Memphis

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

Memphis High School Scholarships
Memphis College Scholarships
Memphis University Scholarships

Scholarships

Owl Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 29, 2025
$50,000
ScholarshipOwl is your source of relief from the dreaded application process. We put students on the fast-track to success by providing direct access to the scholarships they need the most. Take the hassle out of financial aid and maximize your chance at a free ride in college. No matter how much funding you need for school, we have the opportunities...

Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 01, 2025
$25,000
The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:EarnestDeterminedMovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the scholarship will be...

Niche $50,000 Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
$50,000
Covering the cost of college expenses for four years without writing a single essay? Sounds too good to be true.It isn't with Niche. We are giving one student $50,000 (our biggest scholarship yet) to help pay for tuition, living expenses, books, and other educational expenses.Who Can ApplyAll high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college...

$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...

10 Words or Less Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 15, 2025
$1,000
Scholarship Eligibility:A) Anyone who is between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2026.B) This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:1. Go to www.facebook.com/myscholarships and place a comment on any post you see answering the question:In 10 words or less, tell us why you deserve...

Common App Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
$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...

For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

A Maceo Walker Middle School Airways Middle School American Way Middle School B T Washington High School Bellevue Junior High School BT Washington High School Carver High School Central High School Chickasaw Junior High School City University School Of Liberal Arts Colonial Middle School Corry Middle School Craigmont High School Craigmont Middle School Cypress Middle School Diamond Academy Douglass High School Dubois High School Of Arts Technology East High School Fairley High School Fairview Junior High School Frayser High School Geeter Middle School Georgian Hills Junior High School Hamilton High School Hamilton Middle School Havenview Middle School Hickory Ridge Middle School Hillcrest High School Hollis F Price Middle College High School Humes Middle School Ida B Welles Academy Kingsbury High School Kingsbury Middle/High School Kipp Memphis Collegiate High School Kirby High School Kirby Middle School Lanier Middle School Longview Middle School Manassas High School Martin Luther King Preparatory High School Melrose High School Memphis Academy Of Health Sciences Memphis Academy Of Health Sciences High School Memphis Academy Of Science & Engineering Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering High Memphis Adult High School Memphis Business Academy Memphis Business Academy High School Memphis Job Corporations Academy Memphis Rise Academy Memphis School Of Excellence Middle College High School Mitchell High School Mitchell Middle/High School Northside High School Northwest Prep Academy Oakhaven High School Oakhaven Middle/High School Overton High School Power Center Academy High School Raleigh Egypt High School Raleigh Egypt Middle School Ridgeway High School Ridgeway Middle School Riverview Middle School Sheffield High School Sherwood Middle School Soulsville Charter School South Side High School Southwind High School Southwind Middle School Stax Academy Treadwell Middle/High School Trezevant High School Vance Middle School Westside High School Westwood High School White Station High School White Station Middle School Whitehaven High School Wooddale High School Wooddale Middle School Yo! Academy

Memphis City, the third largest city within Tennessee State and the third largest within Southeast US, is the county seat of Shelby County. It is within the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is considered the youngest of the four major cities of Tennessee consisting of Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga.

The city brings the character of the American South to the forefront of the regions culture. There are many legendary musicians who grew up around the Mississippi Delta area near Memphis. They consist of: Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, B.B. King, Howlin'Wolf, Robert Johnson, W.C. Handy, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, and Elvis Presley. The American music genres, which include Crunk, Buck, Gospel, Blues and Rock n' Roll originated from Memphis City. There are even well-known writer from Memphis City, such as John Grisham, Shelby Foote and Tennessee Williams.

Memphis has a lot of attractions in the city, including: Downtown Memphis, Lichterman Nature Center, Memphis Botanic Garden, Mid-South Fair, Mud Island, Pink Palace Museum, The Memphis Zoo, The Memphis Queen, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, and Sun Studio where visitors can touch Elvis' first microphone, hear outtakes from sessions, see a lot of of memorabilia and hear the complete, real story of the studio that launched the careers of Johnny Cash, Rufus Thomas, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Howlin'Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley & many others.

The location of Memphis is beneficial for business development. It is situated among the shipping and transportation industry, that makes it a great place for commerce. The city is the home of nine Fortune 500 companies which consist of: International paper, Thomas & Betts, Schering-Plough Corporation, FedEx Corporation and AutoZone Incorporated. In 2000, Inc. Magazine rated Memphis number eight among the 50 best major U.S. metro areas for staring a company.