Scholarships

With just two weeks until the 2025 Edison Scholars application window closes, we wanted to remind you of this wonderful opportunity! Please share with your community.

Edison Scholars recognizes students who want to be makers of tomorrow – the dreamers, inventors, guardians and pioneers – those that dare to be great

Each year, we award $50,000 scholarships to 30 high school seniors who want to make a difference in the world by studying science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) in college. From preventing greenhouse gas emissions to increasing access to clean energy in underserved communities, real issues need bright ideas to create change. This is a chance for students to stand up, advance their education, and be part of the solution.

Application period: Oct. 1, 2024 – Jan. 23, 2025

Applicant requirements:

· Students must live in Southern California Edison’s service area.

· Must be a high school senior with at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA

· Plan to pursue studies in eligible STEM fields at a four-year accredited college or university

· Show financial need

Learn more at Edison Scholars | Edison International.

Help spread the word! Please feel free to share this information broadly and thank you all for your help in sharing this great opportunity.

The Newport Beach Foundation is focused on engaging and supporting the next generation of community leaders. This scholarship rewards 2-year or 4-year college-bound students who have shown consistent leadership in different facets of their lives. Additionally, candidates have demonstrated strong work ethic, commitment and character. The Foundation is interested in candidates who are meaningfully involved in their community and show respect and kindness to others.

This scholarship will award the deserving recipient with $2,500.00 towards their future goals. In past years when there are several qualified applicants more than one monetary award is made to a runner up in amounts ranging from $500-$1500 depending on qualifications. Additionally, the recipient(s) will receive a coveted spot in the Spring 2025 Distinguished Citizen Program.

NewportBeachFoundationScholarshipApplication2024-2025.pdf

Ben Carlson was a Newport Beach Lifeguard that died in the line of duty July 6, 2014. Ben exhibited an exceptional work ethic, love of the ocean, compassion, athleticism, and scholastic performance. The Ben Carlson Memorial and Scholarship Foundation will offer three $20,000 scholarships in Ben’s memory. The Ben Carlson Memorial and Scholarship Foundation hopes to create a sustainable legacy through scholarship, ocean safety, and philanthropy. 

For details and to apply, please visit the Ben Carlson Foundation Scholarship website. 

For graduating seniors who are children or grandchildren of current Elks members and will be attending a 4-Year College to earn a 4-Year degree.
Awards are in the amount up $4000.00.

For more details and to apply, please visit the Elks National Foundation Legacy Scholarship website. 

The Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) Program educates and trains qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the Navy's unrestricted line communities, the Navy Nurse Corps and the Marine Corps. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.

NROTC awards scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process. Selected applicants receive full tuition, books stipend, educational fees and other financial benefits OR Room and Board at the country's leading colleges and universities. Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

NROTC Scholarships are available to qualified students who graduate from high school before August 1 of the year they intend to start college.

For more details and to apply, please visit the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps Scholarship program website. 

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor is thrilled to offer two (2) scholarships to one male and one female student from Newport Harbor High School in the amount of $3,000. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the instructions of the application prior to filling it out.

For more details and to apply, please download the Exchange Club of Newport Harbor Youth of the Year Scholarship application. 

Since 1988, this scholarship has provided assistance to Newport-Mesa USD high school seniors who intend to become teachers. Many are now teaching in the District. This scholarship is awarded to an individual who is highly motivated to become a teacher, has demonstrated the temperament and ability needed to succeed, and is determined to be in need of financial assistance by the NMAA Scholarship Committee.

For more details and to apply, please visit the Dr. John W. Nicoll Scholarship for Future Teachers 2025 Scholarship application. 

SupportAbility is proud to offer a four-year, $100,000 scholarship to a courageous senior with a physical disability who plans to attend a college or university after graduation.

To apply, please download the SupportAbility $100,000 Four-Year College Scholarship for Students with Physical Disabilities application. 

