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

Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship award

This scholarship is available to high school seniors and the deadline is November 12^th, 2024.

You can find more information, and students may apply online at enf.elks.org/MVS   The Ballard Elks Lodge awards six $1,000.00 scholarships to be used towards college tuition. Be sure to let students know to select “Ballard Elks” during the application process.

Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.  Applicants may also advance and be considered for additional State and National Elks scholarships.  For students who indicate on their application that they are heading to WSU, the Washington State Elks offers additional funds through the Yothers Memorial Scholarship Fund. 

Please announce this opportunity to the seniors at your school and feel free to forward this email to other contacts who may be interested. If you have any questions, please reply to us via email or contact the Ballard Elks office at: 206-784-0827.

Sites You Can Always Check:

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

• BOLD.org for black students
• Fastweb.com
• SPS College Financial Aid & Scholarship Info for Seniors
• Washboard.org
• Naviance
• studentscholarships.org has an extensive list. 
• Gasparovich Scholarship (Ingraham Students only)- More info coming Spring 2025
• WashBoard
• FinAid
• Washington Student Achievement Council
• Gates Millenium
• If you have been accepted to a school, be sure to check their website for scholarships, too!

Requesting Transcripts for Scholarships

You can request a transcript in a number of ways:

• Email Merrily Matthews, Ingraham’s Counseling Secretary at mqmatthews@seattleschools.org
• In Naviance or
• Use the online student records request system.

Scholarships for SPS Students

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 a 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.

• Search Engine for Scholarships
• The WashBoard
• Scholarships for students with disabilities
• The Free Scholly App
• Seattle Foundation Scholarships

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.