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 April 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 40 scholarships for Saturday, April 15, 2023.
Aaron and Rita Slom Scholarship Fund for Freedom and Diversity
Sponsor: Touro Synagogue Foundation
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors. Applicant must submit an interpretive work focusing on the George Washington Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, RI, in context with the present time.
AFSA Scholarships and Grant Programs
Sponsor: Air Force Sergeants Association and Airmen Memorial Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are Air Force Dependent children pursuing undergraduate degrees.
Community Involvement Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Church, Langdon, Lopp, Banet Law
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who attended high school or permanently reside in Jefferson County, Kentucky or Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington, Scott, or Jefferson County, Indiana. Applicant must submit an essay about their passion for volunteering.
Glenn Miller Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and first year college students who intend to make music a central part of their future. Applicant must submit an audition CD and a statement of musical intentions.
HTA Scholarships
Sponsor: Houston Tennis Association (HTA)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors in the Greater Houston area who will be entering college in the upcoming year, and who have participated in high school varsity tennis and/or UST Texas Section tournaments or programs.
KY AHEAD Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Kentucky Association on Higher Education and Disability (KY AHEAD)
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students enrolled in a Kentucky post-secondary institution with at least a 2.75 GPA. Applicant must have a disability, as verified by Disability Support Services Officer at the applicant’s current post-secondary institution.
NEWH | Rocky Mountain Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH Rocky Mountain
Amount: Up to $12,500
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled students attending an accredited college in Colorado, Wyoming, or Nebraska. Applicant must have a career objective in one of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e., Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)
Prospanica Scholarship
Sponsor: Prospanica
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to United States citizens and legal residents who are of Hispanic/Latino heritage. Applicant must have a Prospanica membership and be enrolled or planning to enroll in a Master’s Degree or undergraduate program in an accredited university business school.
Susanna DeLaurentis Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: The Susanna DeLaurentis Charitable Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have high academic achievement and extracurricular and community involvement through persistence, courage, and determination while coping with a life-threatening or chronic physical or mental condition.
Wounded in Action Scholarship
Sponsor: Seabee Memorial Scholarship Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 21, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are a child of Seabees or Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officers wounded since 9/11.
Blades of Green Scholarship
Sponsor: Blades of Green
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 22, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying environmental studies or related fields. Applicant must reside in Maryland, DC, or Virginia (your intended school does not need to be in these regions).
Autism Scholarship
Sponsor: KFM Making a Difference
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 24, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a postsecondary program (college, community college, vocational program, etc.) with an autism diagnosis.
Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship
Sponsor: The Wilderness Society
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 24, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited graduate institution in North America who have academic and/or career goals focused on making a significant positive difference in the long-term protection of wilderness in the United States.
Scholarships for Autistic Students
Sponsor: Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: April 24, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current students attending two or four-year universities, life skills or post secondary programs, or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Applicant must face daily challenges related to autism and attend programs that assist in skill-building, job-readiness, and other transition-related skills.
Anthem Scholarship
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: April 27, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 8 through 12. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “Anthem.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.
Create Real Impact Contest
Sponsor: Impact Teen Drivers
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: April 27, 2023
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia between the ages of 14 and 22 years of age. Student must submit an original work (social media campaign, video, or graphic design) showcasing their idea for a solution to the very real problem of reckless and distracted driving.
JASC Scholarships
Sponsor: Japanese American Service Committee
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 27, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who have a current JASC Family membership or their own Student/Individual membership. Applicant must also be a resident of the State of Illinois for at least one year prior to graduation or graduating from an accredited Illinois high school.
The Fountainhead Scholarship
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: April 27, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 11 and 12. Applicant must submit an on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.
Ally Financial Law and Public Policy Scholarships
Sponsor: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation
Amount: Up to $20,000 over four years
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to African American and Black scholars who are rising juniors or seniors pursuing an undergraduate degree in public policy or related discipline or a rising senior with plans to attend law school.
