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There are many scholarships for Downey students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Downey, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Downey 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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Carpenter Elementary Columbus Continuation Downey High East Middle Griffiths Middle Old River Elementary Sussman Middle Warren High West Middle

Downey is a prospering city situated just five miles from Orange County in Southern California. It currently has a population of approximately one hundred ten thousand individuals who reside in the city limits. The city has a really central location and is close to several major freeways, making it an ideal place reside or start a business.

The city has numerous amenities available to residents, like for example top grade medical facilities, an exceptional education system, and a selection of marvelous golf courses. It is likewise the home of the oldest McDonalds, as well as the very first Taco Bell Eatery. The city also gave the band The Carpenters inspiration for a lot of their major hits. However, Downey is really popular for being the origin of the Apollo Space Program. Currently, the old NASA industrial plant site is undergoing new development.

The Farmers Market downtown was approved in the year 2008 and ever since then has become a bustling hive of activity each Saturday from nine in the morning to one in the afternoon. People assemble here in order to sell their California grown products and handmade goods. It is likewise a community gathering place where people off all ethnicities gather and socialize. Some of the revenue goes towards financing and improving Downtown Downey. It is situated on Second Street between La Reina and New St.

The cities economy is strongly based on retail and residential development. Thus, Downey offers quality housing for its people. The city is currently going through two redevelopment projects, as well as developing the former NASA industrial plant site.

The objective of the city is to convince new, quality companies to construct within the city, retain the ones they already have, and to be able to provide infrastructure upgrades. Recently, the California Business Magazine ranked Downey as among the top 25% of the best places to do Business within California. The City does it's best to recruit commercial companies in order to help make certain that it continues to have a solid sales tax base.