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 June, July and 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 50 scholarships for Saturday, June 13, 2020.
Sharps Compliance Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Sharps Compliance, Inc.
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: June 19, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. and Canadian citizens who have been accepted to, or are currently enrolled full-time as an undergraduate, at an accredited university for the Fall 2020 semester in a healthcare related program. Applicant must submit an essay on single-use device infections.
Courage to Grow Scholarship
Sponsor: Courage To Grow
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to juniors and seniors in high school and college students with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Applicant must explain in 250 words or less why they believe they should be awarded the scholarship.
ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: ABC Humane Wildlife Control and Prevention, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current female college students studying or planning to study the fields of science, engineering, mathematics, or technology. Applicant must submit an essay on why they are passionate about STEM.
Affinity Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Affinity Federal Credit Union
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current college students who are Affinity Federal Credit Union (New Jersey) student members.
AIM Scholarships
Sponsor: Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA)
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to ATA and AIM members between 16 and 22 years of age.
Alpine Recovery Lodge Bi-Annual Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Alpine Recovery Lodge
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are residents of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, or Nevada. Applicant must submit an essay detailing how addiction has directly affected them.
American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarships
Sponsor: American Jersey Cattle Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to members (junior or Lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association who will be enrolled in college during the 2020-2021 academic year. Applicant must show an interest and commitment to continued involvement in the Jersey dairy business. In addition to the general scholarships, there is a scholarship open specifically to students in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
American Pavilion Annual General Education Scholarship
Sponsor: American Pavilion
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited college. Applicant must submit a personal essay about their education and goals after graduation.
AMVETS College Support Scholarship
Sponsor: AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are the son, daughter, step-child, grandchild or step-grandchild of a current member of the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary.
AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship
Sponsor: AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary
Amount: $750
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current members of the AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary or a son/daughter, step-son/daughter or grandchild, or step-grandchild of a current member and be in at least his/her second year of undergraduate study at an accredited college or university.
ARN Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to ARN members who are enrolled in a BSN or graduate level degree program in Nursing.
Athena Penny Scholarship
Sponsor: Athena Study Abroad
Amount: $250
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students studying abroad at any of Athena’s campuses overseas. Applicant must be accepted into an Athena short-term, semester or year-long abroad program. Applicant must submit an essay on why he/she selected the specific program location.
Autism and Special Needs Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Gacovino, Lake & Associates, P.C.
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who have a diagnosis or documented history of autism or a learning disability.
Aviation Scholarship
Sponsor: Santa Rosa 99s
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to women pilots who hold at least a current private license, a current medical, and current flight review. Applicant must reside within 150 miles of Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California and should be planning a career in any area of aviation.
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
Sponsor: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Contest is open to people of all ages. Contestants must submit a poem or poems that explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. There is no entry fee for youth 12 years of age or under.
Camp Counselor Education Grant
Sponsor: Max & Marion Caldwell Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who have worked at an ACA-accredited summer camp in Northern California for two summers with at least one summer as a counselor.
Cool-Off Now Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Cool-Off
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen and current undergraduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to heat stress and/or damaging UV rays.
Cover Guy Annual Scholarship
Sponsor: The Cover Guy
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States or Canada. Applicant must submit an article in and around their experience with hot tubs, backyard experiences, how hot tubs improve live, etc.
Dental Scholarship
Sponsor: Emergency Dentists
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students of all majors who are United State citizens or foreign citizens residing legally in the USA. Applicant must create a video that is two minutes and explains what super power they would love to have and how they would use it to help create better dental health in all people.
Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys Scholarship
Sponsor: Dwyer Williams Cherkoss
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or those authorized to work in the United States is is accepted and will be attending their first year of law school in the fall.
Employment Boost Academic Scholarships
Sponsor: Employment Boost
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have at least a 3.6 GPA. Scholarship is open to students worldwide, but student must be attending college in the U.S. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open only to students studying in a Business or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields. For the general scholarship, applicant must read and interpret a given poem. For the STEM scholarship, applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to technology.
Ennes Scholarships
Sponsor: The Society of Broadcast Engineers/Ennes Educational Foundation Trust
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who aspire to a career in the technical aspects of broadcasting.
Health Professions Scholarships
Sponsor: Dr. Lauren Brownfield
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall and college seniors with plans to attend a graduate level program. Applicant must have plans to study in a program related to the health care industry.
