If there are any questions regarding a scholarship, students should reach out to Miss Cynder ([email protected]).
There are many scholarships out there for our high school seniors!
SENIORS, you should take the time to complete the scholarship applications. Make sure you apply to college FIRST and then complete your scholarship application. You have to get into college to be able to use your scholarship!
LHS Guidance will post scholarship applications throughout the year as they are released from the sponsoring organization. The larger, more competitive, national and regional scholarships are available earlier in the school year and local scholarships are available in early spring.
Remember that you should NEVER have to pay money to get information about FREE scholarship applications!
All LHS College-Bound Seniors Should Complete This Application:
LHS Local Scholarship Application - Here is a sample Data Sheet Template
*This ONE application makes students eligible for a *limited number of local scholarships* with recipients to be determined by the LHS Scholarship Committee. The application needs to be completed in full and
handed into School Counseling by DEADLINE TBD
Extensions are not given.
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS:
Please follow the directions for each scholarship respectively. Very few scholarship applications are due to the School Counseling office, most are due to the scholarship committee directly. Review each application for instructions to be sure your packet gets to the correct recipient. The scholarship donors choose the scholarship recipients based on the criteria they set forth for their scholarship.
To view a description of the Scholarships: Click Here
All Local Scholarship
Bri’s Sweet Treats Kaylana Ryan Memorial Scholarship
Bri’s Sweet Treats Youth Entrepreneur Scholarship
The Butch Gambaccini Memorial Scholarship
The C. Carvill Moore Memorial Scholarship
The Cherry Valley Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship
The Dr. Girdharry Memorial Scholarship
The Friends of Leicester Music Scholarship
The Jessica Jackman Memorial Scholarship
The Leicester Business Association
The Leicester HS Athletic Booster Club
The Leicester Knights of Columbus Scholarship
The Leicester Lions Club
The Leicester Little League Scholarship
The Leicester Rod and Gun Scholarship
The Leicester Senior Citizens' Club
Chris and Bonnie Spring Boys Scholarship
Ron and Jane Prouty Girls Soccer Scholarship
Leicester Special Olympics School Day Games (LSOSDG)/LLC or Out-Of-District Students
The Leicester Women's Club
The Lieutenant Richard D. Wolanski Memorial Scholarship
The Ronald Tarentino, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
The Mary Fontaine McNamara Nursing Scholarship
Vietnam Veterans for the Community Scholarship
REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS:
Big Y Scholarship
(deadline February 1, 2026)
BrightBridge Credit Union Scholarship
(deadline February 28, 2026)
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
(applications from December 1, 2025 to February 25, 2026)
Hanover Insurance Community Scholarship
(deadline February 2, 2026)
Henry David Thoreau Scholars
(deadline February 1, 2026)
Horatio Alger Scholarships
(applications from December 1, 2025 to February 15, 2026 for Seniors
and December 1, 2025 to March 1, 2026 for Juniors)
StudentScholarships.org
(various deadlines)
The Cirkled In “No Sweat” Scholarship
(next Quarterly deadline March 31, 2026)
The Rebekah Assembly I.O.O.F
(deadline March 31, 2026)
The Terry Shannon Memorial Scholarship
(must be received by Saturday May 16, 2026)
You can apply for a variety of scholarships eligible to Massachusetts students by going to:
StudentScholarships.org
Scholarships include the Global Lift Equipment Scholarship, Horatio Alger Scholarship, Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award, Odenza Marketing Group Volunteer Scholarship, Peter Pasula Study Habits Scholarship, and the Maple Leaf Dentistry Scholarship. To view eligibility requirements for these scholarships and many more visit the website.
***There are many online scholarship search engines and websites. Please be careful when searching online. Some sites are just fishing for your personal contact information and some are trying to scam you out of money. BE WISE!
With that said, there are many useful tools out there and a lot of money for those willing to put in the time to look and apply. Some websites that we have advised students to try are:
Fastweb.com
StudentScholarships.org
Finaid.org
Please let us know if you have any trouble using any of these sites, or if you have a site that worked well for you. We appreciate feedback and like to spread the information.
We also encourage parents to check with their employers and places of business for any scholarship programs that might be available.