Scholarships

Each year, Derby High School awards scholarships and prizes to the graduating seniors on behalf of many local organizations and sponsors. In addition, students may apply for other local scholarships through the guidance office. For more information or an application  for the following scholarships, please stop in the guidance office. Please pay close attention to DEADLINES.


CSTA/ACM Cutler-Bell Scholarship

Deadline:  Jan. 10, 2022, at 9 a.m.

$10,000- Award submitted to the university the student attends.

Eligibility Requirements:


Lockheed Martin STEM/Vocational Scholarship

Deadline:  Jan. 10, 2022

$10,000- Award 200 recipients

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Lockheed Martin STEM/Vocational Scholarship


Educator' Legacy Scholarship

Deadline: Admission to McDaniel College pursuing a degree as an K-12th Educator

$30,000 awarded per semester (Over award $100,000+)

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Educator's Legacy Scholarship 

NC Scholarships

Deadline: January 31, 2022

$ 2,000- 12 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: NC Scholarships 

Big Y Scholarships programs

Deadline: February 1, 2022

$ 5,000- $10,000- Several Awards

Eligibility Requirements:


For more application and more information, click here: Big Y Scholarships programs 

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship 

Deadline: February 1, 2022

$ 10,000- 200 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship 

Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards

Deadline: February 7, 2022

$ 4,000- 300 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards 

McDonald's HACER Scholarship Program 

Deadline: February 7, 2022

$ 100,000- 30 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: McDonald's HACER Scholarship Program 

Linda S. Montross New Latin Educators Scholarship

Deadline: February 15, 2022

$ 2,000 - 16 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: Linda S. Montross New Latin Educators Scholarship 

Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: February 16, 2022

$50,000 - 9 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship 

Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships

Deadline:  February 20, 2022

2- Awards given at $5,000 and 1- Award given at $10,000 

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Vegetarian Resource 

Smart Owl Scholarship

Deadline: February 28, 2022

$7,000- 12 Awards 

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Smart Owl Scholarship

DAV Scholarship

Deadline: February 28, 2022

$30,000; $20,000; $15,000; $10,000; $7,500 2- Awards; and $5,000-4 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: DAV Scholarship 


Women's Cyber Security Scholarships

Deadline:  February 28, 2022

$1,000 to $6,000 -  Up to 10 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:


Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarship

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$1,000 - 2 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Daughters of American Agriculture 


Howard Jennings Scholarship

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$500 One-Time Award

For application and more information, click here: Howard Jennings Scholarship 

Lud and Marie Hoffman Scholarship


Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$5,000 per semester 

For application and more information, click here: Lud and  Marie Hoffman Scholarship 


Michael Johnson Scholarship

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$2,500 per semester 

For application and more information, click here: Michael Johnson Scholarship 

National Italian American Foundation Scholarship

Deadline: March 1, 2022

$12,000 - 200 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For more application and more information, click here: National Italian American Foundation Scholarship 

Scholarship for Journalism Diversity

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$5,000 - 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Journalism Diversity

Margaret S. Watley Scholarship

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$20,000 - 10 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

Any questions should be emailed to Shannon Kemp, Director of Education at: directorofeducationecc@gmail.com.

SEG Scholarship

Deadline:  March 1, 2022

$10,000 - 150 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  SEG Scholarships

Isidore Wise Scholarship

Deadline: March 11, 2022

$10,000-  6 awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Connecticut Children's Foundation 

American Foreign Service Association Scholarship

Deadline: March 14, 2022

$5,000- 77 awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: American Foreign Service Association Scholarship

Justin Wisniewski Scholarship

Deadline: March 15, 2022

***The plan is to award the scholarship in June 2022.***

For application and more information, click here: Justin Wisniewski Firefighters Scholarship 

Horatio Alger State Scholarship

 Deadline: March 21, 2022

For application and more information, click here: Horatio Alger Scholarship 

Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship

Deadline:  March 15, 2022

$20,000 - 2 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Beyond the Boroughs 

BMW Engineering Scholarship

Deadline:  March 15, 2022

$6,000 - 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  BMW Engineering 

New England Newspaper and Press Association Scholarship

Deadline:  March 18, 2022

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Journalism

New Haven County Tax Collectors' Association  Scholarship

Deadline: March 18, 2022

$3,000-  Award

For application and more information, Contact: Pat Crisco at New Haven County Tax Collectors' Association, 11 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge, CT 06525, email: perisco@woodbridgect.org,  or call at : (203) 389-3425.  

