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There are many scholarships for Kansas City students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Kansas City, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Kansas City 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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North Kansas City High Oak Park High Staley High Winnetonka High

The city of Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It is the key city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is commonly called "KC". The city of Kansas serves as the county seat of Jackson County even if it covers over 820 square km within the counties of Clay, Jackson, Platte and Cass. The city of Kansas has a population of roughly 459,800. The bigger metropolitan area has 2.1 million inhabitants.

KC is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River. It is also opposite Kansas City, Kansas. Initially, it was founded as a township during the year 1838 and later incorporated in 1850 as a city. KC was the location of the Battle of Westport and several other Civil War battles. Kansas City played an important part in the history of jazz and blues.

Etienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont, was the very first European to go to the region and explore the lower Missouri River. He was a commander at the French's Fort Detroit, but left after being criticized for his handling of Native American affairs. A deserter, became a fur trader, he evaded authorities and took a Native American wife.

The Greater Kansas area is home to a lot of Fortune 500 companies like for instance Hallmark Cards. Also within Kansas City are the head offices of Sprint Nextel Corporation, YRC Worldwide Inc., H&R Block and International Assets Holding Corporation. Other companies located there comprise Great Plains Energy, Aquila, AMC Theatres, Applebee's, Cerner, DST Systems, Garmin International and Russell Stover Candies. Three international law businesses are also based in the city of Kansas.

The most essential part of the city's economy is in agriculture. The city is home to Dairy Farmers of America, the biggest Dairy Co-op in the nation.

There are numerous lakes within the region all-around KC. These lakes offer a lot of recreational opportunities like for example fishing, swimming, boating and camping. Popular places are Lewis and Clark Lake, roughly 45 minutes north of the city, and Big Lake State Park, further north. Stockton Lake at Stockton State Park is known for scuba diving and is situated 160 km southeast of Kansas City.