Award Amount: up to $10,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must be scheduled to graduate no earlier than 2026

• Must be citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America by the 2025 submission deadline.

• Cannot be the immediate family member of any current employee of, trustee of, or significant donor to the Calvin Coolidge Foundation.

Deadline: September 10, 2025

To apply: https://www.coolidgereview.com/essay-contest#contest

Award Amount: $5,000

Eligibility:

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• US resident

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://discover.promo.eprize.com/discoversweeps24/?cmpgnid=site-sch-pro-dis-int&affiliate_id=site-sch-pro-dis-int&IQ_ID=site-sch-pro-dis-int

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Must be a high school senior.

• Must be a permanent resident of the United States.

• Must be planning to enroll in a college or university.

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.supercollege.com/scholarship/#

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Must be a high school senior.

• Must be a permanent resident of the United States.

• Must be planning to enroll in a college or university.

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.supercollege.com/college-search/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Must be a legal resident of the United States

• Must be accepted in a vocational program or two to five year post secondary institution

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and in good overall academic standing

Eligibility:

• Transcript

• Resume

• Upload proof of acceptance

• An essay of 500-1,000 words discussing who has inspired you to be the person you are now or are becoming. What have they done or continue to do, and how has that impacted your life?

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.smslegal.com/who-inspires-you-scholarship/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Planning to attend college, or anyone currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or law program at a college or university in the United States

• Applicants should be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher.

• Submit scholarship application

Eligibility:

• Transcript

• Resume

• A 750-word response to the prompt: “Discuss the role of parents, school administration, and the role YOU could play in cyberbullying awareness and prevention. How can these parties react to cyberbullying, and what steps can they take to effectively prevent it?”

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://mccreadylaw.com/2025-cyberbullying-awareness-scholarship/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must have a CBC identification number

• Must have a CBC email address (must end in coastalbend.edu)

Deadline: August 29, 2025 at Noon

To apply: http://tinyurl.com/cbcfoundationscholarship

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to students in high school

• Answer essay question: “What does it mean to be an entrepreneur in today’s modern world?”

• Essay must be attached as a WORD-DOC

• Essay must contain 700-850 words

• The following information must be submitted with your essay:

  o   First Name/Last Name

  o   Phone Number

  o   Mailing Address

  o   Email Address

  o   Graduation date (MM.DD.YYYY)

  o   The University you will most likely attend

  o   Your current GPA

• All Majors qualify

Deadline: August 1, 2025

To apply: https://markelenowitzscholarship.com/#primary Submissions must include all information listed and be made via email to mark@mhecap.com

Award Amount: up to $25,000

Eligibility:

• Open to students in 8th through 12th grade

Deadline: August 1, 2025

To apply: https://aynrand.org/students/essay-contests

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Must be a United States citizen

• Must currently be enrolled in college or high school

• Must carry a 3.0 or higher GPA.

Requirements:

• Write a short essay of no less than 500 words about your opinion on how Minecraft can be a positive influence on education and career development.

Deadline: July 31, 2025

To apply: https://apexminecrafthosting.com/minecraft-scholarship/

Award Amount: $10,000

Eligibility:

• Only one entry per person

• Open to all high school students

Deadline: July 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/10k-no-essay-scholarship-202507/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

Requirements:

• Resume

• One-page cover letter

Deadline: Extended to May 30, 2025

To apply: https://forms.gle/kVQXS2FSou7Mjtkn9

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High School Seniors

• Must participate in at least one extra-curricular activity during the 2024-2025 school year.

• Applicants should have completed volunteer hours that show a commitment to serving their community.

• Applicants must submit a one-page essay describing their favorite book and explaining why it holds personal significance.

• 2 letters of recommendation

• High school transcript

• Resume

Deadline: May 6, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000, $750, $500

Eligibility:

• High School Seniors

• Bee County Resident

• Your college major must be Ag Related i.e., agriculture education, agriculture economics or engineering, agronomy, natural resources, biology, forestry, veterinary, horticulture, etc.

