Complete the General Application to be matched to more than 50 scholarships you might be eligible for!

The General Application is a two-step process:

• Step 1-You will complete basic questions on your application form. Documents you will need:
  • Resume
  • Personal Statement Essay elaborating on your educational and career goals and why you feel you should be selected to receive a scholarship.
• Step 2- When you submit the General Application, the system will populate a list of scholarship opportunities you are eligible to apply for based on your answers in the General Application. You must click the "Start" button on the left side of your portal dashboard next to each scholarship listed to complete the requirements for each scholarship you've been matched to. These requirements may include:
  • Essays on additional topics
  • Letters of recommendation from specific people in your life
  • Statements about your participation in certain types of activities
  • Transcripts showing grades through Fall 2025
  • FAFSA documentation (either FAFSA Submission Summary report, FAFSA Submission Confirmation email showing estimated Student Aid Index (SAI), or results from the Federal Student Aid Estimator) 

Please note that your applications for these scholarships are not complete until you have submitted the additional requirements.

Need to renew your scholarship? Use the General Application to renew your scholarship for another year. 

All General Applications and scholarship-specific requirements are due by February 16, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CST

Check the Scholarship Directory for more information.

Scholarships that utilize the General Application are renewed by submitting the General Application. The General Application includes a section about renewing previous scholarships.

Scholarships that have Stand Alone applications may have separate renewal processes. Those details will be noted in the listing for each individual scholarship.

Check the Scholarship Directory for more information.

Many of our scholarships utilize their own separate, stand-alone applications and have unique application timelines.

Check the Scholarship Directory for more information.

THCF is proud to partner with local area education foundations in administering their scholarship programs. 

Check the Scholarship Directory or contact your high school counseling office for more information.