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Scholarships
These resources are presented solely for information purposes for students. The Yakima School District does not sponsor the websites or scholarships listed.
Please Note: Many scholarships require a counselor's and/or teacher's recommendation and signature. Please allow them at least one week, prior to the deadline, to complete your request. You may request an official transcript from your school Registrar's Office.
Scholarship Listings (updated 3/26/23)
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Gesa Scholarship Awards
Deadline: February 28 Yearly
Posted: 2/13/23
Gesa is now accepting scholarship applications and will award $100,000 for the 2022-2023 school year.
All applicants must be Gesa members and submit their applications online by following the link below. Additional eligibility details can be found in the official Scholarship Guide.
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Courage To Grow Scholarship
Deadline: Monthly Awards
Must be a junior or senior in high school or college student with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or better and be a U.S. citizen.
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WSU Tri-Cities Scholarships
Scholarship amounts and deadlines varies by scholarship.
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Perry Technical Institute Scholarships
Deadlines vary
Perry Technical Institute encourages you to apply for scholarships before you start school and throughout your time at Perry. If you receive scholarship funding, you will have the opportunity to reduce or cancel loans that you took out to pay for school.
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Mollie Davis Scholarship
Deadline: February 22 (yearly)
Posted: 11/22/2019
The Mollie Davis Scholarship program awards up to $7,500 a year and up to $30,000 overall toward a Bachelor’s Degree. In addition, we award up to $3,500 a year toward an associate’s degree.
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The Wikilawn Grass for Class Scholarship
Deadline: ongoing
Posted: April 21, 2020
This $2500 scholarship is for entrepreneurial high school and college students who own and operate a lawn care service while attending school. The entry for the Fall semester is May 1st to August 20th and it’s open for the Spring semester from August 31st to December 31st. We will announce the recipient on September 1st and January 10th of the subsequent year.
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Army ROTC Scholarships
Deadline: February, Yearly
Posted: Aug 5, 2020
The Four-Year High School Scholarship is for high school students planning on attending a four-year college program.
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John Rodriquez-Kranz Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 (yearly)
Posted: 5/18/22
Awarded to a graduating senior of A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, WA. Emphasis for scholarship is overcoming adversity through personal growth. Recipient of this one-time scholarship can expect to receive $1,000.
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Mary Ellen Chott-Mahre Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 (yearly)
Posted: 5/18/22
Recipient will be attending, or plan to attend, a Catholic college or university and demonstrate a commitment to serve the church through past activities and future plans and goals. Priority for this renewable scholarship is given to students graduating from Naches Valley High School who attend St. John Parish in Naches, WA. Recipient can expect to receive approximately $8,000.
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Celebration of Faith Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 (yearly)
Posted: 5/18/22
Awarded to up to five practicing Catholics from the Diocese of Yakima attending or planning to attend a Catholic college or university. Emphasis is on a commitment to serve the church through past activities and future plans and goals. Current recipients will be eligible to reapply and will compete with new applicants. Recipients can expect to receive $2,000.
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LawnStarter Lawntrepreneur Scholarship
Deadline: August 20, December 31 Yearly
Posted: 2/5/2020
The Lawntrepreneur Scholarship is our way of funding tomorrow's top entrepreneurs. We're fixing the large and disorganized lawn care industry, and we're willing to grant $1000 to any student we believe has the potential to change the world through entrepreneurship. If you are interested in starting your own business, we'd love to hear from you.
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Study.com Scholarships
Deadline: September 1 (yearly)
Posted: July 14, 2022
Student Scholarship Awards from Study.com were designed to help students ease the financial burden that comes with earning a college degree. These scholarships each offer a $500 academic award to their winners, and have an application deadline of September 1st yearly.
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Certa Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Scholarship
Deadline: December 15 (yearly)
Posted: Nov 2, 2020
The Certa Law Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Scholarship is an award for any current or soon-to-be undergrad who have had their life altered due to a bodily injury from an automotive or pedestrian accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. This is a $1,000 scholarship, and is awarded on December 20th of each year.
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Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship
Deadline: December 15 (yearly)
The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award for any current or soon-to-be undergrad who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. This is a $1,000 scholarship, and is awarded on December 20th of each year.
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Whittel & Melton Magna Carta Scholarship
Deadline: December 15 (yearly)
Posted: 3/26/23
The law firm of Whittel & Melton is donating a $1,215 college scholarship to commemorate the signing of the Magna Carta. Applicants will be judged on their ability to answer one of five essay questions in no more than seven (7) paragraphs and 750 words.
Resource Websites
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College Success Foundation
Scholarship listings as well as information on programs to help from high school through college.
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FAFSA Federal Student Aid
Official website for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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Financial Aid for Undocumented Students
Information from UW on finanancial assistance for undocumented students.
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GoodCall
Scholarship search engine with additional financial and educational resources.
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Minority Scholarships
Black Excel features scholarship and college resources for minority students.
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Scholarship Junkies
View available scholarships and get help with scholarship applications.
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Washington Student Achievement Council
Find information on the various ways to pay for college along with other college planning tools.