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There are many scholarships for Pocatello students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Pocatello, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Pocatello students in the following categories:

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Scholarships360 "No Essay" Scholarship
Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
$10,000
The Scholarships360 $10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship is open to all students who want some extra help paying for their education. Whether you are a high school student who hopes to go to college, a graduate student who’s in a master’s program, or an adult learner who wants to return to school, you are eligible for our no essay scholarship.This scholarship...
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Common App Scholarship
Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
$2,000
To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...
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Thiel Fellowship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$100,000
Founded by technology entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program for young people who want to build new things. Thiel Fellows skip or stop out of college to receive a $100,000 grant and support from the Thiel Foundation's network of founders, investors, and scientists.What is the Fellowship?The Thiel Fellowship is a two-year, $100,000...
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Path to Pro Scholarship Program
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$2,000
The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. The Foundation has pledged to invest $50 million in training the next generation of skilled tradespeople and bridging the opportunity gap through its Path to Pro program.We want to help create...
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Roger W. Kahn Scholarship
Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
$10,000
The Roger W. Kahn Scholarship was created to honor the memory of Roger Kahn (1907–1962) and his passion for aviation and entertainment. Kahn spent the latter part of his career at Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation as a test pilot and then managed the technical service and sales division. In the 1940s, Kahn was actively involved with the Institute of the...
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Century High School Franklin Middle School Hawthorne Middle School Highland High School Irving Middle School Kinport Academy New Horizons High School (Alternative) Pocatello High School Pocatello Teen Parenting Progam

Pocatello is the biggest city in Bannock County and is the county seat too. There is a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation within the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho in neighboring Power County. In the Pocatello metropolitan area it is the principal city and this area encompasses all of Power and Bannock counties. The population of Pocatello was 54,255 Based on the 2010 Census.

In Idaho State, the city of Pocatello is the 5th largest city in Idaho coming in behind Idaho Falls. On the Forbes list of Best Small Places for Careers and Business, the city of Pocatello was ranked 20th on the list. Pocatello has an elevation of 1360 meters or 4462 above sea level and is served by the Pocatello Regional Airport. It is home to the Idaho State University and the manufacturing facility of ON Semiconductor.

The city of Pocatello served as a main stop on the states first railroad during the gold rush. The city eventually grew to be a key agricultural hub along the Portneuf River. Pocatello emerges from the Snake River Plain's mountains and travels along the route of the Oregon Trail. The city of Pocatello is named to honor Chief Pocatello from the Shoshoni Tribe. Chief Pocatello permitted the railroad to travel across the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Gold was discovered in Idaho in the 1860s, causing the initial flood of settlers into the Portneuf Valley. The area quickly became a main conduit for the transportation of goods and freight. Jay Gould of the Union Pacific Railroad acquired and extended the Northern and Utah Railway in 1877. This had previously stopped at the Utah border and entered into Idaho State through the Portneuf Canyon. The region was first called "Pocatello Junction," and was established as an important stop along this route throughout the gold rush. The area began to attract ranchers and farmers after the gold rush. The first residences and first commercial development appeared in the city of Pocatello by the year 1882.

The city of Pocatello during 1962, absorbed the neighboring community of Alameda to become for a short time the biggest city in the state of Idaho. Until the late 1990s, the city of Pocatello was the second largest city in the state of Idaho after the city of Boise. The Treasure Valley then went through rapid growth of southwestern Idaho placed Meridian and Nampa ahead of Idaho Falls and the city of Pocatello. These are now respectively the 4th and 5th largest cities within the state of Idaho.