• The Michael Landsberry Memorial Scholarship, for $1,000, is awarded to a high school senior who plans on attending a 2-4 year college or vocational school. The applicant must have attended Sparks Middle School in 7th & 8th grades.
• The Ernie Johnson Vocational Scholarship, for $1,000, is awarded to a high school senior who plans on attending a two-year college or vocational school. The applicant must be the child of a WEA member.
• The Marilyn Owen Academic Scholarship, for $1000, is awarded to a high school senior who will be attending a four-year college or university. The applicant must be the child of a WEA member.
• The Kathy Powell/Thelma Davila Scholarship, for $1,000, is awarded to a high school senior of Hispanic descent who has an interest in pursuing a career in education.
• The Lancaster Family Memorial Scholarship, for $2000, is awarded to a high school senior who is pursuing a career in elementary education. The applicant must be a child of a WEA member.
• The Gladys Hamm Scholarship, for $1,000, is awarded to a female high school senior at Reed, Sparks, or Spanish Springs high schools who will be attending a four-year college or university.

External Scholarships

Scholarship awards in this list are specifically for the LGBTQ+ community. All of these scholarships cover vocational and trade school, though many of them extend to any tuition-based education program. This resource also includes success tips for searching for other scholarship and grant opportunities and ways to pay for school without scholarships.