High school applicants
The award is $5,000.
The deadline is April 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
You apply on one form. It takes an evening, not a season. Everything below is what we need from you, and there is nothing else to send.
We make five awards from the high school form each selection round, not five across the whole scholarship.
What you send
- The high school application, on our application portal. It includes Your Household and Circumstances, Your Plan and Costs, and Short responses.
- A transcript or your academic results. An unofficial copy is fine, and you may translate it yourself. We ask for an official copy only if you are selected.
- One recommendation, from an adult who knows your circumstances. It is a short form, not a letter. A second one is optional.
The form also asks how you spend your time: up to five entries, with hours per week. Paid work and caring for family count, and they are read the same way as anything else you list.
If you are homeschooled, read how to send a transcript first. The rest of the form is the same.
What we do not accept
We do not accept test scores, honors lists, resumes, or portfolios. There is no honors section on the form. Sending these does not help, and we do not read them.
Dates
| Applications open | |
|---|---|
| Deadline | |
| Decisions |
One step sits between the deadline and the decision date. Finalists are selected from the applications we read, and finalists are then asked for one document confirming their costs and interviewed. Finalists are interviewed, and the interview is part of deciding who receives the award.
The interview window is not published yet. The interview has what we have settled and what we have not.
Submit the application by April 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Decisions go out in late May 2027. We post the release date on the news page beforehand, and you get an email when your decision is in the portal.
What happens after you apply covers how to check your status.
If something is missing
We write to you in mid-April about anything we have not received. We may still read an application and reach a decision when a piece of it has not arrived, so send what you can by the deadline rather than waiting.
What we ask you to show
We do not ask anyone for a document while we read applications. If you become a finalist, we ask for one document that supports what you told us about your costs. Any one of these works: an aid award letter, a funding or assistantship offer letter, a FAFSA Submission Summary, a bursar or financial aid office letter, a meal-eligibility letter, a counselor letter, or a signed statement from a school official or employer.
One staff member at the Goal Get It! Lu Office of Financial Aid reads that document. The selection committee does not see it.
We never ask you for tax returns, bank statements, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, or other government identification numbers.
Questions
Write to scholarship@lu-memorial.org. A school sending a transcript on your behalf uses credentials@goalgetit.org.