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The 2025-2026 scholarship season is now closed. Applications open in December 2025.
Local Scholarships, Boundless Possibilities
Scholarship Timelines
Vancouver Rotary Scholarship Open
Application dates vary from year to year. The application window will typically allow 12 weeks for submissions.
All Other Scholarships Open
Applications are typically open from December to April. Timelines may vary, but the application window will allow at least 16 weeks for submissions.
Awards Announced
Congratulations! Recipients are notified by email between June and August to start the scholarship acceptance and verification process. Decisions will be communicated to all applicants, both awarded and declined.
Funds Distributed
Your hard work pays off! Starting in July, scholarship funds are disbursed directly to the school listed on your Scholarship Acceptance Form.
Search Local Scholarship Opportunities
“I Have A Dream” Scholarship in Honor of Mary and Dick Granger
Available to “I Have A Dream” Southwest Washington participants and their children, or an individual that currently or has previously been in formal, informal or spontaneous foster care in Clark County, Washington. Applicants may be graduating high school seniors, current college students or planning to attend college.
AIASWW Education Scholarship
Available to students who plan to pursue architecture as a career and who have been accepted to a university with an accredited architectural degree program. Students must have graduated from a high school in these counties: Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Clark, Cowlitz, or Grays Harbor Counties in Washington State.
Amber Goheen-Harlan Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from a high school in Clark County who are a member of their school’s tennis team and who have demonstrated good citizenship in high school.
Andrew J. Shields Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduating high school seniors who have been enrolled in any accredited Fire Cadet program in southwest Washington.
Angela Svendsen Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduating high school seniors from Clark County who plan to pursue a degree in music education or music performance.
Betty and Glenn Tribe Scholarship
Available to students attending Clark College or any Washington State University campus to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Charles Anderson Scholarship
Available to current college students who are children of members of First United Methodist Church in Vancouver, WA or are lineal descendants of life members of Mt. Hood Masonic Lodge #32. Please contact the Vancouver First United Methodist Church at 360-693-5881 for information regarding their application. Applicants must be lineal descendants of a lifetime member of Mt. Hood Masonic Lodge #32.
Church at the Grove Educational Scholarship Fund
Available to Christian young adults from southwest Washington and the Portland, Oregon metro area.
College Scholarship for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington
Available to club members who are graduating high school seniors.
Dave Chamberlain Scholarship
Available to graduating high school seniors from the Evergreen School District.
David J. DiCesare Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduates of Columbia River High School or Vancouver School of Arts and Academics.
Denis Gold Hathaway Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Stevenson High School who plan to pursue a vocational or trades training program at either a community college, trades school or apprenticeship program.
Dick Streissguth Memorial Cadet Scholarship
Available to students who have completed any Fire Cadet program in Clark, Cowlitz, or Skamania County.
E. Faye Dailey Volker Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Hudson’s Bay High School who plan to attend Clark College.
EGW Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Heritage High School in the Evergreen School District, who have a strong desire to earn either an associate or a bachelor’s degree from a 2-year or 4-year college.
Florence Jessen Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Stevenson High School.
Gerald Bergquist Scholarship for Kelso High School
Available to graduating seniors who have participated in football as athletes during high school.
Gerald Bergquist Scholarship for R. A. Long High School
Available to graduating seniors who have participated in the high school music program and plan to pursue a degree in music.
Jack and Carol Kelly Scholarship
Available to students that graduated from a high school in one of the four county areas: Clark County WA, Clackamas County OR, Washington County OR, or Multnomah County, OR; or children and grandchildren (first-generation) of employees of Instrument Sales & Services, Inc. Preference given to students planning to attend a vocational or technical college, apprenticeship program, or if they will pursue a course of study leading to a career in business.
Jay and Diane Zidell Scholarship
Available to residents of Clark County, WA who are currently pursuing post-secondary education or plan to pursue it during the upcoming academic year. Recipients must be employed a minimum of 10 hours per week.
