SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
LEAF’s Scholarship Search database contains local and statewide opportunities for high schoolers along with a few opportunities for college students and/or adult learners. The vast majority of local scholarships are posted in the December-March timeframe with late-winter/spring deadlines. LEAF’s scholarships database will be updated as new opportunities become available so check back often. Students should also check with their high school counselor’s office for scholarship opportunities that are exclusive to their high school or the city in which they reside.
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Delta Kappa Gamma – Gamma Iota Chapter Grant-In-Aid Award
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: March 9, 2025
Grant for female college students currently registered as a college sophomore or junior, who are enrolled and excel in a college Teacher Education Program and who have a home residence located in the Ohio cities of Mentor, Ea...
Albert W. Geater Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Renewable scholarships for deserving students studying accounting at any accredited nonprofit educational institution. Must be a resident of Northeast Ohio OR accepted/enrolled in an accredited nonprofit educational instituti...
Charles D. Whitmer Fund “Work, Save, Invest” Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Scholarship open to residents of Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, or Geauga counties and is designed to help those with an entrepreneurial spirit of any age attend an accredited nonprofit four-year college or university on a full-time...
Cleveland Foundation Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
More than 60 scholarships with varying criteria open to Greater Cleveland/Northeast Ohio students....
Association of Asian Indian Women in Ohio Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Need-based scholarships for women of Asian Indian descent and high school seniors (any gender) of Asian Indian descent who reside in Ohio and are enrolled/enrolling full-time or part-time at an accredited nonprofit education...
Cleveland Future Engineers
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 minimum
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Scholarships for graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated both an interest and academic achievement in math, science, engineering or computer technology (with a preference for applicants who plan to seek a career ...
Cydney Weingart Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 minimum
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Need-based scholarship for Cuyahoga county residents who are public high school graduates enrolling in college full-time as a freshman or sophomore, or enrolling in a vocational program. The fund is specifically geared to sel...
The Ruth Burda Motzer Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Scholarship for students from Cuyahoga, Lake or Geauga County who demonstrate financial need. Preference given to those studying health science, law or education....
McKinney Family Fund Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Scholarships to graduating high school seniors and/or graduate students who have been a resident of Ohio for at least two years and are seeking a education. Preference given to African American applicants, Hispanic applicants...
Wilma A. Chapman Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 minimum
Application Deadline: March 12, 2025
Scholarship for persons with mental challenges who aspire and have the potential to succeed in undertaking college/university course work at either the undergraduate or graduate level....
Rita Matteo Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 13, 2025
Scholarship open to all graduating seniors who at minimum: Attended two years at any Lake County high school, resides in Lake County for two years or whose parent/guardian participated in the RMMS Golf Outing for two years. ...
Laws of Life Essay Contest
Scholarship Amount: $100-$700
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025
Essay Contest open to schools with students in grades 9-12 throughout the following counties: Ashland, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit and Wayne. Asks students to self-reflect and write about ethical principles that will he...
George Eagle Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: March 14, 2025
Scholarships for a college sophomore, junior, or senior in a baccalaureate program enrolled in an environmental health degree program or related degree program as determined by the OEHA Board of Directors. Must be an Ohio res...
Jamie Anderson Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
This scholarship aims to support and encourage young individuals who, like Jamie, have a desire to pursue a college degree despite facing difficult circumstances. High school seniors in Ohio with a 2.0-3.0 GPA may apply. Requ...
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Ohio Department President’s Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1000 & $1500
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
A $1,500 award and a $1,000 award for students preparing to enter his or her freshman year of college who is either a veteran or a direct descendant of an honorably discharged veteran....
Esperanza Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
Need-based, renewable scholarships for Hispanic/Latino students residing in Cuyahoga or Lorain county who are enrolled full-time in college and/or university for the fall semester of 2025 ...
Polonia Foundation of Ohio Student Grant
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
Scholarships for Ohio students of Polish descent or a relative of an active PLAV (Polish Legion of American Veterans) member who has been accepted at a two- or four-year college / university. ...
Medical Mutual Scholarship for Customer Schools
Scholarship Amount: $1,000-$10,000
Application Deadline: March 15, 2025
146 scholarships for graduating seniors from a school district that is a customer of Medical Mutual. (Check with your school counselor's office.) Must attend or plan to attend an educational institution in the U.S.; must hav...
