Denton

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

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Sallie Mae "No Essay" Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 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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Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: May 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 $25,000 Scholarship

Deadline: May 31, 2024

$25,000

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 $25,000 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 or graduate school in...

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ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 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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Common App Scholarship

Deadline: Nov 30, 2024

$2,000

To encourage students to spend more time preparing for the Common App, Scholarship Guidance has created an annual scholarship to reward students.To be eligible for the Scholarship Guidance "Common App Scholarship" a student must:A) Be in Grade 11 or Grade 12B) Be attending college or university no later than October 1, 2026.C) Have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or greater...

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SP Scholarship

Deadline: Apr 30, 2024

$2,500

The SP College Scholarship program was created to help students win scholarships without the hassle of filling out paper applications and writing dozens of essays.To be eligible for the Scholarship you must be:A) At least 13 years old and enrolled or will enroll in a college or university in the US.B) A legal resident of the U.S. or Puerto Rico.Thus...

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

Calhoun Middle Denton High School Denton High School Fred Moore High School Guyer High School John H Guyer High School McMath Middle Ryan High School Strickland Middle

Denton is the country seat of Denton County and now hosts a population of around 120,000. The Oklahoma-Texas border is approximately 47 miles north of Denton and Dallas lies 49 miles southeast.

The University of North Texas, which is the largest university in Northern Texas, and Texas Woman's University are situated within the city of Denton and between the two of them host more than 45,000 students. The Texas Woman's University was initially a single-sex collage but in the year 1994 the institution became co-ed. Denton City is usually characterized as a college town due to the presence of these to universities.

Denton County was originally formed from a Texas land grant in 1846. Denton City was founded shortly after during the year 1857. The city was named after a pioneer and Texas militia captain, John B. Denton. The city of Denton was able to distinguish itself from the nearby areas by establishing the two state colleges.

The financial system inside the city of Denton is largely dependent on educational services as well as retail trade, health and social, and manufacturing services. These organizations alone employ more than 20,000 individuals. More than 12,000 jobs are provided due to the three educational institutes and the city employs approximately 1,300, of which three hundred are public safety employees. The Golden Triangle Mall is amongst the major sources of retail trade, which hosts over ninety specialty shops. The more significant businesses which have their head offices within the city of Denton consist of Jostens, Peterbilt and Sally Beauty Company.

Denton City hosts lots of festivals and events throughout the year. During Springtime, there is a Jazz and Arts festival within the city of Denton which draws thousands of people to the area. More than 300,000 people come to the yearly North Texas State Fair and Rodeo and the Jazz and Arts festival. Denton City was named as the "Best Music Scene" by Scene magazine in the year 2008. The Dog Days of Summer, Cinco de Mayo, the Fry Street fair and the Twilight Tunes are amongst the other popular yearly events. Racing fans are pleased to find that the Texas Motor Speedway is situated roughly 14 miles south and Denton Dragway is located around 5 miles north of the city.

There are some cultural sites in Denton City, comprising Denton County,the Bayless-Selby House, Denton County Historical Museum and Texas Heritage Centre, Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, Gowns of the First Ladies of Texas, Hangar 10 Flying Museum, UNT Sky Theater Planetarium, Historic Downtown Denton, and Little Chapel-in-the-Woods.