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 August 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, August 3, 2024.
$1,000 College Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their college.
$1,000 Graduate School Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current graduate students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their graduate school.
$1,000 Local Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their local area.
$1,000 Review Your Company Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their workplace.
Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.
Asbestos.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Asbestos.com
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are at least 18 years of age and enrolled full-time in a U.S. institution. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to mesothelioma and two recommendations.
Beauty Changes Lives Scholarships
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current cosmetology students. There are multiple scholarships – see website for details.
Better Than a Loan Scholarship
Sponsor: Lendza
Amount: $500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and who are currently enrolled as an undergraduate student. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “You are CEO of a new startup. You have $1 million in starting capital. Which areas of your business do you allocate the funds to? Why?”
Chaffin Luhana Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship
Sponsor: Chaffin Luhana LLP
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending an accredited high school, college or university who reside in the state of Connecticut or the Greater New York area, or Greater Pittsburgh area* including Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. Applicant must be under the age of 25 at time of scholarship deadline. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three prompts related to distracted driving.
CHASA Scholarship
Sponsor: Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college and vocational students who are under the age of 25 and who have a diagnosis of hemiplegia or hemiparesis due to any cause, or a diagnosis of pediatric stroke.
Clubs of America Scholarship Award for Career Success
Sponsor: Clubs of America, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students of accredited U.S. colleges and universities with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay about their career aspirations.
Cyberbullying Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: McCready Law Injury Attorneys
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate, graduate, and law program students who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to cyberbullying.
Entrepreneur Scholarship Programme
Sponsor: Rapid Formations
Amount: $750
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and postgraduate students in the UK and the U.S. Applicant must demonstrate entrepreneurial attitude and leadership skills. Applicant must submit an essay discussing the way the scholarship could help the applicant work towards or develop their entrepreneurial idea.
Excelsior Scholarship Program
Sponsor: New York State Higher Education Services Corporation
Amount: Up to $5,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to New York State residents who are pursuing an undergraduate degree at a SUNY or CUNY college, including community colleges and statutory colleges at Cornell University and Alfred University. Applicant must be enrolled in at least 12 credits per term.
Florida Rentals Annual Dream Vacation Scholarship
Sponsor: Florida Rentals
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay describing their dream vacation.
Goodwall Scholarship
Sponsor: Goodwall | Fastweb
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college and graduate students who are at least 16 years of age. To participate, student must download the Goodwall app and simply share a video sharing how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow.
Hometown Pride Scholarship
Sponsor: The Kryder Law Group, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies who are U.S. citizens. Applicant must submit an essay explaining why they are proud to be from their hometown or state and what makes it special to them.
K9 Carts Scholarships
Sponsor: K9 Carts
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students studying veterinary medicine or a related field.
Law Enforcement Family Member Scholarship
Sponsor: Law Offices of Fales & Fales, P.A.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students (undergraduate or graduate) enrolled at either an accredited law school or accredited university. The student must have a family member (such as a parent, spouse, or sibling) who is or was an active member of law enforcement, including reserve officers and retired, deceased or disabled officers.
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Red Cross
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to all high school and college students. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between June 1 and August 31, 2024.
Lemon Law Experts Scholarships
Sponsor: Lemon Law Experts
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current law students at an accredited U.S. law school, or undergraduate students at an accredited U.S. college or university who has applied to or will apply to law school. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Tell us what you plan to do with your law degree and how society will benefit.”
Limerick Scholarship
Sponsor: Freethought Day
Amount: $100
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students current attending a high school (grade 9-12) or college (any level) who is a resident of the United States. Applicant must submit a limerick on the following theme: “Democracy, Not Theocracy.”
Make Me Laugh Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must share an incident in their life, funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction) that will make us laugh.
MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students at least 16 years or older who plan to attend, or are currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Applicant must submit a short form and a short essay.
Nitro College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are enrolled in an accredited college or university located in the United States at the time of awarding the prize. Applicant must complete a scholarship survey, and answer three short-answer questions.
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OSHA Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time doctoral and masters students in one of the ASHA CAA accredited graduate programs in Oklahoma, majoring in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Platt Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Lincoln Forum
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who were full-time, undergraduate students in an American college or university during the Spring semester. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “In this current presidential election year, which some have described as the most important in history, what arguments can be made that the 1864 Lincoln-McClellan race was indeed the most crucial of American history.”
RealtyHop Scholarship
Sponsor: RealtyHop
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students in the United States who demonstrate the ambition, diligence, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit that is central to our company culture. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life.”
RentHop’s College and University Scholarship Program
Sponsor: RentHop.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current students in an eligible undergraduate program or a graduating high school senior, working towards a bachelors or associates degree. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to technology.
Russell Law Firm Scholarship
Sponsor: Russell Law Firm
Amount: $500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students in pre-law studies, as well as current law school students. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic of their choice related to an area of law that interests them.
Safety on the Road Scholarship
Sponsor: Lone Star Injury Attorneys
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students in the United States who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay discussing their idea for improving road safety and the potential results of their proposed change.
Scholarship Detective Launch Scholarship
Sponsor: Scholarship Detective
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students who are permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must fill out a short online application and share in 140 characters or less how they will use the scholarship.
School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 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.
Strong Roots Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Defense Group – Price Benowitz LLP
Amount: $500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled (or planning to enroll) in an accredited post-secondary program. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “How is the meaning of the word “community” changing in today’s world, and what does that mean for people who wish to build strong, healthy communities?”
Student Map and Poster Competition
Sponsor: North American Cartographic Information Society
Amount: $500
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Contestant must submit a map, research poster, or other displays of cartography-related work that was completed during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 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.
U.S. Figure Skating Scholarships
Sponsor: U.S. Figure Skating
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to high school juniors, seniors, and college students who are figure skaters.
William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students (defined as black and Hispanic individuals) planning to teach in an accredited school in Indiana upon graduation.
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