From the MMHS Counseling Website and SDUSD JROTC:
Minuteman scholarship
- Minimum test scores: SAT = 850, ACT = 19 or GT = 110
- 2.5 cumulative GPA
- Official university/acceptance letter
- Currently enlisted or eligible to enlist
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- Meet physical fitness requirements
- Between age of 17-28
- GRFD MM scholarship recipients cannot compete for active duty
- Eligible to participate in the Simultaneous Membership Program(SMP) with an Army Reserve unit.
- Application and info at: http://www.usar.army.mil/MinutemanCampaign
- More info from Minuteman scholarship’s flyer: https://www.usar.army.mil/Portals/98/Documents/Minuteman%20Campaign/Minuteman%20Infographic%20-%202023-2024.pdf?ver=3QZGcOAK0vmkt2hI1N8MPQ%3d%3d
- Deadline: August 4, 2023
QuestBridge Scholarship
- Must be a Junior who:
- Are living permanently in their home state or U.S. territory
- Are academically and financially qualified as a QuestBridge College Prep Scholar
- Application and info at: https://www.questbridge.org/high-school-students/quest-for-excellence-awards/usautm_campaign=CPSeducators&utm_content=ee072&utm_source=Slate&utm_medium=email
- “If selected as a College Prep Scholar, recipients of the Quest for Excellence USA Award will be notified by late June.”
- Deadline: No deadline
Ft. Rosecrans Scholarship
- High school senior graduating with a diploma in 2023
- Minimum 2.00 GPA
- Attend an accredited college, university, vocational/trade school, or military in the Fall of 2023
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
- Application and info at: http://www.fortrosecransmemorialday.com
- Deadline: April 28, 2023
My Piano Project
- Grades 9-12
- Upload video of your song/project that you performed on an acoustic piano
- Judged on how far outside your comfort-zone you pushed yourself and how creatively you shared your musical art with others; so talk about these in your video
- $1,000 scholarship awarded every 12 weeks
- Application and info at: https://www.well-lovedpiano.com/my-piano-project
- Deadline: Scholarships awarded every 12 weeks
Other Scholarship/Financial Aid Links:
- Go College www.gocollege.com/
- Free-4U National Data Base of Scholarships www.free-4u.com/minority.htm
- LendEdu lendedu.com/blog/scholarships/
- Scholarship America scholarshipamerica.org/
- Department of Veteran Affairs www.va.gov/
- California Colleges www.californiacolleges.edu/#/
- College Board www.collegeboard.org/
- College Scholarships www.collegescholarships.com/
- California Student Aid Commission www.csac.ca.gov/
- Federal Student Aid studentaid.gov/
- FastWeb www.fastweb.com/
- www.scholarships.com/
- Immigrants Rising: immigrantsrising.org/resource/undergraduate-scholarships/
Try to apply to as many scholarships as you can and we wish you luck cadets !