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 56 scholarships for Saturday, June 27, 2020.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Scholarships
Sponsor: Jewish Family and Children’s Services
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: July 6, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Jewish college students who have legal and permanent residence in Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, or northern Santa Clara counties (California) for at least two years prior to submitting the application.
Mesothelioma Cancer Viction Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: Baron & Budd Attorneys
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 16, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted to a U.S. based four-year university or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay or a video on how cancer has impacted their life (any cancer).
Annual Fruit Shoot Photo Contest
Sponsor: California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Amount: Up to $100
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Contest is open to anyone. Contestant must submit a photo on the subjects of fruit, flowers, roots or any vegetative plant parts.
Bey & Associates Scholarship
Sponsor: Bey & Associates, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending or planning to attend a college, university, or graduate school in the United States in the upcoming fall. Applicant must submit an essay on what they wanted to be when they were five years old and how their career aspirations have evolved over the years.
Corban Gunn Scholarship
Sponsor: Corban Gunn, Attorney at Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending or planning on attending their first year of college or graduate school in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on what they define as success.
Financial Empowerment Scholarship
Sponsor: BankMobile
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who can demonstrate plans to enroll for full-time admission, or have proof of current full-time enrollment, at an accredited institution. Applicant must submit a completed application, an essay on a given topic related to financial literacy, and an official transcript.
Skilled Trade & Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Porch
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program students. Applicant must be pursuing a degree that enables you or others in your community to learn a new trade, develop skills and technology, or start a small business related to home services offered by Porch.
Thomas Law Offices College Scholarship
Sponsor: Thomas Law Offices
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open students who are currently attending or plan to attend their first year of college or graduate school in the upcoming fall semester. Applicant must submit an essay on the quote by Arthur C. Clarke, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
$1,000 July Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students, as well as adults looking to attend college in the next year. Applicant must complete a form to login or register for a free account.
Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LaTutors
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.
Rosen & Ohr Essay Contest
Sponsor: Rosen & Ohr Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current community college, undergraduate and graduate students who have suffered injuries due to an accident or who have been impacted personally by a loved one’s accident.
Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship
Sponsor: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Amount: Up to $8,000 ($1,000 a semester for eight semesters)
Closing Date: July 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving Louisiana students who are or will be majoring in an insurance related field at a Louisiana university, college, or community college.
Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing
Sponsor: LearnCurious
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 23, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. and international students who are current high school juniors and seniors (and rising juniors for the 2020-2021 school year). Applicant must respond to one of three prompts.
LTNA Scholarships
Sponsor: Logistics and Transportation National Association (LTNA)
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 25, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and college undergraduate students accepted to or currently enrolled at an accredited institutions of higher learning in degree programs in the fields of transportation logistics, supply-chain management, traffic management, transportation safety, and/or related transportation industry operations and services.
Boeing | TMCF HBCU Initiative
Sponsor: Boeing | TMCF
Amount: Up to $30,000
Closing Date: July 26, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at one of the Boeing HBCU priority schools (see website) who will be graduating between Winter 2022 and Spring 2023. Applicant must be majoring in Engineering, IT and Data Analytics, Finance/Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Environmental Health and Safety, or Facilities Management.
Scholarship System Scholarship
Sponsor: The Scholarship System
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 26, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a college or university for this upcoming fall. Applicant must submit a few shorts personal essays about their education.
Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Novus
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 29, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for college enrollment with a declared major in a science related field. Applicant must submit a complete application, a personal statement and a written statement on why they chose their field of study.
R&D Systems Scholarship
Sponsor: R&D Systems
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 29, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students in the U.S., Canada, and European countries enrolled or accepted for enrollment in undergraduate or graduate studies with a declared major in a science related field. Applicant must submit a completed application, a personal statement, and a written statement on why they chose their field of study.
$1,000 Scholarship: Have a Conversation and Disrupt Racism in Your Community
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 30, 2020
Description: You could win a $1,000 scholarship by starting a conversation with friends and family about how to disrupt racism in your community. We also will donate $1,000 to a Black-led, DoSomething-approved organization fighting for racial justice of the scholarship winner’s choosing. The recent wave of worldwide protests sparked by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, amidst others, highlight the injustices, fear, and violence that Black Americans face on a daily basis because of white supremacy. If you identify as Black: Share our self-care for young Black activists guide with a friend. If you identify as white or a non-Black person of color: Use our guide to start a conversation about disrupting racism with someone you care about. (Winner can donate their $1,000 scholarship winnings to the same organization if they choose.)
Tylenol Future Care Scholarship
Sponsor: Tylenol
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: July 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in a public health/health education, med school, nursing and/or pharmacy degree program.
ABC Law Centers Cerebral Palsy Scholarship
Sponsor: American Baby & Child Law Centers
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are seeking or in the process of completing higher education (either as an undergraduate or graduate student). Applicant must have cerebral palsy or have a family member with cerebral palsy.
Abrahamson & Uiterwyk Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Abrahamson & Uiterwyk
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the United States who are graduating high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to distracted driving.
AceableAgent Higher Education Scholarship
Sponsor: AceableAgent
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current university, post-graduate, community and technical college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay or video on what home is to them.
Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award
Sponsor: Auger & Auger Attorneys at Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with acceptance to an accredited school and current undergraduate students in the United States. Applicant must have a disability and a minimum GPA of 2.8.
Avonte Oquendo Memorial Scholarship for Autism
Sponsor: The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled during the Fall 2020 semester. Applicant or a close family member must have been diagnosed with a form of autism, including Asperger syndrome.
