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Scholarship Opportunities

Students can access the most up-to-date list of scholarships using their Naviance account. Students who opt out of Naviance may access the SPS Scholarship Bulletin

2024-2025 Scholarships

2025 Seattle Black College EXPO January 18th, 2025 at Rainier Beach HS from 10 AM to 3 PM

Event Highlights:

  • Meet with over 50 colleges
  • Get accepted ON THE SPOT
  • Earn Scholarships on the spot
  • have application fees waived
  • join seminars
  • surprise celebrity guests!
  • win cash prizes!

Win a scholarship deadline in January 6th. Info at NCRFoundation.org/scholarship

Black College Expo Scholarship

Earn dollars for College by writing essays on the prompt “Why is a College Education Important to Me?”

Dreams do come true at NCRF’s College Expos!  Click on the links below to learn how you can apply to “Win Dollars for College” at an Expo near you!

Seattle – Black College Expo™

View more about Black College Expo’s Scholarships: https://www.thecollegeexpo.org/students/scholarships

InspirASIAN Scholarship

Applicants must meet ALL of the following eligibility requirements:

  • Full-time graduating high school seniors in good academic standing (minimum unweighted cumulative GPA 3.40 on 4-point scale), of any ethnic or cultural background, who plan to attend an accredited college or university (2-year and 4-year) in Fall 2025.
  • Citizens or permanent residents of the United States.
  • Residents of one of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia).

Students interested in applying will need to download and complete the accomplishments spreadsheet and essay document. The completed files will need to be uploaded through our online submission page. All applications are due before January 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. Students who make it into the final round will also be required to send in an official high school transcript.

For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to our FAQ page.

American Indian Endowed Scholarship

Deadline to Apply: March 3, 2025

The American Indian Endowed Scholarship (AIES) helps students with financial need who have close social and cultural ties to an American Indian community in Washington State. Students can use the scholarship at public colleges and many independent colleges in Washington. The program prioritizes upper-division and graduate-level students, but all applicants are considered.

Award amounts range from around $500 to $2,000. Ten to 15 students are selected each year to receive the awards. Students may get AIES funding for up to five years, but must reapply each year.

Many past recipients have careers in law, medicine, education, business, and resource management. All have returned, or plan to return, to their tribal communities to work on behalf of Indian peoples within the state.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Demonstrate financial need based on a completed FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).
  • Meet Washington State residency requirements for financial aid.
  • Intend to enroll full-time as an undergraduate or graduate student at a participating public or private college or university in Washington State beginning fall term of the application year.
  • Intend to use their education to benefit the American Indian community in Washington State.
  • Not pursue a degree in theology.
  • Have not yet received a total of five years of this scholarship.

How to Apply

  • 1. Read the application and instruction sheet.
  • 2. Compile and complete the required attachments.
  • 3. Complete and sign the AIES application form.
  • 4. Print the application and required attachments. Mail the application and required attachments to WSAC. 

Sites You Can Always Check:

Alert: Never ever pay for a scholarship. If they require payment to receive a scholarship, it is a scam.

Requesting Transcripts for Scholarships

You can request a transcript in a number of ways:

Scholarships for SPS Students

A group of eight students hold large checks while confetti falls on them

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.

Naviance Student Login

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.

Submit a Scholarship