Kantor King Solomon High School in Redbridge is asking local businesses to help support a new scholarship it plans to introduce this year.
The awards, worth up to £3,000 each, would be open to key stage three students who show special aptitude in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths), the arts, PE or Jewish studies.
The school hopes to select five students in each of the year groups 7 to 9.
The beneficiaries would receive mentoring in their chosen area while the money could help cover the cost of such things as musical lessons or sports kit.