Scholarships

All Scholarships Applications must be submitted by MARCH 1, 2026

Scholarship winners will be announced at the Senior Awards Banquet on May 13th, 2026

Award: $1000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Accepted at Butler County Community College
• Must have 3.0 or above GPA

Info: This scholarship is to provide a  $1000 non-renewable scholarship to a Butler County Community College bound senior help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education.  CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the BC3 Scholarship

Award: $2000 (depending on funding each year)

Requirements to Apply: 

• Must be a graduating senior at Mars or Seneca Valley High Schools and a graduating senior at Butler County Area Vocational Technical School.  
• Currently enrolled in a Vocational-Technical Program
• Plan to continue education after graduation in Heating/Cooling, Automotive Technology, Building Trades, Carpentry, Collision Repair, Heavy Equipment Repair or Welding.
• Must be hard worker, have good attendance, and a respectable GPA

Info: To provide a $2000 (depending on funding each year) non-renewable scholarship Senior currently enrolled in a Vocational-Technical Program who will be continuing their education in the Vocational-Technical field 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Don McCleary Scholarship

Award: $2000 (depending on funding each year)

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Must have 3.0 or above GPA
• Accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college or four year college or university.
• Preference will be given to a student who is first in their immediate family to attend college or apply to formal post-high school education.

Info: To honor hard-working college-bound students by helping them to get started towards a college degree. The $2000, one-year renewable scholarship, for one more year, can help you get started, then YOU take over and finish! Be a Helen! Do it!

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Helen Werner Anderson Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a 4 year college or university 
• Student must have participated in a varsity sport 
• Student must have a 3.0 or above QPA 

Info: To provide a college bound Mars Area High School Senior, who has participated in a high

school sport, with a $5000 non-renewable scholarship to help defray cost of the first-year post-secondary education.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Jake Cooper Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior 
• Must hold a 3.5 GPA or above 
• Must be pursuing a B.S. degree at a four-year accredited college in a STEM-related major. Preference will be given to applicants seeking medical-related degrees.

Info: To provide $1,000 non-renewable scholarship to a Mars Area High School student seeking post-secondary education in a STEM-related field that embodies Katie’s spirit of philanthropy, scholarship, compassion for others, and zest for life. Prior award winners are eligible to re-apply. Funds should be used to defray the cost of post-secondary-related expenses.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Katie Marie Nelson Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior 
• Student must have a 2.5 QPA or above.
• Student must have participated in the arts while in High School (i.e. orchestra, band, chorus, art classes, graphic arts, photography, drama productions, etc)
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university. 

Info: To provide a Mars Area High School Senior with a $2000 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first year post-secondary education. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Kean Foundation Scholarship for the Arts

Award: $2000

Requirements to Apply:  

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Student must have a 2.5 QPA or above. 
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university. 
• Student plans on pursuing a future career in one of the STEM fields – Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics.   

Info: To provide a Mars Area High School Senior with a $2000 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first year post-secondary education. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Kean Foundation Scholarship for STEM

Award: $1000 and $500

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• A member of the Mars Area High School Varsity Cheer Team
• Accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university.
• Must have 3.0 or above GPA

Info: This scholarship is to provide two (2) Mars Area School District Varsity Cheerleaders two (2) non-renewable scholarships in the amount of $1000 and $500 to help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education.

 CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Cheer Scholarship

Award: $1000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Student must be a senior on the Mars Area High School Girls Basketball Team.
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in an accredited technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university.
• Student must have a minimum of a 3.0 QPA.  
• Applicants must complete a one-to-two-page essay

Info: To provide a Mars Area School District Senior Girls Basketball player a $1,000 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Area High School Girls Basketball Boosters Education Scholarship

Award: $250 to two (2) Senior Hockey Players

Requirements to Apply: 

• Student must be a senior on the Mars Area High School Hockey Team.
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in an accredited technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university.

Info: To award two (2) senior hockey players from the Mars Area School District with a $250 non-renewable scholarship to assist with the costs of their first-year post-secondary education.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Area High School Hockey Club Team Educational Scholarship

Award: $500 - $1,000

Requirements to Apply:  

• Mars Area High School Senior
• A member of the Mars Area High School Musical Theater production for the 2025-2026 school year. 
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in an accredited technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university. 
• Student must have a minimum of a 3.0 QPA. 

Info: To provide two (2)  Mars Area School District Musical Theater Cast or Crew Members one (1)  non-renewable scholarship in the amount of $500 to help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Area High School Mars Musical Theater Booster - Marlin Clay Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500

Requirements to Apply:  

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Student must be a senior swimmer or diver on the Mars Area High School Swimming/Diving Team
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in an accredited technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university
• Applicants must complete a one-to-two-page essay

Info: To provide a college bound Mars Area School District Senior swimmer or diver a $500 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Area High School Swimming & Diving Boosters Education Scholarship

Award: $1,950

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Mars Baseball Player
• Student must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university  

Info: To provide a Mars Area High School senior, who is a member of the Mars High School Baseball team, with a $1950 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first year of post-secondary education 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the MARS BACKSTOP CLUB BASEBALL PLAYER SCHOLARSHIP

Award: $2,500

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college, or 4-year college or university.
• Participate in Community Service
• Must have 3.0 or above GPA

Info: This scholarship is to provide a college bound Mars Area High School Senior with a $2500 non-renewable scholarship to help defray costs of the first-year post-secondary education.  

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Planet Foundation Education Scholarship

Award: $2,500

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Student must meet graduation requirements 
• Student has a positive impact on the school community 
• Student communicates effectively, appropriately and creatively with peer group
• Student displays motivation and ultimate responsibility for service to the school and community through perseverance 

To provide a Mars Area School District Senior a $2,500 non-renewable scholarship to help defray the costs of the first-year post-secondary education. 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the Mars Planet Foundation School Spirit Scholarship

Award: $5000

Requirements to Apply: 

• Mars Area High School Senior
• Must be accepted or enrolled for the upcoming school year in a technical school, community college or four year college or university. Please submit proof of acceptance with your application.
• Applications will be evaluated on 1) need and 2) social justice goals and intentions.

Info: To support a Mars High School student with a $5000 scholarship to pursue social justice through their education.  

CLICK HERE TO APPLY to the William R. "Beel" Neel Scholarship