AMVETS Scholarships
Sponsor: American Veterans (AMVETS)
Amount: Up to $4,000 ($1,000 over four years)
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to veterans, active duty military members, their guard/reserves, and their children or grandchildren.
Blinded Veterans Association Scholarships
Sponsor: Blinded Veterans Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blinded veterans who are incoming or current undergraduate or graduate students.
Boomer Esiason Foundation Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States who have a cystic fibrosis diagnosis OR have a sibling with a CF diagnosis OR have a parent living with cystic fibrosis.
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American/Black students currently/planning to be enrolled in the upcoming academic year as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited U.S. college or university. Scholarship is open to students of all majors.
CBC Spouses Essay Contest
Sponsor: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Contest is open to African-American and Black junior and senior high school students. Students will be presented with a topic that embodies some of their communities’ most pressing issues and are asked to write an essay to depend their research, analyses, and opinion.
Charles J. Colgan Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Aviation Business Association
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to well deserving Virginia residents who are high school seniors or current undergraduate students pursuing an aviation related career in an accredited institution.
Google SVA Scholarship
Sponsor: Google | Student Veterans of America
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to student veterans who are currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited four-year university for the upcoming academic year. Applicant must be pursuing a Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree, or a degree in a closely related technical field.
HBCU NREI Scholarship
Sponsor: Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to African American and Black scholars attending an HBCU pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree with studies related to social justice to include, but not limited to: criminal justice, education, civil rights or community/economic development.
Herren Project Student Scholarship
Sponsor: The Herren Project: Project Purple
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students who have taken a stand against substance abuse and are furthering their education at a trade school, community college or four-year universities.
ISL Midwest Senior Scholarship
Sponsor: Iowa Student Loan
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin who will attend college at an eligible institution located in Iowa.
IWSH Essay Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students enrolled full-time in an accredited technical school, community college, trade school, or four-year college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to safe access to clean water and proper sanitation. Scholarship is open to students worldwide.
Knights of Columbus Scholarships
Sponsor: Knights of Columbus
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to Catholic students. Most recipients from the previous year were children of Knights or Knights working towards bachelor’s degrees at Catholic colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The organization has multiple scholarship programs.
Lanzate/Take Off! Higher Education Travel Award program
Sponsor: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and Southwest Airlines
Amount: Roundtrip Southwest E-pass(es)
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to Hispanic students who are current undergraduate or graduate students at a college/university at least 200 miles from their permanent address. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
NPFDA Scholarship
Sponsor: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association (NPFDA)
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to employees of a NPFDA Member Company or children of employees who are graduating high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay describing their goals and aspirations.
Personal Goals Scholarship
Sponsor: Church, Langdon, Lopp, Banet Law
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who attended high school or permanently reside in Jefferson County, Kentucky or Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Washington, Scott, or Jefferson County, Indiana. Applicant must submit an essay on where they see themselves in ten years.
Soliant’s Sunrise Scholarship
Sponsor: Soliant Consulting
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who are U.S. residents. Applicant must submit an essay related to technology ethics.
Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association | Outdoor Heritage Education Center
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Wisconsin-based college or university with an interest in outdoor recreational communication.
ESA Scholarships for Children of First Responders – Ohio
Sponsor: Ohio Security & Fire Alarm Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 29, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in Ohio who will be attending an accredited four-year college or university in the fall. Applicant’s parent must be a full-time paid, active duty law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or EMT (public sector).
Husband and Wife Law Team Scholarship
Sponsor: Breyer Law Offices PC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 29, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients. Applicant must submit an essay describing in their own words what makes a great leader.
Maximum Independence Scholarship
Sponsor: Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma & North Texas, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 29, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors within the Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas, Inc. service area. Applicant must have a documented 15 hours of community service during senior year of high school and have a documented disability or a demonstrated financial need.
Pointe Pest Control Scholarship
Sponsor: Pointe Pest Control
Amount: $750
Closing Date: April 29, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshman from the state of Washington. Applicant must do a good deed.
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