The "NO SWEAT" Scholarship

Deadline: March 31, 2022

$2,500 Quarterly Awards

For application and more information, click here: The "No Sweat" Scholarship 

Breaking the Stigma Scholarship

Deadline: March 31, 2022

$1,000- 1 awards

For application and more information, click here: Breaking the Stigma Scholarship 

Kochhar & Co. Chartered Professional Accountant

Deadline: March 31, 2022

$1,000- 1 awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Kochhar & Co. Chartered Professional Accountant 

HOLA at Microsoft Scholarship

Deadline:  March 31, 2022

$20,000 - 10 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  HOLA at Microsoft Scholarship

Project Yellow Light Video Scholarship

Deadline:  April 1, 2022

$8,000 - 6 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Project Yellow Light

New Haven Mineral Club Scholarship

Deadline:  April 1, 2022

$1,000 - 7 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information:

Contact: New Haven Mineral Club, Frank Karsmarski, 69 Woodvale Drive, Northford, CT 06472

Global Lift Equipment Scholarship

Deadline: April 15, 2022

$500- 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information: Global Lift Equipment Scholarship 

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences of  Connecticut FCS Scholarship Program

 Deadline:  April 15, 2022

Eligibility Requirements:

$1,000- Award

For application and more information: AAFCS Scholarship 


NANBPWC National Scholarship Program

Deadline:  April 20, 2022

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: NANBPWC National Scholarship 

American Chemical Society Scholars Program

Deadline:  April 30, 2022

$5,000 - 350 Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  American Chemical Society

The Dr. Michael A. Parlato Scholarship Fund

Deadline:  April 30, 2022

$4,000 - Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: The Dr. Michael A. Parlato Scholarship Fund

ACF Visionary Scholarship

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$1,000 to 5,000 - Multiple Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: ACF Visionary Scholarship 

Ethnic Minority Scholarship Fund

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$2,000 - Award for Each year of your Undergraduate degree

For application and more information, click here: Ethnic Minority Scholarship Fund 

Scholarship for Women in STEM

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$500 - Annual Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Scholarship for Women In STEM 

LGBTQ STEM Scholarship 

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$500 - One Annual Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: LGBTQ Stem Scholarship 

Scholarship for Woman in Science

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$500 - One Annual Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Scholarship for Woman in Science 

Scholarship for Women in Engineering 

Deadline: May 1, 2022

$500 - One Annual Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Scholarship for Women in Engineering 

Women in Computer Science

Deadline May 1, 2022

$500- 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Scholarship of Women in Computer Science 

Scholarship for Women in Environmental Science

Deadline May 1, 2022

$500- 1 Annual Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Scholarship for Women in Environmental Science 

Odenza Vacations Scholarship

Deadline May 1, 2022

$500- 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here: Odenza Vacations Scholarship 

Todd Foundation Scholarship

Deadline:  May 1, 2022

$500 to 2,000- Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  2022 TODD APPLICATION

CTWEA Scholarship 

Deadline:  May 27, 2022

$500 to 1,000- Awards

Eligibility Requirements:

For application, click here: CTWEA Scholarship 

Complete application should be mailed to: C.W.P.A.A, P.O. Box 313, Stafford Springs, CT 06076, or email application to be: contact@ctwpaa.org 


Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship

Deadline: October 31, 2022

$500 - 1 Award

Eligibility Requirements:

For application and more information, click here:  Odenza 


Nutmeg Scholarship:


Deadline : October 30, 2022


Eligibility Requirements:


Day of Pride Scholarship


Deadline : October 30, 2022


Eligibility Requirements:



Presidential Scholars Award for Valedictorians and Salutatorians:


Deadline: December 1, 2022


Eligibility Requirements