34 December Scholarships for High School Seniors

Winter scholarship opportunities for senior high school students

Are you a senior in high school looking for a way to pay for college? This post may help!

Finding a way to pay for college can be exhausting and time-consuming. Between preparing to begin your college experience, finishing up with high school, and possibly working, finding the time to look for scholarships can feel nearly impossible.

That’s why:

I’ve compiled this list of December scholarships for high school seniors to make your workload a bit easier.

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• Deadlines in Early December (1st – 14th)
• Deadlines in Mid-December (15th – 19th)
• Deadlines in Late December (20th – 31st)

December Scholarships for High School Seniors

1. Scholarcash Role Model Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to students at all education levels.

2. Americanism Essay Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Eligibility: Open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are homeschooled.

3. CT Chimney Repair Scholarship
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Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Offered to students who are considering a career in construction, plumbing, carpentry, or other skilled trades.

4. Creative Masonry & Chimney LLC Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Offered to students who are considering a career in construction, plumbing, carpentry, or other skilled trades.

5. Michael & Susan Dell Scholarship
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Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $20,000
Eligibility: Must participate in a program-approved college readiness program in grades 11 and 12 and plan to enroll full-time at an accredited higher education institution in the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in the fall directly following high school graduation. Must also be able to demonstrate a financial need and a GPA of 2.4+.

6. Lamber-Goodnow Scholarships
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Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: 4 scholarships available for students currently enrolled or applying to Nursing, Law, Medical, and Physical/Occupational Therapist programs.

7. Innovation Scholarship Essay Contest
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Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000 – $2,500
Eligibility: Open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as students currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year undergraduate program at a college, university or technical school in the United States only.

8. Rustica Scholarship
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Deadline: December 1, 2020
Award Amount: $2,500
Eligibility: Open to all applicants regardless of major.

9.National Space Club & Foundation Keynote Scholar
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Deadline: December 2, 2020
Award Amount: $10,000
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors through graduate students who are U.S. citizens. Must plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university to follow a course of study to pursue a career in the STEM field, with a preference for those with space related interests.

10. The Explorers Club Scholarship
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Deadline: December 4, 2020
Award Amount: $500 – 5,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in either high school or college.

11. Rehab 4 Addiction Scholarship
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Deadline: December 11, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen graduating high school or currently enrolled or accepted in an accredited college.

12. Avacare Medical Scholarship
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Deadline: December 15, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be a high school senior or enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university pursuing a degree in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, health law, etc. Must also have minimum GPA of 3.0.

13. Medical Scrubs Collection Scholarship
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Deadline: December 15, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors or enrolled students in an accredited U.S. college or university that are citizens of the United States or in possession of an Alien Registration Card with a min. GPA of 3.0. Must be pursuing a degree in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, etc.

14. You Deserve It Scholarship
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Deadline: December 29, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories (except for Rhode Island and Michigan). Additionally, you must either be enrolled now, or will be enrolled within three months of applying for the scholarship, in a qualified high school, college or university within the United States.

15. Spotless Cleaning Chicago Scholarship
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Deadline: December 30, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to hard-working students in high school, college, university, or trade school.

16. The “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $10,000
Eligibility: Students at any education level, school, field of study, and GPA will be considered.

17. MyMozaic Monthly Scholarship Contest
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or are lawfully living in the United States and must be 13 years of age or older on the date of their entry. Selection is based on the quality of students’ MyMozaic profile.

18. Art Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to all students who are at least 13 years old and interested in attending, or currently attending, an art school.

19. Beauty School Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to all students who are at least 13 years old interested in studying cosmetology.

20. Community College Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to current community college students, high school students, and adults planning to enroll in a community college. For the purposes of this scholarship, “Community College” includes all schools that are primarily two-year public institutions, including community colleges, junior colleges, technical schools, city colleges, and state colleges.

21. Nora Excellence in Art Activism Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Open to a graduating high school senior or a student currently enrolled in a baccalaureate program who uses art to engage in gun violence prevention.

22. Culinary Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students interested in studying culinary arts.

23. WiseGeek Women STEM Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to female high school students planning to pursue a degree in STEM.

24. WiseGeek Diversity in Law Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to current or aspiring law school students of a racial minority to help pay their student loans or tuition.

25. WiseGeek Nurse Appreciation Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to current or aspiring nurses to help pay their student loans or tuition.

26. Nursing Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students interested in studying nursing.

27. Free Speech Essay Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500 – $10,000
Eligibility: Open to juniors and seniors in U.S. high schools, including home-schooled students, as well as U.S. citizens attending schools overseas.

28. Cappex Easy Money Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to current high school students who are expected to enroll in post-secondary education (college, university, or trade school) within 2 years.

29. C.I.P. (College Is Power) Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be 17 years or older who plans to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or who is currently enrolled in a program of higher education.

30. HeadsetPlus.com College Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be at least 16 years old and a high school senior entering college, a current college or graduate school student. Student must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA.

31. Unigo $10K Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $10,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be at least 14 years old and reside in the U.S or the District of Columbia.

32. Top Ten List Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,500
Eligibility: Applicant must be at least 14 years old and reside in the U.S or the District of Columbia.

33. “Because College is Expensive” Scholarship
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Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to all students and those planning on enrolling within 24 months.

34. Zippia’s Nurse Dream Job Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 31, 2020
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to everyone 18 years of age or older who wants to be a nurse.

Conclusions on scholarships for senior high school students

So those are the scholarship opportunities ending in December that high school seniors are eligible to apply for right now.

I hope you found at least one that fit your needs and good luck with your scholarship journey!

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