Programs

West Virginia's need-based grant for state residents who want to continue their education after high school; the FAFSA is the only application.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

WSOS funding and support for Washington students pursuing eligible high-demand certificates, apprenticeships or associate degrees in trades, STEM and health care.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Solve 30 mathematics problems as a team during a supervised 90-minute online session.

• Grades not published
• No fee

An international philosophy essay competition for 15–18-year-olds: write up to 1,200 words on one of six questions; the winning essay is published in the journal Think.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

University of Waterloo’s online chemistry contest for grade 12 students in their second chemistry course, registered by teachers at accredited high schools.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee: $8 CAD

Write a story, poem, essay, script or other piece on the theme 'Acts of Courage' for the Orwell Foundation's writing prize for secondary school and college students.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

University of Waterloo’s online chemistry contest for grade 11 students in their first chemistry course, registered by teachers at accredited high schools.

• Grades 11–12
• Fee: $8 CAD

An annual history essay prize for students under 19 writing on the life and times of Richard III (1452–1485); NEAs, EPQs and IB Extended Essays are welcome.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A national short story, poetry and essay contest about Vietnamese schools, teachers, students and reading, open to all Vietnamese citizens of any age, including school students.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A need-based college scholarship for Denver Public Schools graduates attending eligible Colorado colleges, universities and technical schools, with on-campus support.

• Grade 12
• No fee

South Carolina's top merit scholarship for the most academically talented seniors who attend an eligible South Carolina college.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

A need-based, renewable scholarship for Atlanta Public Schools seniors: $5,000 per year for a 4-year college (up to $20,000) or $1,500 per year for a 2-year or technical program (up to $3,000).

• Grade 12
• No fee