Washington State Opportunity Baccalaureate Scholarship
This program provides up to $22,500 in scholarship dollars and access to career-launching support services for high-demand STEM and health care majors. WSOS can cover costs beyond tuition, such as housing, transportation, food, and more. Funding can be used for any eligible STEM or health care major at any eligible public or private college or university in Washington state.

American Legion Auxiliary Department Scholarship
The American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Washington will award two (2) Scholarships of $400.00 each.

Children of Warriors National Presidents' Scholarship
The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the Children of Warriors National Presidents' Scholarship to support the children of our warriors. These scholarships are awarded to 15 students annually who excel in academics and volunteer in their communities.

Three $5,000 scholarships are awarded annually per geographic division, for a total of 15 scholarships. These scholarships are for undergraduate study only at an accredited college or university, and may be used for tuition, books, fees, room, and board.

Scholarship Rules:

• Candidates for this award shall be direct descendants of veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion: April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918; and any time after December 7, 1941. Membership in The American Legion Family is not required for this scholarship.
• Applicants must be in their senior year of high school.
• This is a scholarship to attend an accredited institution of higher education.
• Applicants must complete 50 hours of volunteer service within the community during their high school years. Hours must be verified in writing by the recipient organization(s).

Completed applications are due on or before March 1, 2025,  11:59 PM Eastern time.
   
Judging, at all levels, shall be on the following basis

• 30% - Character/Leadership
     
• 30% - Essay/Application
     
• 40% - Academic Achievement

More information and the scholarship application can be found at this link.


Confluence Health High School Scholarship
If you are planning to pursue a full-time healthcare related degree program (this does not include Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine) for the academic year following high school graduation, we encourage you to apply for this $3,000 scholarship. Preference (though not required) will be given to students who will be enrolled in Wenatchee Valley or Big Bend Community College.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2025

More information regarding application requirements and the application can be found here. Paper copies of the application are also available in the office.


Community Foundation of North Central Washington
There are over 150 scholarships available, each with its own specific criteria. Our online application process will ask questions that will determine the scholarships for which you are eligible.

There are two separate scholarship applications:

• General scholarships due March 1
• Nursing/Allied Health/Trades due June 1

It is recommended that all students fill out the general scholarship application, and then if you are pursuing Nursing/Allied Health/Trades, that you also complete that application by June 1st. Completing both applications will increase the number of scholarships for which you may be eligible.
Once you complete the application, you'll receive an email that will include the list scholarships for which you are eligible and any supplemental questions that may be required to complete.

You should have the following available to complete the application:

• Your high school and/or college transcript
• A list of participation in activities
• Your Student Aid Index (SAI) from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Student Aid Report (SAR). 
• Email addresses for letters of recommendation (at least one should be a school-related professional, such as a teacher, counselor, coach, etc.). Some scholarships require recommendations for three recommenders; check each scholarship fund’s description for details.

Be sure to read the instructions throughout the application carefully. Answer each question, including those that may not be required but are relevant to your situation. If a question isn’t required and isn’t relevant to your situation, you don’t need to answer it. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

More information and instructions can be found at this link. You will then need to click on the link to view the list of scholarships available, where you will also see a link to get started on your application.


Horatio Alger Scholarships
The Horatio Alger Association administers over 70 scholarship programs,
offering opportunities for students in various stages of their academic careers to achieve their educational goals and realize their potential.

By filling out one application, you will be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible, except for some Specialized Scholarships.

A listing of the specialized scholarships, and the link to start your application can be found here.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2025


Washington Apple Education Foundation Vocational Scholarship
Applicant must be a Washington state high school senior or current college student. Student does not have to have preexisting ties to the tree fruit industry, but their path of study should align with potential work in the tree fruit industry. Vocational programs include refrigeration, electrical, IT, computer applications, HVAC, machine technology, and others. A full list of eligible programs can be found on the application. Individual scholarships may have more specific
qualifications. Please see the Award Descriptions for more information.

