Next Step Scholarship Grant

Next Step Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of South Puget Sound
Amount: US $1,500
Last Updated: February 19, 2026

Summary

The Next Step Scholarship, offered by the Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, supports students aiming to pursue vocational training in various fields, such as nursing, culinary arts, and IT. Eligible applicants must be graduating seniors from select counties with a GPA between 1.75 and 2.75. The scholarship can be renewed for a second year upon reapplication, emphasizing the foundation's commitment to fostering educational opportunities for local students.

Overview

What We Do & How The Community Foundation promotes generosity and advances well-being in the South Puget Sound by stewarding long-term charitable resources that support the evolving needs and opportunities of our communities. We believe that inclusive, engaged communities—where people come together to address local challenges, welcome each other's differences, and collaborate—are essential to creating strong and healthy communities where everyone has access to opportunities to thrive. Next Step Scholarship The Next Step Scholarship fund was established to assist students planning to pursue a trade, vocation, or a career in a specific profession. Examples of career/vocations include (but are not limited to): dental hygenist, construction, truck driver, beautician/barber, nursing, legal secretary, culinary arts, IT. The following career paths are excluded from consideration: physician, architect, veterinarian, attorney, and CPA. The scholarship has the potential to be renewed for an additional year, reapplication is required.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Graduating senior from a public High School in Thurston, Mason, or Lewis Counties, or Raymond (Pacific County); cumulative GPA between 1.75 and 2.75. Student must be planning to attend a trade school, apprenticeship program, vocational school, or 2 year program at a community college. (Renewable)