Thanks to generous contributors, the Highline Schools Foundation is proud to offer many different types of scholarships with awards up to $30,000 – and only one application to complete! Please review the following information prior to starting your application, to understand the required information, documents, and timeline of the application and the process.
Scholarships are open to graduating seniors* enrolled in a Highline Public School (see eligibility requirements below for more information).
As an applicant, you can complete your scholarship application all at once, or start it now and return to it later, saving your work along the way (look for the save button!). The final deadline is Monday, March 4th. Please note, the application must be 100% complete, with required attachments and information, no later than the deadline. There will be no extensions granted.
The more information you can provide to us – through your essays and answers to questions – the better your application will be.
Members of the Scholarship Review Committee will match up applicants to available scholarships based on individual scholarship parameters as well as GPA, financial need, extracurricular activities and answers to your essay questions.
Here is what you’ll need to have ready when you work on your application. It is recommended that you work on these pieces in this order:
- A letter or recommendation from an adult in your life (teacher, counselor, mentor or other – just not a family member). The form you will send to that person to fill out is embedded in the application form, and can be sent to him/her/them through the application software. Do this right away to give your recommender enough time to complete the recommendation, remembering that they might be doing a lot of them for other students right now.
- Two short essays (the questions are embedded in the application).
- Financial need information as calculated through FAFSA or WAFSA and your family’s 2022 federal tax return information.
- Your current high school transcripts (and current cumulative GPA)
The following documents may be attached to your application or sent separately:
- High School Transcript. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable and must be uploaded directly into the application form.
- Recommendation Form. One (1) Recommendation Form should be completed by an adult (not a relative) who has had a significant role in interacting with you in your academic, extracurricular, community service, or leadership activities. Teachers, school counselors, and coaches are great options.
Eligibility Requirements
- Students must graduate from any high school within Highline Public Schools, at the conclusion of the school year for the application period.
- Students must graduate from any high school within Highline Public Schools, at the conclusion of the school year for the application period. For the Beyond Equity and Impact scholarship, students must attend classes at PSSC but may have a home school outside the district.
- To receive scholarship funds, a student must be enrolled and attend full-time, a post-secondary, accredited trade school, college or university, enrolled in college level classes. For the Highline Promise scholarship, students going directly into a profession or the military may also apply if funds are needed to support the transition to work.
- For scholarships paid out over multiple years, students agree to continue to be enrolled full-time, keep a GPA of 2.5, and submit transcripts annually to the Highline Schools Foundation Scholarship Committee.
General Scholarship Info
- Preference will be given to those recipients who have not received a substantial scholarship or scholarships from other entities. It is the goal of the Foundation to support those students who would not be able to attend college without our scholarship support.
- Scholarship money will be paid directly to the college and may be used for qualified higher education expenses including tuition, student fees, books, room and board, and supplies or equipment required for enrollment. Scholarship funds will never be sent directly to students.
- The Highline Schools Foundation will not pay scholarship money to schools outside the United States.
- Students may defer their scholarship for one year if they find that they are over-funded or if they have to delay the start of college. Scholarship awards must be used within two years of receipt of award. If scholarship funds have not been used, it will no longer be available and may be re-awarded to another student.
- Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award(s) in mid- to late April.