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Scholarships for SPS Students

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Scholarships are a type of grant (monetary gift you do not have to pay back) for students to use in paying for after high school training and college programs. Scholarships are available for students as early as elementary school and continue through graduate school.

Federal and State programs provide over 46 billion dollars in student aid. Private companies, community organizations, civic groups, foundations, and religious organizations provide an additional 3 billion dollars in scholarships.

Finding Scholarships

A scholarship database can be found in Naviance (all SPS 6th-12th grade students have 24/7 access to Naviance) as well as some of the following resources. You should never pay for access to scholarships you find online.

Scholarship Examples

12/19/2024 – Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

Students can receive a scholarship of up to $40,000 (up to $10,000/year) towards an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science and an offer to complete a summer internship at Amazon.

The deadline for applications is December 19, 2024.

1/31/2024 – MLK, Jr. Scholarship Fund

A scholarship for South Seattle seniors from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in higher education. Up to $4000 per year for four years.

The deadline for this application is January 31, 2024

2/10/2024 – Women’s University Club Foundation

The Women’s University Club of Seattle is offering three to five  $10,0000 scholarships to graduating high school women. We are providing the attached information for you to alert your students to availability of these scholarships.  We hope that you will encourage your eligible students to apply for a WUCF scholarship.    

Below are key dates and application information.  

  • The application form and instructions for submitting an application are available at  Women’s University Club How To Apply (womensuniversityclub.com)
  • Three to five scholarships will be awarded.
  • Each scholarship will be for $10,000.00, disbursed in $2,500 increments over four years.
  • Selection is based on the applicant’s character, scholarship, and achievements related to her school and community that are above and beyond her school’s graduation requirement for community service. 

The deadline for this scholarship is February 10, 2025

Share a Scholarship

Are you aware of and/or sponsoring scholarships that are not in our Naviance list? Fill out the form below to add your scholarship to Naviance for all SPS students to access.