2025 Scholarship Central
Scholarship Opportunities and Resources
During the spring semester, students ramp up their efforts to seek scholarship money for higher education. Our hope is to support Central 301 students in their quest after graduation. Here is a list of scholarship opportunities that might be of interest to our Central 301 students.
This is an ongoing list. Check back often!
Have a scholarship opportunity you want to share on this page? Reach out to our Registrar, Teresa McMahon.
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Scholarship Opportunities
Township Officials of Illinois Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2025
Amount Awarded: $2000 (7 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: All applicants should expect to receive written notification of a decision after April 1, 2025.
Prairie View Grade School PTO Scholarship
Deadline: March 14, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (2 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: The scholarship will be awarded at the Senior Awards night.
Burlington / Plato / Central Alumni Association Scholarship
Deadline: March 17, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (2 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: Winners are expected to attend their banquet on July 26th at the Burlington Fire Department.
The Burlington Lion’s Club
Deadline: March 17, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Application: Click here
Information: Qualifications for the applicant are as follows:
- The applicant must be or is going to be a graduate of District #301 and have attended District #301 for a minimum of two (2) years.
- Financial need must be proven upon request.
- The applicant must have been accepted to a 2- or 4-year undergraduate program.
- Preference will be given to students planning to specialize in business administration and/or business education degrees, but that does not mean if you specialize in another area you cannot apply.
The Scholarship recipients will be announced on Honors Night.
Central High School Music Boosters
Deadline: March 21, 2025
Amount Awarded: $750 (2 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: To qualify for this scholarship program, the applicant must:
- Be a member of the Central High School Class of 2025.
- Have been a Central High School student for at least four (4) semesters.
- Be eligible to graduate from Central High School on/or before May 23, 2025.
- Have earned four credits in band, jazz band, chorus, or chorale by the time of graduation or a combination thereof.
Click here for more information.
Central Education Foundation Incubator Scholarship
Deadline: March 21, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000
Application: Click here
Information: This application should be used to apply for the Central Education Foundation Incubator Scholarship offered only to Central High School students that have participated in the Incubator Program.
Central Education Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: March 21, 2025
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Application: Click here
Information: This scholarship is based on scholastic achievement, participation in community or school service, and demonstration of leadership in the community or district schools.
Central Education Foundation Steven T. Watwood Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 21, 2025
Amount Awarded: $500
Application: Click here
Information: This scholarship is based on scholastic achievement, participation in community or school service, and demonstration of leadership in the community or district schools.
Central Education Association Scholarship Application
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (2 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: In addition to filling out an online application, each candidate must:
- Achieve a 2.5 cumulative average at the end of the first semester of the senior year at Central High School.
- Have been a Central High School student for at least two years.
- Be continuing at a college or community college, majoring in education.
More information here.
Howard B. Thomas PTO Scholarship
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (1 winner)
Application: Click here
Information: In addition to filling out an online application, each candidate must:
- Submit the completed Scholarship Application and Essay to the CHS Guidance Office. Application forms must be neatly done in ink by the applicant. Incomplete or illegible submissions may be returned to the applicant or disqualified.
- Have achieved a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 grading scale at the end of the first semester of their senior year at CHS.
- Have attended Howard B. Thomas Grade School for at least two full years.
- Be expected to graduate from CHS on time.
- Be continuing their education after CHS at a college or university, or vocational training school, on a full-time basis, during the first regular fall or spring semester immediately following the student’s completion of CHS.
Central High School Athletic Boosters
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Amount Awarded: $1,000 (2 winners)
Application: Click here
Information: In addition to filling out an online application, each candidate must:
- Participate in at least one sport during each year in attendance at Central High School.
- Have at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average at the end of the first semester of their senior year.
- Provide a PDF copy of their transcript with completed application.
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