These opportunities are for students who live in the local area, or in specific counties. In addition, there are multiple scholarships exclusively for LHS seniors, which will open in early spring 2023.
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Lakeside High School Scholarships
The scholarships listed below are for LHS Seniors Only!
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Nine Mile Education Association Scholarship
Deadline: Wednesday, April 26th by 2:00 PM
- Applicants are evaluated on many criteria: Personal History, School Activities/Awards/Achievements, Non-school Activities, Community Service, Employment History, Statement of Goals, Other Scholarships Awarded
- 2 letters of recommendation
- 1 official transcript
- See Mrs. Mitzlaff in Counseling Office for more details
LHS Booster Club Scholarship Deadline: 2:00 pm Friday, April 28th
The Lakeside Booster Club is a strong supporter of all activities at Lakeside High School, and would like to honor graduating senior(s) for his/her participation and dedication to Lakeside High School. This scholarship(s) will be offered to a graduating senior(s) who has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to extracurricular activities at Lakeside High School.
- The applicant must have completed their senior year at Lakeside High School, fulfilled all graduation requirements, and plan to continue their education.
- Applicants must have participated in a given extracurricular activities for a minimum of 2 years. Those activities eligible are any LHS supported sport, music program or club which requires commitment outside of the regular school day.
- Applicants must plan to attend an institution of higher learning (college, vocational school, etc.) and funds will be dispersed directly to the institution upon proof of fall registration/class schedule.
Apex Physical Therapy Scholarship Deadline: 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 1st
- Lakeside High School Senior
- Plan on attending a University or Community College
- Plan on pursuing health science, health/wellness, or healthcare related major.
- Completed application
- Copy of Transcript
Turn in scholarship application to Mrs. Dallabetta in the LHS College/Career Center.
Phase 1 Physical Therapy STEM/Health Care Scholarship
Deadline: Wednesday, May 3rd by 2:00 p.m.
Phase 1 Physical Therapy, PS has served the Nine Mile Falls community since its inception in 2003. With a passion for exceptional patient care and commitment to service to the greater community at large, the providers and staff at Phase 1 Physical Therapy, PS are pleased to be able to support students who express an interest in helping others through a career in the STEM/Health Care fields.
Requirements:
- Lakeside High School senior
- Admitted or pending admission to a university or community college for the upcoming school year
- Planning on pursuing a degree in a STEM/Health Care field
- Completed application
- Letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor or school administrator
- Statement of completed community service
- Turn the completed packet in by the scholarship deadline to the LHS front office.
Deadline: Friday, May 5 by 2:00 PM
The Lakeside Booster Club is proud to be able to present a Total Security Scholarship to Lakeside High School Seniors to help them defray the cost of attending a career preparation program at a community college or trade school.
In order to be considered for this scholarship students must:
- Be a 2022-2023 Lakeside High School senior
- Complete the essay portion of the scholarship as directed
- Complete the Scholarship Application
- Turn the completed packet in by the scholarship deadline to the specified location
Students who are chosen to receive a scholarship will be notified at the LHS academic awards night. There will be TEN recipients for this award. The amount of the scholarships will be $500.
NOT BASED ON GRADES or TEST SCORES!
Lee & Hayes Work Ethic & Need $2500 Scholarship
Deadline: Friday, May 5th by 2:00 p.m.
The Lakeside Booster Club is proud to be able to present a Lee & Hayes Scholarship to a Lakeside High School Senior to help them defray the cost of attending a two- or four-year college/university.
In order to be considered for this scholarship students must:
- Be a 2022-2023 Lakeside High School senior
- Complete the essay portion of the scholarship as directed
- Complete the Scholarship Application
- Turn the completed packet in by the scholarship deadline to the specified location
The Student who is chosen to receive a scholarship will be notified at the LHS academic awards night. There will be ONE recipient for this award. The amount of the scholarship will be $2500.
Lee & Hayes Work Ethic & Need $500 Scholarships
Deadline: Friday, May 5th by 2:00 p.m.
The Lakeside Booster Club is proud to be able to present a Lee & Hayes Scholarship to a Lakeside High School Senior to help them defray the cost of attending a two- or four-year college/university.
In order to be considered for this scholarship students must:
- Be a 2022-2023 Lakeside High School senior
- Complete the essay portion of the scholarship as directed
- Complete the Scholarship Application
- Turn the completed packet in by the scholarship deadline to the specified location
Students who are chosen to receive a scholarship will be notified at the LHS academic awards night. There will be TEN recipients for this award. The amount of the scholarships will be $500.
Lakeside Principal's Scholarship Deadline: Friday, May 5th by 2:00 p.m.
- No GPA or test scores required!