This scholarship application is for consideration for funding for the 2025-26 school year. Applicants must be pursuing a vocational degree or certificate at an accredited trade, technical, or community college. This one application qualifies you for multiple scholarships! Here are some tips for filling out your application.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2025

For more information and to get started on your application, click this link.


Washington Apple Education Foundation Universal Scholarship
Current high school seniors and college students raised in families with direct ties to Washington’s tree fruit industry are eligible to apply. The Washington tree fruit industry includes apple, cherry, or pear orchards, warehouses, and affiliated businesses. Ties to the industry include personal or partner/guardian employment in the tree fruit industry, personal or parent/guardian ownership of an apple,
cherry, or pear orchard or warehouse, or personal or parent/guardian
employment in a company directly servicing the tree fruit industry. Employment must be current and have been ongoing for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. Additionally, students with a desire to pursue a degree to work for Washington’s tree fruit industry after graduation may also qualify. If the applicant does not have existing ties to the tree fruit industry, the applicant must want to pursue a degree and career aligned with work in the tree fruit industry to qualify. Individual scholarships may have more specific qualifications. Please see the Award
Descriptions for more information.

This scholarship application is for consideration for funding for the 2025-26 school year. Awards can be used at community colleges and universities to pursue an undergraduate degree. This one application qualifies you for multiple scholarships! Here are some tips for filling out your application.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2025

For more information and to get started on your application, click this link.


American Indian Endowed Scholarship
Applications are available now to apply for the 2025-2026 American Indian endowed Scholarship.
To be eligible, an applicant must:

• Have close social and cultural ties to an American Indian tribe or community in Washington State
• Intend to his their education to benefit the American Indian Community in this state
• Be enrolled full-time for the 2025-2026 school year, beginning Fall term at a participating in-state college or university
• Have demonstrated financial need (as determined by the FAFSA)
• Be a Washington state resident
• Have not received a total of 5 years of this scholarship

Scholarships generally range between $500 to $2,000 each for the academic year. Finalists are announced in the spring.

To download the application and instruction materials, click on this link and then click "How do I apply?"

The signed application and required attachments must be mailed to the address below and postmarked by March 3, 2025

American Indian Endowed Scholarship Program
Washington Student Achievement Council
PO Box 43430
Olympia, WA. 98504-3430


Ewing C. Kelly Foundation Scholarship
The Kelly Foundation of Washington is pleased to offer the Ewing C. Kelly Scholarship. High school seniors in the state of Washington are eligible. Applicants
will be judged on citizenship, academic achievement, and financial need. Each award is worth $3,000 and winners will be notified in April.

Applications and all attachments are to be postmarked no later than March 7, 2025.

Please read the application carefully. It contains 3 information pages, 2 financial assessment pages, a checklist and a page including tips for letters of recommendation. It must be accompanied by an official transcript, ACT and/or SAT scores, IF REQUIRED by the college you are attending (a photocopy or online copies are okay - again NO test scores required for 2-year schools), plus a personal statement and 2 letters of recommendation. Incomplete applications will be rejected. All materials must be submitted by the applicant.

Applications must be postmarked by March 7, 2025. Please mail completed application to:

Ewing C. Kelly Scholarship
14419 Greenwood Ave N. Suite A
Box 321
Seattle, WA 98133

If you have any questions, you can call the scholarship hotline at (206) 706-8486 or email [email protected]. Or you can also come down to the counseling office for help if you need it.

Following are 2 links; one for a paper application to print, handwrite the answers and then mail it in, and the other is for an application you can type directly into and then print and mail it.

WAVE Scholarship
The Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship application is now open.

Graduating Washington high school seniors are eligible. These high school career and technical education (CTE) students must have completed, or be in the process of completing, the equivalent of two high school CTE credits in a single CTE pathway.
Students can be pursuing degrees/certificates in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, agriculture technology and other specialties in high demand by
Washington employers.

A number of factors determine award amounts, including available funding and
where students go to school. At a minimum, students will receive about
$3,900 per year, for two years, or $7,800 total.

