Scholarships for Elementary-Aged Students
Funds for Private School and Camps
If you are, or a loved one is, an elementary aged student, don’t fret; there are scholarship opportunities available to help you attend otherwise out-of-your-financial-reach camps and schools; start building a portfolio of interesting activities for your college applications; and even begin a sizeable higher education savings account.
Christopher Columbus AwardsCivic-minded, creative sixth through eighth grade students can try for the Christopher Columbus Awards. Teams consisting of 3-4 preteens and one adult coach identify a problem in their community and create a detailed solution. It’s a great way to learn a little more about your own neighborhood and its inherent challenges. National finalists get to take a trip to Walt Disney World, where judges will choose two winning teams. All winners will each receive a $2,000 savings bond and an award.
Additionally, one Christopher Columbus Awards finalist team can apply for and will receive the $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant. This money will allow the team to take its imaginative project to the next level. The grant can be used by the entire team to make a lasting difference in its community by implementing their innovative strategies for revitalization and outreach.
First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association Fraternal Scholarship AwardIf you’re a female student in grade 5, 6, 7, or 8 and you are also a member of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association, you can apply for their Fraternal Scholarship Award. This award offers tuition for one private or public accredited Catholic elementary school in the United States or Canada. There is a similar Fraternal Scholarship Award available to students in grades 1-4, too. The same requirements for application as for their older counterparts apply.
Share the Dream FoundationThe Share the Dream Foundation offers scholarships designed to help elementary students by providing monetary awards to be used for educational expenses at accredited public and private educational institutions. Financial awards are based on academic merit and financial need. To be eligible, candidates must have been served by an organization, which has been an active customer for at least three years of community-centered Schoolpop, a nonprofit group which assists in fundraising efforts.
Space CampWant to boldly go where no other elementary school kid (aged 7 or older) that you know has gone? Why not apply for a scholarship to the highly prestigious Space Camp, managed by the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Foundation? You may be one of the lucky students who receive full tuition and room/board for an intensive, unforgettable week-long summer "mission". Criteria include financial and academic considerations to be entitled to apply for this Alabama-based adventure.
