Scholarship Name Category Due Date Amount
WAIT 21 Miscellaneous 1/1/2025 $250.00
Requirements:

Who We Are

We are ordinary people striving to live extraordinary lives. We seek for the courage to take chances, stand up for what is right, and help those who can't help themselves. We understand and acknowledge the harmful effects that drugs and alcohol can have in our lives and in the lives of our friends and family. We've got big dreams and we're not going to let anything hold us back.

How does this work?

Take the Wait 21 Pledge below.  Each year, we will send you three short follow-up surveys verifying your commitment to the Wait 21 program.  Wait 21 will track your participation and provide you with an official letter of recognition that you can include with your college applications, giving you an edge in the application process.  You will also be automatically entered to win scholarships provided by our sponsors.

I Pledge

1. To not drink alcohol before 21. To not use or abuse any drugs, including nicotine, tobacco, marijuana, prescription pills, or whatever creates an artificial high.

2. To stand up for myself and others who choose to live the Wait 21 lifestyle.
Awards:

$250.00
Other Information:

http://wait21.org/pledge
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Miscellaneous 9/1/2025 varies
Requirements:

To participate in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a student must:

  1. take the PSAT/NMSQT in the specified year of the high school program and no later than the third year in grades 9 through 12, regardless of grade classification or educational pattern;
  2. be enrolled as a high school student, progressing normally toward graduation or completion of high school, and planning to enroll full time in college no later than the fall following completion of high school; and
  3. be a citizen of the United States; or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident (or have applied for permanent residence, the application for which has not been denied) and intend to become a U.S. citizen at the earliest opportunity allowed by law.

 
Awards:

Varies
Other Information:

See binder in Student Services.

Visit http://www.nationalmerit.org/student_guide.pdf
ABUSE Prevention Magazine Scholarship Essay/Video 6/10/2050 500.00
Requirements:

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY:

  1. You must currently be a senior in high school
  2. Your school must be in: Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma or Wisconsin
  3. You must have a GPA of 2.5 or better
  4. You must have plans to attend college or plans for a training program, JATC, Military, etc., after graduation (the college CAN be in any state)
Awards:

$500.00
Other Information:

Write an essay (600-800) words, double spaced about a personal encounter you or someone you know has had with abuse. Abuse can be drugs/alcohol, mental, or physical abuse, how it is dealt with, what you learned from it, and what was right or wrong (in your own opinion) about the way the incident or problem was handled.

Please mail Essays, Official School Transcripts, Color Photo, Name, Phone Number, Address and School Name to:

ABUSE Magazine LLC
PO Box44155
Boise, ID 83711

Still have questions? Call: 1-877-687-8172 or 208-287-0375

preventionmag@hotmail.com
CATCHING THE DREAM Ethnicity Specific 9/24/2050 varies
Requirements:

Native American Scholarships:  www.catchingthedream.org
Awards:

varies
Other Information:

website, www.catchingthedream.org
FVTC Promise Scholarship FVTC 3/10/2121 Varies
Requirements:

FVTC Promise: College is Possible

What if we could remove financial barriers for every hard-working high school senior who wanted to go to college? Think of the possibilities for students, parents and our local workforce. Two years of college. At NO COST to the student.

Under the FVTC Promise Scholarship Program, every eligible incoming high school student in the Fox Valley Technical College district can earn an associate degree or technical diploma at FVTC if they maintain solid grades, have good attendance, don’t repeat classes, graduate on time, meet certain income requirements, and provide service to their community.

We’re pleased to announce the FVTC Promise scholarship, a program designed to bring a college education within the reach of those who could not otherwise afford it.
Awards:

Varies
Other Information:

https://www.fvtc.edu/Community-Alumni/Foundation-Alumni/Scholarships/FVTC-Promise