Application Deadline: March 10, 2025

More information can be found here. The scholarship application can be found here.


Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund Scholarship
Children, step-children, and legal dependents of full- or part-time permanent federal civilian or postal workers employed with the federal government for more than three years, as well as the employees themselves and their spouses are eligible to apply. Some associations and unions partner with FEEA to provide specific scholarship programs for their employees, employees’ children, grandchildren, or spouses, or retirees’ children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren. FEEA uses a common application for all FEEA and co-sponsored scholarships.
Please download and read the scholarship instructions before clicking this link to fill out the application.

Application Deadline: March 13, 2025


Smart Choices WIAA Scholarship
The WIAA is proud to partner with Gesa Credit Union and the Dairy Farmers of Washington to present the Smart Choices Scholarship Program. The 2024-2025 Smart Choices Scholarship Program will award two $5,000 scholarships and eight
$1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors from WIAA member high schools for excellence in athletics/activities, academics, leadership and community service throughout their high school careers.

Applicants are required to fill out an application that includes an essay question. Judging is based on the following criteria:  

• Athletic/Activity Excellence (30%)
• Academic Achievement (30%)
• Leadership (20%)  
• Citizenship/Community Service (10%)  
• Originality/Creativity of the Essay (5%)  
• Financial Need (5%)

Application deadline: March 14, 2025, 11:59 PM

More information and a link to the application can be found here.


Columbia Basin Foundation Scholarships
This is one application for MANY scholarships. Once you sign and click submit, you will receive a confirmation page with a list of your eligible scholarships. Click continue. If you do qualify for a scholarship opportunity, after you click continue, you can then click on each listed scholarship opportunity to provide supplemental information. Please note that not all scholarships have a supplemental section.

Before you apply, be prepared to submit the following information:

• 2 letters of recommendation
• Official transcripts
• Financial worksheet (found within the scholarship application)
• Resume

Please have someone look over your resume before submitting!

For more information and a link to the scholarship application please click here (the link will be on the right hand side - "Scholarships for graduating seniors").

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025


P1FCU Scholarship
P1FCU will award a minimum of 15 $1,000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 year.
Eligibility: 

• Must be a Senior expecting to graduate in the Spring of 2025 with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• Must be a signer on a P1FCU account in good standing as of March 31, 2025

Application Requirements:

• Completed application form (linked below)
• Academic transcripts - High School and including any college credits earned
• Letter of Acceptance to a University, College or Trade School
• 2 Letters of recommendation
• Resume
• Personal statement or video

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025

More information and the application can be found at this link.


College Jump Start Show Grit Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship rewards students who demonstrate grit and who continue to push themselves in spite of obstacles or challenges. Attending college is not an easy feat and takes years of commitment to achieve. This is your time to tell us what challenges you have faced and how you’ve demonstrated grit to get to where you are. (If this topic doesn’t speak to you, you may also write about any topic of your choice.)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Current student (high school 10th-12th or college) or planning to enter college within the next 12 months
• U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Complete the online application including the personal statement
• Financial need is not considered nor are grades or test scores

Application Deadline: March 31, 2024

The link to the application, which includes the prompts for the personal statement, can be found here.


Skagit Farmer's Supply (Country Store) Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded based on scholastic achievement, leadership in agriculture, and the ability to contribute to agriculture in the future.

The award amount varies.

Scholarship Deadline: April 1, 2024 - the scholarship must be received at the address on the application by this date - not postmarked by this date.
The application can be found at this link.


George Washington Foundation Scholarship
The George Washington Foundation scholarship applications are here! Paper copies are available in the office and MUST NOT be changed in any way. It will be very important to READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY! Incomplete applications will not be considered. One of the requirements is to include a photo. Please plan ahead and have a photo ready before mailing your application.

The awarded scholarships are restricted to universities, colleges and trade schools in the state of Washington, primarily community colleges. However, in the past and, in some instances, scholarships have been awarded for attendance out of state.