Protect Geauga Parks Bob McCullough Memorial Conservation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 16, 2025
Up to three scholarships for high school seniors graduating in spring of 2025 who (1) live or attend school in Geauga County, (2) provide evidence of volunteering, service, and/or activism that promotes conservation in suppor...
ErieBank Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 16, 2025
Scholarships for high school seniors who intend to further their education at a college or university with a business-related degree. Student must attend a high school in the ERIEBANK market area (which includes Mentor). Depe...
Ross Sr. & Carmella DeJohn Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 17, 2025
Scholarship for high school seniors with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Applicants must demonstrate examples of their school and community involvement is essay format....
Lake County Retired Teachers Association Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 21, 2025
Scholarship for a Lake County high school senior planning to attend college with a major in education. Applications can be found in counselor's office at eligible Lake County high schools....
NEOAPWA Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 21, 2025
Scholarships for students residing in Northeast Ohio (can be high school seniors or current college students) pursuing education paths in fields of Public Works. These fields deal with infrastructure, roads, maintenance, desi...
Association of Specialists in Aging Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 24, 2025
Scholarship for a high school senior in Lake County, who has applied to, or currently attends, an accredited vocational, four-year or two-year degree-granting institute of postsecondary education. The scholarship is awarded i...
Just Run Lake County Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 24, 2025
Two scholarships for area students who have participated in the JUST RUN program, awarded based on the student’s essay response, grades, activities and/or work experiences. ...
Ohio Travel Soccer League Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Ten scholarship awards for high school seniors who played travel soccer for a minimum of three years within a community that is currently a member of the OHTSL and will be entering a US college, university or 2-year or greate...
Vincent L. Petro Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $750
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarship for graduating seniors from Mentor High School who reside in Lake County, have a minimum GPA of 2.5, and are enrolled full-time in a 2 or 4-year accredited institutional or an accredited vocational/technical schoo...
Willoughby South Alumni Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $250
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
This scholarship is for graduating seniors from Willoughby South High School only who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, participated in at least two extracurricular activities per year while in high school, are enrolled full-time...
Willis E Kelly Music Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
The Willis E. Kelly Music Scholarship is for students who are residents of Geauga County for a minimum of two years and attended school (at any grade level) for a minimum of two years at a Geauga County school. Must be attend...
Frank Jason Feola, Ph.D. Legacy Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarship for a graduating senior from a Lake, Geauga, or Cuyahoga County high school, or homeschooled who is enrolled in a 2- or 4-year accredited institution or accredited vocational/technical school. Must be a U.S. citiz...
Western Reserve Junior Service League (WRJSL) Adult Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
This scholarship is for adult females who reside in Lake, Geauga, or Ashtabula County. Must be a U.S. Citizen, out of high school for at least two years, experienced an interruption in post-high school education, enrolled in ...
Eastern Lake County Chamber of Commerce (ELCCC) Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarship for a graduating senior from Mentor High School who resides in Lake County and is enrolled full-time in a 2- or 4- year accredited institution or an accredited vocational/technical school. Minimum G.P.A: 2.5....
Harriet B. Storrs First-Time Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $3,500
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarships open to graduating seniors who reside within Painesville City or Township OR have a mailing zip code of 44077 and are working toward an associate or bachelor's degree. The student's household income criteria: Tax...
Lakeland Area Counselors Association (LACA) Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
This scholarship is for high school seniors graduating from an Ashtabula, Lake, or Geauga County high school with a current LACA member employed by the school district (check with your school counselor). Minimum GPA of 2.5. M...
ABB Engineering
Scholarship Amount: $1,250
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarships for two students graduating from a Lake, Geauga, Portage, or Cuyahoga County High School planning to major in one of the following courses of study: Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, E...
Robert D. Kruse Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $5,000
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarship for full-time students going into their final year of a health professions program at select postsecondary institutions (with a graduation date between December 2025 and August 2026). Medical and nursing students ...
Frank & Wendy Platzar Legacy Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 28, 2025
Scholarship for a high school senior graduating this year from Riverside, Mayfield, Willoughby South, or Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin who has participated in at least 1 sport (as a player, manager, or trainer), and at least 1...
Bros for Good Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
Scholarship seeks to support introverted high school juniors and seniors in Ohio who stand out in non-traditional ways to do good for their communities....