- Be a 2022-2023 Lakeside High School senior
- Complete the essay portion of the scholarship as directed
- Complete the scholarship application
- Turn the completed packet in by the scholarship deadline to the LHS front office.
Students who are chosen to receive a scholarship will be notified at the LHS academic awards night. The amount and number of scholarships awarded will be determined by the funds generated. Late applications will not be accepted.
Kaylene Palaniuk Memorial Scholarship Deadline: May 8, 2023
The Kaylene Palaniuk Memorial Scholarship was established by her parents after Kaylene passed away in an automobile accident December 2009. The Scholarship has been set forth to provide a one-time award, annually, to a deserving student graduating from Lakeside High School in Nine Mile Falls Washington. This will keep Kaylene, and her accomplishments, alive and memorialized w ith all present and future students who attend Lakeside High School.
- 3 (limit one-page) essays on assigned question topics
- 3 letters of recommendation
- 1 official transcript
Closed for the 2022-23 School Year
WSPE Engineering Scholarships Deadline: Feb. 8, 2023
- Must reside in Spokane County
- Five $5000 Scholarships
- Student wants to enter an engineering college next year
- Avg. GPA Grades 10 and 11: Minimum 3.0
- Students are not required to report an SAT or ACT score
- Provide an official transcript
Kiwanis of East Spokane Deadline: March 1, 2023
- The Jerry Marsh/HOPE Scholarship provides a $1500 award
- The Jerry Marsh HOPE scholarship targets “non-traditional” higher education students such as technical or trade school, returning from a gap in education or young parents.
- Demonstrate financial need
- Acceptance at a local community college, tech program, trade school or regional college or university.
Innovia Foundation Deadline: March 3, 2023
Multiple opportunities!
The scholarships listed below are only some of the awards offered through Innovia
Lucille Hudon Scholarship
- Minimum 3.0 GPA in the last two years of secondary education
- Have resided for two years in one of the following counties: Spokane, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, or Stevens County, WA: or Kootenai, Shoshone, Bonner or Boundary Counties
Eileen Hutchison Scholarship
- Resident of Stevens County, Washington
- You are pursuing training in the medical health field
- Based on academics, financial need, and good personal character
Bess Mikalson Scholarship
- Applicant must be a high school senior or graduate of a high school in Ferry or Stevens County, or of Selkirk High School, and plan to attend a state supported college or university in Washington
- Awards are granted primarily on the basis of financial need
- Merit and community involvement are also considered
Rika Ream Environmental Scholarship
- Applicants must be residents of Spokane County currently enrolled, or enrolling, as a full-time college student to pursue a degree in environmental sciences or land management.
- Applicant must have a financial need and a minimum 2.5 GPA.
Denny and Thelma Yasuhara Scholarship
- Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates from the Inland Northwest region who demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Japanese culture and must be good citizens.
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The scholarship committee will consider the applicant's experience participating in school, community, job and volunteer activities, as well as his/her commitment to academic excellence and financial need.
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Applicant must provide recommendations from teachers or community members who are not related to the applicant.
Don and Mabel Nicholls Scholarship
- Preference will be given to those studying for careers in education or engineering and have some employment/work experience.
- Demonstrate financial need
- Be first in family to attend college
- 2.5 minimum GPA
- Recipients are eligible to reapply and compete with the field for subsequent awards.
Mark and Kay Burkett Scholarship Fund
- This scholarship has over $16,000 to award and is available to any student within the foundation's county service area, which includes the following Washington counties: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adam, Whitman, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin.
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need and academic achievement.
- Preference shall be given to students with community service experience. Students must reside in or have attended high school within the geographic region served by the Foundation.
Marsden Scholarship Deadline: March 15, 2023
- Renewable award ($30,000 over four years)
- Demonstrate promise of academic excellence, from grades, scores and/or other factors
- Potential for success and leadership as evidenced by involvement in school, extracurricular and community activities, work and volunteer experience
- Please print the application checklist before applying
- ONLINE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE SAVED, AND MUST BE COMPLETED IN ONE SITTING...please allow ample time to apply
Bismarck H. Turner Scholarship Trust Deadline: 4:00 PM March 31, 2023
- $5850 Award (If there are multiple winning candidates, the scholarship may divided among a maximum of 5 recipients )
- Must reside in Spokane County and must file a FAFSA before submitting an application
- Criteria for selection includes possessing a scholarly disposition, high moral character and financial need
- Official high school transcript required
- Include a current letter of recommendation focusing on your moral character
- Personal essay of no more than 400 words describing your involvement in the following areas: Extracurricular activities (including any work experience), community involvement, academic plans and/or final career goals
Spokane Kiwanis Charities Foundation Deadline: March 31, 2023
- 13 Community Service Scholarships of $1,500 each for Spokane area seniors attending any college, and 4 additional scholarships for students attending SFCC or SCC.
