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Please contact a counselor if you have questions about these scholarships. Check this page regularly for updated scholarship opportunities.

2025-2026 Scholarships by Due Date

Scholarship Amounts and Deadlines Subject to Change

September 2025

SEPTEMBER 15

The Gates Scholarship
Award Amount: $160,000

SEPTEMBER 30

Heartfelt Dreams Foundation Nursing Scholarship
Award Amount: $5,000

Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Award Amount: $20,000

Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Award Amount: $100,000

Cirkled In "No Sweat" Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,500

DEADLINE VARIES

Education Abroad Scholarship
Award Amount: $10,000

Scholarships.com Comprehensive September Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

October 2025

OCTOBER 1

ConnectHER Film Festival
Award Amount: $5,000

OCTOBER 15

AmericanMuscle Student Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $2,500

Branson Shows Inspired Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

OCTOBER 16

Career & Technical Scholarship 101
Award Amount: $1,500 per quarter

OCTOBER 20

Annual Sphinx Competition
Award Amount: $50,000

OCTOBER 31

VFW Voice of Democracy Competition
Award Amount: $35,000

VARIOUS DATES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive October Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

November 2025

NOVEMBER 2

Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
Award Amount: $4,000

NOVEMBER 7

Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholarship
Award Amount: $250,000

NOVEMBER 12

Elks National Foundation Scholarship
Award Amount Range: $1,000 - $7,500

NOVEMBER 14

Cooke College Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $55,000

NOVEMBER 15

10 Words or Less Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

NOVEMBER 18

Maryknoll Scholarships
Award Amount: $1,000

VARIOUS DATES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive November Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

December 2025

DECEMBER 1

ACF Visionary Scholarship Award
Award Amount Range: $1,000 - $2,500

Dell Scholars Program
Award Amount: $20,000

Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Award Amount: $60,000

Washington State Fair Scholarships
Award Amounts Vary

DECEMBER 8

Dedication to Excellence
Award Amount: $2,000 (5 awards)

DECEMBER 13

Cards Against Humanity Science Ambassador Scholarship
Award Amount: $160,000

DECEMBER 15

Burger King Scholars
Award Amount: $60,000

North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

DEADLINE VARIES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive December Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

January 2026

JANUARY 3

Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
Award Amount: $25,000

JANUARY 4

GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $40,000

JANUARY 10

GBSA Scholarship
Award Amount Range: $5,500 - $7,500

JANUARY 15

John Lennon Scholarships
Award Amount: $20,000

JANUARY 17

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Award Amount: $10,000

JANUARY 31

TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship
Award Amount: $80,000

Bob and Lorraine Lightbody Endowment Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

DEADLINE VARIES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive January Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

February 2026

FEBRUARY 1

Ken Ardell Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,500

FEBRUARY 2

Anderson Law Enforcement / Police Scholarship
Award Amount: $5,000

Anderson Veterinary School Scholarship
Award Amount: $5,000

Agriculture/Veterinary Education Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,500

Fair Chance Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,000

Fair Chance - Trade School Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,000

Kent & Carolyn Hojem Music Scholarship
Award Amount: $4,000

Hojem Forestry Science Scholarship
Award Amount: $4,000

Ren Martin Trade School / Career Training Endowment Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Bob and Lorraine Lightbody Endowment Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Fred Oldfield Scholarship for the Arts
Award Amount: $1,000

Community Hero Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,500

Korum Family Arts Scholarship
Award Amount: 2,500

FEBRUARY 13

McDonald's HACER National Scholarship
Award Amount: $100,000

FEBRUARY 14

Davidson Fellows Scholarship
Award Amount: $50,000

FEBRUARY 15

Horatio Alger Association Scholarships (SENIORS)
Award Amount: Varies

FEBRUARY 17

HBCU Week x NFL Scholarship
Award Amount: $10,000

FEBRUARY 24

WACTA Phyllis Lawson Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

FEBRUARY 28

Gesa Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies

Numerica $tarting Off Right Application
Award Amount: $1,250

DEADLINE VARIES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive February Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

March 2026

MARCH 1

George Washington Foundation Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,050

Washington State School Retirees Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies

American Legion Auxiliary National
Award Amount: Varies

American Legion
Award Amount: Varies

Grant County Cattlemen & Cattlewomen Association
Award Amount: $1,000

Cancer Pathways 2025: Teen Writing Contest
Award Amount: $1,000

Community Foundation of North Central Washington
Award Amount: Varies

Confluence Health High School Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,000