Perryman Family Foundation 4-Year Nursing Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Typically between $10,000-$15,000 per year
Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
Scholarship for students pursuing a 4-year BSN nursing program full time who live within 150 miles of Houston, PA....
Perryman Family Foundation College and University Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Typically between $10,000-$15,000 per year
Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
Scholarship for students pursuing a college/university undergraduate degree in Engineering, Math, Metals or Technology. Must live within 150 miles of Houston, PA...
Andy Nowacki Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: up to $5000
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarships (awarded quarterly) to those seeking to serve their communities as peace officers, firefighters, EMTs, or nurses. Scholarship recipients are chosen based on a combination of community involvement, dedication to s...
Printing Industries Education Fund (Graphic Arts) Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarship for Ohio, Michigan or northern Kentucky high school senior or graduate, or a college freshman, sophomore, or junior enrolled in a two-or four-year college with an accredited graphic communications program, or a pr...
Fields of Learning Essay Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
A 700- to 1,500-word essay contest open to Ohio high school students asking them to write about their learning experiences related to high school football. All Ohio high school students (not limited to football players, ban...
Ohio Farm Bureau Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Various scholarships to students planning to pursue careers in agriculture and to adults seeking continuing education in agriculture-related studies. To support the future of agriculture throughout Ohio, each county has a sch...
Tomorrow’s Leaders in Care Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: At least $250
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Multiple awards for juniors and seniors enrolled in Ohio-based high schools who are planning to pursue a career in allied health. All applicants will be connected to WorkUp resources, like career discovery tools, real lif...
Ohio APWA Undergraduate Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarships for students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an accredited Ohio bachelor's Civil Engineering program. Must be a permanent residence of the state of Ohio....
Ohio APWA Family Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarships for the children, grandchildren, or spouse of an Ohio Chapter APWA member in good standing. Open to high school seniors and college students seeking a postsecondary education in a technical vocational training pr...
Lebanese Syrian American Junior League Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarships awarded to graduating high school or undergraduate college students of Lebanese or Syrian descent living in the Greater Cleveland area....
Zonta Club of Cleveland Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Scholarships for Cuyahoga County residents, who have successfully completed at least one year of postsecondary studies at an Ohio institution of higher learning. This scholarship is offered to support the educational aspirati...
JFSA: Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
A variety of scholarships with varying criteria for high school, undergraduate, or graduate full-time students who identify as predominantly Jewish, and reside in the Greater Cleveland area....
Ohio Cooperative Education Association Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarships for students pursuing a 2-year or 4-year college degree in Ohio that have participated in an internship, co-op, apprenticeship or work-based learning experience over the last year. This scholarship is for curren...
Berlin Family Educational Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
For class of 2025 students graduating from Willoughby South, Eastlake North, or Brush High School. While the foundation primarily awards academic excellence, The Berlin Family Education Foundation also seeks applicants with ...
Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio Scholarships
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Girl Scouts of North East Ohio awards continuing education scholarships annually to graduating senior Girl Scouts who epitomize the Girl Scout Mission and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. The number of scholarships avail...
Friends of Euclid Creek Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Award for a college or high school student pursuing a degree or certificate in environmental scientific studies, or environmental field related to watershed health. (There may be a second $1,000 scholarship awarded to another...
Anthony Wunderle Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Established by Lori and Greg Wunderle in memory of their son Anthony who had childhood leukemia. This scholarship is to provide educational opportunities for a higher education, accredited trade, or apprenticeship program for...
Morgan Hasbrouck 4-H Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Renewable scholarships for active or former 4-H members (with preference given to active members) who are a senior in, or graduate of, a Summit or Portage county school....
Ohio Gas Association Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Renewable scholarships for Ohio residents attending, or planning to attend an accredited Ohio college, university, technical or trade school with a career goal in the natural gas or related energy field. ...
Arnold W. Fritz Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $750-$1,500
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarship open to college students, junior level and above, including graduate level, studying environmental science, conservation, natural history or nature-related subjects, including environmental law. Students must resi...
Janice Southworth Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarship to be used toward a college education for any high school student of Lake County planning to pursue a study in the fields of speech, hearing, visual impairment, physical therapy, social services, elementary or sec...
David Gall Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Multiple, non-renewable scholarships for students transferring from one Ohio Transfer Council member institution to another. (List of member institutions can be found here: https://ohiotransfercouncil.wildapricot.org/Member-I...
