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 56 scholarships for Saturday, May 23, 2020.
National Hazing Prevention Week Essay Competition
Sponsor: HazingPrevention.org
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2020
Description: Competition is open to high school students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given theme related to hazing.
The Right to Vote Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2020
Description: Contest is open to current students in grades 9 through 12 from Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to exercising the right to vote.
Cabaniss Johnston Scholarship
Sponsor: Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas and O’Neal
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: June 5, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to academically outstanding second-year law students who are Alabama residents.
Fleming College Scholarship
Sponsor: Michael P. Fleming & Associates, P.C.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 5, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on smartphones and how it impacts them while they are behind the wheel.
Goodwin & Scieska Innovation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Law Offices of Goodwin & Scieszka
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 5, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current law students at an accredited law school within the U.S. or at an accredited undergraduate university planning to attend law school. Applicant must have at least a 2.8 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on one of two given prompts related to attorneys.
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: June 5, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to student athletes who have achieved in their last year of varsity-level intercollegiate spring athletics at an NCAA school. Applicant must be nominated by the faculty athletic representative or athletic director and be enrolling as a full- or part-time graduate students. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.
Out to Innovate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Organization of Lesbian and Gay Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc.
Amount: UP to $5,000
Closing Date: June 6, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) programs who are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an active ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
GAPA Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Gay Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA) Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 7, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college students who express activism in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) and/or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities; however, applicants do not need to identify as either to apply. Preference will be given to those who identify as both API and LGBTQ. There is no citizenship requirement, however student must be attending a U.S. accredited institution.
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Sponsor: National Inventors Hall of Fame
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 8, 2020
Description: Competition is open to students enrolled as full-time students in any U.S. college or university for at least part of the 12 months prior to entry. Contestants can enter as an individual or a team. Contestants must submit an original idea or work product.
Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack & Jill of America Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 8, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American students who are graduating high school seniors. Applicant must become and maintain full-time status at an accredited, four-year post secondary institution beginning in the fall of 2020 and be working towards a bachelor’s degree.
Stuck at Prom Scholarship
Sponsor: ShurTech Brands, LLC
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: June 8, 2020
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the Untied States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all U.S. territories and possessions (excluding Arizona, Maryland, Tennessee, Vermont, and Colorado) who are at least 14 years of age at the time of entry. Contestant must create and wear their original and unique promwear using Duck brand duct tap and/or Duck brand crafting tape.
API Study Abroad and Intern Abroad Scholarships
Sponsor: API Study Abroad
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 10, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to API program participants. There are multiple scholarships with specific requirements – see website for details. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships specifically open to community college students, military veterans, non-traditional students, students with disabilities, minority students, LGBTQ students, STEM majors, and student athletes.
NAFB Scholarship Program
Sponsor: NAFB Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: June 10, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students for the Fall 2020 semester who are enrolled in or transferring to an agricultural communications curriculum. Strong consideration will be given to candidates with concentration and/or application in broadcast media.
$1,500 Easy Scholarship: Give a Friend a Digital Road Safety Card
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: June 12, 2020
Description: You could win an easy $1,500 scholarship by sharing a digital card to help a friend stay safe on the road. About 6 out of 10 teen crashes involve distracted driving, but 81% of people say they’d be less likely to drive distracted if their close friends and family encouraged them not to. Take our Road Safety quiz to receive a customized digital road safety card (or one you can print). Then share the card with a friend to keep them safe while traveling to your favorite spots together when this is over. You’ll protect your friends *and* enter for a chance at a $1,500 scholarship. Win-win!
Railway Supply Institute Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Railway Supply Institute
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 12, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to children or dependents of current employees whose company is a member of the Railway Supply Institute. Applicant must currently be enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited post-secondary institution with at least sophomore status.
Advancement of Women in Sports & Entertainment Scholarship
Sponsor: The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 14, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to female undergraduate or graduate students who are majoring in Public Relations, Communication, Media Studies, Marketing or Journalism. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States and have a desire to work in the entertainment or sports industry.
