Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$1,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The College JumpStart Show Grit Scholarship rewards students who demonstrate grit and who continue to push themselves in spite of obstacles or challenges. Attending college is not an easy feat and takes years of commitment to achieve. This is your time to tell us what challenges you have faced and how you’ve demonstrated grit to get to where you are. (If this topic doesn’t speak to you, you may also write about any topic of your choice.)
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $1,000.
Eligibility
- The College JumpStart Show Grit Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition - financial need is not considered.
- Open to current student (high school 10th-12th or college) or planning to enter college within the next 12 months.
- The main requirement is that you can express how you have demonstrated grit and continued to push yourself despite obstacles or challenges.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United States
Nationality
American
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Mar 2026
Complete the online application including the personal statement.
Please answer ONE of the following questions in 250 words or less.
(1) What is a challenge or setback you have faced and what did you learn from the experience? -OR-
(2) Write about a time when "hard work" paid off. -OR-
(3) Write about the topic of your choice.
Your personal statement will be judged on its content not your writing style. Please focus on the substance of your answer. And remember the words of Thomas Jefferson who said, "The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do." Good luck!
Deadline: March 31
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