Willoughby Junior Women’s Club Community Involvement Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarship for students who reside in Willoughby or Willoughby Hills and have a minimu GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. ...
A Moment of Excellence Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarship open to any Ohio high school student. Based on a 250-word or less essay inviting students to describe a moment they witnessed or created that was profoundly impactful, epic, selfless, or compassionate. ...
Ohio Agricultural Council Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Scholarships for high school seniors preparing to enter college as a full-time student or any full-time undergraduate student currently enrolled in college who has declared, or plans to declare, a major in agriculture at any ...
Lake County Fair Arthur F. Warren Memorial Youth Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 2, 2025
Scholarship for a graduating high school senior who is a member of a Lake County 4-H organization and/or the Lake County Junior Fair Board who will be attending an institution of higher learning full-time....
Resettled Refugee Visible Voice Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: up to $,5000
Application Deadline: April 2, 2025
Scholarship for a resettled refugee who is a graduating high school senior in spring 2025 living in Cuyahoga County and who intends to enroll full-time at an accredited public or private not-for-profit institution. This award...
Stagecrafters Parent Production Team Senior Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: April 2, 2025
Four scholarships for graduating seniors from Portage, Summit, Geauga or Cuyahoga County High School, or homeschool who were involved in at least two OCER Stagecrafters Community Productions. Minimum GPA of 2.0 (on a 4.0 scal...
Lake Geauga USBC Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $1,000
Application Deadline: April 5, 2025
Scholarship Program for student athletes in Lake and Geauga counties in need of financial aid in college. ...
North Coast Lions Club Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 6, 2025
This scholarships is for a high school senior graduating in 2025 who resides in Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick, Lakeline, or Timberlake and will be attending college or vocational school in fall of 2025....
Willoughby Baseball League Dick Nicholl Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 8, 2025
$1,000 renewable scholarship for a high school senior who participated in the Willoughby Baseball League for 5 years or more. Minimum 2.5 GPA. ...
India Kinamore Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: April 10, 2025
Scholarship for an African American female high school senior or undergraduate student in Ohio who is passionate about pursuing higher education but need financial assistance in order to do so....
The Rotary Club of Mentor Ted Hieronymus Service Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: April 11, 2025
The scholarship is available to high school seniors residing within the Mentor school district who plan on continuing their education after graduation at a two or four year college or technical institute. The scholarship is ...
Lake-Geauga United Head Start Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 11, 2025
Merit-based scholarship for high school seniors who have previously participated in a Head Start program and have been accepted to an institution or program of higher learning, i.e. college, vocational school, or trade school...
LGBT Pride Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 14, 2025
Scholarship for Northeast Ohio students who Identify as LGBTQ+ and are heading to, or already enrolled in, a college, university or vocational / trade school....
Ohio Forestry Association Foundation E. B. Miller Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarship open to Ohio high school seniors and college students accepted for admission to an approved college or university, junior college, or technical college with a two-year minimum program in forestry resources. ...
American Legion Department of Ohio Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
One-time award open to high school seniors who are a descendant of a Legionnaire and will be attending college fall semester immediately following high school graduation. This scholarship is open to Legionnaires, direct desce...
C.R. Meyers Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarship for college-bound high school seniors and college enrolled students who reside in Ohio and who have a declared major in environmental sciences or environmental education....
Ohio Laborers Future Leaders of America Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Renewable scholarship for dependent children of members of local affiliates of Laborers’ District Council of Ohio who are enrolled/plan to enroll full-time at an accredited nonprofit educational institution. Minimum 3.0 GPA...
Larry F. Ball Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $4,000
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Awarded to a female student who is a resident of Ohio, enrolled at a four-year accredited college or university (any year), and committed to completing a Bachelor’s degree. (Applicant may be a high school senior planning to...
Ohio Association of Gifted Children College Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
For Ohio students identified as gifted, who are about to enroll full-time in his/her first year of college and/or are currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program of an accredited college or university. (Minimum ...
Northwest Emergency Team Fund Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 minimum
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarship for children of first responders (police officers, firefighters and paramedics) in the cities of Bay Village, North Olmsted, Westlake, Lakewood, Rocky River and Fairview Park. Applicants must be pursuing vocationa...