Jill Ann Newman Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Montclair High School, Montclair, NJ who plan to pursue a career in education.
John and Maradee Potter Scholarship
Available to students who have graduated from a high school (or the equivalent) in Clark County, Washington and have been a recipient of Special Education services or have a documented disability.
Kathi Joy Wiley Scholarship
Available to southwest Washington students pursuing any educational pathway or any career field who have been affected by circumstances and lived experiences that have affected their lives and limited their potential.
Ken and Dean Kirn Scholarship
Available to residents of southwest Washington seeking vocational/technical education, Columbia Cascade Company employee or their dependents, graduates of the Inpatient or Outpatient Programs at Daybreak Youth Services, or graduates of the Open House Ministries Family Shelter both residents and their children.
Leslie B. Durst and Shirley S. Durst Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics who choose to pursue an education in the arts.
Light the Way Teachers’ Scholarship
Available to Clark county residents who are current college students entering their third or fourth year of undergraduate coursework to obtain their bachelor’s degree in education. Applicants must have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA in college coursework.
LSW Architects Legacy Scholarship
Available to graduating high school seniors (or equivalent) of southwest Washington participating in the LSW Design Program OR others who are planning to pursue an education that supports creative growth.
Margaret and William Ginder Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Camas High School.
Maury and Betty Hull Scholarship
Available to graduates of either the Quillayute Valley School District or the Cape Flattery School District in Washington state.
Michael D. Harding Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Columbia River High School. Preference given to students that received assistance from Special Education Services.
Mike Nolan Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from La Center High School who have participated in organized competitive sports.
NAACP Vancouver Branch ACT-SO Scholarship
Available to participants of the NAACP Vancouver Branch ACT-SO program.
Nelson Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from CAM Academy High School in the Battle Ground School District, Ridgefield High School, or Woodland High School with a minimum GPA of 3.00 who plan to pursue a degree in business or the STEM fields.
Pacific Northwest Gold Star Scholarship
Available to students who lost a parent that served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 2001 to present, and either the student or the deceased parent once lived in Clark, Cowlitz or Skamania Counties.
Patricia Schroder Memorial Scholarship
Available to students with disabilities and individuals who have worked with students with disabilities.
People of Praise Scholarship
Available to members or dependent children of members of “The People of Praise.”
Percy and Laura Conrad Memorial Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Cordova High School, Cordova, Alaska.
Phoenix Scholarship Fund
Available to current and past members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington (Clark County).
Robert and Margaret Pulliam Scholarship
Available to students from Castle Rock High School, Kalama High School, Kelso High School, Mark Morris High School, R. A. Long High School, and Wahkiakum High School.
Ronald Phillips Memorial Science Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors from Washougal High School who plan to pursue a degree in Life, Earth or Physical Sciences.
Roy F. Mather Scholarship
Available to residents of Clark County, WA who are pursuing a degree in engineering.
Stan and Darlene Sorenson Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors of Ilwaco High School in Ilwaco, Washington who are pursuing a degree in nursing, or a technical, career degree or certificate.
Tidland Family Scholarship
Available to graduating seniors and graduates from Camas High School. Preference given to students pursuing careers in industrial arts, manufacturing or related technical service.
Vancouver Rotary Scholarship
Available to students currently attending a high school in the Vancouver or La Center school districts, Clark College, or Washington State University Vancouver.
YWCA Clark County Chan Barnett Scholarship
Available to Washington state residents with an association to the YWCA of Clark County, who are a survivor of domestic violence and identify as a woman returning to the workforce.
Nondiscrimination Policy
To comply with state and federal laws, the Community Foundation maintains a non-discriminatory policy that extends to its grantmaking, impact investing and scholarships. This policy states that award decisions do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status under applicable law. Staff, fundholders and board and committee members must uphold this policy for legal obligations, but also as part of our organization’s promise to advance equity and serve all residents in southwest Washington.