Tennessee Society of CPAs Educational and Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Tennessee Society of CPAs
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: June 14, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Tennessee and attending a Tennessee college or university and majoring in accounting. Applicant must be attending college during the 2020-21 school year and have already completed introductory accounting courses.
AmericanMuscle Automotive Scholarships
Sponsor: AmericanMuscle
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who are pursuing an automotive degree or related field of study.
AmericanTrucks Student Scholarships
Sponsor: AmericanTrucks
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited United States technical institute, secondary votech or tuition bearing apprenticeship program in he traditional building trades (e.g. carpentry, HVAC, electrical or related fields of study.
Auto Safety and Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Rosenberg & Gluck, L.L.P.
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted and current college students attending a four-year college or university with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay about whether technological advancements in motor vehicles have improved the safety of the driving public or created more distractions, and therefore, more risk.
Blass Law Teen Responsibility Scholarship
Sponsor: Blass Law
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a cour-year college or university with at least a 3.05 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the dangers of driving while intoxicate.
Chapman Albin Scholarship for Law Students
Sponsor: Chapman | Albin
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to law school students who are accepted to attend or are currently attending a law school in the U.S. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen an at least 18 years old. Applicant must answer the essay question: “If you could defend one super villain or prosecute one superhero in a court of law, who would it be?”
CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Amount: Up to $18,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshmen and sophomores who are at least 18 years of age and U.S. citizens. Applicant must have financial need. Applicants selected for the program will complete work sessions during each summer break in Washington, D.C. If selected, student will be given an annual salary, benefits package and up to $18,000 per calendar year for tuition, mandatory fees, books and supplies.
Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)
Sponsor: Optimist International
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Quebec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Applicant must be deaf or hard of hearing. Closing date is the national closing date. Applicant should contact local Optimist Club for specific date.
Community Service Scholarship
Sponsor: Morris Bart, LLC
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled or accepted to attend an accredited college or university in the fall. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and a history of community service, volunteerism or fundraising in their community. Applicant must submit an essay on, “what is the meaning of service?”
Community Superhero Scholarship
Sponsor: D. Miller & Associates, PLLC
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college or university. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and demonstrable history of community service and volunteerism. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic, “How are you a superhero in your community?”
Dangers of Vaping Scholarship
Sponsor: Pintas & Mullins Law Firm
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted or enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to vaping.
DUI Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: McKenzie Law Firm, P.C.
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay discussing why people still engage in drunk driving, despite the risks.
ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship
Sponsor: ExtremeTerrain
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are/will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems during the fall term.
Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors Scholarship
Sponsor: Feldco Factory Direct
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled in a college/university in 2020. Applicant must submit an essay on how their family contributed to who they are today.
First Generation College Student Scholarship
Sponsor: The Kryder Law Group, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are first generation college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to being a first generation college student.
Global Lift Equipment Scholarship
Sponsor: Global Lift Equipment
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning on attending a post-secondary institution in Canada or the U.S. in the fall of 2020. Applicant must submit a short story of 2,000 words or less from the viewpoint of an inanimate object.
GoFoodservice Scholarship
Sponsor: GoFoodservice
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college at the start of next school year and students who are currently enrolled in a Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management program.
Heart Disease Scholarship
Sponsor: Berger and Green
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S. who has been diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect.
Indiana Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Indiana Garden Club
Amount: Minimum of $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Applicant must be majoring in ecology, horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture, conservation, botany, forestry, agriculture, earth sciences, arboriculture, food science, forest ecosystems, plant pathology, or plant sciences.
Indianapolis PFLAG Scholarships
Sponsor: Indianapolis PFLAG
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Indiana who are graduating high school seniors or current college students who self-identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, or queer or an ally. Applicant must demonstrate past or present service tot he LGBTQ+ community.
ISAC Grant Programs
Sponsor: Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Grants are open to residents of Illinois who are enrolled at least half-time at an ISAC-approved Illinois two- or four-year college. There is a grant available to dependents of police or fire officers and dependents of correctional officers. This deadline is only for summer term consideration.