The Covia Aspire Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 minimum
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Need-based scholarship for dependents of eligible Covia employees who are enrolled/enrolling at an accredited nonprofit educational institution in the U.S....
Water Management Association of Ohio Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500 - $1,000
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarships for Ohio residents attending, or planning to attend, a public or nonprofit independent college or university in Ohio on a full-time basis, pursuing a degree in one of the following water resource-related discipli...
PK Management Employee Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarship created for the dependents of eligible employees of PK Management Company Enrolled/enrolling at an accredited nonprofit educational institution....
Tri-Vantage, LLC Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 15, 2025
Scholarship established in 2001 to provide support for the children and grandchildren of employees of Tri-Vantage, LLC for postsecondary and post-baccalaureate study at an accredited university or college in either a full-tim...
The Kit Faragher Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $12,000
Application Deadline: April 18, 2025
Scholarship for a graduating high school senior from a Geauga County, Ohio high school with financial need. Minimum 2.5 GPA. Kathleen "Kit" Faragher was a woman full of life, love and enthusiasm. She committed herself to e...
Lake County NAACP Freedom Fund Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 19, 2025
Scholarship for a minority student who is a high school senior residing in Lake County and attending a Lake County high school. Minimum 2.5 GPA required. ...
Dr. Benjamin L. Davis STEM Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: April 19, 2025
Any high school student in Ohio who plans to major in STEM may apply for this scholarship opportunity if they have at least one parent who is or was incarcerated....
Ian Minnick Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: April 21, 2025
The Ian Minnick Memorial Scholarship is awarded each spring to a graduating senior pursuing continuing education in music, digital media production, fashion, voice, dance, theater, filmography, photography, fashion design or ...
Padriac Routa Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $5,000
Application Deadline: April 21, 2025
Two scholarships for Ohio high school seniors planning to pursue a career in the arts or entrepreneurship...
Jane Edna Hunter Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: April 25, 2025
Scholarship providing need-based financial assistance for full-time undergraduate women under the age of 30, who are residents of Ohio or South Carolina....
The Ronald J. Taddeo Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Scholarships providing children of first responders whose parent or parents are currently employed by a police or fire department in Lake County with assistance in meeting the cost of a college education....
Cleveland Clinic Respiratory Therapy Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $10,000
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Up to 2 scholarship for students aspiring to become a Respiratory Therapist, who are enrolled/accepted into a full time accredited associate or baccalaureate degree Respiratory Therapy program. This is an opportunity for thos...
Noah STEgMan Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,500
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
This scholarship seeks to honor the life of Noah Stegman by supporting students who are passionate about chasing their dreams in STEM fields. Any high school senior in Ohio who is planning to pursue STEM may apply for this s...
Eaton Family Credit Union Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000-$5,000
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025
Scholarships for Eaton Family Credit Union members who are seniors graduating high school in 2025 and planning to attend a 4-year college or university or a 2-year community college....
NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000-$2,500
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Scholarships for graduating high school seniors and college juniors or seniors attending school within the Central Great Lakes Chapter region including: Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Bowling Green, Toledo, Lima and Ma...
AFL-CIO Local Union No. 894 Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Ten scholarships for dependents of full-time active members of Local Union No. 894 who were in good standing for two years as of January 1, 2025. Open to high school seniors planning to enroll in a fully accredited four-year...
Ohio Scholars Program
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
A variety of scholarships for Ohio residents attending an OFIC member college or university* during the full 2025-26 academic year. The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) has many scholarship donors, all with u...
American Legion Auxiliary Department of Ohio Nurses’ Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
For students pursuing a degree in the nursing field who are a veteran or a direct descendant of an honorably discharged veteran....
Michelle M. Vasenda Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Amount: $1,000-$2,000
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Scholarship for Northeast Ohio students applying to or enrolled in an accredited nursing program, demonstrating volunteer service, internship or commitment to healthcare with priority given to a cancer-related field or provid...
Perryman Family Foundation Trade School Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Typically between $2,000-$5,000 per year
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Scholarships for students pursuing a STEM-based trade school program (ex: welding, machining, mechatronics, networking and automation) Must live within 150 miles of Houston, PA....
Perryman Family Foundation Certificate and 2-Year Nursing Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Typically between $2,000-$5,000 per year
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Scholarship for students pursuing a certificate or 2-year nursing program - LPN/LVN, ADN, RN (18-24 month programs) - full time. Must live within 150 miles of Houston, PA....
Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Foundation Academic Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: May 2, 2025
Scholarships to students majoring in recreation, parks and leisure studies throughout Ohio. Must have a minimum of 30 total credit hours to apply. The scholarships are broken into three categories: 1. The Don Schmidt Scho...
Ohio Counties 2025 Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: May 2, 2025
Scholarship for Ohio high school seniors planning on a career in public service and planning to attend a university, community college, training program, or vocational school in Ohio. Minimum B average GPA. ...
Firefighters Memorial Ride Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: May 3, 2025
Five scholarships for family members of an active Firefighter/EMS within Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Medina, Summit County who will be attending a college, university or trade school in the Fall 2025. ...
Ratner, Miller, Shafran Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $600
Application Deadline: May 7, 2025
Renewable scholarship to assist students who have maintained a good scholastic record and have financial need who want to continue their postsecondary education. Applicants must have graduated from a high school in Northeast ...
Kidney Foundation of Ohio Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $750-$1,500
Application Deadline: May 9, 2025
Scholarships for high school seniors or college students who have been diagnosed with kidney disease or are the child of a kidney patient. Must demonstrate financial need and have plans to attend a college or technical school...
Marcia LaRiche Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $3,000
Application Deadline: May 14, 2025
Renewable scholarship to assist dependent children of parents who have been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and who live in Northeast Ohio....
Ginny Biada Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: May 14, 2025
Scholarships for an undergraduate student who has non-profit or volunteering experience, identifies as low-income and is from the state of Ohio...
Ohio War Orphan & Severely Disabled Veterans’ Children Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
The Ohio War Orphan & Severely Disabled Veterans' Children Scholarship Program awards tuition assistance to the children of deceased or severely disabled Ohio veterans who served in the armed forces during a period of declare...
Nordson BUILDS Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $4,000-$10,000
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
Manufacturing industry scholarships for individuals whose permanent residence or college is near a Nordson facility, and are pursuing majors in manufacturing, engineering-related STEM disciplines, or business leading to a car...
Americans of Italian Heritage Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: May 19, 2025
Four scholarships for residents of Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga, and Ashtabula counties with at least one parent of Italian descent. Must demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or a full-time ...
Bob Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: May 30, 2025
Two scholarships for high school or four-year undergraduate students in Ohio majoring in education with at least a 3.0 GPA. Must demonstrate good attendance/behavior and be active in their school community...
Matthew J. Kauffman Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students in Ohio who are pursuing a career in the healthcare field. Preference will be given to students who wish to become doctors. Matthew J. Kauffman was a dedicated orthopedi...
Thomas J Seefred Trust Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $3,000
Application Deadline: June 1, 2025
Open to Ohio residents with Juvenile Diabetes who are in the process of completing a standard curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited junior college, college or university. Current high school students are ...
Ohio Farm Bureau Cuyahoga County Partnership Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025
For graduating high school seniors of Cuyahoga County, who have assisted in any capacity during fair week, participated as a fair exhibitor or participated in a youth organization at the county fair for at least one fair seas...
Cuyahoga County Fair Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025
One-time scholarship open to any high school senior or current college student (who is applying for the first time) who is applying to a postsecondary, 2- or 4-year accredited program or technical school and has participated ...
Jim Mikesina First Responder Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025
Scholarship for residents of Cuyahoga County who are pursuing a career in any first responder field, including the fields of law enforcement, fire, paramedic, or emergency medicine. ...
Nafpaktian Cultural Foundation Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: $500-$1,000
Application Deadline: July 15, 2025
Various scholarships for high school and college students who are of Greek ancestry and whose permanent residence is in of one of the following counties in Ohio: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, or Summit Cou...
Frank Jason Feola, Ph. D. Legacy Scholarship Renewal
Scholarship Amount: $500
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
This scholarship is a renewal for previous recipients of the Frank J. Feola, Ph.D Legacy Scholarship. ABOUT FRANK JASON FEOLA, Ph.D.: Frank Jason Feola lived an extraordinary life that was cut short by a very aggressive c...
Harriet B. Storrs Scholarship Renewal
Scholarship Amount: Up to $3,500
Application Deadline: August 1, 2025
This scholarship for previous recipients of the Harriet B. Storrs Scholarship. The applicant must be working toward an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree. Students must meet a minimum grade point average of 2.5, be...
