20-21 External Awards for High School Seniors
- Michelle Wellens
- Hannah Gorrie
- mariahw3
This page shares information and links about opportunities that the Department is aware of regarding external scholarships and award opportunities for High School Seniors–students apply to these opportunities directly.Â
If you receive an external award, we'd love to hear about it and celebrate your accomplishment – please email: awesome@cs.illinois.edu
| Title (Link) | Institution/Sponsor | Deadline | Who | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACM/CSTA Culter-Bell Prize | CSteachers.org | Applications open late 2020 | Eligible applicants for the award will include graduating high school seniors residing and attending school in the US. Challenges for the award will focus on developing an artifact that engages modern computing technology and computer science. Judges will look for submissions that demonstrate ingenuity, complexity, relevancy, originality, and a desire to further computer science as a discipline. | Four $10,000 prize |
12/1/20 | U.S. citizens or permanent residents graduating from high school and planning on college. 2.4+ GPA, financial need, participation in an approved college-readiness program during grades 11 and 12. | Support for tuition, fees, books, a laptop, room & board. | ||
Application Window: | High School Seniors, College Sophomores, U.S. Citizens, 3.0+ GPA, commitment to work for the CIA, financial need. | Salary + up to $18,000 per year for tuition and fees. | ||
| WiseGeek's Asian American/Pacific Islander Scholarship | WiseGeek | 8/1/2021 | Current undergraduate OR high school senior Asian American/Pacific Islander student. Must be a US Citizen or permanent legal resident. All GPAs and majors are encouraged to apply. | $750 |
We will update the page as we become award of new opportunities.Â
If you have a listing you'd like us to add, or have questions about this page, please email Michelle Wellens.