Scholarship/Award Opportunities
The following are current scholarship/award opportunities open to students at Mars Area High School:
American Muscle Student Scholarship Program
Eligibility: Graduating high school who are pursuing post-secondary education to earn an automotive degree or related field of study.
Deadline: noon on 06/15/21
Information: $2,500 award.
American Trucks Student Scholarship Program
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors enrolled full time in a secondary vocational school, technical institute, and who are pursuing a career in the traditional building trades such as HVAC, carpentry, electrical, or related fields of study.
Deadline: noon on 06/15/21
Information: $2,500 award.
Extreme Terrain Student Scholarship Program
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors who are pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Sciences, Sustainable Land Management, Environmental Biology, Sustainable Agriculture Systems.
Deadline: noon on 06/15/21
Information: $2,500 award.
CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Eligibility: High School students with a minimum 3.0 GPA and who has score at least a 1000 on the SAT or 21 on the ACT. Must demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: 06/18/21
Information: $18,000 award.
Little Bundle Superdad Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors who have been accepted to university or a 4-year, 2-year, vocational, or technical institution in the United States. Applicants must be a single father, a child of a single father, or closely impacted by a single father.
Deadline: 06/30/21
Information: $1,000 award.
Information: $1,000 award.
NC Scholarships
Eligibility: High School seniors with a minimum 2.5 GPA enrolled in a U.S. college or university.
Deadline: 06/30/21
Information: $2,000 award.
Sparks Law Dream Chasers Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and in good academic standing.
Deadline: 06/30/21
Information: $1,000 award.
Strong Work Ethic Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and in good academic standing and enrolling in a two- to five-year post-secondary institution in Fall 2021.
Deadline: 06/30/21
Information: $1,000 award.
RF Wittmeyer Community Service Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors.
Deadline: 06/30/21
Information: $1,000 award. Applicants must submit a 750- to 1,000-word essay on "What community service activities have you been involved in and why are you dedicated to your community?"
Butler County Community College Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors.
Deadline: 07/01/21
Information: BC3 scholarships are merit-based, academic awards
Website: https://www.bc3.edu/paying/financial-aid/scholarships.html
Website: https://www.bc3.edu/paying/financial-aid/scholarships.html
Community Contribution Scholarship
Eligibility: High school students who have recognized a need or a problem in their community and developed a unique action plan to address the need or solve the problem.
Deadline: 07/26/21
Information: $7,000 award
City Property Management HOA Service Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA who are planning to attend college in Fall 2021.
Deadline: 07/31/21
Information: $1,000 scholarship
Deadline: 07/31/21
Information: $1,000 scholarship
Build a Better Future Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors of Latino or Hispanic descent and who are a child of an immigrant.
Deadline: 07/31/21
Information: $1,000 award.
Artic Physical Therapy Scholarship
Eligibility: High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and who are attending a college or university in Fall 2021.
Deadline: 08/31/21
Information: $1,000 award
WiseGeek Recent Immigrants Scholarship
Eligibility: High School students who have immigrated to the United States on or after January 1, 2010.
Deadline: 09/21/21
Information: $500
Duke Kunshan University Scholarship
Eligibility: High school students (Grades 9-12)
Deadline: N/A
Information: Full-tuition scholarship for the duration of the four-year program
Cambrian Foundation — Legare R. Hole III Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: High school students age 18 and older.
Deadline: N/A
Information: Opportunity to work with the Cambrian Foundation research teams on intensive hands-on environmental/marine science study. Experience can be recognized for academic credit.
Deadline: N/A
Information: Opportunity to work with the Cambrian Foundation research teams on intensive hands-on environmental/marine science study. Experience can be recognized for academic credit.
Pegare R. Hole, III, Memorial Scholarship Fund
Eligibility: High school students (age 18) who demonstrate an interest in marine science or in a related field
Deadline: N/A
Information: Scholarship awarded to enable the recipient to participate in Cambrian Foundation research projects and day-to-day operations.
University of Dayton - Leadership in Service Scholarship
Eligibility: Students who have an innate desire for personal development and are committed to service within their school, church or community.
Deadline: N/A
Information: $10,000 scholarship ($2,500/year for 4 years). Recipient will be considered for a merit scholarship worth $98,000 over four (4) years. For more information, call (800) 837-7433 or e-mail admission@udayton.edu.
Website: https://www.udayton.edu/m/lis.php
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
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.
Any organizations and/or links listed on this page are offered for informational purposes only and do not constitute any endorsement or warranty of services by Mars Area School District. Any individual choosing to contact any of the above organizations does so at their own risk and Mars Area School District, it agents and employees assume no liability that may be attributed to use of these providers/agencies.