Roddick Fund Scholarship
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
The Roddick Fund Scholarship is for residents of the Painesville area, residing or attending high school in the 44077 and 44045 postal zones. Applicants must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Catherine Roddick graduated from Pai...
MACC Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
A minimum of two scholarships for any senior of a school located in the city of Mentor or student of a Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce member to be used for education beyond the high school level in any college, institution, ...
KeyBank Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,500
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
Scholarships, renewable up to 4 years for high school seniors and college students that are the child of an individual currently employed by and works more than 20 hours per week for KeyBank. The employee must have been at K...
Scholarship for a New Generation
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 7, 2025
Renewable, need-based scholarship for outstanding graduating high school seniors in Northeast Ohio who are immigrants or first-generation U.S. citizens entering a four-year accredited college or university....
Cleveland Browns Foundation Marion Motley Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,500, renewable
Application Deadline: March 5, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Two four-year renewable scholarships for Northeast Ohio high school seniors graduating in 2025 who plan to major in areas that could lead to a career working in ed...
B-H Dream…Innovate…Grow Trade School & College Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: March 3, 2025
THIS APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR THE 2026 APPLICATION. Three renewable scholarships for high school seniors intending to become a full-time student at a college, university, or trade school for the fall of 2025....
Cleveland Clinic Akron General Service League Nursing Scholarships
Scholarship Amount:
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarships for students accepted by an accredited college of nursing in Ohio. Scholarships will be awarded based on candidate's scholarship and financ...
Ohio Natural Energy Institute Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Renewable scholarships for students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry who reside in Ohio or plan to attend an Ohio college, university...
Ohio Association of Public School Employees Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,500
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarship for graduating high school seniors (1) who intend to enroll in a full-time degree program in any two- or four-year accredited university or c...
Horatio Alger Association State Scholarship – Ohio
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Seventeen (17) scholarships for Ohio high school juniors who exhibit a strong commitment to pursuing a bachelor’s degree, display integrity and per...
PrimaryOne Health Community Healthcare Justice Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Up to $2,000 annually
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Renewable scholarships for students from racial, ethnic, and cultural underrepresented populations pursuing careers in healthcare. Must be an Ohio re...
Volstead Holding Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500 minimum
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarship for residents of central and northeast Ohio to continue Ohio's tradition of inventing and building through technical postsecondary educat...
Steve Falk, Cardinal Health Equality Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500 minimum
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarship for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+), majoring or planning to major in a healthcare-relate...
Michael Kibbey & Ron Betz Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarship for students who identify as LGBTQ+ and a member of a minority who are pursuing any pos-secondary program, including two- or four-year pr...
The Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Mason of Ohio Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarships open to graduating high school seniors throughout Ohio's 25 masonic districts. Applicants do not need to be related to an Ohio Freemason to ...
Mary Virginia Merrick Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS CLOSED. CHECK BACK FOR NEXT YEAR'S APPLICATION. Scholarship for one student per Lake county public high school as chosen by a school representative. No GPA requirement. The students must be going to a ...
OLA (Ohio Landscape Association) Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $750 minimum
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK IN 2026. Scholarship for high school seniors or current college students who are Ohio residents planning to attend/attending an accredited (two or four year) college in Ohio purs...
Ohio Section AWWA Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
THE 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. CHECK BACK IN 2026. Twelve scholarships for any student residing in Ohio and attending an Ohio-accredited institution of higher learning during the scholarship year, in a water industry-rel...
The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation Sons and Daughters Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $3,000
Application Deadline: February 19, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABILITY. Renewable scholarships for graduating high school seniors who are the children of employees of Cleveland-Cliffs, or of an affiliate or a wholly-owned ...
Ohio State University Alumni Club Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: February 15, 2025
Multiple scholarships for students graduating from a Cuyahoga County high school who are admitted and committed to The Ohio State University. Students apply through the OSU Scholarship Universe platform using their OSU ID pro...
Engineers Foundation of Ohio Engineering Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: February 15, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK IN THE FALL FOR THE 2026 APPLICATION. Various scholarships offered to Ohio residents who have been admitted to engineering programs approved by the Accreditation Board of Engineering a...
