Local Scholarships O-Z
The Scholarship Listing will be udpated as scholarships arrive. New postings will be labeled in red. Check back often for updated information. Follow directions CAREFULLY and pay close attention to DEADLINES!
If the application directions instruct you to use the OHHS Generic Application, you may access it here: OHHS Generic Application . The Generic Application is to be used ONLY for scholarships that do not have their own application.
(SCHOLARSHIP LISTING - UPDATED 04/25/2013)
SCHOLARSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED DEADLINES
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Building Administrators Association (OHBAA) Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: OHHS Senior; child of OHBAA member or secondarily, a child of district employee; 3.0+ GPA; leadership qualities
Apply: Click here for application: OHBAA
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Education Association (OHEA) Scholarship
Amount: $750
Criteria: Child/dependent of OHEA member; 3.25+ GPA; official transcript required
Apply: Click here for application: OHEA
Deadline: 04/01/2013 Submit directly to OHEA
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Educational Foundation (OHEF) Scholarships – Multiple Scholarships
Amount: Multiple scholarships--see descriptions below
Criteria: Multiple scholarships--See descriptions below
Apply: Click here for application: OHEF (mark which scholarships you are applying for on the application)
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
OHEF: Bud Skinner Memorial Scholarship
$1,000 -- Graduating OHHS Senior; 3.0+ GPA
OHEF: Lanche Crow Scholarship
$500 -- Top 25% of class; extracurricular athletics during Sr yr; at least one other school activity; outstanding community/school citizenship; attended OHHS entire Senior yr;higher ed plans for Fall
OHEF: Loren and Patricia Kraetz Scholarship
TBD -- OHHS goal-oriented graduating Senior; going into field of education
OHEF: Mayor’s Scholarship
$2,500 -- Graduating OHHS Senior with strong leadership background
OHEF: OHEF Scholarship
Amount varies -- Graduating OHHS Senior; 3.0+ GPA
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Educational Foundation (OHEF): Career & Tech Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Completed at least 2 credits of Career/Tech courses; pursuing degree or certification at 2 yr or 4yr college, vocational-technical school or apprenticeship program
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Educational Foundation (OHEF): Second Chance Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: GPA of 1.5-3.0; plans to attend 2 yr or 4 yr school; has overcome personal struggles or adversity
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Emblem Club #450: Scholastic Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Scholastic ability; community involvement; financial need
Deadline: 03/18/2013 Submit directly to Oak Harbor Emblem Club
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Emblem Club #450: Vocational Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Senior; pursuing vocational training (i.e. nursing, culinary arts, auto mechanics, etc)
Deadline: 03/18/2013 Submit directly to Oak Harbor Emblem Club
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Lions Club: Charles Anderson Vocational Scholarship
Amount: $750
Criteria: Academic performance; career goals; community service; financial need; service club & sports involvement
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Lions Club: Joe Brislin Academic Scholarship
Amount: $750
Criteria: Academic performance; career goals; community service; financial need; service club & sports involvement
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: O.H.P.A./Law Enforcement Explorer Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Seeking a career in law enforcement
Apply: Click here for application: OHPA
Deadline: 03/31/2013 Submit directly to organization
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Music Festival Ed Bridges Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Graduating Senior; 2.0+ GPA; currently taking music classes; interest in pursuing music career
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page) AND attach 2 paragraph statement of goals in music field
Deadline: 03/18/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: O.H. Rotary Academic Scholarship
Amount: $3,000 (7 scholarships available)
Criteria: Academic excellence; community service activities; financial need; educational goals/plans
Deadline: 04/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: O.H. Rotary Veterinarian Technician Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Pursuing degree/certificate as vet tech; academic excellence; community service activities; financial need; educational goals/plans
Deadline: 04/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: O.H. Rotary Vocational Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Academic excellence; community service activities; financial need; educational goals/plans
Deadline: 04/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Sports Report-Student Athlete Scholarship
Amount: $500
Criteria: OHHS Senior; played min. 2 sports per year all 4 years; 3.0+ GPA; essay and personal interview
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page) AND attach a 500 word essay “How Sports Have Made me a Better Person”
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Harbor Wildcat Booster Club Athletic Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Rank in top 25% of senior class; participated in multiple WIAA OHHS athletic seasons; school citizenship; attended OHHS entire senior year; intend to enter higher education program
Deadline: 03/27/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Oak Leaf Rebekah Lodge #254 Scholarship
Amount: $500
Criteria: Preference is given to relatives of members, but all students may apply
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Officers Spouses Club of Whidbey Island Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Graduating Senior; Skagit/Island county resident; planning to attend institution of higher learning; dependent of active duty, retired or deceased military personnel
Deadline: 04/15/2013 Submit directly to OSC
Scholarship: Providence General Children’s Association Scholarship