For students who are interested in helping aging populations in the following fields:

• Gerontology
• Mental Health
• Social Services
• Kinesiology
• Recreational and Cognitive Training
• Caregiving
• Senior Facilities Administration
• Other focuses on helping older generations with their aging problems

 If you have a student who plans to pursue post-secondary education and is interested in one of these fields, please encourage them to apply for this scholarship - $2,500 available each school term!

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Newport Beach Elementary School PTA is offering a scholarship to Newport El alumni who attended for 3 or more years. 

For more details and to apply, please download the Newport Beach Elementary School PTA Scholarship application. 

NELScholarshipApplication24-25.pdf

The Assistance League of Newport-Mesa (ALNM) continues to provide scholarship opportunities to our students pursuing post-secondary education.  Last year ALNM awarded scholarships of up to $5,000 to 15 students in the Newport-Mesa School District.  Thank you to the school counselors, teachers and community partners who encouraged their students to apply!  They are eager to partner with us again this year and ask that you spread the word about their scholarships.  

Attached is the Application Packet; students can apply via the hard copy of the application or via a Google Form found on their website.   Every 2025 scholarship recipient will be invited to apply for another award of up to $5,000 for their second year of higher education. 

Students are eligible to apply if:

1. They will obtain a GED or graduate from an NMUSD high school in 2025.
2. They demonstrate financial need through completion of a FAFSA or other data.
3. They plan to enroll at a four-year or two-year college or trade school, and work toward a degree or certificate.

Scholarships will be awarded based on students’:

1. High School Record
2. Financial Need
3. Contribution to their community (Including school, employment, volunteer work)

2025 ALNM Scholarship Application_Packets

The application is due Friday, March 28, 2025. 

Myers Memorial Scholarship award is $12,500 per year x 4-years; $50,000 total.

This will be the 19th year our scholarship is awarded to a NMUSD student with both great academic potential and a compelling financial need. Applicants must be immigrants to the USA or the children of immigrants. Documented immigration status is not a criterion. The annual Myers Scholarship is awarded alternatively to male and female students; this year’s candidates must be female. 

Attached please find .PDF copies of:

• 2025 Myers Scholarship Application in "Form Fillable" .PDF format. (See attached screenshot re: activation of form fill utility.)
• 2025 Myers Scholarship Guidelines/Criterion 
• Scholarship brochure providing a background of the scholarship’s founders and their goals. 

 Applications are due no later than March 31, 2025. 

MyersScholarship-2025GuidelinesCriteriaProcedures-012025FINAL.pdf

MyersScholarship-2025Application-012025FINAL.pdf

ICM-PWMScholarship-BrochureRev2023.pdf

This award, to be used to further educational or vocational goals, is given to a student who shows courage by going forward in the face of adversity and/or life-changing or extraordinary obstacles. It recognizes courage and determination over physical and/or learning disabilities, illness of self or family member, the death of a loved one or unusually difficult circumstances at home.

For more details and to apply, please download the Julie Inman Courage Award application.

PLEASE NOTE - This scholarship is MAILED directly to the scholarship donor. NHHS does not collect the application. 

Dozens of scholarships are available for minorities in many different majors and fields of work. Some are targeted for specific minority groups, and some are available to all minorities. Published by Purdue Global. 

For more details, please visit the Purdue Global "50+ College Scholarships for Minority Students" website. 

I know that many of you have concerns about how to make a college education more affordable. Through a new, free program called RaiseMe, students can guarantee scholarships from 250+ colleges as early as 9th grade, making it easier to plan financially for school. RaiseMe has proven to be a great tool to motivate students in high schools throughout the U.S. Newport Harbor HS is among the first in the country to take advantage of this opportunity, which was launched with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. colleges. Here are a couple of easy ways to support your students in using this unique tool:

• Ensure that you create an account at RaiseME
• Regularly add good grades, community service, extracurricular activities, and other achievements to your RaiseMe Portfolio to earn micro-scholarships from colleges.

For more information, please visit the Raise.Me website.

Congratulations to our Class of 2024 that was recognized at Senior Awards Night! Click here to view the photos from the evening.