Barbara Price Grant
Named after the academically passionate wife, mother, and grandmother, the Barbara Price Grant provides financial awards of $1,500 to high-achieving high school seniors (or equivalent) planning to enter their first semester of post-secondary education in the following Fall.
Are You...
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A high-school senior;
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A US citizen, permanent resident or DACA;
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Planning on attending a US college/university for the first time in Fall 2025;
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A scholar with a significant academic achievement (e.g. unweighted GPA of 3.75 or more);
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Then Apply!
Application Open:​
Application Close:
Winners Announced:
December 1st
March 1st
May 1st
01 - Personal Information
Limited use. Questions? Check out our Blind Review Commitment.
Prior to applying please confirm your latest personal information. If there are any changes after applying, please notify us by email with the subject line: [Full Name] "Personal Information Update".
02 - Academic Achievement
Substantial use.
We request a PDF of your latest transcript including the last completed semester grades. This document should show all courses taken, the time they were taken, the grade received, and an overall GPA for all semesters.. Additionally, we may ask for other information including: AP/IB courses taken, GPA weighting type, Extracurriculars, etc.
03 - Creative Statement
Substantial use.
We ask all of our applicants to write an original creative statement for our panel's review. This statement should be no more than 750 words and should be submitted as a single-page PDF document.
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Please select from one of the prompts below for your creative statement:
​[Prompts will be posted as of the Application Open date]
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04 - Brief Advocacy Statement
Limited use.
In life, you will be your first advocate. Take a moment to write no more than 100 words to let us know what the Barbara Price Grant would do for you.
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For example: Why should we select you? What would you hope to use this grant for? What makes you the best applicant?