Buck Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Missouri Outdoor Communicators
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in Missouri who are interested in a career in outdoor communications.
Christopher W. Keysesr Scholarship
Sponsor: Keyser Law, P.A.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled in a four-year college or university in the United States with an interest in the legal or criminal justice fields. Applicants must major in or be actively pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice, Pre-Law Studies, English, History, Political Science, Journalism, Communications or Sociology. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to police conduct, undocumented immigrants, or the criminal justice system.
CouponChief.com Scholarship Program
Sponsor: CouponChief.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. residents enrolled in high school, college, or trade school. Applicant must submit a 2-5 minute video on saving money.
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Name at a Glance Tag
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending institutions of higher education in the U.S. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to Cystic Fibrosis. Applicant does not need to have Cystic Fibrosis.
DCCI Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities
Sponsor: Disability Credit Canada
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be enrolled in a full-time program of study in field of study in health care, criminal justice or community & social services at an accredited Canadian post-secondary college or university. Applicant must have a documented disability.
Deputy Scholarship for Women in Technology
Sponsor: Deputy
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to female undergraduate and graduate students who are studying computer science, technology, computer information systems, information technology, software engineering, cyber security, multimedia computing, or other technology majors/minors.
Dixie Belle Paint Company Scholarship
Sponsor: Dixie Belle Paint Company
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students who are citizens of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on how individual creativity leads to success.
First Step Scholarship
Sponsor: Sutliff & Stout
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending college during the fall. Applicant must submit an essay on distracted driving habits.
Flavor of the Month Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2026) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: Gen and Kelly Tanabe
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grades 9-12, college, or graduate school students who are legal U.S. residents. Applicant must submit an essay answering why they deserve the scholarship or their academic or career goals.
Geraldine “Polly’ Bednash Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing | CastleBranch
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in a baccalaureate or higher degree nursing program at an AACN member institution affiliated with CastleBranch (see link for details). Applicant must also have at least a 3.2 GPA in current program or at last school attended.
Jungle Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Jungle Scout
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States who are studying in the fields of Business, Computer Science or a related field.. Applicant must provide an elevator pitch for a SaaS or ecommerce related idea.
Kids Chance of Michigan Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Kids Chance of Michigan
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are residents of Michigan and have had a parent who sustained a catastrophic injury or fatality in a Michigan work related accident covered by workers’ compensation.
Lint Center for National Security Studies Scholarships
Sponsor: Lint Center for National Security Studies
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in programs leading to careers in national security.
Micklin Law Group Scholarship
Sponsor: The Micklin Law Group
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit a personal essay sharing their greatest strength and weakness.
Minecraft College Scholarship
Sponsor: Apex Hosting
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students who are U.S. citizens and carry at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on how the company can be a positive influence within their education and career development.
Naval Intelligence Essay Contest
Sponsor: U.S. Naval Institute | Naval Intelligence Professionals
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Contest is open to enlisted personnel – active duty, reserve and retired-from any the nation’s sea services. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to naval intelligence.
Online Learning Scholarship
Sponsor: The Best Schools
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited online degree program, or students taking at least 80% of their courses online. Applicant must submit an essay on how their online degree is helping them achieve their career goals.
Pass the Torch Teacher Scholarships
Sponsor: Teachers Test Prep
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are planning on becoming teachers. Applicant must submit a video sharing a story on a teacher who inspired them.
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Higher Education Program
Sponsor: Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to members of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma who are enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education for the Fall term.
Peterson’s Graduate Scholarship
Sponsor: Peterson’s
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 15 years of age. Unfortunately, residents of the state of Maine are not eligible to participate. Applicant must be planning on going to graduate school.
Platt Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Lincoln Forum
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
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 a given topic related to Abraham Lincoln.
Que Llueva Café Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicano Organizing and Research in Education (CORE)
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school, college bound, undocumented students of Chicano/Latino descent. Applicant must demonstrate financial need.
Scholarship for Special Educators
Sponsor: HIE Help Center
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who will be seeing or in the process of completing higher education at an institution in the United States in special education.
Self Lender Scholarship
Sponsor: Self Lender
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a two-year, four-year, or graduate program who are pursuing a degree in one of the following majors: business, finance, entrepreneurship, computer science, economics, accounting, or mathematics. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to credit history.
Social Justice Scholarship
Sponsor: Maxim Smith Family Law
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States who are interested in pursuing a college degree in social justice, immigration rights, civil rights, anti-harassment, gender, and women’s studies, or other programs that advance justice for all people.
Spirit of Giving Scholarship
Sponsor: Wine Country Gift Baskets
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the spirit of giving.
The Dream is Inclusive Scholarship
Sponsor: On Q Financial
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates who are legal residents of the United States and currently enrolled (or plan to enroll no later than the fall of 2025) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must be of Spanish, Russian, or Chinese heritage/descent. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to inclusivity.
Trust Fund Higher Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Delaware Tribe of Indians
Amount: $400
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Delaware Tribal members attending college. Applicant must have at least a 2.7 GPA in the last semester they attended.
TTCAD Scholarship
Sponsor: Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Association of Delaware
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to 2020 high school graduates from Delaware who are of Caribbean descent.
USABA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: United States Association of Blind Athletes
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or enrolling in a two-year or four-year college, university or technical school as a full-time student. Applicant must be a USABA member and legally blind. The scholarship will be awarded to one male and one female athlete.
Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship
Sponsor: Wings Over Housing Airshow
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Texas students who have completed at least one academic year of full-time college work and who are working towards a career that is associated with aviation or aerospace.
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