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There are many scholarships for New Haven students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in New Haven, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for New Haven 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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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

Amistad Academy Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School Common Ground High School Cooperative High School Elm City College Preparatory School Hamden Transition Academy High School In The Community James Hillhouse High School Metropolitan Busines High School Metropolitan Business Academy New Haven Academy New Haven Community Correctional Center Polly T. McCabe Center Riverside Educational Academy Sheridan Communications And Technology Magnet Technology Magnet Sound School Urban Youth Center Middle School Wilbur Cross High School

New Haven (population 129,779) is a city within the state of Connecticut. It is located on the northern coast of Long Island Sound within the county of New haven. New Haven has grown by approximately 5% since 2000, more than nearly all cities in New England. It is possibly best known as the home of Yale University, an institution that has been vital to the city's economy. Yale is the largest employer of New Haven.

New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut. It is part of the Greater New Haven metropolitan area, which has a total population of more than half a million.

During 1638, the town was founded by English Puritans who built the city on the "Nine Square Plan," or four-by-four grid. Those original city blocks are a National Historic Planning Landmark. The central common block is New Haven Green, that forms the center of downtown New Haven. The city of New Haven is sometimes called "The Elm City" due to many trees planted there in the very first public tree planting program within the United States.

The city of New Haven has a diversified, healthy economy. Hospitals, biotechnology, professional services, financial services, and retail trade help to form its economic base. More than half of the economy is based on healthcare, education and financial services. Reaserach and development organizations and high-technology companies are attracted by Yale University and Yale Medical School attract. The growing bio-technology sector gets its boost mainly from local healthcare, Yale Medical School and pharmaceutical companies.

Roughly 9% of the economy is manufacturing based, manufacturing everything from airplane parts to watches. In the state of Connecticut, New Haven is the largest wholesale distribution center. The major employment sectors in the city of New Haven are education and health services; transportation, utilities and trade; business and professional services; government; manufacturing; finance and leisure and hospitality.

Greater New Haven is home to three Fortune 1000 companies: the head offices of The Knights of Columbus are in the city of New Haven, Hubbell, the electrical equipment producer, is based within Orange, and Amphenol is based in Wallingford.