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 24 scholarships for Saturday, November 23, 2024.
Illustrating Awesomeness Scholarship
Sponsor: Next Day Animations
Amount: $750.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to young women (*or gender non-conforming individuals) of color who are actively working to change the world. Applicant must be a current undergraduate student at a United States institution. Applicant must submit an essay or video answering the following question: “Who are you, and how are you going to change the world?” Only the first 100 applicants will be considered.
Hustle and Heart Scholarship
Sponsor: Robbins Athletics
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students enrolled at an accredited institution. Applicant must submit an essay about how participating in sports or athletic events has prepared them for their academic career.
Wyland National Art Challenge
Sponsor: Wyland Foundation
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: December 1, 2024
Description: Challenge is open to 11th and 12th grade students. Applicant must submit a piece of art, in any medium, support the theme of the class mural OR a photograph that captures a moment of nature.
Burress Injury Law Scholarships
Sponsor: Burress Injury Law
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are are U.S. citizens. Applicant must have a demonstrated record of community or volunteer service. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Describe a challenge or trying time in your life through which you persevered, and how the experience helped shape your future.”
Gayle & Tom Benson Endowed UNCF Scholarship
Sponsor: Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who reside in or are permanent residents of the state of Louisiana. Applicant must be an underrepresented minority (Black/African American, Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx/Hispanic American) and possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
Sponsor: ASCAP
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Award is open to young composers who are at least 13 years of age, a US citizen, US permanent resident, or enrolled student with a valid and current US student visa, AND under the age of 30 as of December 2, 2024.
Jonathan Lax Scholarship for Gay Men
Sponsor: Bread and Roses Community Fund
Amount: UP to $10,000
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to gay men who live in the five-county Philadelphia region (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties) and Camden County, who are attending accredited colleges, graduate or professional schools anywhere, or to men attending such schools within the Philadelphia region.
Military Child of the Year Award
Sponsor: Operation Homefront
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Award is open to young people ages 13 to 18 who are children of someone who is/was in the military.
Native American Natural Resource Research Scholarship
Sponsor: Intertribal Timber Council | USDA Forest Service Southern and Pacific Northwest Research Stations
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Native American students who are planning or currently conducting tribally relevant research in a natural resource issue.
Rooted in Science Scholarship
Sponsor: Procter and Gamble | CVS Health | UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to African American women who are college juniors or seniors and pursuing a degree in biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, or mechanical engineering.
Smithsonian.com Photo Contest
Sponsor: Smithsonian Magazine
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: December 2, 2024
Description: Contest is open to individuals worldwide who are at least 18 years of age. Contestant can submit photos in the categories of Drone/Aerial, Artistic, The American Experience, People, Travel, or Natural World.
Breaking the Cycle Scholarship
Sponsor: Miami Family Law Group PLLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student during the Spring semester with at least a 3.0 GPA. Scholarship is for students who grew up in familial environments featuring difficult circumstances. This may include, but is not limited to, growing up in a household where a parent suffered from addiction, where abuse occurred, growing up in a low-income single-parent household, or something else.
Immigrant Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Law Office of Jae Lee
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in or accepted for admission to a college, university, or graduate program who is either a first or second generation immigrant living in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay or video sharing their family’s immigration story.
Inspire Our Future Scholars Program
Sponsor: Colgate-Palmolive | UNCF
Amount: Up to $8,000
Closing Date: December 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate sophomore students with at least a 2.7 GPA. Applicant must have demonstrated, unmet financial need as verified by their college or university.
Sonlight Scholarship
Sponsor: Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: December 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to homeschool students beginning college in 2025 who have purchased and used five full Sonlight Curriculum History/Bible/Literature programs.
Dr. Joseph A. Towles African Study Abroad Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: December 5, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American students who will are currently enrolled in a study abroad institution during the Fall 2024 semester and/or Spring 2025 semester in Africa.
Flagship Scholarship
Sponsor: Point Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 5, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBTQ students who are incoming or current undergraduate, graduate, & doctoral degrees at accredited colleges in the United States.
PixelPlex Annual Scholarship
Sponsor: PixelPlex
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: December 5, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States who are incoming or current college students studying in a field of study related to science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), economics, or business.
Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers’ Annual Single Mother Scholarship
Sponsor: Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 5, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are mothers and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on the advantages of going back to school while caring for their child as a mother.
CNCMachines Student Scholarship
Sponsor: CNCMachines
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a certification, certificate, associates, or bachelors in manufacturing or a related area of study.
Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate women who have attained the Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award. Applicant must be planning on studying abroad or studying a foreign language.
Eastern Area Links Finish Line Scholarship
Sponsor: TMCF | Eastern Area Links
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to outstanding students attending one of TMCF’s member schools who will be an undergraduate senior graduating in Fall 2024 or Spring 2025. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA an be able to demonstrate an unmet financial need.
