2024 Yuma County Scholarships

Yuma County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 54% of Yuma County residents in Arizona over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 32% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.

It’s clear that Yuma County residents in Arizona will continue to need help paying for college. 5,728 men and 5,868 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 2,956 men 4,315 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to Yuma County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. Yuma County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to Yuma County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for Yuma County residents.

How much total award money and scholarships are available for Yuma County residents?

There are 391 scholarships totaling $634,813.00 available to Yuma County residents. You can easily browse through all 391 scholarships below.

How many scholarships are available for college students in Yuma County?

391 scholarships worth $634,813.00 are available for college students in Yuma County. In addition, we encourage current college students in Yuma County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in Yuma for more options.

How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in Yuma County?

391 scholarships totaling $634,813.00 are available for high school seniors in Yuma County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.

Do I need to be a resident of Yuma County to apply to these scholarships?

Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for Yuma County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to Yuma County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.

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$1,000 CollegeXpress No Essay Scholarship for Yuma

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Marshall Foundation Scholarship

Applicant must be an Arizona resident, graduate of an Arizona high school, U.S. citizen or permanent resident, a woman, and demonstrate financial need. Preference is given to ethnic minorities.

Deadline:

March 1

$4,000.00

Doris Mullen Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be a woman, demonstrate financial need, and be a member in good standing of the Whirly-Girls. Award is to receive an advanced certificate, rating, or specialized training.

Deadline:

November 15

$4,500.00

Bell Helicopter Whirly-Girls Scholarship

Applicant must be a woman, demonstrate financial need, and be a member in good standing of the Whirly-Girls. Award is to obtain Bell 206BIII Turbine training at the Customer Training Academy in Fort Worth, Tex.

Deadline:

November 15

Flight Safety International Instrument Refresher Course Scholarship

Applicant must be a Whirly-Girl in good standing and possess an Instrument Rating Helicopter to apply. Course consists of 12 hours of academic training, six hours of simulator instruction and will be conducted at the Flight Safety Learning Center in Hurst, Texas.

Deadline:

November 15

Warnicke Scholarship Race

Applicant must have a current NBL license and have participated in BMX racing events sanctioned by the NBL for at least one year. Applicant must submit two letters of recommendation from a NBL official or state commissioner. Applicant should include a recent photo and personal letter telling the selection committee about...

Deadline:

March 6

$5,000.00

Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Scholarships are offered in any of the following three categories: (a) to students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment, (b) to Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy, or (c) to Native American and Alaska Native students...

Deadline:

March 15

$5,000.00

Wildcat Excellence Award

Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident who is classified as an Arizona resident and complete 30 academic units per year.

Deadline:

May 1

$9,000.00

Backus Honor Scholarship

Applicant must be a third-semester student who shows academic progress and effort toward success. Physical Education majors are not eligible to apply.

Deadline:

March 9

$1,000.00

Ernest Lopez, Sr. & Betty Lopez Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA who is actively pursuing a welding degree, and is a graduate from a college-district high school within the previous two years.

Deadline:

March 9

$1,000.00

Alice P. Chancellor Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be a student who is majoring in nursing and accepted into the Nursing Program. Applicant must also have and maintain a 2.0 or higher GPA and be a Cochise County high school graduate.

Deadline:

March 31

$500.00

Andrea Cracchiolo Scholarship

Applicant must be a student enrolled full-time in a health-related education course, be a high school graduate, and be able to provide references on academic and personal character, along with records demonstrating academic standing. Additionally, the applicant's parents must have resided in the community for at least one year in order...

Deadline:

March 31

$1,000.00

Carlotta S. Madril Scholarship

Applicant must be a student with a 2.0 ('C') average who does not excel at achievement tests.

Deadline:

March 31

$150.00

Grady Fippinger Scholarship

Applicant must be a Bisbee High School graduating senior entering Cochise College as a full-time freshman. Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement and be majoring in mathematics, sciences or technology with a career objective of seeking work in one of those fields. A 250-500 word essay and two letters of recommendation are...

Deadline:

March 31

$500.00