Scholarship Program
Scholarship Program Overview
Washington State PTA (WSPTA) offers four $2,500 scholarships to graduating seniors from Washington state public high schools with an active PTA, who will be starting college (either two-year or four-year) in the fall.
Upon receiving proof of acceptance to college, WSPTA will issue a check to the school the recipient will be attending. The scholarship may be used to offset the cost of tuition, books, supplies, room and/or board.
Requirements
- Current and verified GPA of at least 3.4 (on a scale of 4.0)
- The name and number of the PTA/PTSA at your school
- At least three volunteer activities
- Answer the essay question: “How has volunteering within my community helped me today and into the future?” (max. 500 words)
Application
The application deadline for 2024-2025 was February 13, 2025.
The application deadline for 2025-2026 is TBD.
Click here to visit the submission form. Please note we use the same submission form for the Essay Contest and the WSPTA Scholarship.
Students may submit a scholarship application through the online form. We encourage students to apply even if they have not decided on which specific college (either two-year or four-year) they will be attending. If the student is selected as a scholarship recipient, we will verify the enrollment status prior to distributing the funds.
Profiles of recent scholarship recipients are located below.
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Scholarship Recipients 2024-2025
$2500 scholarship awardees:
Natalie Brogan, Woodinville High School PTSA 6.10.85
Prospective college/university: Barnard College, Columbia University
Yujin Chae, Sehome High PTSA 8.3.100
Prospective college/university: Seattle University
Trinity Lee, Interlake High School PTSA 2.3.150
Prospective college/university: University of Washington
Kevin Truong, Rainier Beach High School PTSA 6.15.490
Prospective college/university: Purdue University
Scholarship Recipients 2023-2024
$2500 scholarship awardees:
Echo He, Skyline High School PTSA 2.6.70
Prospective college/university: University of Washington
Krithipriya Narendran, Interlake High School PTSA 2.3.150
Prospective college/university: George Washington University
Allari Jae Strong, North Kitsap High 1.7.25
Prospective college/university: University of Washington
Kosha Upadhyay, Bellevue High School PTSA 2.3.148
Prospective college/university: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023
$2500 scholarship awardees:
Haley Betterton, West Valley High PTA 11.1.35
Prospective college/university: Boise State University
Laney Brackett, Inglemoor High School PTSA 6.10.75
Prospective college/university: University of Colorado
Shivani Jayaprokasam, International Community School PTSA 2.8.89
Prospective college/university: University of Washington
Austin Picinich, Juanita High School PTSA 2.8.90
Prospective college/university: University of Washington
Scholarship Recipients 2021-2022
$2500 scholarship awardees:
Claire Haindfield, Mount Si High PTSA 2.18.60
(Attending the University of California, Berkley)
Hadley Long, Sehome High PTSA 8.3.100
(Attending the University of California, Santa Cruz)
Yubi Mamiya, Shorewood High PTSA 6.12.105
(Attending Princeton University)
Emmalyn (Emma) Mann, Woodinville High PTSA 6.10.85
(Attending Brigham Young University)
Scholarship Recipients 2020-2021
$2500 scholarship awardees:
Trisha Beher, Redmond High School
Claire Brix, Inglemoor High School
Mason Ciolli, Hanford High School
Sofia Leotta, Inglemoor High School
Scholarship Recipients 2019-2020
Washington State PTA offered three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors from Washington state public high schools in 2019-2020.
$3,000 scholarship awardees:
Evelyn Chen, Newport High School
Mona Malone, Roosevelt High School
Lakshmi Kameswari Lahari Nidadavolu, Tesla STEM High School
$1000 scholarship awardee:
Albert Kwong, Bellevue High School