Greenhouse Scholars
Greenhouse Scholars gives its Scholars comprehensive support through college: one-on-one mentorship, professional networking, internship support, personal and community impact projects, an annual Summer Symposium, funding, and skill-building in leadership, professional, personal, and community change.
Award: up to $5,000 a year. Once accepted, Scholars don’t need to reapply each year.
Eligibility:
- Graduating high school seniors (class of 2027) planning to attend a four-year college
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Live in or attend school in New York, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Utah, or Los Angeles, Riverside, or Orange County in California
- Cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Financial need: household income of $80,000 a year or less
- Strong leadership, perseverance through difficult circumstances, and commitment to your community
How to apply: the application has four rounds, and you must complete all of them.
- Round 1: eligibility survey and short response, reviewed on a rolling basis. Approved applicants are invited to Round 2.
- Round 2 (due December 1, 2026): transcript, test scores (optional), two letters of recommendation, short answers, and four essays
- Round 3 (January 8–25, 2027, semi-finalists): a short video response (a phone video is fine) and financial information
- Round 4 (March 29 – April 15, 2027): in-person interviews. Winners are notified the week of May 3, 2027.