Amount: $2,000
Criteria: Senior; must have volunteered at Providence Medical Center or Camp Prov; see application for complete details
Deadline: 04/05/2013 Submit directly to Providence Medical Center
Scholarship: Public Schools Employees (PSE) Local Level Dependent Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: OHHS graduating Senior; dependent of OHSD PSE member in good standing; attending college in the fall; 2 letters of recommendation (not from family members) required
Apply: Click here for application: PSE
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Retired Chief Petty Officer Association-Homer L. “Gomer” Jones Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $1,200
Criteria: Senior; complete/accurate application; statement of goals; need of assistance
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Roy Gonzales Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $400
Criteria: 2.75+ GPA; current athlete participating in OHHS sports; accepted to college/university
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Scholarships for Military Children
Amount: $1,500
Criteria: Dependent, unmarried children under age 23 of active duty, reserve/guard, retired military or survivors of members who died while on active duty or survivors of individuals who died while receiving retired pay; DEERS enrollment & current ID required; enrolling in undergraduate program of studies for B.A. degree; 3.0+GPA
Deadline: 02/22/2013 (by close of business) Submit directly to Whidbey Island Commissary
Scholarship: Skagit Farmers Supply Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Students pursuing training for careers in agriculture; based on scholastic achievement; leadership in agriculture and ability to contribute to agriculture in the future
Deadline: 05/01/2013 Submit directly to Skagit Farmers Supply
Scholarship: Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association (SICBA) Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Senior; entering higher education; pursuing construction related curriculum or child of SICBA member
Apply: Click here for application: SICBA
Deadline: 04/07/2013 Submit directly to SICBA
Scholarship: Sons of American Legion Scholarship
Amount: $500
Criteria: Graduating Senior; application completed fully; grades; goals statement
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 04/15/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Soroptimist International of Oak Harbor (SIOH): Professional Technical Award
Amount: $1,500
Criteria: Graduating OHHS female; 2.8+ GPA; pursuing 2 yr degree; participating in professional/technical studies; motivated to achieve educational/career goals
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Soroptimist International of O.H. (SIOH): Young Women’s Opportunity Award
Amount: $2,000
Criteria: Graduating OHHS female;2.3+ GPA; life and/or physical challenges; financial need; applied/accepted to undergrad degree school or license program; motivated to achieve educational goals
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: United Steelworkers Fallen Workers Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Senior; accepted or applied to accredited institution; reside in Island, Skagit, Whatcom or Snohomish counties; essay required
Deadline: 03/01/2013 Submit directly to USW 12-591
Scholarship: Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship
Amount: $750
Criteria: GPA; goals; family size; extracurricular activities
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 03/18/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Whidbey Audubon Conservation Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Criteria: Whidbey Island resident; Graduating Senior ; accepted at 4 yr school Fall 2013; majoring in conservation-related field (biology, forestry, environmental studies, teacher/naturalist, etc);demonstrated participation in conservation-related activity on Whidbey Island
Deadline: 03/08/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Whidbey General Hospital Auxiliary: Charlotte Dower and Wilma Patrick Scholarship
Amount: $600/yr for 4 yrs if remaining in health care field and maintaining 3.0 GPA
Criteria: 3.0 + GPA; majoring in health care field; attending school in Washington state; resident of Whidbey Island for past 3 yrs; financial need
Deadline: 03/01/2013 Submit directly to Whidbey Hospital Aux c/o Bev Wills
Scholarship: Whidbey Island Chapter/Military Officers Association of America
Amount: $2000
Criteria: Enrolled in NJROTC program or military dependent; accepted at a 4 yr college; letter of rec by OHHS teacher required; not eligible if recipient of ROTC scholarship or accepted to military academy
Apply: Click here for application: WICMOAA
Deadline: 04/10/2013 Submit directly to WICMOAA
Scholarship: Whidbey Island Dixieland Jazz Society Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 (3 awarded)
Criteria: Participation in high school music activities; intend to take music classes while in college; financial need; college academic standards met
Apply: Use OHHS Generic Application (see link at top of page)
Deadline: 04 /10/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Whidbey Island Gem Club Scholarship
Amount: $500
Criteria: Interest in pursuing studies in geology, mineralogy or closely related field
Deadline: 03/21/2013 Submit directly to Whidbey Island Gem Club
Scholarship: Whidbey Island Masonic Lodge #15 Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Scholastic achievement; community service; citizenship; financial aid
Deadline: 02/28/2013 Submit to Career Center by 2:30 pm
Scholarship: Whidbey Playhouse Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Graduating Senior; enrolling in 2 or 4 yr accredited school for Fall 2013; pursuing education in some aspect of performing arts; previous involvement with Whidbey Playhouse
Deadline: 06/30/2013 Submit directly to Whidbey Playhouse
Scholarship: Worksource Youth Vocational Scholarship
Amount: $3,600 per year for two years
Criteria: Member of limited income family; US citizen; valid SS card & photo ID required; accepted at vocational training program or local public college; see application for additional criteria
Deadline: 4/19/2013 Submit directly to Worksource
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