Habersham Central High School

Local and Regional Scholarship Information – Applications available in Student Services

Name of Criteria Type Award Due Date
Scholarship Amount
Alpha Delta  Major in Education Application $1,000 Student
Kappa—Beta ETA  Attending college in fall Services by
Chapter  2 Recommendation letters March 15
Scholarship
American Pest  Attending college in fall Application $1,971 Student
Control Gene  GPA 3.0 or higher Services by
Higginbotham  SAT ≥ 900 or ACT ≥ 17 March 6 or
Memorial  Recommendation letter directly by
Scholarship  Must reside within American Pest Control March 8
Service area
American  Children/Grandchildren of Veterans Online $4,000 Submit
Veterans NSF  Apply online: Application annually online by
Scholarship https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/schola Jan 15-April April 30
rships/AMVETSchildrenandgrandchildren2 30
3

Ashton Bray  Attending college in fall Application $1,000 Student

Memorial  Active in 4-H or FFA Services
Scholarship  Essay March 15
 Letter of recommendation or send
directly by
April 1st
Austin Sprayberry  Senior member of the Band of Blue Application $1,000 Student
Band Boosters  Grades/behavior in good standing Services
Scholarship  Shows compassion toward other April 15
 Demonstrates leadership skills
 Affected by cancer through
self/family/friend
 Essay and references required
Bill Loyd  Attending college in fall Application $1,000 Student
Scholarship (Fair  Essay Services
Association) March 31

Bob & Jeanne  Attending college in fall Application $2,000 Student

Congdon  GPA of 90 or above for three years (x2) Services
Scholarship  Habersham County resident April 15
 SAT score of 1000 or above
 Reasonable financial need
Build a Better  Graduating high school senior Online $10,000 Final
Future  Attending a US-based University, College, Application application
or Trade School due April
 Must complete a project that addresses a 8, 2024;
specific issue in our community. however,
 Multimedia content should be taken can fill out
throughout the project and submitted optional
with the final application forms
 Apply online: along the
https://www.honorsgraduation.com/grad way
uation-scholarship.htm
Byard & Doris  Plan to major in Agriculture of related Application $1000 Student
Roper FFA & 4-H field (through each Services
Honorary FFA or 4-H) March 31
Scholarship
Caleb Griffis  Attending college/university in fall in Application $1000 or Student
Memorial order to obtain a 2- or 4-year degree higher Services by
Foundation  Paragraphs providing information about April 8
Scholarship questions
 Resume
 Acceptance letter to a college/university
 Two letters of recommendation
Christa Joyce  Pursue a career in nursing (RN or LPN) in Application $500 or Send to
Scholarship Georgia higher foundation
 Attending GA college in fall by April 15
 GPA of 3.0 or higher
 Interviews of finalists
Clarkesville Lions  Attend an accredited college or university Application Amount Student
Club Scholarship  GPA 3.0 or higher based on Services
 Cannot be immediate family member or available March 29
descendant of Clarkesville Lions Club funds
member
 Apply online:
www.clarkesvillelions.com/programs/
scholarships
Constitutional  Attending college in fall Application $1000 Received
Officers  US and GA Citizen or by
Association of  Essay download Association
Georgia  Application: application no later
https://coagonline.org/coag-scholarship than
March 1
Cooking up Joy  Completed application Online $1,000 August 3
Scholarship  Photo of prepared meal with description Application
 Student transcript
 Application:
https://budgetbranders.com/scholarship/
Cornelia F.&A.M.  Attending college in fall Application 2 x $1000 Student
Masonic Lodges  Demonstrate financial need Services by
of Habersham March 15
County
Scholarship

David Skinner  Attending college in fall Online $1500- Mailed to

Georgia  Plan to study agriculture or an agriculture Application $2400 GDA by
Development related field first
Authority  Live in rural area Monday in
Scholarship  3 letters of recommendation May
 Online application:
https://www.gdaonline.com/david-
skinner-gda-scholarship
David Zavala  Not a natural born citizen Application $1000 March 20th
Scholarship  Attending college in the fall

Driver Education  Essay Online $500 March 31 –

Initiative  January 4-March 13 application Submit
Scholarship  Application: online
https://www.dmvedu.org/scholarship/

Easton  Outstanding senior making a difference in Online $500 or April 1st

Foundation community Application more
 Essay/Interview
 Apply online
https://www.eastonfdn.org/scholarships
Ethicon  Attending college in fall Application 3 x $2000 Student
Scholarships  Major in medical-related field Services
 Financial need considered March 15
Foothills AHEC  First person to attend college in your Online $4,000 Apply
First in Family immediate family Application online by
Scholarship  Major in health-care related field May 1st
 Accepted or enrolled into a post-
secondary education program in the state
of Georgia
 Apply online:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
NF2RSJD

GA Foundation  Major in agriculture, environmental Online $3,000 Apply

for Agriculture sciences, or a related agriculture field Application online by
Scholarships  Engaged in leadership activities in high March 1st
school
 Attend an accredited college or university
in Georgia with an agriculture program
  Apply online:
https://www.gafoundationag.org/
scholarships

