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Every open award your school has to nominate a student for, in one table. Each row has the sponsor deadline and the date to start the ask.
Nobody applies, so nobody sees the deadline coming. The student does not know the award exists. The nominator hears about it the week it closes. Two or three awards a year slip past most schools this way.
Put a short form or an announcement out by November. Ask who wants to be considered, and for what. Then you have names before the first ask-by date.
Each deadline is the one on the program page we link to. Ask-by is that date minus 21 days: time to pick a student, write, and clear your own internal steps. Open the program page before you commit a slot.
| Award | Who nominates | Deadline | Ask by | Amount | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carson Scholars ProgramCarson Scholars FundSchool selectsProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Students cannot request applications directly, an educator nominates one student per school, or one per grade category at schools that serve multiple grade categories” | Teacher | Dec 16, 2026 | Nov 25, 2026 | $1,000 | Grades 9–11 |
JFK Profile in Courage Essay ContestJohn F. Kennedy Library FoundationNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“essays run 700–1,000 words and require a nominating teacher” | Teacher | Jan 12, 2027 | Dec 22, 2026 | $10,000 | Grades 9–12 |
Barry Goldwater ScholarshipBarry Goldwater Scholarship FoundationSchool selectsProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“requires campus nomination” | School | Jan 29, 2027 | Jan 8, 2027 | Up to $7,500/yr | Grades 10–11 |
Truman ScholarshipHarry S. Truman Scholarship FoundationSchool selectsProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Campus nomination required” | School | Feb 2, 2027 | Jan 12, 2027 | $30,000 | Grade 11 |
Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Art & Writing ContestChapman University Rodgers Center for Holocaust EducationSchool selectsProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Students must be sponsored by a school, and each school may submit three entries, one per student” | School | Feb 3, 2027 | Jan 13, 2027 | $400 | Grades 9–12 |
Achievement Awards in WritingNational Council of Teachers of EnglishNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“School-based writing award for high school sophomores and juniors, who must be nominated by an educator at their school and cannot nominate themselves” | Teacher | Feb 15, 2027 | Jan 25, 2027 | — | Grades 10–11 |
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) ArizonaHOBY ArizonaNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Three-day leadership seminar for high school sophomores nominated by their school” | School | Feb 28, 2027 | Feb 7, 2027 | — | Grade 10 |
Udall Undergraduate ScholarshipUdall FoundationNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Nominated by your institution” | School | Mar 4, 2027 | Feb 11, 2027 | $7,500 | Grades 10–11 |
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) ArizonaRotary International District 5490 / 5500NominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Many clubs cover full cost for nominated students” | Organization | Mar 31, 2027 | Mar 10, 2027 | — | Any grade |
Comcast Leaders and Achievers ScholarshipComcast NBCUniversalNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“nominations are typically made through a principal or guidance counselor” | Principal | No fixed date | — | $2,500 | Grade 12 |
DAR Good Citizens ScholarshipDaughters of the American Revolution (DAR)NominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Students are nominated by their high school” | School | No fixed date | — | Up to $5,000 | Grade 12 |
Imagine America High School Scholarship ProgramImagine America FoundationSchool selectsProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Each high school may nominate up to five seniors per year, and recommended guidelines include a 2.5 GPA, financial need, and community service” | School | No fixed date | — | — | Grade 12 |
Junior Achievement of Arizona — 18 Under 18 AwardsJunior Achievement of ArizonaNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“2026 cohort already announced, with 2027 nominations opening in January” | Not named | No fixed date | — | — | Any grade |
Posse Foundation ScholarshipThe Posse FoundationNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Full-tuition leadership scholarship for high school seniors nominated by their school or community organization” | School | No fixed date | — | — | Grade 12 |
Stamps Scholars ProgramStamps ScholarsNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“Nominated through partner schools — apply to the partner university first” | School | No fixed date | — | $30,000/yr | Any grade |
Student Press Freedom AwardsStudent Press Law CenterNominationProgram pageWhat the sponsor says“High school students can be nominated for the Courage in Student Journalism Award or the Student Freedom of Information Award, each with a $1,000 prize” | School | No fixed date | — | $1,000 | Any grade |
“Students cannot request applications directly, an educator nominates one student per school, or one per grade category at schools that serve multiple grade categories”
“essays run 700–1,000 words and require a nominating teacher”
“requires campus nomination”
“Campus nomination required”
“Students must be sponsored by a school, and each school may submit three entries, one per student”
“School-based writing award for high school sophomores and juniors, who must be nominated by an educator at their school and cannot nominate themselves”
“Three-day leadership seminar for high school sophomores nominated by their school”
“Nominated by your institution”
“Many clubs cover full cost for nominated students”
“nominations are typically made through a principal or guidance counselor”
“Students are nominated by their high school”
“Each high school may nominate up to five seniors per year, and recommended guidelines include a 2.5 GPA, financial need, and community service”
“2026 cohort already announced, with 2027 nominations opening in January”
“Full-tuition leadership scholarship for high school seniors nominated by their school or community organization”
“Nominated through partner schools — apply to the partner university first”
“High school students can be nominated for the Courage in Student Journalism Award or the Student Freedom of Information Award, each with a $1,000 prize”