Scholarships

Scholarships are private funds that are made available to students through separate application processes. Scholarship awards do not need to be repaid and can be used to pay for college expenses. Scholarship opportunities listed below are in due date order. New scholarship opportunities will be added periodically, so check back often!

Students can also look at scholarship websites which are tools students can use to locate other scholarship opportunities. Students provide a profile, and the search engine alerts them to scholarship opportunities that match their criteria. UNIGO and Big Future College Board are scholarship search engines to help find scholarship opportunities.

College Board Big Future Scholarship Opportunities - 11th & 12th graders

College Board Big Future Scholarship

BigFuture rewards you for doing what you already are doing: planning for life after high school. With no essay, minimum GPA, test score, or citizenship requirements, BigFuture makes it easy to enter drawings (yes, plural!) each month. Simply complete unlocked steps on your dashboard, and you'll be automatically entered to win. One step completed = one entry each month . . . the earlier and sooner you complete tasks, the bigger your chances to win. Students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year receive two entries each drawing. Don't wait, get started today!

Award: $500 - $40,000 (multiple awards)

Application Deadline: Dates vary (view website for dates)

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(RHS) Rowland High School PTSA Scholarship 2025 (Due April 25th)

Eligibility: Graduating senior with at least three years at Rowland High School, plans to continue education (2-year college, 4-year, or vocational/trade), minimum 2.5 or higher grade point average, and participation in school/community activities. Applicants must be a PTSA member before December 31st of their senior year.
Deadline: April 25, 2025 by 3:30pm
Instructions: Applicants should download and save the application onto their desktop; Please email completed application with attachments to: [email protected]; the subject of the email should be: Rowland High School PTSA 2025.
Contact: For any questions, contact Mr. Roach: [email protected].

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(RUSD) Captain Bobby Frank Galbreath Armed Forces Scholarship (Due April 25th)

Eligibility: High school senior in the Rowland Unified School District and be able to provide written evidence for having joined one of the Armed Forces.
Award: $250 scholarship for each of the Rowland Unified District high schools (Rowland, Nogales, and Santana)
Deadline: April 25, 2025 by 4:00 PM
Instructions: You must use your RUSD Google account to complete this application. All uploaded documents must be in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] in the Secondary Education Department.

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(RHS) David and Teri Malkin Humanitarian Scholarship (Due April 25th)

Eligibility: High school seniors who have a passion to pursue a career in the public service industry (medical, social or counseling work, education and the public sector), a minimum 3.0 GPA (Students with a GPA lower than a 3.0 must have shown growth and have a teacher, counselor or principal recommendation); Demonstrates leadership capacity through school and community involvement/ participation/service; Student is planning to attend a college or university.
Award: $500 for two graduating seniors selected from each of the Rowland Unified School District high schools (Rowland, Nogales, and Santana) and two seniors who have participated in the CTE program AND currently enrolled in the Senior Seminar program.
Deadline: April 25, 2025 by 4:00 PM
Instructions: You must use your RUSD Google account to complete this application. All uploaded documents must be in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] in the Secondary Education Department.

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(RUSD) First General Bank Scholarship (Due April 25th)

Eligibility: High school senior from low/moderate income family and planning to attend a college or university; Minimum 3.5 GPA or above all 4 years; Demonstrates academic excellence, leadership and community involvement/participation.
Award: $1,000 (10 awards)
Deadline: April 25, 2025 by 4:00 PM

Instructions: You must use your RUSD Google account to complete this application. All uploaded documents must be in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] in the Secondary Education Department.

