Scholarship Information

Community Awards Announcement
Senior students who are selected to receive a community award or scholarship will be expected to attend the Community Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 PM at Westminster High School.
If you are applying for local scholarships, please be sure to mark this date on your calendar.
Award decisions will be communicated on a rolling basis from now through the date of the ceremony.
Parents/Guardians will be notified by email if a student is selected to receive an award and is expected to attend the ceremony. RSVPs will be required.
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION of CARROLL COUNTY
SCHOLARSHIPS for GRADUATING HS SENIORS
The Community Foundation of Carroll County supports nearly 75 academic, sports, special circumstances, and 4-H scholarships.
APPLY on the ONLINE Scholarship Application Portal: 2025-2026 Community Foundation Scholarship Portal
Open: Nov. 15, 2025 - April 15, 2026
4-H/FFA: Jan. 15 - July 1, 2026
SCHOLARSHIPS BY DEADLINE 2025 - 2026
NOVEMBER
- 2026 Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship (November 12, 2025)
- NHS Scholarship (November 24, 2025)
DECEMBER
- Hagan Scholarship (Deadline: December 1, 2025)
JANUARY
- Maryland DAR Scholarship (Deadline: January 15, 2026)
FEBRUARY
- First Financial Credit Union Scholarship (Deadline: 2/1/2026)
MARCH
- Ernest E. Wooden Educational Fund (Deadline: March 4, 2026)
- Jeanette Cartwright Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: March 13, 2026)
- ACM/CSTA 2026 Cutler-Bell Scholarship - Computer Science (Deadline: March 15, 2026)
- WHS Athletic Boosters Scholarship (Deadline: March 27, 2026)
- The Kimmy Duong Foundation Scholarship (Deadline: March 27, 2026)
- Roaring Run Lions Club Scholarship (Deadline: March 31, 2026)
- Trumpower Scholarship (Opens: March 1. Deadline: March 31, 2026)
- Carroll Community College Foundation Scholarships (March 31, 2026)
APRIL
- Senator Chris West's District 42 Senatorial Scholarship (Deadline April 1, 2026)
- Delegate Bouchat Legislative Scholarship (Deadline April 1, 2026)
- Delegate Joshua Stonko Scholarship (Deadline: April 8, 2026)
- Gina Maria Barnes Scholarship - Lacrosse (Deadline: April 10,2026)
- GMB Engineering and Architecture Scholarship (Deadline: April 10, 2026)
- Piney Run Recreation and Conservation Council Scholarship (Deadline: April 10, 2026)
- Former Students & Friends of Robert Moton High School (Deadline: April 10, 2026)
- Carroll County NAACP Branch #7014 Continuing Education Grant for CCPS (Deadline: April 10, 2026)
- Sarah Jayne Orton Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Oscar Brothers Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Catherine Anne Mullikan Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Dr. Saleem A. Shah Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Bee a Rae of Sunshine Foundation - MaKenzi Rae Cash Memorial Scholarships (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Dunkin' Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Senator Justin Ready Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Kamryn Lambert Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Randy Rager Scholarship Fund (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Carroll County Realtors Equal Opportunity Essay Contest/Scholarship (Deadline: April 17, 2026)
- Carroll County Health Care Scholarship (Deadline: April 17, 2026)
- Peace Education Scholarship (Deadline: April 20, 2026)
- Maryland Municipal League (Deadline: April 24, 2026)
- Central Carroll Recreation Council Scholarship (Deadline: April 24, 2026)
- Coach Susan Hooper Memorial Scholarship - Field Hockey (Deadline: April 24, 2026)
- South Carroll Business Association Scholarship (Deadline: April 24, 2026)
- MDREP Scholarship (Deadline: April 27, 2026)
- Point Breeze Credit Union Scholarship (Deadline: April 30, 2026)
- Molleville Farm Post No. 467, Veterans of Foreign Wars (Deadline: April 30, 2026)
- Finksburg Baseball/Softball Scholarship (Deadline: April 30, 2026)
MAY
- Bucs Club Kids Campaign (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Scholarship (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
- RJ Lambert Scholar Athlete Scholarship (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
- WHS Faculty Scholarship (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
- Central Carroll Soccer Club Scholarship (Deadline: May 2, 2026)
- DARK Endowment Scholarship - Cybersecurity (Deadline: May 8, 2026)
- Delegate April Rose Scholarship (Deadline: May 15, 2026)
- Westminster American Legion, Carroll Post 31 (Deadline: May 15, 2026)
- Gamber Smallwood Optimist Scholarship (Deadline: May 15, 2026)
- Westminster Lion's Club Scholarship (Deadline: May 16,2026)
- WHS Faculty Scholarship (Deadline: May 1, 2026)
JULY
- Joan Myers Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: July 1, 2026)
**Mayberry Game Protective Association Scholarship (Disregard deadline on application - deadline extended)
SCHOLARSHIPS BY AREA OF INTEREST
NHS
- NHS Scholarship (November 24, 2025)
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS
- WHS Athletic Boosters Scholarship (Deadline: March 27, 2026)
- Gina Maria Barnes Scholarship - Lacrosse (Deadline: April 10, 2026)
- Coach Susan Hooper Memorial Scholarship - Field Hockey (Deadline: April 24, 2026)
- RJ Lambert Scholar Athlete Scholarship (Deadline: May 1, 2025)
- Central Carroll Soccer Club Scholarship (Deadline: May 2, 2025)
- Gamber Smallwood Optimist Scholarship (Deadline: May 15, 2026)
CYBERSECURITY SCHOLARSHIPS
- DARK Endowment Scholarship - Cybersecurity (Deadline: May 8, 2026)
COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
- ACM/CSTA 2026 Cutler-Bell Scholarship - Computer Science (Deadline: March 15, 2026)
MEDICAL, NURSING, PSYCHOLOGY
- Kamryn Lambert Memorial Scholarship (Deadline: April 15, 2026)
- Carroll County Health Care Scholarship (Deadline: April 17, 2026)
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COMMUNITY AWARDS NIGHT: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 @ 6:30PM
If you have been chosen to receive a scholarship, your parents will receive an invitation by email. Scholarship winners' names will remain confidential until the ceremony.
