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 May, June, and July 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 70 scholarships for Saturday, May 18, 2024.
First Literacy Scholarship
Sponsor: First Literacy
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 23, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to recent graduates of Massachusetts Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English language programs who are continuing on to vocational training (including certificate programs) or higher education.
Andrea R. Lacy “Grit Award” Scholarship
Sponsor: Luv’s Brownies
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 27, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have maintained an overall average GPA of 3.0 and have demonstrated academic promise and continuous GPA improvement during high school. Applicant should have a track record of community service as well as demonstrated financial need. Applicant must submit an essay describing their “grit story” and two letters of recommendation.
Association of the United States Army Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of the United States Army
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 27, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to enlisted soldiers currently serving in the active Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard of any rank OR honorably discharged enlisted soldiers from any component of the total Army. Applicant must have acceptance at an accredited college or university. There are multiple scholarships – see website for details.
AFCCE Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college students undertaking a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university with a major in engineering or science and related to the telecommunications field.
AHIMA Foundation Merit Scholarships
Sponsor: AHIMA Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current members of AHIMA who are studying Health Informatics or Health Information Management.
Allan H. Selig Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $2,500 annually, renewable each year for a total of $10,000 over four years
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from a Wisconsin High School Class of 2024 and accepted to a college or university based in the State of Wisconsin.
Anthem Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
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.
APWU Scholarships
Sponsor: American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who are children or grandchildren (including stepchildren or legally adopted children) of an active member, Retirees Department member, or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union.
Artistic Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing a major in the visual/performing arts (film, theatre, fashion, photography, graphic design, dance, music, journalism, mass communications, etc.). Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Bar Association of San Francisco
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to qualified students from minority groups underrepresented in law schools who attend one of the Law Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Beauty Changes Lives Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to prospective and current cosmetology students. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to students identifying as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
Breakfast Battle Scholarship
Sponsor: CollegExpress
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students 13+ who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must answer the following prompt in just one sentence: “Which do you prefer, pancakes or waffles?”
C.I.P. Scholarship
Sponsor: College is Power
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students age 17 years of age and older who plan to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or who are currently enrolled in a program of higher education. Applicant must submit an online form and a short essay on their primary goal for going to school.
CABAA Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are studying aviation. Preference will be given to students from the Chicagoland/Illinois area.
Catholic College Scholarship
Sponsor: Catholic College Info
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who plan on attending a Catholic college or university.
Christian Connector Scholarship
Sponsor: Christian Connector
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students with plans to enroll for the first time as a full-time student at a Christ-centered Christian college or Bible college within 16 months.
Courage to Grow Scholarship
Sponsor: Courage To Grow
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
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.
CVS Health Foundation Health Care Careers Scholarship
Sponsor: CVS | UNCF
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to rising college juniors who are Black or Latinx. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career in the health care sector.
DMI Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDPRB)
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students (sophomore through senior) enrolled in college/university programs that emphasize diary. Majors can include communications/public relations, journalism, marketing, business, economics, nutrition, food science, and Ag education.
Fadel Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Fadel Educational Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students are who Muslim and U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Fifth Month Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 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 who are currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must “write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important.”
First Responders Children’s Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: First Responders Children’s Foundation
Amount: Up to $6,250
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to biological, adopted, or step-children of a police officers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, or 911 dispatchers. Applicant must be an incoming or current full-time college student pursuing a bachelor’s associate’s, certificate, graduate, or law degree.
Fishing Heritage Scholarship
Sponsor: Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to descendants of a licensed California commercial fisherman, descendants of the current spouse of a licensed California commercial fisherman, or holder of a valid California commercial fishing license or worked on a vessel licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game for at least the past five years. San Luis Obispo County qualified applicants will have priority of the available scholarship funds.
Fourth Circuit Essay Contest
Sponsor: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to current students in grades 6 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Has the decision in Brown, viewed through the lens of 2024, achieved its purpose of ensuring equal opportunity in public education?”
Full Circle Scholarship
Sponsor: American Indian College Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to any post-secondary (after high school) student who is an enrolled member of a U.S. Federal or state Recognized Tribe or who can prove being a descendant of an enrolled parent or grandparent. Recipients must be enrolled full-time in an accredited tribal, public or private (non-profit) institution.
Georgelis Larsen & Sabatino Scholarship
Sponsor: Georgelis Larsen & Sabatino Injury Law Firm, P.C.
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in, or preparing to attend imminently, a law school within the United States during the upcoming fall academic term. Applicant must submit an essay one one of the following prompts: ” a. What are the three biggest political and/or non-political threats, existential or not, facing the United States of America today? b. What are the best social, economic, cultural, governmental, institutional, etc. pathways forward to successfully overcome and emerge from these threats as a unified nation?”
Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must have demonstrated visionary leadership abilities through innovative means.
Hayek Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Mont Pelerin Society
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to individuals 36 years old or younger. Applicant must submit an essay on a quote from Hayek.
HFA Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Hemophilia Federation of America
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students clinically diagnosed with hemophilia or von Wilebrand disease. Applicant must be a high school senior, high school graduate or GED recipient, or current college students.
HRI Scholarships
Sponsor: Horticultural Research Institute (HRI)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to students majoring in landscape, horticulture, or related majors. Students should visit website for specific requirements as the organization offers multiple scholarships with different requirements.
ILMA Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled full-time during the upcoming academic year. Preference will be given to students majoring in Math, Science, and Engineering.
InfuCare Rx Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Scholarship
Sponsor: InfuCare Rx
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students with an eligible diagnosis (Hemophilia A/B) and symptomatic carries, Von Willebrand Disease (vWD), or rare factor deficiencies. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA.
