Sonlight Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Thirteen awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a homeschooled high school senior to apply for this freshman year award. The student must plan to enter college in the upcoming fall semester.
  3. Must plan to enroll full time.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: U.S. and international homeschooled high school seniors who plan to enroll in college in the upcoming fall semester are eligible for this award. Applicants must have purchased and used five full Sonlight Curriculum Core programs.

Application requirements for the Sonlight Scholarship are:

  • Essay
  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Proof of core packages purchased
  • ACT/SAT scores
  • 2nd Essay or Project
Additional Information: To be eligible for a scholarship, each candidate is required to have purchased and used five full Sonlight Curriculum Core programs (may include Core or multi-subject packages or, from previous years, CorePlus™, CoreUltra™, "Basic," "First-Time" or Newcomer packages), all purchased in 2000 or later. The student is encouraged to contact Sonlight in September or after to verify eligibility. The scholarship committee will review all applications, decide on qualifications and merit, and inform the winner(s) by Feb. 17.

Award Amount: One $5,000, four $2,500, and eight $1,000 awards. All awards are offered annually and are renewable for three years as long as the recipient maintains a grade point average of 3.5 or higher; remains enrolled full time; provides his/her transcripts annually as validation; provides Sonlight with submitted papers or class projects (such as a music composition, science experiment, etc.) as an example of his/her work over the year; and submits a personal letter updating Sonlight on how his/her college experience is meeting his/her goals and helping him/her pursue God's purpose for his/her future.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $7,077.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Tuesday, December 3

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Tuesday, December 3

Applications are available online from the Sonlight website. In addition to the completed application, the student must submit a statement/proof of core packages purchased and used for five years; official SAT/ACT scores; a personal essay of no more than two pages; a photograph; up to three reference letters; and an argumentative essay or project, as detailed on the application. Applications must be postmarked or received by email or fax by the deadline date.
About Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.:
Contact Information: Linda Densmer, Scholarship Administrator
Address: 8042 S. Grant Way Littleton, Colorado 80122-2705
Email: scholarship@sonlight.com , scholarship@sonlight.com

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