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 January 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 50 scholarships for Saturday, January 18, 2025.
$1,000 College Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
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 Easy Scholarship: 50 Bottles, 1 Goal
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: This generation knows just how important recycling is, but we did some digging, and we fear some of us might be losing the plot. Did you know 73% of the US have access to recycling, yet only 43% of households are participating? Collect and recycle a minimum of 50 plastic bottles (roughly the equivalent of 1lb of plastic), and you could earn volunteer credits and a $1,000 scholarship!
$1,000 Graduate School Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
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: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
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: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their workplace.
$1000 Easy Scholarship: Talking Trash
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: We all know recycling is a big deal, but less than half of us are actually doing it. Sure, most of us believe recycling helps, but it’s confusing—and sometimes we’re not even sure we’re doing it right. And get this: young people like us recycle even less, even though we care about the planet! Test your recycling IQ, get personalized advice, and tips on how to level up your recycling game and reduce waste in your community. You could earn a $1,000 scholarship for taking the quiz and sharing your results with your friends!
$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.
AAIA Graduate Awards
Sponsor: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to current AIAA student members who have completed at least one academic semester in graduate work and are studying science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA.
Advocates Law Scholarship
Sponsor: The Advocates
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What are some of the problems we face on the roads? How can you contribute to improving road safety? What laws (if any) could be changed to accomplish the goal of making streets safer for everyone?”
AIAA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Amount: Up to 10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to current AIAA student members who have completed at least one academic semester and are studying science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to students studying Astronautics or Aeronautics, female students, and students who attend a college within the Rocky Mountain Section (Colorado, Wyoming or Montana).
Alfred Steele Scholarship
Sponsor: American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to ASPE members and his/her immediate family (i.e. spouse or child) who are planning a career in engineering and are graduating high school seniors or currently enrolled as a full-time student in a college, university, or technical school.
Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted into or who are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med, veterinarian, or physical assistant) at approved, accredited medical schools, college, and universities.
America 250! Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are majoring in American history. Applicant must have at least a 3.75 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on the founding of our nation or their personal volunteer achievements for community and country.
Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
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.
Arthur Lockwood Beneventi Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or attending an accredited law school with a 3.25 GPA.
Baer Reintegration Scholarship
Sponsor: The Center for Reintegration
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending during the 2025-2026 academic year and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Sponsor: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Belin Arts Scholarship
Sponsor: F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to individuals with talent in painting, sculpture, photography, music, drama, dance, literature, or architecture. Preference will be given to residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Black Winemakers Scholarship
Sponsor: Urban Connoisseurs | UNCF
Amount: $6,600.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American college juniors and seniors, as well as graduate students attending any U.S. accredited four-year or graduate college or university. Applicant must have at least a 3.2 GPA. Undergraduates must be majoring in viticulture or enology and graduate students must be pursuing degrees in one of the following fields: agriculture, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, ecology, food science, integrative genetics & genomics, horticulture & agronomy, microbiology, plant pathology, soils & biogeochemistry, or viticulture.
Cancer for College Scholarship
Sponsor: Cancer for College
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to cancer patients and cancer survivors who are enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university.
CareerFitter Online Scholarship
Sponsor: CareerFitter
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must take a free career test and submit an essay on their perfect career.
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted or enrolled in an accredited school of nursing who have financial need.
CAS Trust Scholarship
Sponsor: Casualty Actuarial Society
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college students who have sat for an actuarial exam and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Cherokee Nation Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to Cherokee Nation citizen students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. There are multiple scholarships available, including scholarships open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students.
DAR American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Native American students of any age, any tribe and in any state striving to get an education at the undergraduate or graduate levels.
DAR Centennial Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students who are pursuing a course of study in the field of historic preservation at a college or university in the United States.
DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students studying music (performance, composition, theory, or education). Preference will be given to students from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area.
DCBF Annual College Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: The Darin C. Banks Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. or naturalized citizens and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to mentors or what they would share in a TED talk.
Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will pursue an undergraduate degree with a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History and American Government.
Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students either attending or planning to attend an approved, accredited medical school, college, or university. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.25.
EAA Scholarships
Sponsor: Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicants must be majoring in Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field.
Edward G. and Helen A. Borgens Elementary and Secondary Teacher Education Scholarships
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students 25 years of age or older who are at least college sophomores with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Applicant must be studying to teach elementary or secondary level.
EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount: Up to $45,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic program; or transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, or a 3rd year student in a five-year program. Applicant must be studying a discipline related to NOAA’s programs and mission at an accredited minority serving institution.
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative Scholarships
Sponsor: eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to California graduating high school seniors and current college students who have provided service to the LGBT+ community (open to all sexual orientations). In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open to Nursing students and Medical students.
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount: Up to $9,500
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time sophomore students who are majoring in a discipline related to NOAA’s programs and missions. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be a U.S. citizen.
ExploraVision Science Competition
Sponsor: Toshiba/NSTA
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Competition is open to students in grades K through 12. Students must work in groups of 2-4 and select a technology that is present in the home, school, and/or community and explore what the technology does, how it works, and how or why it was invented.
Flavorful Futures Scholarship
Sponsor: Talking Rain
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have at least a 2.5 GPA.
FOSSI Scholarship
Sponsor: Future of STEM Scholars Initiative
Amount: $10,000 for four years
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are planning to attend an HBCU during the next academic year. Applicant must be pursing their studies in a STEM major, with preference given to students majoring in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Material Science, Sustainability, Environmental Science, Agriculture Science, Physics, or Biology.
Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students at a two or four-year college or university who is Native American and has proof of American Indian blood. Applicant must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, and have a 3.25 GPA or higher.
Future of Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: Iowa Corn
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are an Iowa Corn Growers Association member or son/daughter of an ICGA member. Applicant must be planning to study a field that can equip them to contribute to the agriculture industry in Iowa.
George M. Pullman Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Pullman Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Cook County, Illinois residents. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has at least a 3.0 GPA and can demonstrate strong financial need.
Global Citizen Scholarship
Sponsor: MPOWER Financing
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to international students allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada (U.S. permanent resident, protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, or have a valid visa that permits study in the U.S.) Applicant must be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school.
Golden 1 Credit Union Scholarship
Sponsor: Golden 1 Credit Union
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Golden 1 members (California) and their dependents. Applicant must be a graduating high school seniors or current college student attending an accredited, nonprofit college or university in California during the 2025-2026 school year.
Hamilton Award
Sponsor: Alexander Hamilton Scholars
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Award is open to high school juniors who are college bound with a strong record of community service and academic achievement. Student must have financial and/or personal need.
Harvey Simon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Simon Cancer Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a four-year college or university during the Fall 2025 term. Applicant must have had a form of cancer sometime during their lifetime.
I Have a Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Applicant must be 14 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short essay (250 words or less) about a dream.
Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high scholastic standing and character students who have been accepted into or are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med, veterinarian or physician assistant) at an approved, accredited medical school. There is a preference to females “if equally qualified.”
Jet Future Business Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: Jet Insurance Company
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current enrolled college students who are interested in pursuing a career in business.
Leo W. and Alberta V. Thomas Utz Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to three top students (one in each of the following areas – Math, Science, and English).
Leslie Andree Hanna Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving female students who are U.S. citizens attending medical school.
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