FREE online Scholarship Search Sites:

• Kansas ScholarShop

• Fast Web

• Unigo--Scholarships for College

• College Board Scholarship Search

• Scholarship Experts

• Scholarships.com

• Sallie Mae

• Hispanic Fund

• United Negro College Fund

• Chegg

• Federal Student Aid

• FinAid

• Academic Invest

• Kansas Board of Regents Scholarships and Grants

Local Scholarships Currently Available

• KADPF (Kansas Association of Directors of Plant Facilities) Scholarship--Available to seniors of non-instructional support staff at a K-12 facility. Apply online at https://kadpf.org/scholarships/ before February 15, 2025.

• DS&O Scholarship--Available to all graduating seniors who have a parent/guardians are active DSO members. Apply online before February 7, 2025. https://www.dsoelectric.com/ds0-scholarship-program

• Smoky Valley Community Foundation Scholarships--Complete the quiz and apply online asap! Applications are due by February 15, 2025. https://smokyvalleycf.org/scholarships/

  • A. Jay Steinberg Music Scholarship--SVHS

  • Brandon Rogers Memorial Scholarship--All SVHS graduating seniors

  • Clyde & Glenn Lindstrom Scholarship--SVHS graduating senior pursuing a post-secondary education in a vocational field.

  • Dorothy J. Ziegler Music & Art Scholarship--SVHS graduating senior majoring in either the performing or the visual arts.

  • Judith K. Burch Scholarship--SVHS graduating senior planning to attend Bethany College. Preference will be given to those students majoring in math or science but all students planning to attend Bethany should apply.

  • Louis, Ron & Tom Westman Scholarship--All SVHS graduating seniors

  • Mona Peterson Community Service Scholarship--SVHS graduating senior, Smoky Valley Home Educators or the Lindsborg Area Home Educators

  • Smoky Valley Elementary Education Scholarship--SVHS graduating senior planning to major in Elementary Education

• Kansas Kiwanis Foundation Scholarships. Open to high school seniors. Applications are due by February 1, 2025. https://www.kskiwanisfoundation.org/pages/scholarships/

• Kelly Lynn Lutz Memorial Scholarship Foundation--Senior students must have lost a parent to cancer. Apply online at https://www.kllscholarshipfund.org/scholarship before January 10, 2024.

• VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest--Open to students in grades 9-12. See Mrs. Charvat for details. Applications are due March 31, 2025.

• VFW 3-Dimensional Patriotic Art Contest--Open to students in grades 9-12. See Mrs. Charvat for details. Applications are due March 31, 2025.

Interested in applying for grants (FREE MONEY), loans, work study, etc. Check-out the FAFSA webpage:

FAFSA Application

Other Financial Aid Information:

Department of Education

Financial Aid