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(RHS) Robert M. Freedman Memorial Scholarship (Due April 25th)

Eligibility: Rowland Unified School District graduating seniors and adults graduating from our Rowland Adult School.
Award: $500 for two graduating seniors selected from each of the Rowland Unified School District high schools (Rowland, Nogales, and Santana) and two seniors who have participated in the CTE program AND currently enrolled in the Senior Seminar program.
Deadline: April 25th, 2025, by 4:00 PM
Instructions: You must use your RUSD Google account to complete this application. All uploaded documents must be in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] in the Secondary Education Department.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

(RUSD) Rowland Council PTA Ada May Warner Scholarship 2025 (Due April 30th)

Eligibility: All applicants must be graduating seniors from RUSD. Students must plan to further their education and attend a college, university or trade school. Participation in school and/or community service activities, good citizenship and character, and financial need.
Award: PTA/PTSA applicants eligible for $500 award and Non PTA/PTSA applicants eligible for $300 award. Seniors can join a PTA if they are not part of one before they submit.
Deadline: April 30, 2025 by 3:30 PM
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(RHS) TRIDENT SWIM CLUB Scholarship (Due May 1st)

Eligibility: All applicants must be graduating seniors from RHS. Must have participated in a Varsity Sport at Rowland. Must show determination for classroom academic achievement and dedication to sports at Rowland High School. Minimum GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Award: $500 (2 awards)

Deadline: May 1, 2025 by 3:30 PM : Completed applications including the two letters of recommendation must be postmarked no later than May 1st or hand delivered to the RHS Counseling Office no later than 4 p.m. on May 1st.

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(RHS) Huang Kao Science and Math Scholarship (Due May 2nd)

Eligibility: Graduating senior who plans to attend a 4-year college or university next year. Applicants must have attended Rowland HS for all 4 years of high school and have a Math/Science course GPA of 3.75 or higher. Students must calculate and write their math/science GPA on their transcript.

Award: $150-$250

Deadline: May 2, 2025

Instructions: Turn in all application and all materials to Mr. Roach by

May 2, 2025 by 4:00 PM.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

(RHS) Harry and Janice Lee Memorial Scholarship (Due May 2nd)

Eligibility: Graduating senior planning to attend a four-year university, GPA of 3.0 or higher with coursework including science, math, social science and English (AP courses and IB courses will be highly considered). Applicant must be extremely active in school/community activities (i.e. ASB, Band, Clubs, other organizations, etc.). Students must have made a significant impact on the campus community in some way.
Award: $500
Deadline: May 2, 2025 by 4:00 PM
Instructions: Turn in all Applications to Mr. Roach by Friday May 2, 2025 by 4:00 PM

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

(RHS) Christopher K. Inouye Memorial Scholarship (May 2nd)

Eligibility: Graduating senior (boy or girl) who plans to attend a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and must have participated on the RHS football, baseball, softball, or swim teams.
Award: $500
Deadline: May 2, 2025 by 3:30 PM
Instructions: PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND RETURN ALL MATERIALS TO Mr. ROACH, IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE BY May 2, 2025 by 3:30 PM.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

(RHS) Leo H. Agredano Scholarship (Due May 2nd)

Purpose: To honor a Rowland High School Senior who has persevered despite challenges and is ready to pursue the next chapter in their life. This scholarship is intended to honor those students who perhaps are not often recognized for their academic achievement. We are wanting to recognize students who have managed to turn failures into successes, just as Leo once did, at Rowland High School.

Eligibility: Graduating RHS senior with a GPA of 2.0 - 3.5; Must be accepted as a full-time student for the upcoming academic year at an accredited trade school, 2-year community college, 4-year university, or enlisting in the military.
Award: $500 scholarships (2 awards)
Deadline: May 2, 2025 by 3:30 PM
Instructions: PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AND RETURN ALL MATERIALS TO Mr. ROACH, IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE BY May 2, 2025 by 3:30 PM.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

Hong Kong Schools Alumni Federation Domestic Scholarship (Due May 17th)

Eligibility: Graduating senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5; Be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.; Must be accepted as a full-time student for the upcoming academic year at an accredited 4-year college or university. Learn more here.
Award: up to $8,000
Deadline: May 17, 2025

Instructions: The completed application form with relevant documents should be mailed to HKSAFSF at 919 S. Fremont Ave., #318, Alhambra CA 91803 or by email to [email protected] no later than May 17, 2024.

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RHS Scholarship Organizer