Georgia  Available for students in low income Application $3,000 Send

Community families application
Action  Essay: “What Community Action Has by
Association Meant to My Community” May 15th
(GCAA)  Proof of acceptance to a Post-secondary 12:00 pm
Institution

Georgia Energy  Pursuing degree in Science, Technology, Online 5 x $1000 Apply

and Industrial Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) application online by
Construction  Apply at: March 10th
Consortium https://www.getintoenergyga.com/ 5:00 pm
scholarship/

Georgia Tire  Proof of college acceptance Application Varies Mail to

Dealer &  Parent or Grandparent a member of the foundation
Retreaders Georgia Tire Dealer & Retreaders by April
Foundation association 12th
Scholarship  Online application:
https://www.gtdra.com/Scholarships

Habersham  Addis/Singleton/Beggs – open to all FFA Application $500 Student

County FFA members each Services
Alumni: Zach  Ansley – open to FFA members who have April 28
Ansley, Kris exhibited livestock
Addis, Easton
Singleton,
Wallace Beggs
Habersham  Attending college in fall Application $1000 Student
County Retired  Major in education each Services
Teachers March 15
Scholarship: Dr.
Rosser and
Callam-Logan
Habersham  GPA ≥ 90 Application $1000 Student
Rotary Club  SAT ≥ 1100 (multiple Services
Scholarships  Reasonable financial need awarded) March 15
 Habersham County resident
 Must attend accredited GA college
Headwaters  Plan to major in a field related to plants Application $1000 Student
Master such as environmental science, Services
Gardeners environmental engineering, horticulture, March 15th
Scholarship forestry, natural resources, etc.
Julian & Jan  Attending a Georgia college Application 4 x $1000 Submit to
Hester Memorial  Based on merit – family financial need is to your your
Scholarship not a consideration community community
(Community  Application is submitted to your local bank bank by
Bankers Assoc. of community bank April 5th
GA)  Application:
https://www.cbaofga.com/julian--jan-
hester-scholarship.html
Kendrick Paul  Accepted to a 2- or 4-year college Application $1,000 Student
Simmons  Minority student Services
Memorial  Letter of recommendation April 28th
Scholarship  Reasonable financial need explained
 One-page essay with examples of
contributions to the community

Kimberly  GPA ≥ 90 Application $2000 Student

Schlapman  SAT ≥ 1100 Services
Scholarship  Habersham County resident March 15
 Reasonable financial need
 Must plan to purse a music-related field
Les Smith (Fair  Community, school, work, and/or church Application $1000 Student
Association) involvement Services
 Essay March 31
Meadows  GPA ≥ 3.5 Application $1000 Student
Surgical Arts  Attending college in the fall Services
Surgical Hope  Planning to enter the medical field March 1st
Foundation  Essay
Scholarship
Nancy Bates  Attending college in the fall Application $3000 Student
Scholarship  Financial need considered (may be Services
 Must have taken or be taking Calculus, AP divided) April 17th
Calculus, AP Statistics, or Dual Enrollment
equivalent to one of these courses
North Georgia  Various scholarships Online Awards Check
Community  Create application account application vary website for
Foundation  www.ngcf.org/scholarships/view- various
scholarships due dates
 Note: Patrick Mayfield and Phil Hart
Scholarships available
North Georgia  Attending NGTC Online $500 Complete
Technical College  Consideration given to students in dual Application online
Foundation enrollment program with NGTC
Scholarship  Application:
https://northgatech.edu/foundation/
foundation-scholarships/scholarship-
information/

North Georgia  Excelled in visual arts classes Application $500 Student

Arts Guild Visual Services by
Arts Scholarship  Plan to major/minor in visual arts March 1
 In person or virtual interview
 Submit 5 examples of their artwork during
interview
Outdoor  Attending college in the fall Application Up to Student
Enthusiast  Passionate about hunting/fishing $1,000 Services by
Scholarship  Essay March 15
Peach State  Attending college in the fall Online $2000 To Peach
Legacy Student  Plan to purse degree in education Application State by
Scholarship  2 letters of recommendation February
 Online application: 29th
https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/
applicant/PeachStateFederalCreditUnion
Roper/FFA  Community, school, work, and/or church Application $1,000 Student
Scholarship involvement Services by
 SAT/ACT score March 31
 HCHS transcript
 Teacher recommendation
 Short Essay
Soque Garden  Attending college in the fall Application $500- Student
Club  Plan to major in horticulture, agriculture, $750 Services by
or conservation March 15

Thomas T. and  FFA member Application $1000 Student

Bernice F. Irvin  Attending college in the fall Services
Foundation  Planning to major in agriculture-related March 15
Scholarship field
 No relation to Irvin family in the 3rd
degree

Upper  Attending college in the fall Application $1000 Student

Chattahoochee  Majoring in agriculture, environmental Services
Soil and Water sciences, or conservation (list provided April 9th
Conservation with application)
Scholarship  Essay
Young American  Art entry Art Entry to $500 - Local entry
Creative Patriot  US Citizen or resident local VFW $1000 to VFW by
Art Award  Students in grades 9-12 March 31
 Online application:
https://vfwauxiliary.org/scholarships/
young-american-creative-patriotic-art-
contest/