John D. Spurling OBE Scholarship
Sponsor: American Kennel Club Humane Fund
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in courses of study that contribute to the well-being of dogs and responsible pet ownership. Individuals pursuing studies in veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, physical therapy, animal care, animal behavior, groom and training, may be eligible for the grant.
Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: Console & Hollawell, PC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and anyone currently pursuing or accepted into a legal program.
May E. Tisdale Scholarship
Sponsor: Order of United Commercial Travelers of America (UCT)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are members or children or grandchildren of The Order of United Commercial Travelers of America.
Narrative Prize
Sponsor: Narrative
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Contest is open to anyone with a talent for writing. Contestant can submit a short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction.
Neal Davis Law Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Neal Davis Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the United States who are registered at a U.S. college or university. Applicant must give a legal argument on why you are for or against a convicted felon having the right to vote or bear arms.
Ocean Awareness Student Contest
Sponsor: From the Bow Seat
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Contest is open to middle and high school students from around the world between the ages of 11 and 18 years of age. Applicant must focus on this year theme of “Climate Hope: Transforming Crisis” and submit a piece of art, poetry, prose, film or music on this year’s theme. In addition to the general contest, there are specific awards for students from Florida and Massachusetts.
Parrish Law Firm Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: Parrish Law Firm, PLLC
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current enrolled and admitted college students who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on how they plan to use their college education to help others, innovate, and change the world.
Scholarships4mom.net Scholarship
Sponsor: Scholarships4Moms.net
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents who are at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled, or will be enrolled within the next three months, in a college or university in the United States. Applicant must be a mother or an expectant mother.
School’s Out Scholarship
Sponsor: Tutoring Club
Amount: $350
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades and living in the following areas of Texas: Alvin ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Deer Park ISD, Dickinson ISD, Friendswood ISD, Galveston ISD, Hitchcock ISD, LaPorte ISD, Pasadena ISD, Pearland ISD, or Texas City ISD. Applicant must submit an essay on their favorite part of this school year.
Stop-Painting.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Stop-Painting.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to all students currently enrolled at an accredited college, university, or related program. Applicant must submit a completed application and an essay on a given topic related to organization.
Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship
Sponsor: John Foy & Associates
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been affected by leukemia, either by being diagnosed themselves or someone they loved being diagnosed with leukemia. Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university as an undergraduate or is an incoming freshmen at an accredited institution in the United States.
Student Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Hawaii Education Association
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to student teachers intending to teach in the Hawaii State Department of Education and who are enrolled in a State Approved Teacher Education Program as a full-time undergraduate or post baccalaureate candidate in any state-approved or nationally accredited institution of higher learning in the upcoming academic year.
TechChecks Business Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: TechChecks
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming students for Fall 2020 who will be working towards their MBA or any other field that emphasizes business or marketing. Preference will be given to applicants who are female, have a disability, or belong to a minority group.
Towel Supercenter College Scholarship
Sponsor: Towel Supercenter
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolling as a freshman for the first time in the Fall semester. Applicant must submit a personal essay on one of five given prompts.
Twiddy & Co. Scholarships
Sponsor: Twiddy
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s or master’s program in a hospitality-related discipline such as business, statistics, hospitality or spa management, and pursuing a hospitality management, leadership hospitality entrepreneurial-related career.
University Frames Scholarship
Sponsor: University Frames
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time college juniors and seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on their future goals and an essay on important lessons they have learned in school.
Veterans & Military Family Scholarship
Sponsor: George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted or currently enrolled college students who are currently serving in the military, honorably discharged, or have an active duty or retired military spouse or parent.
WCB Scholarships
Sponsor: Washington Council of the Blind (WCB)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to blind students who are accepted or enrolled in college or vocational/technical school students and are residents of Washington State. Applicant must be legally blind in both eyes.
Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship
Sponsor: Wings Over Housing Airshow
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 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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