, Ludlow, Perkinsville, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rockingham, Saxton's River, Springfield, Weathersfield, Westminster, Weston, West Windsor, Windsor, or Woodstock. Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and community involvement/service must be demonstrated.

 

Carol A. Hurley Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating from Randolph Area Vocational Center, Whitcomb, Windsor, or Woodstock Union High School who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need, community involvement and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA required.

 

Kilbourn-Sawyer Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing a degree in construction or engineering at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Police Association: Raymond R. Mooney Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue education or training in a field related to emergency services at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

John Cornelius and Max English Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Marine tanker, former Marine tanker, or survivor, dependent, or under legal guardianship of a Marine, who served in a tank unit or is on active duty, retired, reserve, or has been honorably discharged. The Marine tanker must be a member of MCTA or plan to join.

 

Amy Lowenstein Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Addison County, VT who will pursue a bachelor's degree at a competitive accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need and community involvement must be demonstrated.

 

Burlington Veterans' Club Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a high school graduate from a Chittenden County high school who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont State Grange Alice Cossingham Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing a degree in nursing at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need and community service must be demonstrated.

 

Jedidiah Zabrosky Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in business or education at a Vermont state college and is currently employed (minimum 10 hours/week). Financial need, community involvement, and minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA required.

 

Ella McKee Student Loan

Award: $1,800, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must have been a resident of Fayette County, IL for the past four years.

 

Vermont Alliance for Arts Education (VAAE) Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Vermont who will pursue a degree in the arts at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need, academic achievement and significant skill and talent in an artistic medium must be demonstrated.

 

Educational Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a high school student who is majoring in accounting or a college junior, college senior, or student at the master's level who is a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants and able to meet the minimum credit requirements.

 

Lee A. Lyman Memorial Music Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing a degree in a music-related field at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Hand Crafters, Inc., Artisanship Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in a visual arts field at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Kirtland Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident in the Kirtland (Ohio) School District and have a minimum 2.5 GPA, and maintain this GPA during the school year. Request application with self-addressed, stamped envelope.

 

Vermont Lakes and Ponds Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in environmental studies at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need and community service/involvement must be demonstrated.

 

Lloyd Carr Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: Early April

Applicant must be a graduate of a Downriver high school who will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall.

 

Star Supporter Scholarship

Award: $1,750, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), plan to enter the ordained ministry, have financial need, have a minimum "C+" grade average, and submit transcripts and references.

 

Frank D. Visceglia Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a New Jersey resident who has earned the Eagle Scout Award in New Jersey. Preference is given to applicants whose Eagle Scout community service projects are related to the environment and to those with career goals in development-related fields.

 

Symantec Software Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March

Applicant must be a resident of Utah attending an in-state high school. Applicant must compete in one of four Utah regional science fairs.

 

Denton and Ann Lyon Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior residing in Addison County, VT who will attend an accredited school in Vermont approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need, community involvement/service and minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA required.

 

Norwich Women's Club Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Norwich, VT who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Taigh Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Caledonia County, VT who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Associated General Contractors of Vermont Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 6

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing education or training in a field related to construction. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Dollars 4 Tic Scholars Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a high school senior entering college or current college student. Minimum 2.5 GPA and letter of diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome are required.