Eligibility: Graduation high school seniors diagnosed with epilepsy/seizure disorder and planning to attend a post-secondary school.

Deadline: 04/07/24

Information: Seven (7) $1,000 scholarships available. For an application, click on the following:

Eligibility: High school senior with a substantial interest in a career in sports medicine. Academic excellence, leadership qualities, community involvement considered

Deadline: 04/12/25

Information: $2,000 scholarship. For an application, click on the following:

Eligibility: High school students seeking post-secondary education to major in an agriculture-related field. Must maintain a 2.0 average GPA. Financial need, community service, special family situations. 

Deadline: 04/15/25

Information: Up to a $3,000 scholarship.For an application, click on the following:

Eligibility: High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA who is planning to attend at a Pennsylvania college, university, or career school as a full time student. Community service, leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, financial need considered.

Deadline: 04/15/25

Information: Essay, reference letters required.

Website: https://www.tfec.org/scholarships/pahr/

Eligibility: High school seniors with at least one parent of Italian heritage. Academic performance and financial need considered.
Deadline: 04/15/25

Information: $16,000 scholarship to be paid at $4,000 per year. Awards are renewable at $2,000.00 a semester provided the student maintains a 3.0 GPA

Website: http://pisf.us/applicants/

Eligibility: High school seniors

Deadline: 04/23/25

Information: One (1) $10,000 scholarship; two (2) $1,000 scholarships; three (3) $500 scholarships.

Website: https://www.student-view.com/ScholarshipWmap.html

Eligibility: High school seniors continuing their education at an approved vocational or career and technical school in one of the following fields: carpentry, construction management, drywall/lathing, electrician, horticulture, HVACR, ironworking, masonry, plumbing, construction trades, or welding. 

Deadline: 04/25/25

Information: Renewable $2,000 scholarship.

Website: https://www.parkwaywest.org/students-parents/scholarships-1

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board - Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Eligibility: High school seniors pursuing post-secondary education: degree, diploma, or certificate at a technical school, community college, college, or university in the field of cybersecurity, robotics, engineering, automation, design, mechatronics or computer science.
Deadline: 05/02/25 @ 4 p.m.
Information: $2,000 tuition award. For more information, click on the following:

Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors, who have been accepted for admission as a full-time music major at a college, university or music school.

Deadline: 05/10/25 at Mt. Lebanon High School Fine Arts Theater

Information: First Prize is $7,500, second prize is $5,000, third prize is $2,500. For an application, click on the following link:

Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors.

Deadline: 05/16/25

Information: Transcript, resume, letter of recommendation, financial need statement required.

Website: https://www.blenkofund.org/

Eligibility: High School students planning to pursue a four-year degree in an energy-related program at an accredited Western Pennsylvania college or university or trade/vocational degree program.

Deadline: 06/30/25

Information: Two (2) $1,000 scholarships available. For more information, click on the following:

Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors

Deadline: 06/30/25

Information: 500-word essay required

Website: http://instagram.com/cranberryoralsurgery/p/DH6yD-IpK3q/?img_index=2

Bold.org — Scholarships for Future Nurses
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors with an interest in studying nursing.

Deadline: Deadlines vary per scholarship

Information: Scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000

Website: https://bold.org/scholarships/by-major/nursing-scholarships/

Ted & Betty Rice Memorial Fund
Eligibility: High school seniors
Deadline: N/A
Information:  For anyone pursuing vocational training after high school who is in need of financial assistance.  Grants of $1,000 or more may be available for students with demonstrated financial need.  For more information, click on the following:

 

College Sports Scholarships — Get Recruited to Play College Sports  

Website: http://www.collegesportsscholarships.com

 

Jack Stephan Mind’s Eye Scholarship

Eligibility: All High School Graduates
Deadline: Open
Information: Students who demonstrate financial need and are planning to pursue an art or art-related program of study after High School. For more information, click on the following:

 

*Deadlines are often dates by which all materials should be received by the sponsoring organization. Be sure to leave time for the processing of all materials by the Guidance Office.

 

PLAN AHEAD — Applications, transcripts, and letters of recommendation take time. Please allow a minimum of five (5) school days for these to be processed and mailed.

 

For more information regarding any of the above scholarship opportunities, contact the Mars Area High School Guidance Office at (724) 625-1581. Forms and further details are available in the Guidance Office.

 

Additional Resources

• Bold.org - https://bold.org/scholarships/
• CollegeScholarships.com - https://www.collegescholarships.com/
• fastweb - https://www.fastweb.com/
• Guaranteed Scholarships - https://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
• The Pittsburgh Foundation - https://pittsburghfoundation.org/scholarshipsearch
• RaiseMe - https://www.raise.me/
• Scholarship Guidance - https://scholarshipguidance.com/
• Scholarships.com - https://www.scholarships.com/
• StudentScholarships.org - https://studentscholarships.org/
• UNIGO - https://www.unigo.com/scholarships#/fromscholarshipexperts