JMJ Phillip Group College Scholarships
Sponsor: JMJ Phillip Group
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math).
KB Delta Scholarship Program
Sponsor: KB Delta Mfg
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited college. Applicant must submit a personal essay about their education and goals after graduation.
Last Dollar Grant
Sponsor: CollegeBound Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Baltimore City public high school graduates whose expected family contribution (EFC) and financial aid package total less than the cost to attend college.
Marie McKay Global Citizen Scholarship
Sponsor: Athena Study Abroad
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted into an Athena semester or year-long study abroad program. Applicant must submit an essay that outlines his/her interest in social justice and service programs.
Marsh Scholarship
Sponsor: Eastern Surfing Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college students who are Eastern Surfing Association members in good standing.
Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students through age 24. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to freedom of religion.
Military College Scholarship
Sponsor: Low VA Rates
Amount: $1,250
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to military students currently enrolled in college. Children with a mother or father serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces are also eligible to apply for the scholarship.
My Alarm Center Student Scholarships
Sponsor: My Alarm Center
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current freshmen and sophomores in college who are/will be studying law enforcement, law, criminal justice, or a related field.
Nevada Heritage Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Nevada Heritage Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Nevada students currently enrolled in either a traditional or non-traditional post-secondary program. Preference will be given to students pursuing career goals in the Agricultural or Ag-Business industry.
Panda Cares Scholars Program
Sponsor: Panda Cares | UNCF
Amount: Up to $7,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current U.S. college students who will be a sophomore beginning in the fall of 2020. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA, have a minimum of 20 hours of community service, have demonstrated financial need, and have a permanent address in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin.
PFLAG of Jacksonville Scholarship
Sponsor: PFLAG of Jacksonville
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who reside in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida) and must demonstrate service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Phi Alpha Theta Paper Prize Awards
Sponsor: Phi Alpha Theta – National History Honor Society
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Award is open to members of the honor society in college or graduate school. Applicant must submit a paper of 25 (or less) typewritten double-spaced pages.
PTSD Scholarship
Sponsor: Dansker & Aspromonte Associates
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to PTSD.
Savor Summer College Scholarship
Sponsor: Monica Matthews | How2WinScholarships.com
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Applicant must submit an essay explaining how they will be using their summer vacation.
Solar Scholarship
Sponsor: Solar Action Alliance
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current full-time students at accredited institutions of higher education. Applicant must submit an essay on a given prompt related to solar.
Stanley R. Arnold Scholarship
Sponsor: New England SALT (State and Local Tax Forum)
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an MST or LL.M qualifying tax program within the New England region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). Applicant must demonstrate an interest in, dedication to, or contribution to, the state tax field/community and has worked, or is working, to improve the relationship between private and government sectors.
Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students who are Tennessee residents. Applicant must have financial need. Preference will be given to individuals who demonstrate a willingness to serve the general public through past civic responsibilities, and secondly, to students who have expressed an intention to become an attorney.
Supply Chain Management Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Customized Distribution Services
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students majoring in Supply Chain Management who are either permanent residents or students in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, or Illinois.
Thomas J. Henry Leadership Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Thomas J. Henry
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on the importance of leadership.
TranslationServices.com Scholarship
Sponsor: TranslationServices.com
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students in the United States who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a give topic related to a book that has changed their life.
Veteran Continuing Education Scholarship
Sponsor: GAINSWave
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to military veterans who are enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an essay sharing what dreams and goals that they set for themselves while serving or put on hold to serve.
Veterans Grant Contest
Sponsor: David Resnick & Associates, PC
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Anyone can nominate a deserving veteran of the U.S. military and veterans may nominate themselves. Nominator must submit an essay providing details about the veteran’s service and why they deserve the cash grant.
Vincent I. Benander Learning Scholarship
Sponsor: Athena Study Abroad
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted into an Athena semester or year-long study abroad program. Applicant must have junior status or higher and a minimum GPA of 3.5. Student must submit an essay that demonstrates a love of learning.
Cheryl D. Conkling Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Amount: Up to $12,000 ($1,500 per semester)
Closing Date: July 2, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with hearing or other physical hardships who have demonstrated a love of education. Applicant must live or attend school in either Windsor, Colorado; Conroe, Texas; Wilkinson County, Mississippi,; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; or West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Power of Perseverance Scholarship
Sponsor: Papa John’s
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 2, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to minority high school seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must have demonstrated, unmet financial need.
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