Student Scholarship Information

How to Apply for a Scholarship

Click HERE for the Class of 2023 Local Scholarship Application

Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2023 at 3:00PM

Please be sure to submit your application via Google Form BEFORE January 20, 2023 AND turn in the printed application with required signatures and additional documents by 3:00pm on Friday, January 20, 2023 to the counseling office.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Minimum weighted cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

• Plan to attend a 2 or 4 year college, university, private school or trade program in the 2022-2023 academic school year.

• Have the total 85 Youth Service Learning hours completed, submitted and approved in Helper Helper by January 20th at 3:00 p.m.

• Attend a Scholarship Application Interview in March. (WHS Counseling will contact you with a date and time of your interview.)

Required Documents:   

• The cover sheet with your signature

• Resume (May use the one from your E-Portfolio, make sure it is updated)

• 1 to 2 page Essay that includes educational and personal goals, and need for financial assistance for college.  (You can use your Letter of Introduction you wrote for your E-Portfolio and adjust it to include your need for financial assistance. Please describe any special circumstances that may affect your family’s ability to pay for school; medical costs, divorce, unemployment, child support etc.)

• 1 to 3 Letter(s) of Recommendation from teachers or community members. (You may use one you have collected already for your Portfolio.)

Below are a few scholarships the WHS Foundation offers, or click on the button to browse the
(almost) full list! New scholarships are added all the time!

Click on one of the categories below for more specific browsing:

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