There are thousands of scholarships out there. Below you will find many scholarships, most with general eligibility requirements. My goal is to share some lesser-known scholarships with my readers every Saturday.
Don’t wait. Apply for these great scholarships today! And, if you missed the last Scholarship Saturday, check it out. There are scholarships there that are still open! You can also find scholarships on my other scholarship lists, such as scholarships with requirements based on your state, major, grade level, ethnicity, or religion. And, lastly, check out my list of scholarships with November and December deadlines.
Only brief information about each scholarship is listed. Therefore, you are encouraged to visit the scholarship websites to get further details about eligibility and requirements.
Here are 38 scholarships for Saturday, November 16, 2024.
Mental Health Scholarship
Sponsor: Seasons in Malibu
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who want to become a mental health professional. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to mental health.
NACA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: National Association for Campus Activities
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who hold significant leadership positions on their campus.
Nitro College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are graduating high school seniors or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university. Applicant must complete a scholarship survey, and answer three short-answer questions.
Pest Management Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: The Pest Management Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Preference will be given to students whose families serve in the pest control industry.
Plan for College Sweepstakes
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside and who are students, parents, guidance counselors, or financial aid officers at the time of entry. Applicant must complete an online registration form.
Safe Cycling Scholarship
Sponsor: Felix Gonzalez Law Firm
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA. There is a preference for students in Texas, but all eligible students are welcome to apply. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: ” Discuss old and new laws, and education around the dangers of cycling, and if you think more could be done to ensure the safety of cyclists.”
School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Sweepstakes is open to current high school students, high school alumni who graduated within the last four years, and the parents of those students or alumni. Individual must take a survey on a United States high school.
Sowers Club Nebraska Scholarship – Continuing Education
Sponsor: The Sowers Club of Nebraska Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are Nebraska residents and currently attending a college in Nebraska.
The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, college students, graduate school students and returning adult students who will enroll in a college or university. Applicant must fill out a short form.
War Veterans Scholarship
Sponsor: AFCEA Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to persons on active duty in the uniformed military services, to honorably discharged U.S. military veterans (including Reservists and National Guard personnel) of the Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan or Iraqi Freedom Operations who are currently enrolled and attending classes in an Undergraduate program part-time or full-time in an eligible STEM major degree program at an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S.
Youth Forward Scholarship
Sponsor: National Driving and Traffic School
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school, university, or college as a full-time student. Applicant must submit an essay on given topics related to driver safety.
American Indian Nurse Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to American Indian college students enrolled in a nursing or health education program.
Americanism Essay Contest
Sponsor: Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students in grades seven through 12 (or equivalent). Applicant must be sponsored by a branch of the Fleet Reserve Association or a unit of the Ladies Auxiliary. Applicant must submit an essay on the theme, “What would Service to Our Country Mean to Me.”
APhA Foundation Student Scholarship Programs
Sponsor: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,750
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to Pharmacy students who have completed at least one academic year in the professional sequence of courses with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 in professional coursework during pharmacy school. Applicant must also be an active member in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).
Barbara Lotze Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in physics teacher preparation curricula and high school seniors entering such programs.
Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org
Amount: $25,124.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students of all education levels, states, fields of study, and GPA. Applicant must create a Bold.org account and create a “bold” profile – bold does not mean “best,” or “most accomplished.” Being bold means being earnest, determined, and moving.
Dell Scholars Program
Sponsor: Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Amount: $20,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in an approved college readiness program (such as AVID, GEAR UP, Upward Bound – see full list on website) in grades 11 and 12. Applicant must have earned a minimum GPA of 2.4 and demonstrate financial need.
Digital Marketing Scholarship
Sponsor: 10x Digital
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in undergraduate studies during the Spring 2025 term. Applicant must be majoring (or planning to major) in a field related to digital marketing.
Extensiv Supply Chain Scholarship
Sponsor: Extensiv Supply Chain
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or Operations Management.
Future Lawyer Scholarship
Sponsor: The Reeves Law Group
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents who are either a current law student at an accredited U.S. law school or an undergraduate student in their senior year who has applied or will apply to law school.
Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Connect
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or a related field. Applicant must have at least a 3.2 GPA.
Greenhouse Scholars Scholarship
Sponsor: Greenhouse Scholars
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors planning to attend a four-year accredited academic institution. Applicant must demonstrate financial need (annual household income no greater than $80,000) and have a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a legal resident of California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, or North Carolina.
Hagan Scholarships
Sponsor: Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester (for up to eight (8) consecutive semesters)
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have attended a public high school located in the United States that is governed by a school district. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and the gross household income reported for 2023 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $100,000.
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Cochran Firm
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to social media and civil rights.
Kenley Farrell Essay Contest
Sponsor: Hatfield Spraying Service | Michigan Mosquito Control Association
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are Michigan residents whose project/work promotes a better understanding of Michigan’s mosquito population or improvements in operational mosquito control; for example, projects considered for a grant could involve introducing, expanding, enhancing mosquito biological and/or physical controls, or implementing new industry technologies such as data processing and analysis.
Legacy of Judge Edward Rodgers Scholarship
Sponsor: GED Lawyers, LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in college, university, or graduate school (including law school) who have residency in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on what Judge Edward Rodgers means to them. Judge Edward Rodgers was the first African American prosecutor and judge in Palm Beach County and Riviera Beach City Council member. Rodgers died in 2018 at age 91.
Mentoris Project Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Mentoris Project
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students in the 11th and 12th grades in the United States. The Mentoris Project publishes biographies and biographical novels about trailblazers in art, government, music, STEM, and more. Applicant must read the Mentoris book of their choice and submit an essay on the book.
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Sponsor: Ron Brown Scholar Program
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholars program is open to African-American/Black high school seniors who excel academically and demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship.
Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who want to work in either the healthcare or legal world. Applicant must submit an essay why they want to work in their chosen field.
Scrubin Uniforms/AACN Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to nursing students in baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs who are enrolled at AACN member schools with a formal affiliation agreement with Scrubin Uniforms.
Ted & Holly Rollins Scholarship
Sponsor: Ted & Holly Rollins Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors. Applicant must submit an essay sharing their life story, their intended field of study, career, and how they will make an impact on the world.
Truck Accident Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: The Fitch Law Firm
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Write an original public safety announcement that a) raises awareness of the current climate concerning commercial truck accidents and b) proposes a creative way to increase road safety here in Ohio and throughout our nation.”
Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships
Sponsor: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate engineering or engineering technology program recognized by ASHRAE. There are multiple scholarships available, including a scholarship exclusively for women.
United States Senate Youth Program
Sponsor: United States Senate
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Program is open to high school juniors and seniors who have shown demonstrated leadership by serving in elected or appointed positions and who are interested in pursuing careers in public service.
USBC Youth Scholarships
Sponsor: United States Bowling Congress
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to students who are members of USBC and active bowlers. Multiple scholarships available with different eligibility requirements, including scholarships open specifically to males or females – see website for detail.
Visionary Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American College Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are United States citizens or eligible non-citizens. Applicant must submit an essay on why college is important to them.
WebstaurantStore Scholarships
Sponsor: WebstaurantStore
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students majoring in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or a closely related field. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open to ethic minority students.
William J. Lechel, II Student Competition
Sponsor: Advanced Pest Management and Clarke
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate or graduate program and involved in research in a public health field.
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