Every year, Nordstrom awards $10,000 scholarships to high school Juniors who show ambition and dream of higher education. Scholarships are paid out in $2,500 installments over a course of 4 years and are awarded based on a student’s academic achievement, awards/honors, leadership, school activities, community/volunteer activities, financial and employment activities. Deadline is May 1.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a high school junior
- Live and attend high school in one of the participating states designated by Nordstrom
- Have participated in community or volunteer activities
- Have and maintain a cumulative unweighted GPA of at least 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale) throughout your high school career
- Plan to apply for financial assistance to attend college
- Be eligible to attend a four-year college or university in the United States
- If awarded, attend an accredited four-year college or university in the United States during all years ofthe scholarship
- Not have been convicted of any crime
Timeline:
May 1, 5:00 p.m., CT: Deadline to submit online application
May 16: Semifinalists notified by email
May 16: Applicants not advancing in competition notified by email
May 17: Recommenders for semifinalists notified by email to
complete recommendation
May 31, 5:00 p.m., CT: Recommendation submission deadline
June – September: Selection process
By October 31: Scholars notified by email
By October 31: Semifinalists not advancing in competition notified
by email
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