Lockheed Martin Scholarship
Sponsor: TMCF | Lockheed Martin
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students attending an HBCU or Historically Black Community College during the 2024-2025 academic year. Applicant must have at least a 2.75 GPA and have demonstrated financial need.
Lowe’s Scholarship
Sponsor: TMCF | Lowe’s
Amount: Up to $7,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores, juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in an accredited TMCF member-school. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a demonstrated combination of financial need and merit. Applicant must be at risk of not returning to school or graduating due to an outstanding financial need.
Mark T. Banner Scholarship
Sponsor: The Richard Linn American Inn of Court
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to law students who have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States who will continue in the program through at least Fall semester 2025.
MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award
Sponsor: Michigan High School Athletic Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors attending a MHSAA member school with at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must have prior to senior year won a varsity letter in a sport in which the MHSAA sponsors a post-season tournament.
Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation | UNCF
Amount: $3,666.66
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American college juniors with at least a 2.75 GPA. Applicant must be attending one of the following HBCU institutions: Bennett College, North Carolina Central, University, North Carolina A&T State University, Saint Augustine’s University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, Cheyney
University, Florida A&M University, Norfolk State University, or Wiley College.
Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: US Rice Producers Association
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are interested in or are currently pursuing a career in an agriculture-related field.
Scholarship America Dream Award
Sponsor: Scholarship Award
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college undergraduates who plan to be enrolled during the next academic year. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be able to demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or an individual who has been granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA).
SMART Scholarship Program for Service
Sponsor: Department of Defense
Amount: Up to $46,000
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree in a STEM discipline. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Applicant be able to complete at least one summer internship at a Department of Defense facility.
Take Care of Texas Video Contest
Sponsor: Take Care of Texas
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Texas high school students in grades 9 through 12. Applicant must submit a video that portrays positive ways Texas can help keep our air clean, keep our water clean, conserve water, save energy, or reduce waste. Note: Students in grades 6-8 can apply, but their prize will be a gift card for camera equipment.
TMCF | JPMorgan Chase Hardship Scholarship
Sponsor: TMCF | JPMorgan Chase
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled as a full-time freshman, sophomore, junior or senior at a TMCF member school during the upcoming academic school year. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA, be able to demonstrate leadership abilities, be able to demonstrate financial need, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
TMCF | Sallie Mae Fund Completing the Dream Gap Scholarship
Sponsor: The Sallie Mae Fund
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who’s degree or program will end Spring 2025 semester. Applicant must have at least a 2.75 GPA and have an unpaid school balance up to $2,500.
TMCF | Wells Fargo Emergency Scholarship
Sponsor: Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: December 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to enrolled full-time college seniors at an accredited TMCF member school with a GPA of at least 2.75. Applicant must demonstrate outstanding financial need and/or an emergency situation.
Children of Injured Workers Scholarship
Sponsor: Hoggatt Injury Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming (Spring 2025) and current undergraduate and graduate students who have a parent who has been affected by a work-related injury. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have at least a 2.5 GPA.
Committing to Justice Scholarship
Sponsor: Hutchison & Foreman
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current law students who are interested in representing plaintiffs in civil rights or employment discrimination cases.
Greater Spartanburg Divine Nine Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are residents of the Spartanburg, South Carolina area.
National Urban League – Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | National Urban League
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students currently enrolled in the Project Ready Program. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Preference will be given to African American youth.
NGLCC – Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college students residing in the US who identify as a member of the LGBT community. LGBT students of color, those who identify as transgender or non-binary, LGBT students with disabilities and those with geographic diversity are strongly encourage to apply.
NJCPA Scholarship
Sponsor: New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college-bound high school seniors intending to major in accounting. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and a New Jersey resident attending a New Jersey public, parochial or home school high school.
NVBDC Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC)
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors active in the JROTC program.
Partners for Youth with Disabilities – Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | Partners for Youth with Disabilities
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students (freshmen through seniors) and current college students who have participated in a any PYD program. Grades and academic performance will serve as indicators of potential; however, preference will be given to youth with disabilities.
Tom Joyner Foundation – Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | Tom Joyner Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited Historically Black College or University educational institution in the United States or Puerto Rico. Applicant must have at least a 2. 5 GPA.
UNCF Social Justice Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: December 9, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are from New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and Connecticut who are committed to social justice. Applicant must be African American and be currently enrolled in college with at least a 2.5 GPA. Although all majors are encouraged to apply, those students who are political science, criminal justice or in a course of study toward the preparation of law school will be given preference.
Twiddy & Co. Scholarships
Sponsor: Twiddy
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 10, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s or master’s program in a related discipline such as business, statistics, hospitality or spa management, and pursuing a hospitality management, leadership hospitality entrepreneurial-related career.
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