Scholarships

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 !