Scholarships and Support
Student Scholarships
Foundation Scholarships
Highline College Foundation Scholarship Applications for the academic year 2025-2026 are now open.
Apply now for over 30 scholarship opportunities with just one online application. The application deadline is May 11, 2025.
Scholarships are available to Highline College full-time and part-time students including incoming, current, transfer, international, and undocumented students.
Running Start students are only eligible for scholarships for credits taken summer quarter or credits taken in excess of 15 credits.
Note: Students must log into the application form using their myHighline credentials (same login as Canvas). Be prepared to write an essay, with length varying depending on the scholarship you’re applying for.
Questions? Please call the Foundation office at (206) 592-3774 or email at Foundation@highline.edu.
Other scholarship opportunities are available on the Financial Aid Website.
Karen Keiser Scholarships
At a special event on Saturday, December 15, 2024, where we had the honor of recognizing Senator Karen Keiser, we were thrilled to announce the creation of the Karen Keiser Scholarship. Since the announcement, we’ve already received 10 generous contributions, and we’re excited to share that the Highline College Foundation will match all donations up to $10,000!
Emergency Support
Student Emergency Support (SES)
HC Foundation works with teams on campus to provide emergency support for students to stay enrolled. Since there are various sources of emergency funds, the best next step for students seeking support is to visit the student support center site to access the emergency funds request forms under the Financial Services and Asset Building tab.
Foundation Scholarships and Emergency Support are made possible by a variety of funders, including individuals, organizations and corporations. We thank the following for their significant support:
Funder/donor
United Way of King County
American Association Of University Women, SE King County
Bob and Kris Baugher, in memory of Eleanor Baugher and Eddie Black
Supporters of the Black and Brown Male and YELL Summits
Family and Friends of Mike Sipes in support of Respiratory Therapy
Junki and Linda Yoshida
David and Cathy Habib Foundation
Healthier Here
Estate of Gladys Hart, in support of Nursing
Supporters of AANPISI at Highline
Family and friends of Jack and Betty Dunn, in support of Nursing
In memory of John Pfeffer, in support of the Chemistry studies
Soroptimist International Seattle South
Fred Andrews, in support of Fine Arts
BECU
King County VSHSL Funds
Funder/donor
The Leona Hickman Charitable Trust
Louise Wilkinson in support of Future Teachers
Monica and Bill Luce Family Fund, supporting short term and emergency scholarships
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Family of Stella Larson
Des Moines Legacy Foundation, in support of Fine Arts
GESA Credit Union
Pat Finlayson in support of ELCAP programs
Rich Tonelli, in memory of Karen Tonelli
Family of Ruth Reilly, in support of Legal Studies
S1 Hospitality
Estate of Shirley B. Gordon
Tom and Kristi Weir, in support of Teacher Education
USMC Support Group, in support of US Marines and Navy Corpsmen
Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
The estates of Phil Swanberg, Jensen and Justine Richards in support of emergency funds
And special thanks to the estates of Eva Gordon, Barbara Lunde and others who have left unrestricted gifts to the Highline College Foundation to support the vision of reducing financial barriers for students in pursuit of their education.