25 December Scholarships for High School Seniors
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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
Americanism Essay Contest
Eligibility: Open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are homeschooled.
Submit: 350 words or less about “why I’m proud to be an American.”
Michael & Susan Dell Scholarship
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 have a 2.4 GPA or higher.
Submit: Online application.
Barbara Lotze Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicant must be an undergraduate student enrolled in a college or a university; or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment. Must be pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools.
Submit: Online application.
CT Chimney Repair Scholarship
Eligibility: Offered to students in the United States who are considering a career in construction, plumbing, carpentry, or other skilled trades.
Submit: 1000+ word essay focusing on your career goals.
Creative Masonry & Chimney LLC Scholarship
Eligibility: Offered to students in the United States who are considering a career in construction, plumbing, carpentry, or other skilled trades.
Submit: 1000+ word essay focusing on your career goals.
Innovation Scholarship Contest
Eligibility: Open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a college, university or technical school in Texas.
Submit: Creative entry in any format (video, poem, infographic, essay, piece of art, or song), 300 word teacher nomination, photo of yourself, and short online form.
National Space Club & Foundation Keynote Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to seniors in high school 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.
Submit: Online application.
Curt Pozan Trades Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to students currently pursuing a trade certificate in construction trades, remodeling, carpentry, painting, interior design, architecture, building materials science, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, green building, general contracting, sustainability, masonry, and welding, or those interested in pursuing one.
Submit: 400 – 600 word essay.
Jameela Jamil x I Weigh Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to students at any education level.
Submit: 400 – 600 word essay.
Technology Moves the World Scholarship
Eligibility: Any high school senior who lives in Washington and is interested in pursuing a career in technology may apply for this scholarship.
Submit: 400 – 600 word essay.
Avacare Medical Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a high school senior or enrolled in a U.S. college/university pursuing a degree in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, health law, etc. 3.0 GPA or higher.
Submit: 350 words or less essay OR 1.5 minute video OR image with short description.
Medical Scrubs Collection Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors and enrolled students at a U.S. college/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.
Submit: Your project (writing or image) and transcripts.
No Essay ‘You Deserve It’ Scholarship
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.
Submit: Super short online form.
MyMozaic Monthly Scholarship Contest
Eligibility: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or are lawfully living in the United States and at least 13 years of age on the date of their entry.
Submit: Your email address. Selection is based on the quality of students’ MyMozaic profile.
Spotless Cleaning Chicago Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to hard-working students in high school, college, university, or trade school.
Submit: Upload a video to Youtube and send an email with general information about yourself.
Cappex Easy Money Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, age 13 or older at the time of entry, and and currently planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school) located in the United States within four years.
Submit: A quick online form (no essay or minimum GPA requirement).
“Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
Eligibility: Students at any education level, school, and field of study will be considered. No GPA requirement.
Submit: N/A
Free Speech Essay Contest
Eligibility: Open to juniors and seniors in U.S. high schools, including home-schooled students, as well as U.S. citizens attending schools overseas.
Submit: Online application form and 700 – 800 word essay.
“Because College is Expensive” Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to high school juniors & seniors, adults looking to head back to school, current college students and anyone else looking to attend college or graduate school.
Submit: Short online application.
CollegeXpress Gives Back Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be 13+ and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. or D.C.
Submit: Quick online form and one sentence response to the question.
C.I.P. (College Is Power) Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must be 17 years or older and plans to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or be currently enrolled in a program of higher education.
Submit: Short online form and 150 words or less statement.
HeadsetPlus.com College Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be at least 16 years old and a high school senior entering college, current college or graduate school student. 3.0 minimum GPA.
Submit: 5 minutes or less Youtube video, proof of acceptance/enrollment, and transcript.
Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
Eligibility: Open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years. Must be currently enrolled full time (in high school or at an accredited university) or planning on enrolling within 24 months.
Submit: Short online form.
Unigo $10K Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 14 years old and reside in the U.S or the District of Columbia.
Submit: 250 words or less statement.
Top Ten List Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 14 years old and reside in the U.S or the District of Columbia.
Submit: 250 words or less statement.
OppU Achievers Scholarship
Eligibility: Applicant must be enrolled full time in high school or at least part-time in college, graduate, professional, or trade school. Must also possess a GPA of at least 3.0.
Submit: Online application and 500 words or less personal statement.
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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About Brennan
Brennan is a current high school student with a passion for flying planes, playing piano, and creating resin artwork.