Intellia Therapeutics UNCF Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Intellia Therapeutics | UNCF
Amount: $5,416
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to African American/Black, LatinX and Indigenous/Native American students who are current undergraduate students and majoring in a life science field.
Iowa Merit Awards for Dramatic Performance
Sponsor: Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Iowa high school students (grades 10-12) in good standing who are studying drama.
James Beckum – Player/Coach Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to attend or are current attending a college or university in Wisconsin. Applicant must complete at least 12 credits each semester and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.
Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship
Sponsor: Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who exemplifies Jayda’s attributes: hard work, benevolence and determination against all odds.
Jessica Beth Schwartz Scholarship
Sponsor: Gift of Life Donor Program
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who reside in the eastern half of Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey or Delaware. Applicant must be an organ transplant recipient and be under the age of 25.
Juno Scholarship
Sponsor: Juno
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are at least the age of majority in their state (which is eighteen (18) years of age in most states, but 19 in Nebraska and Alabama and 21 in Mississippi). Applicant must fill out a very short form.
Kelvin D. Isom II Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Poise Foundation
Amount: $250
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen in good academic standing who are/will be attending a four-year college or university in Western Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, or Washington, D.C. Preference will be given to those who have at least a 3.0 GPA and/or are low income. African American students are encouraged to apply.
Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship. Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled in the fall. Applicant must have had a parent or guardian who has passed away due to alcohol, drug, or prescription drug abuse.
Mary Naegeli Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Montana Tree Farm System
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Montana enrolled (for the first time) or attending any accredited institution of higher education, on a full-time basis with a demonstrated interest in forestry.
Mid-America Weary Scholarship
Sponsor: Mid-America Cable Telecommunications Association | Weary Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to cable industry employees, their spouses and children in the Mid-America region (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas). Applicant must be at least a high school senior or eligible to enroll in college or currently enrolled in at least 12 hours.
Model A Youth Restoration Award
Sponsor: Model A Ford Club of America, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Award is open to individuals between 12 and 22 years of age who own or possess a Model A or AA Ford and are restoring his or her Model A.
National Presbyterian College Scholarship
Sponsor: Presbyterian Mission Agency
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) members entering college in fall 2024 at a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) related college or university.
NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or Washington, DC. Applicant must have a career objective in of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)
NHHEAF Network Scholarship
Sponsor: The NHHEAF Network
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to New Hampshire residents who are current college students who will be returning as an undergraduate (non-freshmen) in the fall. Applicant must be able to demonstrate financial need and have at least a 2.5 GPA.
Nitro Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 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.
Omega Phi Beta Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Omega Phi Beta Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship iso pen to incoming and current college women who are studying a STEAM field.
Owens Corning Building Futures Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | The Owens Corning Foundation
Amount: Up to $4,250
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college students who are Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident in an approved zip code of one of the following cities: Compton, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Fairburn, Georgia; Savanna, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Tennessee; or Houston, Texas.
Pre Doctoral Scholarship
Sponsor: National Dental Association Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year dental students in good academic standing who have financial need. Applicant must be an SNDA member.
Protestant Faith Based College Scholarship Drawing
Sponsor: FaithBasedCollege
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship drawing is open to students 13 years of age or older who will request Faith Based college or university information, as well as those planning or considering attending a Faith Based college or university are eligible for the drawing.
Robert J. Trace Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Legion – Department of Pennsylvania
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students 15 to 18 years of age who reside within the state of Pennsylvania. Applicant must be a child or grandchild of a Pennsylvania Legionnaire, decease Pennsylvania Legionnaire, or a child of a Pennsylvania soldier who was killed as a result of the war on terrorism.
Sallie Mae Monthly Sweepstakes
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside and who are students, parents, guidance counselors, or financial aid officers at the time of entry. Applicant must complete an online registration form.
San Diego County Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation Grants
Sponsor: San Diego County Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors in San Diego County who plan to attend an accredited college in San Diego County.
Save San Francisco Cyclists Scholarship
Sponsor: Law Offices of Matthew J. Quinlan
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Bay Area residents (San Francisco or city within 50 miles thereof). Applicant must submit an essay describing a new and creative way to reduce bicycle accidents or improve cyclists safety in San Francisco.
Scholarship Detective Launch Scholarship
Sponsor: Scholarship Detective
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current 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: May 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.
Seasons in Malibu Scholarship
Sponsor: Seasons in Malibu
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who want to become a mental health professional. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to mental health.
Second Career Scholarship
Sponsor: Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a mortuary science program at an ABFSE accredited school in North America who is not related to an owner of a funeral home currently in operation.
Semper Solaris Scholarship – Graduating High School Seniors
Sponsor: Semper Solaris
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “How do you see Solar Power changing our country in the future?”
Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: American Sheep Industry Association
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students involved in sheep and/or wool research in such areas as animal science, agriculture economics or veterinary medicine.
Smarter College Scholarship
Sponsor: Smarter College
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, age 17 or older at the time of entry.
Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Pfizer Hemophilia
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who have been diagnosed with hemophilia A or hemophilia B.
Stop the Bleed Scholarship
Sponsor: Stop the Bleed
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to “Stop the Bleed.”
Sugarlash Pro Cosmetology/Esthetics Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Sugarlash
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited school/institution cosmetology/esthetics program, leading to licensure in the U.S. or Canada.
The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 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.
Trey Porter Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Trey Porter Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students attending Canadian and American college and universities. Applicant must submit an essay on how they plan to make their community a better place after graduation.
Vincent Bennett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation
Amount: $20,000 over four years
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen who are children of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
We Rise LGBTQ Scholarship
Sponsor: Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBTQ+ students for post-high school education (including but not limited to trade and technical degrees or certificates, and Associate and Bachelor’s degrees). Applicant must be from the San Francisco Bay Area
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