Scholarship applications

By Caitlyn Linder //

Going to college is expensive, and most college students need money.

Many college students are always on the lookout for new scholarships and grants that help with college tuition, room and board and other college expenses. In every edition of the Blue and Grey this semester, we’ll explore scholarships that can help offset the costs.

Richard Holland Memorial Scholarship

The Richard Holland Memorial Scholarship is open to any student who is enrolled full-time, has a GPA of 3.0 or above and who demonstrates financial need.

Applicants are required to submit a resume, including prior work experience, extracurriculars, any prior awards or prizes, special talents, personal essay that describes an experience that shaped their life and a three-to-five-minute video essay describing a topic the applicant feels impassioned about. Applications should also include recommendation letters from an adult and a peer and an up-to-date transcript.

Applications for 2025 will open in January and are due before March 15. The winner will be announced on May 1.

More information can be found at https://www.rjhollandscholarship.org/.

Whitaker Foundation Scholarships

The Whitaker Foundation Scholarships are open to undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, studying museum studies or fine arts, with a focus in watercolors.

Applicants are required to submit the online application that can be found on the foundation’s website, official high school and college transcripts and a personal essay responding to the question on the online application. In addition, students applying to the fine arts award are required to submit pictures of two original watercolor paintings.

Applications for the academic year will open soon.

More information can be found at https://whitakerwatercolors.org/.

ACES Bill Walsh Scholarship

The ACES Bill Walsh Scholarship is open to communications and English students pursuing a career in news editing. Students must be in their junior or senior year in college at the time the scholarship is awarded.

Applicants are required to submit a resume, including achievements in both work experience and education, three recommendation letters from people familiar with the applicant’s news editing and responses to four hypothetical editing scenarios that can be found on the ACES website.

Applications are currently open and are due on Nov. 15.

More information can be found at https://aceseditors.org/.

All scholarships were found on scholarships.com.