Scholarship List

georgia scholar flier
Are you an outstanding senior scholar?  The state of GA wants to recognize you! If you meet the criteria for GA Scholar (attached flyer) reach out to Ms. Coker at amanda.coker@hcbe.net to get an application.  The deadline for this opportunity is February 8th (application must be submitted by that date)

RaiseMe

  • Earn micro-scholarships as early as 9th grade and discover your path to the best college for you.
College Board Scholarships
  • Who: any high school senior
  • Deadline: several deadlines based on College Board activity
  • The more effort you put in, the more opportunities you have to earn a scholarship. Complete all six, and you're eligible to earn $40,000. Scholarships will be awarded through monthly drawings to students who complete each action.
  • Award Amount: from $500-$40,000

Community Foundation of Central Georgia Scholarships

 

InspirASIAN Scholarships

  • Criteria:
    • Full-time graduating high school seniors in good academic standing (minimum unweighted cumulative GPA 3.40 on 4-point scale), of any ethnic or cultural background, who plan to attend an accredited college or university (2-year and 4-year) in Fall 2022.
    • Citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
    • Residents of one of the following states where we currently have participating InspirASIAN chapters: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia).
  • Deadline:  January 31, 2022

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program

  • Award Amount:  Full tuition + room/board
  • Deadline:  January 31, 2022
  • To be eligible for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program scholarship a student must:
  • Be a U.S. citizen
  • Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Have been accepted for admission or currently attending one of the nineteen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities.
  • Study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related academic disciplines
  • Demonstrate leadership and community service
  • Submit an official transcript with the school seal and an authorized official's signature
  • Submit a signed application (original signature only)
  • 21 ACT, 1080 SAT scores

 

Charles W. Gilbert Scholarship 

  • Award Amount: two (2) $500 scholarships 
  • Selection Criteria:  
    • outstanding high school MALE senior in Houston County Public Schools. 
    • minimum cumulative GPA for scholarship consideration will be a 3.00
  • Deadline:  March 18, 2022

Robins Federal Credit Union Scholarship

  • Award Amount: $2000
  • Selection Criteria:  Must be a member of Robins Federal Credit Union
  • Scholarship applications may be obtained from any Robins Financial Credit Union branch
  • Deadline:  March 25,2022

Spillers Orthodontics Scholarship

  • Award Amount:  (2) $1000 scholarships
  • Deadline:  March 1, 2022
  • To be eligible, you must be a former or current patient of Spillers Orthodontics

Thomas “Big” Moore Scholarship

  • Award Amount: $1000
  • Eligibility requirements:  Must be a Houston County School System senior, must have had senior portraits taken by BPI
  • Deadline: March 1, 2022

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship

  • Scholarship for JUNIORS
  • Award amount:  $10,000 to $25,000
  • Eligibility criteria:  high school junior, demonstrated critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income), and US citizenship
  • Deadline:  March 15, 2022

Beta Chi Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Scholarship

  • Award amount: $500
  • Selection criteria: African American males who are graduating from area high schools in 2022 and will begin undergraduate studies, technical studies, or military service after commencement.  Three opportunities are available for them to earn a five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship in one of three areas- academic achievement, community service/engagement, or athletics. 
  • Deadline: February 1, 2022
  • INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS
    • The application can be found online at the following address: https://forms.gle/h7wHgySx2KdQvaBz7
    • Please note, as the application cannot be saved in an incomplete state. Prior to starting an application at the above link applicants should gather the following information in preparation for submission:

  1. Demographic Information

    1. Applicant name, address email, phone number Parent/Guardian name address email, phone #

    2. School name, Principal name, Guidance Counselor name, address, phone number

  1. Photo

  2. Unofficial transcript (optional)

  3. College acceptance letter(optional)

  4. Resume

  5. An Essay response to one of two questions (750 words max): 

ESSAY CHOICE 1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.                

ESSAY CHOICE 2. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

  • Scholarship decisions will be made by early March 2022, and recipients will be notified shortly thereafter.  The scholarship recipients will be expected to attend a Youth Recognition Breakfast to be held April, 2022. 

2022 Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarship

  • Applicants must have a primary residence within one of the 17 counties served by Flint Energies: Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Houston, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Twiggs and Upson. High school seniors and currently enrolled college students are encouraged to apply. Previous winners are not eligible to win again. Please share this information with all students who are eligible.
  • You can find the applications on our website at flintenergies.com/scholarships.
  • The deadline to apply for the Flint Energies Foundation College Scholarship is February 25, 2022; winners will be announced in May.

Georgia Energy and Industrial Construction Scholarship

  • GEICC is offering scholarships to students pursuing postsecondary education in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Math fields
  • A minimum of five (5) – $1000 scholarships are available to be awarded.
  • A GPA of 2.5 or better is required to apply.
  • Deadline:  April 2, 2022

The Richard Rawle Memorial Scholarship from Check City

Award Amount - $2,000

The applicants must currently be enrolled in an accredited 2 or 4 years university or college in the United States with a minimum of 2.5 GPA. And all students can apply regardless of their minor and major. 

Deadline:  June 1, 2022

Rita's First Gen Scholarship from Bold.org

  • Award Amount - $30,000
  • This scholarship is open to any high school senior who will be a first-generation college student. Refugees are strongly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate is a student who has experienced obstacles or sacrifice in pursuit of their education. These obstacles or sacrifices can be in the form of time, money, being away from family, having to care for or support one's family, completing school despite social, religious, familial, or cultural pressure not to, etc.
  • Deadline: July 1, 2022