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There are many scholarships for Seattle students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Seattle, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Seattle 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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Arts and Academics Academy Aviation High School Ballard High School Black River High School Cleveland High School STEM Dimmitt Middle School Franklin High School Garfield High School Health Sciences and Human Services Ingraham High School Manhattan Learning Center Middle College High School Nathan Hale High School Rainier Beach High School Roosevelt High School Showalter Middle School West Seattle High School

Seattle is a major city on the Pacific coastline within Washington State. This city is situated in the northern portion of the state, 183 km from the border with Canada. It is the biggest city within the Pacific Northwest, the primary economic, cultural and educational center and a major seaport within the area.

The city is situated on an isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound. Bounded by freshwater and salt water, the city of Seattle is certainly a maritime city. Its name originates from Chief Sealth, a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish native tribes. Seattle serves as the county seat of King County. The city of Seattle is the principal city of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area, that is the largest in the northwest.

The city of Seattle is influenced by a wide variety of cultures and by the Pacific Rim. The cuisine is world class. Acclaimed chefs staff Seattle's best restaurants. Many inhabitants are drawn to the relax west-coast vibe of Seattle, whilst others appreciate its vibrant entrepreneurial side. A lot of well-known businesses have had successful start ups in Seattle, like Microsoft, Amazon.com, Starbucks, Eddie Bauer and Nintendo. Seattle also has the reputation as the world's espresso cart capital.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is still among the largest companies within the Seattle area, despite the fact that its company head office moved to the city of Chicago. With a large division still situated in nearby Bellevue, and aircraft manufacturing plants in Renton and Everett, Boeing's importance in the economy of the area is indisputable.

The traditional foundation of the Seattle economy has been shipping, aerospace, the military and forest products. Lots of people are employed with United States Military at its major facilities within the region: an air force base, army base, a naval shipyard and two navy bases. Emerging businesses are Internet services, biotechnology, telecommunications and software. The Seattle area ranks 5th in the nation for the per capita number of software jobs. Approximately 6,000 software related businesses hire over 65,000 people. Tourism is likewise a significant economic generator.

The Port of Seattle is a deep-water harbor in the middle of the Puget Sound basin. As the fifth largest container port within the the country (37th biggest in the globe), shipping-related activities are of huge economic importance within the region, providing around 200,000 jobs for the area's inhabitants. This involves not just the Port of Seattle itself, but also the Seattle Tacoma International Airport and companies supporting those facilities.