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

Rochester High School Scholarships
Rochester College Scholarships
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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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Apollo Middle School Arcadia High School Arcadia Middle School Athena High School Brighton High School Charlotte High School Dake Junior High School East Irondequoit Middle School East Upper High School Eastridge Senior High School Gates-Chili High School Gates-Chili Middle School Greece Arcadia High School Greece-Athena High School Greece-Athena Middle School Irondequoit High School Iroquois Middle School James Monroe High School Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School Northeast College Preparatory High School Northwest College Preparatory High School Odyssey Academy Olympia High School Olympia Senior High School Rochester Academy Charter School Rogers Middle School School Of The Arts True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School Twelve Corners Middle School University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men Vanguard Collegiate High School World Of Inquiry School

The city of Rochester, New York serves as the county seat for the County of Monroe. It is the 3rd most populous city within the state after the city of New York and Buffalo. Rochester is situated just south of Lake Ontario.

Rochester's Larger Metropolitan Area includes all of Monroe County and parts of Livingston County, Orleans County, Wayne County and Ontario County. According to the 2010 Census, the metro area has a population of approximately 1,054,300 inhabitants.

The city of Rochester has various cultural and arts institutions. The city of Rochester places a high priority on the arts. The Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester provides a lot of opportunities. Cultural institutions include the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Memorial Art Gallery, the Strong Museum, the Rochester Museum & Science Center, the Geva Theatre Center, the AV Room and the Strasenburg Planetarium. Once recognized as The World's Image Centre, because of its role in the history of photography, Rochester is home to the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. The annual calendar of Rochester consists of the Corn Hill Festival, the Park Avenue Merchants Festival and the Rochester Jazz Festival. Film festivals are held on a yearly basis, most notably the High Falls Film Festival.

Rochester's colourful vernacular has extended beyond the city's border. Rochester people popularized the word "pop" for soda drinks. Hot dogs are known as "red hots".

Known as the Flour City, the city of Rochester has been more recently dubbed "the Flower City". The city of Rochester attracts over 100,000 visitors from all over the globe who come to the yearly Lilac Festival. People who love outdoor activities can hike around spectacular canyons and waterfalls at Letchworth State Park, south of Rochester. Numerous locals have cottages in the nearby Finger Lakes Region.

The city of Rochester is home to Fortune 1000 company Eastman Kodak, once the largest employer in the area. Several national and regional companies are situated here, such as Bausch and Lomb. The city of Rochester was the birthplace of Xerox during the year 1906, then called The Haloid Company. Xerox still has a presence within the city of Rochester. Western Union was founded in the Rochester area, but has moved since.

Rochester is known as the world capital of imaging because of the concentration of optical science research and businesses. The University of Rochester is home to The Institute of Optics. Rochester Institute of Technology in the nearby Henrietta also has an imaging program. At present, the University of Rochester is the biggest employer in the Rochester area.