James Buchanan High School
College and Scholarship Information
National Scholarships
Check out the National Scholarship Search Engines listed here in addition to the scholarship opportunites below!
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search#!searchresults
www.careercruising.com - Scholarship search engine (Username: JBHS; Password: Rocket)
http://www.usfirst.org/about/scholarships/scholarship-opportunities
Create a Greeting Card Scholarship Contest
$10,000
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Eligibility:
All high school, college and university students are welcome to participate in our scholarship competition.
This contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia
Applicants must be 14 years of age or older at the time of entry, unless prohibited by law.
Deadline: March 2, 2023
Kenneth E. Butts Memorial Scholarship
$500
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in the next scheduled semester of a two or four year accredited college or university that offers courses in emergency medical service and related subjects. These courses must be taken in addition to other required subjects.
Children of Warriors National Presidents' Scholarship
$3,500
Eligibility:
Candidates for this award shall be daughters, sons, grandsons, granddaughters, great-granddaughters, great-grandsons of veterans who served in the Armed Forces during eligibility dates for membership in The American Legion.
April 6, 1917 through November 11, 1918 (WWI)
December 7, 1941 through December 31, 1946 (WWII)
June 25, 1950 through January 31, 1955 (Korea)
February 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975 (Vietnam)
August 24, 1982 through July 31, 1984 (Grenada and Lebanon)
December 20, 1989 through January 31, 1990 (Panama)
August 2, 1990 to the date of cessation of hostilities (Persian Gulf to present)
Applicants must be in their senior year of high school.
Applicant must complete 50 hours of volunteer service within the community during his/her high school years. Hours must be verified in writing by the recipient organization(s).
Deadline: March 1
JR Haines Memorial Scholarship
$1,000
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in the next scheduled semester of a two or four year accredited college or university that offers courses in fire science including fire, fire investigation and related subjects.
These courses must be taken in addition to other required subjects.
BigSun Scholarship
$500
Eligibility:
all student athletes regardless of the sport
high school senior or attending a post-secondary institute
Deadline: June 19, 2023
Digital Privacy Scholarship
$1,000
Eligibility:
high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current college or graduate school student of any level.
Home schooled students are also eligible
U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship Program
$1,000
Eligibility:
High school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post-secondary institution.
Deadline: June 10, 2023
Do-Over Scholarship
$1,500
Eligibility:
Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application
Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Flavor of the Month Scholarship
$1,500
Eligibility:
Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application
Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education
Deadline: July 31, 2023
We the Students Essay Contest
$5,000
The Contest is open to all United States citizens or legal residents who are students who are no older than 19 and no younger than 14 as of the end of the Contest Period who (1) attend school in the United States, one of its territories or districts, or an American Armed Forces School Abroad, and (2) who are in grades 8 -12 attending public, private, religious, or charter schools, or (3) are enrolled in a GED or correspondence school program, or (4) are attending a home school program.
The Coolidge: A Scholarship for America
a full-ride scholarship
Must be a current Junior in high school
Must be a U.S. Citizen or legal permanent resident
Cannot be immediate family member of an employee or trustee of the Coolidge Foundation
A full-ride presidential scholarship covering tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study and leadership training that may be used at any accredited American University.
Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program
200 scholarships of $10,000 each
opens in January
Applicants must be:
U.S. Citizens
Current high school seniors with a cumulative 3.5 or above GPA, or current college freshmen or sophomores with a cumulative 3.0 or above GPA.
Planning to enroll full-time at an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S.
Majoring or planning to major in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Math, Physics, Information Systems/Management Information Systems or Information Assurance.
Demonstrate financial need.
Be willing to consider a paid internship with Lockheed Martin following freshman, sophomore or junior year of college, other circumstances notwithstanding. (Note: The internship is not required to receive a scholarship.)
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Burger King Scholars
$1,000-50,000
Eligibility:
high school seniors
Burger King employee or child of an employee
U.S. Citizen
2.5 or higher GPA
Work experience and community involvement
Work Ethic Scholarships
Varying amounts
​Scholarships for trade programs!
Requirements:
Enroll in an approved program.
Sign The S.W.E.A.T. Pledge.
Send at least 2 references from bosses/teachers.
Answer 4 questions.
Make a short video.
Verify school costs.
Provide high school/college transcript.
Submit financial info.