CWU Department of Art + Design Scholarship
Award Amount: $500 - $6,000

Horatio Alger Association Scholarships (JUNIORS)
Award Amount: Up to $2,500

MARCH 2

Washington Apple Education Foundation
Award Amount: Varies

Lauzier Foundation Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies

MARCH 7

The Ewing C Kelly Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,250

MARCH 15

Columbia Basin Foundation Scholarships
Award Amount: Varies

Smart Choices Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000

911 Promise Scholarship
Award Amount: $15,000

MARCH 17

Women in Cyber Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $10,000

MARCH 19

Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE)
Award Amount: ~$6,700 Annually

MARCH 21

Doodle for Google Scholarship
Award Amount: $55,000

MARCH 24

Norm Manly Maritime Education Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000

MARCH 30

Big Bend Foundation Scholarships
Award Amount Range: $200 - $4,000

Norm Manly Maritime Education Scholarship
Award Amount Range: $1,500 - $5,000

MARCH 31

McGregor Scholarships
Award Amount Range: $500 - $1,000

Humanity Rising Service Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,500

GRANCO Scholarship
Award Amount: $500

Washington Association for Bilingual Education
Dr. Sonja McDaniel Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Washington State Legends of Soccer
Jimmy Gabriel Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $4,000

Washington Airport Management Association Scholarships
Award Amounts: Vary

DEADLINE VARIES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive March Scholarship List
Scholarships and Award Amounts Vary

April 2026

APRIL 1

Susan Yaw Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $500

Autism Society Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

WSECU Scholarships
Award Amount Range: $2,000 - $3,000

Clean Water Scholarships
Award Amount: Varies

APRIL 2

Columbia Ridge PTO Scholarship
Award Amount: $500
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

APRIL 3

Clifford and Irma Jean Moe Scholarship Fund
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

APRIL 4

Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship
Award Amount $10,000

APRIL 11

KOBATA Ag Scholarships
Award Amount Range: $1,000 - $10,000

Windermere Foundation Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Organization of Latino Actuaries Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $7,500

APRIL 15

The Promise Scholarship
Award Amount: $750

Ephrata Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,200
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Highline Grain Growers Scholarship
Award Amount $500
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Percy F Stepon Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

PEO
Award Amount: $Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Ephrata Alumni Association Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Ephrata Education Association Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Public School Employees Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Ephrata Rotary Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Millard Kozak Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Columbia Basin Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Tom Boruff Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Jerry Simon Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Award Amount: $10,000

NCESD Teachers Make a Difference Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Award Amount: $10,000

Sea Mar Farmworker High School & College Scholarships
Award Amount: $1,000

Latino/a Educational Achievement Project Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,500

Ron Van Nurden Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Ephrata Eagles Auxiliary Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies
Return Completed Form to Counseling Center

APRIL 26

Pointe Pest Control Scholarship
Award Amount: $650

APRIL 30

Earl & Edwards Scholarship
Award Amount: $500

Let's Grow Think for Yourself Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,000 - $8,000

DEADLINE VARIES

Scholarships.com Comprehensive April Scholarship List
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May 2026

MAY 1

Grant County Farm Bureau / George Turner Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000

Washington Home Builders Foundation Scholarships
Award Amount: Varies

Mike Rowe Work Ethics Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies

Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation
Award Amount: $20,000

MAY 2

Earl Warren Scholarship
Award Amount $45,000

MAY 5

Stop the Bleed National Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,000

MAY 15

Rotary Peace Fellowship Scholarship
Award Amount: Varies

Grant County Farm Bureau / George Turner Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,000

MAY 17

Exceptional Youth Scholarship
Award Amount: $10,000

MAY 22

Cameron Impact Scholarship
Award Amount: $50,000

DEADLINE VARIES

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June 2026

JUNE 1

Community Foundation of North Central Washington: Nursing/Allied Health/Trades
Award Amount: Varies

Cure Cancer Support Scholarship
Award Amount: $5,000

JUNE 5

Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
Award Amount: $15,000

JUNE 22

School House Connection
Award Amount: $2,500

DEADLINE VARIES

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Letters of Recommendation

When asking for letters of recommendation, please print and complete this Personal Data Form. The data on this sheet will assist your counselor, teacher, etc. in preparing a recommendation for you to use in applications for college, scholarships or employment.

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Financial Aid

Federal Student AiD Application

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