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There are many scholarships for Naperville students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Naperville, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Naperville 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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Clifford Crone Middle School Gordon Gregory Middle School Jefferson Junior High School Lincoln Junior High School Madison Junior High School Naperville Central High School Naperville North High School Neuqua Valley High School Scullen Middle School Thayer J Hill Middle School Washington Junior High School

Naperville (population 141,853) is a city within the state of Illinois. It is situated in both Will and Dupage Counties, with approximately two thirds of Napervillians living in the county of DuPage, and another third in Will County. Naperville is the fifth biggest city within the state of Illinois. Plenty of corporate headquarters are located in the city of Naperville, making it one of the richest cities within the Midwest. It was named by Money Magazine as the 2nd best place to reside in the US.

The community was named for Captain Joseph Naper after it was inhabited in the year 1831. It officially became a city in the year 1890. Naperville was a quiet, farming community until the 1960s when the population started to grow. The city of Naperville benefited from the jobs and accumulation of corporate wealth happening in the metropolitan area of Chicago. During the 1990s, Naperville was one of the ten fastest growing cities in the United States.

The positive economic fortunes of Naperville are due to its location in the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor. The population explosion towards the end of the 20th century was due to jobs provided by such businesses as Alcatel-Lucent, Nalco, Nicor and Edward Hospital. The city of Naperville is home to the head offices of Tellabs, OfficeMax and Dukane Precast, and ConAgra's Gocery's division branch office. Kraft Foods runs its Triscuit products plant there. A main manufacturing plant of concrete is located in the city of Naperville. Amoco and Argonne National Laboratory, a research facility owned by Fermilab are situated within the area. The city of Naperville has numerous automobile dealerships. The city of Naperville boasts a large, $1.5 million, public-private car test track.

The Naperville region has numerous great shopping places, like for instance downtown Naperville, Springbrook Prairie Pavilion, Freedom Commons and the Route 59 and Ogden Avenue corridors.

The city of Naperville boasts a full calendar of events, like for example the famous Ribfest, which is an annual outdoor food fest which kicks off prior to Independence Day. Held Labor Day weekend is the Last Fling carnival. Summer concerts each and every week are held in the city's Central Park. Naperville also hosts traditional festivities on Memorial Day, Labor Day and St. Patrick's Day.