The Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship
The Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship is an achievement and merit-based prize offered to students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in the fall of 2025. The Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship continues to support high school students across the United States for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher are recognized for their academic excellence and their dedication and impact within their families, schools, or communities. Awards are offered without regard to student background or financial need.
Timeline
Application Opens: January 1, 2025
Application Deadline: January 30, 2025
Finalists Announced: March 1, 2025
Recommendation Letter Deadlines Submitted By: March 15, 2025
Decisions Notifications: April 15, 2025
Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship will be offered in the amount of $1,000 per scholar. Two (2) students will receive scholarships of $5000.
The 2025 application will be available from June 1, 2025, to October 1, 2025, for students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. Applications must be completed and submitted online by our deadline of Midnight EST on either June 15 or October 1.
Application Requirements
Applicants must:
- Complete two essay responses.
- Describe a contribution you’ve made to your community.
Share your experiences in community service and the impact of your contributions.
- Describe a contribution you’ve made to your community.
- Be current U.S. high school students in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade at the time of application.
- Reside in the U.S. (Note: U.S. citizenship or permanent residence is not required to receive the award.)
- Have plans to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution.
- Verify a minimum overall 3.0 GPA in high school coursework after receipt of the award.
- Offer letters of recommendation, after making it to the finalist round. No letters of recommendation are request upon initial application.
Additional Considerations:
- We do not accept applications via fax, email, U.S. mail, or any other carrier.
- Please contact us well in advance of the Priority and Regular Deadlines for any assistance you may need. We will not accept applications after the Regular Deadline.
- Recommendation letters are only required of finalists. These can come from teachers, counselors, or any person who can address the student’s academic excellence and dedication to service. No letter of recommendation from a family member will be accepted.
- Incomplete applications are not considered.
- Applications should not include private or confidential information; contents should be shareable.
- Applicants may not be children or grandchildren of current employees, officers, or owners of Opus College Prep companies or their subsidiaries.
Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship 2025
Timeline
- Application Opens: June 15, 2025
- Priority Deadline: October 15, 2025
- Regular Deadline: November 15, 2025
- Decisions Notifications: First two weeks of February 2026
The 2025 application will be available June 15, 2025, for students entering 10th,11th, and 12th grades in the fall. Applications must be completed and submitted online by our deadline of Midnight EST on either Oct 15 or Nov 15.
The Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship is an achievement and merit-based prize offered to students entering 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in the fall of 2025. The Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship is a new scholarship offered in the 2025 academic year for all high school students entering these grades within the United States.
Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher are awarded for academic excellence and their dedication and impact within their families, schools, or communities. Awards are offered without regard to student background or financial need.
25 students are selected as semi-finalists. 2 finalists will be selected for 1st Distinction to win $5000.
The designations will now be awarded as follows:
1. Opus Scholars and Leaders Scholarship, Finalist, 1st Distinction, 2 scholarships $5000
Application Requirements
Applicants must:
- Submit 2 letters of recommendation.
- Complete 2 essay responses.
- Be current U.S. high school students entering 10th,11th, or 12th grade in the fall.
- Reside in the U.S. Note: US Citizenship or permanent residence is not required to receive the award.
- Haves plans to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
- Able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework after receipt of award
Additional Considerations:
- We do not accept applications via fax, email, U.S. mail, or any other carrier.
- Please contact us far in advance of the Priority and Regular Deadline for assistance you need. We will not accept applications after the Regular Deadline.
- Applications must include a letter from 2 recommenders. Recommendation letters should be emailed to [email protected]
- Recommendation letters should come from teachers, counselors or any person who can address the student’s academic excellence and dedication to service.
- No letter of recommendation from a family member will be accepted.
- Incomplete applications are not considered.
- Applications should not include private or confidential information. Application contents should be able to be shared.
- Applicants may not be children or grandchildren of current employees, officers, or owners of Opus College Prep companies, Company subsidiaries or divisions.