The Hope & Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest
Scholarship Amount: $100-$1,000
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK NEXT WINTER FOR THE 2026 APPLICATION. A 500-1000 word essay contest open to all high school students in Northeastern Ohio. There are two categories of judging – 9/10 grade and 11/12 ...
Cavaliers Scholarship Program (supported by Huntington)
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Five $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to five Northeast Ohio graduating seniors to attend college, vocational/trade school, or similar education course that wi...
Cavaliers HBCU Scholarship (supported by SPIDACARES)
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Five (5) $10,000 scholarships awarded to (1) Northeast Ohio high school seniors committed to an accredited HBCU, or (2) full-time undergraduates attending an accre...
Ohio Elks Association Legacy Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $4,000
Application Deadline: February 3, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Scholarships for high school seniors who are a child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the Order on or befor...
Ohio University Women’s Club of Greater Cleveland Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: Partial to Full-Tuition
Application Deadline: February 1, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Scholarship for a high school senior from the Greater Cleveland area who will be entering Ohio University (Athens campus) as a freshman in the fall of 2025. This s...
OTA Academic Achievement Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1500
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Up to two awards for high school seniors who have excelled academically, reside in a township in Ohio, and have plans to attend a university, training program, or ...
OTA Local Government Achievement Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1500
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. For high school senior students who demonstrate outstanding citizenship through service and participation in community events and are residents of a township in th...
OTA Trade School Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1500
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. For high school seniors who reside in a township in the state of Ohio and are planning to attend a trade or vocational school in Ohio after graduation. One scholar...
Foundation for Geauga Parks Conservation Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500 and up
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Awarded to a graduating high school senior who resides and/or attends school in Geauga county and plans to pursue their education at a four- or two-year college/un...
Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution Wings of Eagles Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. For graduating high school seniors, including those completing a certified home school program. Awards are based on academic excellence and character. All applican...
Stop the Hate Essay Contest (Grades 11 & 12)
Scholarship Amount: $1000-$20,000
Application Deadline: January 16, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Open to Northeast Ohio students in Grades 11 & 12. A 500-word-or-less essay contest asking students to reflect on bias they have witnessed, experienced, or learned...
Lila M. Van Sweringen Student Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: January 10, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Scholarship open to all Ohio residents who attend Ohio high schools or colleges and will be attending a postsecondary institution during the 2024-2025 academic yea...
Stop the Hate Essay Contest (Grade 6-10)
Scholarship Amount: $100-$400
Application Deadline: January 9, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Open to Northeast Ohio students in Grades 6 - 10. A 500-word-or-less essay contest asking students to reflect on bias they have witnessed, experienced, or learned ...
OACAC Charles L. Warren Memorial Heritage Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $1,500
Application Deadline: January 8, 2025
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Four one-time scholarships available to Ohio high school seniors attending an Ohio college or university that have at least one school or college counselor who is ...
Goodyear STEM Career Day STEM/Engineering Scholarships
Scholarship Amount: Unspecified
Application Deadline: December 31, 2024
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2024. CHECK BACK IN FALL OF 2025 FOR THE 2025 APPLICATION. Up to 18 scholarship awards open to Ohio high school seniors enrolled in a public or private school or home schooled, planning to attend any ac...
Lyle B. Wright Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $3000
Application Deadline: December 15, 2024
APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2024. CHECK BACK IN FALL OF 2025 FOR '25 APPLICATION .Lyle B. Wright was a strong public power advocate on both state and local levels. He served on the boards of both American Municipal Power-Ohio Inc....
Ohio Safety Officers College Memorial Fund
Scholarship Amount: 100% of tuition and general fees at public institutions; varied amount (updated annually) at private non-profit and for-profit institutions
Application Deadline:
This program provides undergraduate tuition assistance to a child, spouse, and qualified former spouse of peace officers, fire fighters and certain other safety officers who are killed in the line-of-duty, anywhere in the Uni...
Ruth Hanes Scholarship
Scholarship Amount: $500-$1,000
Application Deadline:
Scholarship in honor of long-time L.C.E. Federal Credit union manager, Ruth Hanes, awarded to high school seniors in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, or Lake counties who are a member or relative of a member of LCE Federal Credi...
Choose Ohio First Scholarship Programs
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Application Deadline:
Choose Ohio First Scholarship are funded by the Ohio Department of Education and aim to strengthen Ohio’s competitiveness within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines and to increase the number...