Kansas City

There are many scholarships for Kansas City students. If you are searching for scholarships for a particular high school located in Kansas City, please select the appropriate school from the list below. The scholarship database contains scholarships for Kansas City students in the following categories:

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Scholarships

Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 01, 2024

$25,000

The "Be Bold" Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile. It takes less than 2 minutes to apply.To us, boldest does not mean "best", or "most accomplished". Being bold means being:A) EarnestB) DeterminedC) MovingThe scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.Furthermore, the...

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Niche $50,000 Scholarship

Deadline: Dec 31, 2024

$50,000

Covering the cost of college expenses for four years without writing a single essay? Sounds too good to be true.It isn't with Niche. We are giving one student $50,000 (our biggest scholarship yet) to help pay for tuition, living expenses, books, and other educational expenses.Who Can ApplyAll high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college...

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College Mix Christian College Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2025

$3,500

The Christian Connector offers various scholarship drawings for Christian colleges. All of the information services provided by The Christian Connector are offered absolutely free!Eligibility:Students applying to the Christian Connector Scholarship must be current high school students (Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027) interested in attending a Christian university or college.About:The Christian Connector offers a "one-stop-shop" for receiving free information from...

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Sallie Mae "No Essay" Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

$2,000

The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:A parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited...

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ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 29, 2024

$1,000

ScholarshipOwl is your source of relief from the dreaded application process. We put students on the fast-track to success by providing direct access to the scholarships they need the most. Take the hassle out of financial aid and maximize your chance at a free ride in college. No matter how much funding you need for school, we have the opportunities...

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Future Leaders Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

$1,500

Since 1995, our mission has been to help connect students with the right schools for them. Carnegie Dartlet, the organization that houses CollegeXpress, is an educational publisher and higher education marketing agency. Every year, thousands of students across the United States and around the world discover their colleges using our websites, magazines, and services.To be eligible for the Scholarship you:A)...

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For School Specific Scholarships, select one of the schools below:

North Kansas City High Oak Park High Staley High Winnetonka High

The city of Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It is the key city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and is commonly called "KC". The city of Kansas serves as the county seat of Jackson County even if it covers over 820 square km within the counties of Clay, Jackson, Platte and Cass. The city of Kansas has a population of roughly 459,800. The bigger metropolitan area has 2.1 million inhabitants.

KC is located at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River. It is also opposite Kansas City, Kansas. Initially, it was founded as a township during the year 1838 and later incorporated in 1850 as a city. KC was the location of the Battle of Westport and several other Civil War battles. Kansas City played an important part in the history of jazz and blues.

Etienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont, was the very first European to go to the region and explore the lower Missouri River. He was a commander at the French's Fort Detroit, but left after being criticized for his handling of Native American affairs. A deserter, became a fur trader, he evaded authorities and took a Native American wife.

The Greater Kansas area is home to a lot of Fortune 500 companies like for instance Hallmark Cards. Also within Kansas City are the head offices of Sprint Nextel Corporation, YRC Worldwide Inc., H&R Block and International Assets Holding Corporation. Other companies located there comprise Great Plains Energy, Aquila, AMC Theatres, Applebee's, Cerner, DST Systems, Garmin International and Russell Stover Candies. Three international law businesses are also based in the city of Kansas.

The most essential part of the city's economy is in agriculture. The city is home to Dairy Farmers of America, the biggest Dairy Co-op in the nation.

There are numerous lakes within the region all-around KC. These lakes offer a lot of recreational opportunities like for example fishing, swimming, boating and camping. Popular places are Lewis and Clark Lake, roughly 45 minutes north of the city, and Big Lake State Park, further north. Stockton Lake at Stockton State Park is known for scuba diving and is situated 160 km southeast of Kansas City.