Scholarships
SuccessBaseMass is here to help you find a scholarship! Earning a scholarship can help differentiate you from your classmates during the college admissions process while helping you pay for your college education. Discover some incredible opportunities here!
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities.
Eligibility:
High school senior with 3.5 GPA, ACT 26, SAT 1200, financial need (income up to $95k), any area of study
Award:
Up to $40,000 per year
Deadline:
November 13
Austin Alliance for Women in Media Scholarship
AWM Austin is proud to award scholarships to college Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors studying media or a related field at a university in the Austin area (within a 40-mile radius from Austin). Current students with relevant college or professional media work experience who intend to pursue careers in media (or related field) may also be considered. Scholarship winner must attend The Trailblazer Awards Gala in Austin, Texas.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have completed 60+ hours of college course work by the December the year before the award is offered, have an overall GPA of 3.25 or higher and be currently enrolled as a full-time student (carrying a minimum of 12 hours per semester), with a declared major in radio, television, film, digital media, public relations, advertising, marketing, communications, journalism or broadcasting.
Award:
$5000
Deadline:
March 1
2021 Don’t mess with Texas® Scholarship Contest
The 2021 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest, in partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful, recognizes the achievements of high school seniors who have taken a leadership role to prevent litter in their school and/or community. Any Texas high school senior planning to pursue a two- or four-year degree at an accredited college or university in the Fall of 2021 and currently attending public, private, or home school in Texas may apply.
Eligibility:
Current Texan High School Seniors
Award:
One $5,000 Grand Prize scholarship and two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded this May 2021.
Deadline:
5 p.m. CST on March 31
Create a Greeting Card Scholarship Contest
The Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest is currently being offered by The Gallery Collection. If you are someone who is creative and/or loves a good greeting card, then this scholarship is for you! As with other artistic scholarships, this opportunity is based on creativity!
Eligibility:
All students
Award:
$10,000 USD
Deadline:
March 9
Don't Text and Drive Scholarship
Complete the application form below including a 140-character message about texting while driving. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about texting while driving.
Eligibility:
Must be a high school student
Award:
$1000
Deadline:
September 30
“#EqualOpportunity” No-Essay Scholarship
The world is rigged in favor of people with unearned advantages. Socioeconomic status, race, gender, health, country of origin, and a host of other factors deeply influence one’s ability to ascend in the world. As a small way to help create a more equal playing field for everyone, the “#EqualOpportunity” No-Essay Scholarship exists to support a motivated student who wants to improve their life and the lives of the people around them.
Eligibility:
All high school students
Award:
$500
Deadline:
July 31
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
At Amazon, supporting underserved students in their computer science education is not only important to us–it’s imperative to building a diverse tech industry and future. Our Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship program provides students like you with an opportunity to upgrade their careers with a $40,000 scholarship, plus a paid summer internship programming at Amazon.
Eligibility:
Be US Citizens or permanent residents, be high school seniors who are currently enrolled in or who have completed a high school or college dual degree course where computer science is the subject, be planning to attain a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or other computer science related field of study from an accredited 4-year college or university, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and immediate family members of Amazon employees or its subsidiaries are not eligible to apply.
Award:
$40,000 over the course of 4 years. In addition, winners of the Amazon Future Engineer scholarship also receive a guaranteed, paid 12-week summer internship at Amazon after completing their freshman year of college.
Deadline:
February