- These scholarships are awarded to the student who best epitomizes the Kiwanis mission of changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
- Only students who live in Spokane County are eligible.
YADDA will be awarding a $5000 grand prize, one $2000, two $1000 and two $500 scholarships to high school seniors or college students from Spokane County to help increase the awareness of domestic and dating violence in the community. To apply for this scholarship, the applicant must:
- Be a resident of Spokane County.
- Plan to enroll or be enrolled in a community college, four-year university, or vocational school on either a part-time or full-time basis.
- Be a high school senior or college student from ages 17-30
- Complete the application and submit an essay, art, story, poem, video, skit, song, etc. that answers questions included in the application.
- Submit 2 letters of recommendation: One from a teacher/professor or mentor and the other from a community leader or religious leader.
Inland Power and Light Excellence Award Deadline: April 13, 2023
- 15 $1000 Scholarships awarded to students attending accredited schools in any state and students attending lineman school.
- For students whose primary residence receives electricity from Inland Power
- Two short essays required
- Must send an official transcript postmarked by the deadline
CCD Law Spokane Community Scholarship Deadline: May 1, 2023
The CCD Law Spokane Community Scholarship is available to high school seniors who reside in Washington and will be attending college in the fall.
- Be a resident of Washington or Idaho
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Submit an essay of approximately 500 words telling ““Will driverless cars make Washington roads safer?”
The Society of Military Engineers (Lewis & Clark Post) Scholarship
Deadline:
- For students in Spokane or Stevens County
- $1000 Scholarship
- For student who plan to pursue an engineering or engineering-related program at college.
- Applications will be evaluated on GPA in math/science classes; a one-page essay; and participation in extra-curricular activities.
Spokane Regional Plan Center
- Applicant, parent, or legal guardian must be an employee of a company who is a member in good standing with the Spokane Regional Plan Center on the date of submission of his or her application
Spokane Regional Plan Center Scholarship
Fairchild Spouses United Scholarship S Deadline:
- A spouse or dependent child of an active duty, reserve, guard, retired, or deceased military member associated with Fairchild Air Force Base.
- Awards are based on outstanding academic achievement, character/leadership qualities, and community involvement.
- The quantity and value of annual FSU scholarship awards are dependent on funds raised.
- Must have resided within a 60-mile radius of FAFB for 90 DAYS of the 2020-2021 school year.
Spokane NAACP Lt Colonel Michael P. Anderson Scholarship S Deadline:
- Two $2,000.00 scholarships will be awarded on or before May 1st
- Student must hold a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher or have received their GED
- Scholarship recipients will be selected from students planning to enroll in the fall of 2021 in a post-secondary two-year or four-year college, university, vocational or technical schools, or in an apprenticeship program
Apply
Fire Fighters of Spokane County Fire Districts 9 &10 S Deadline:
- Offered to two students at Mead, Mt. Spokane or Lakeside High School
- Essay: "How has organized union labor improved labor laws and how does it protect union workers and indirectly non-union workers?"
- 2 $1000 scholarships awarded
Apply
Banner Bank/Spokane Indians Scholarship S
- Demonstrate scholarship, leadership, community involvement, and character
- Those who attend Washington state colleges and vocational schools are preferred
- Winners will be invited with their families to attend a Spokane Indians baseball game, and be recognized as a scholarship award winners during an on-field ceremony
- The rules say that students must graduate from a school in Spokane county. Because the Nine Mile School District is within both Steven and Spokane counties, students at LHS are eligible to apply.
BYU Management Society S
- Do not have to attend BYU
- Essay (1000 words) about a leadership role you have taken and how you accomplished the goals of the organization
- Interview with an LDS ecclesiastical leader (bishop) demonstrating good character, community service and any special circumstances
Inland Northwest Dairy Women S
- You are pursuing studies in Agriculture, Nutrition, or Dairy Food Science
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Essay (500 words or less) describing your goals and why you would like to receive the scholarship
Bloomsday Road Runners Club Scholarship S
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- 3 Scholarships of $565 are available to only Cross Country and Track and Field participants and must be a graduating high school senior.
- The Scholarship money will be sent directly to the winner’s college/university of choice.
- Essay must be 300-400 words in length.
- Grading is based on content, spelling, grammar and neatness.
- A letter of recommendation from an educator is required.
Mel Lindauer Eyes to the Future Scholarship S
- Short goal statement required
- One scholarship given to an Eastern Washington graduating senior
Apply