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There are many scholarships for Baton Rouge students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Baton Rouge, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Baton Rouge 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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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Arlington Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge High School Baton Rouge Magnet High School Belaire High School Broadmoor Middle School Broadmoor Senior High School Capitol Middle School Capitol Senior High School Central High School Central Middle School Community School For Apprenticeship Learning Crestworth Middle School East Baton Rouge Arts And Technology School Ebr Readiness Superintendent Academy Glasgow Middle School Glen Oaks Middle School Glen Oaks Senior High School Kenilworth Middle School Louisiana Connections Academy Lsu Laboratory School Madison Preparatory Academy McAuliffe Pre-Ged Center McKinley Middle Magnet School McKinley Senior High School Mentorship Steam Academy Mohican Education Center Northdale Superintendent's Academy Northeast High School Park Forest Middle School Prescott Middle School Robert E Lee High School Robert E. Lee High School Scotlandville Magnet High School Sherwood Middle School Southeast Middle School Southern University Lab School Staring Education Center Tara High School Thrive Baton Rouge Westdale Middle School Woodlawn High School

The city of Baton Rouge is the State Capital of Louisiana. It is the 2nd biggest city in the state and is located within East Baton Rouge Parish. The city is recognized as an industrial, medical, petrochemical and research center in the American South. The Port of Baton Rouge is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port that could successfully deal with Panamax ships. Moreover the Port of Baton Rouge is the 9th largest port within the USA in terms of tonnage shipped.

The city of Baton Rouge and its nearby area is referred to as the "Capital Area." The region is located along the Mississippi River within Louisiana's southeast region. The town owes its historical importance to its site situated at Istrouma Bluff. This is the first bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta. It serves the community by protecting the people of the city from flooding, hurricanes and other natural emergencies from nature. The city of Baton Rouge likewise has built a levee system in addition to this natural barrier. This levee system protects the low-lying agricultural regions and the riverfront because it stretches southward.

The population of Baton Rouge is approximately 230,000 according to the 2010 census. The metropolitan area, known as Greater Baton Rouge, has a population of around 802,500 inhabitants as of the year 2010.

Baton Rouge's history could be traced all the way back to 1699, when Sieur d'Iberville, a French explorer, led an exploration party up the Mississippi River. He saw a reddish colored cypress pole that was covered with bloody animals, serving to mark the boundary between the Houma and Bayou Goula hunting grounds. They referred to location and the pole "le b