This is a $1050 scholarship that is potentially renewable.

Application packets must be postmarked by April 1, 2025.


Okanogan County Cattlewomen Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is open to any graduation high school student in Okanogan County.

Application Process:
*Statement- Tell us about you and your experiences in agriculture and how you plan to promote beef in your post secondary life and career.  Include where you plan to attend college and what your area of study will be. (300 words or less)
*Citizenship- List the activities you have been involved in during high school, volunteer hours and list any offices you have held.
*Sales Pitch- To support this scholarship Okanogan County Cattlewomen sell 3 kinds of roast beef sandwiches at the Okanogan County Fair. Cold Roast BeefSloppy Joe BBQ Beef What is your favorite and why? (100 words or less)
*AGVOCATE- Fewer and fewer people are involved in production agriculture in the U.S.A.  As you enter your post secondary education and your career you will have the opportunity to become an advocate for Agriculture. Choose one of the following topics and in 500-1000 words promote the beef industry and cite at least one reference. Explain the nutritional benefits of beef. Describe how conservation is used in Ag as a means to keep Ag thriving and sustainable in the future. Explain the benefits of cattle grazing on Public Lands 
*References- Include two letters of reference. 
*A copy of your transcript must be included. 
*Photo- enclose one photo of yourself suitable for publication and framing. Photos will be returned if not selected.

Mail to:        
Okanogan County Cattlewomen
           c/o Jeanne Whitley
           497D Spring Coulee Rd
           Okanogan, WA 98840

• Applications must be postmarked by April 1st.

Paper copies of the application can be picked up in the main office or you can download and print the application here.


SeaMar Farmworker Scholarship
Sea Mar recognizes and acknowledges the barriers children of farm working families face in their pursuit of a college degree.
Economic strains, as well as the language and cultural barriers can often affect these students.

Sometimes students need to work after-school and all summer to assist their family.
Sea Mar is proud to provide annual scholarships to help make college a reality.
Who Can Apply?

• Students who work or have worked OR, whose parent/legal guardian is or has worked as a farm worker
• High school senior, incoming college
  students and college students, who show commitment to their education,
  demonstrate leadership and care about the community
• Exhibit financial need due to individual/family hardship
• Will be enrolling as a full-time student in a higher education institute the upcoming academic year
• Are not applicants who have
  previously been a recipient of this scholarship either as a high school
  student or college student. Students are eligible for one Sea Mar
  Scholarship at the undergraduate level, and one Sea Mar Scholarship at
  the graduate level.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

To apply, applicants must answer essay questions and provide a copy of their transcript on an online application form.


SeaMar Latino/a Achievement Project Scholarship
   The Latino/a Educational Achievement Project Scholarship Fund provides
financial support for students who demonstrate a history of advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and perseverance; are go-getters, and have shown or have the strong potential to be contributors to their community.

Who Can Apply?
High school seniors, new and current college undergraduates and, and new and current graduate students who will be:                

• Enrolling in a higher education institute the upcoming academic year.
• Demonstrate a sense of obligation to improving or advancing the community.
• Committed to achieving educational and leadership goals.
• Exhibit financial need due to individual/family hardship.
• Will be enrolling as a full-time student in a higher education institute the upcoming academic year.                          
• Students are eligible for one Sea Mar Scholarship at the undergraduate level, and one Sea Mar Scholarship at the graduate level.

Application Deadline: April 15, 2025

The application can be found at this link.


Tonasket American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship
Because the Oroville American Legion does not have an Auxiliary, the Tonasket American Legion Auxiliary is extending scholarship opportunities to Oroville Students.
 
Applicants must be a resident of the State of Washington, and a Senior in High School; and do not need to have an association with the American Legion, or a veteran.

Paper application packets can be found in the main office. Students must complete the application - in pen - in their neatest handwriting, submit 2 letters of recommendation, provide a response to a short essay prompt, and their high school transcripts to Mrs. Grosche prior to May 1, 2025.