Scholarship information
Scholarships can come from the following sources:
- National Merit Scholarship: Students must take the PSAT/NMSQT in October of their junior year to qualify for this scholarship. The counseling office will announce sign-ups and the fee for this test each year.
- College Board Scholarship Partners: Students who take the PSAT/NMSQT in October of their sophomore or junior year and opt-in for the Scholarship Search Service to receive information about a variety of scholarships offered through organizations that partner with the College Board.
- Academic/Merit: Based on academic excellence regardless of financial need. These might be through the university, the department in which your major is housed, or national, state, or local organizations.
- Talent Based: Athletics or Fine Arts could be through the university itself or other organizations.
- Community Organizations: The applications and deadlines for these scholarships are normally in the spring of the senior year. These will come from Rotary, Lions Club, Exchange Club and more.
- Need-Based Scholarships: Many universities or other organizations offer these scholarship based on financial need.
- Alumni Associations: University alumni associations may offer scholarships to any incoming freshmen or freshmen who are children or grandchildren of graduates. Their criteria are often a bit lower than the univeristy scholarship qualifications.
- Minority or Religious Scholarships: Some scholarships are based on race, culture, or religious membership
- Employer: Some employers offer scholarships to the children of their employees
- Upperclassmen Scholarships: Many universities have scholarships specifically for students after they complete their freshmen year. Make sure you check with the scholarship office at your university for more information.
- Transfer Students: Transfer students with high marks may be eligible for certain scholarships.
Scholarship Database
All local Scholarship information can be found below:
Middle TN Electric Sharing Change Scholarship
Interested persons must be a Middle TN Electric member or dependent of an MTE member. The scholarship funds must be used to attend a Tennessee 2- or 4-year accredited college or trade school. Applicants must be an entering freshman or currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student.
The deadline to submit scholarship essays and applications is March 15. Click here for more information.
Nashville Sounds Foundation Scholarship
Each season, the Nashville Sounds Foundation awards scholarships to four outstanding high school seniors from Middle Tennessee who plan to attend college in the fall. Four (4) recipients will receive a $2,500 scholarship to support their college tuition.
Please click here for more information including criteria and how to apply. All applications are due by Monday, March 31, 2025.
Leading Women's Scholarship
The Leading Women's Scholarship award is a scholarship ranging from $500 to $1000 that is available for a graduating female high school senior. Eligible candidates must be from Mt. Juliet High School, Wilson Central High School, Green Hill High School, Mt. Juliet Christian Academy, or any Homeschooling Co-op in Mt. Juliet. The scholarship, exclusively supported by contributions from Leading Women group members, will be disbursed directly to the recipient's chosen educational institution. These funds are earmarked as "non-tuition" and can be utilized for expenses such as books, parking passes, meal plans, and more.
Completed Application with all enclosures must be submitted by April 4, 2025. More information can be found at the MJ Chamber website.
Leading Women Scholarship Application
Donelson-Hermitage Exchange Club Scholarship
Please stop by the Counseling office to pick up a copy of the application. All applications and attachments must be mailed or emailed by April 4, 2025.
PHOEBE Connections Scholarship
PHOEBE Connections is seeking to provide scholarships to children of widows in Wilson County who desire to further their education after high school.
Please stop by the Counseling office for more information and to pick up a copy of the application.
All applications must be postmarked by April 12, 2025
Pepsi Cola Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize one high school senior from each of the six following Wilson County Schools high schools, Green Hill High, Lebanon High, Mt. Juliet High, Watertown High, Wilson Central High School, and the Virtual Academy at BTA. If applications are not submitted and received from each of the above-named high schools, applicants from the other schools will be selected to make the six (6) awarded scholarships. All applicants must be enrolled as full-time students, in a public or private college or university, in the state of Tennessee during the fall of 2025.
This is an online application: 2025 Pepsi Scholarship Application
The deadline to submit is noon on Monday, April 14, 2025
Kiwanis Club Scholarship
A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to 3 high school seniors from area high schools. Applications are due by April 25, 2025.
2025 Kiwanis Club Scholarship Guidelines
Application
GH Scholarships