Deadline: May 2, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• The student must submit a 3-page essay on any past or present segment of Bee County History.

• Please type with double spacing.

• Attach a 4th page listing your source or sources.  An interview may be a reference.

Deadline: May 1, 2025

To apply: Pick up paper application in the Joe Barnhart Scholarship Program office

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Must be a graduating high school senior

• Have a strong academic record

• Demonstrate leadership and community involvement

• Plan to pursue a degree in business, geology, environmental science, engineering, or a related field

• Show financial need

• Reside in one of the eligible counties:

  • Texas: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, Duval, or San Patricio

  • South Dakota: Fall River County, Custer County

  • Wyoming: Albany, Natrona, Freemont

Deadline: May 1, 2025

To apply: https://encore-edge.com/scholarship/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Texas A&M University acceptance

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• A “Do More” attitude and demonstrated leadership in student and community affairs.

• Student should have completed at least 50 Community Service hours within junior and senior years.

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or above

• Qualifiable Family Income: $55,760.00

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident (Social Security Card, Passport, Visa Laser or Border Crossing Card)

• Top 10 students not eligible

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Pell Grant Eligible

• Top 15% class ranking

Requirements:

• Transcript

• First two pages of FAFSA Submission Summary

• Optional: Evidence of Interact Club Membership (Even if you haven’t been active in the Interact Club lately, you are still encouraged to apply!)

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To Apply: Paper applications available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school senior

• No minimum GPA required; all students are encouraged to apply

• Submit an essay (500-750 words)

Deadline: April 30, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500           

Eligibility:

·      High School Senior

·      Resume

·      2 letters of recommendation

·      One page essay

Deadline: April 28, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Official Transcript

• Resume or list of Extracurricular Activities/Community Service

• A one-page essay answering the following:

  “Tell us about a time you failed and what you learned from it.”

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in the field of law enforcement/criminal justice OR be the son/daughter/grandchild of an active/retired Texas Commissioned Peace Officer (going into any field of study)

• Submit completed application with essay

  • (1) a detailed description of services rendered at school and in community and

  • (2) explanation as to why applicant is applying for this scholarship (explain need for financial aid) and explain why they chose their field of study.

• Submit current transcript showing class rank and GPA

Deadline: April 25, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Must plan to major in journalism, English, or communications.

Deadline: April 24, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Must participate in at least one extra-curricular activity during the 2024-2025 school year

• One-page essay

• 2 letters of recommendation

• High school transcript

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $2,000

Eligibility:

• Female high school seniors

Requirements:

• Transcript

• Resume

• Essay

• Three letters of recommendation

  • One from a teacher in an academic area of study whose class the applicant has taken

  • One from another A. C. Jones High School teacher or

    staff member

  • One from an adult member of the community

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $3,000

Eligibility:

• Individual with an established autism diagnosis

• Must attend an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in the U.S. for the Fall of 2025 and Spring of 2025 semesters

• For the Synchrony for Autistic Students of Color, only applicants from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds are eligible to apply. Please see website for more details.

Deadline: April 21, 2025

To apply: https://researchautism.org/self-advocates/postsecondary-scholarships/

Award Amount: $1,000 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• Student must be a female.

• Student must attend a High School in Bee County.

• Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Student must have no relation to any Junior Service League member.

Deadline: April 18, 2025

To apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: 2- $500

Eligibility:

• Completion of scholarship application

• Must have been a registered soccer player with the Beeville Soccer Club or Bee Youth Soccer Organization for at least 5(five) years or 10 seasons.

• Soccer Letterman

• 1 teacher & 1 community member recommendation

• Must provide a copy of the letter of acceptance for college of preference.

• 1 page essay of introduction of self and goals for the future.

Deadline: April 18, 2025

To Apply: Paper application available in the Barnhart Office

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High school Seniors

• Must plan to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement

Deadline: April 17, 2025

To apply: Please pick up a paper application in the Barnhart office.