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 November and December 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 32 scholarships for Saturday, November 22, 2025.
Americanism Essay Contest
Sponsor: Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Contest is open to students in grades seven through 12 (or equivalent). Applicant must be sponsored by a branch of the Fleet Reserve Association or a unit of the Ladies Auxiliary. Applicant must submit an essay on the theme, “America at 250 Years: What Does it mean to Me?”
APhA Foundation Student Scholarship Programs
Sponsor: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,750
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to Pharmacy students who have completed at least one academic year in the professional sequence of courses with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 in professional coursework during pharmacy school. Applicant must also be an active member in the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).
Barbara Lotze Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in physics teacher preparation curricula and high school seniors entering such programs.
Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org
Amount: $25,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students of all education levels, states, fields of study, and GPA. Applicant must create a Bold.org account and create a “bold” profile – bold does not mean “best,” or “most accomplished.” Being bold means being earnest, determined, and moving.
Bimbo Bakeries Student Professional Development Program
Sponsor: Bimbo Bakeries | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to African American college sophomores and juniors who are majoring in a program associated with Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Science, or Technology. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and preference will be given to students attending a HBCU.
DefensiveDriving.com Scholarship
Sponsor: DefensiveDriving.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must respond to the following prompt: “#5YEARDRIVE- Picture your life 5 years down the road. Where do want to be in your career, studying, or training? What is something you did this year that will help you achieve those goals? Tell your story with #5YEARDRIVEand @ us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter”
Future Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: Forte Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate women who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must fill out a short form.
Hagan Scholarships
Sponsor: Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester (for up to eight (8) consecutive semesters)
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have attended a public high school located in the United States that is governed by a school district. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and the gross household income reported for 2024 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $100,000.
HBCU Connect Minority Scholarship Program
Sponsor: HBCUConnect.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students who are current college students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
Sponsor: ASCAP
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Award is open to young composers who are at least 13 years of age, a US citizen, US permanent resident, or enrolled student with a valid and current US student visa, AND under the age of 30 as of December 1, 2025
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Cochran Firm
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to social media and civil rights.
Kenley Farrell Essay Contest
Sponsor: Hatfield Spraying Service | Michigan Mosquito Control Association
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are Michigan residents whose project/work promotes a better understanding of Michigan’s mosquito population or improvements in operational mosquito control; for example, projects considered for a grant could involve introducing, expanding, enhancing mosquito biological and/or physical controls, or implementing new industry technologies such as data processing and analysis.
Legacy of Judge Edward Rodgers Scholarship
Sponsor: GED Lawyers, LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in college, university, or graduate school (including law school) who have residency in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on what Judge Edward Rodgers means to them. Judge Edward Rodgers was the first African American prosecutor and judge in Palm Beach County and Riviera Beach City Council member. Rodgers died in 2018 at age 91.
National American Indian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and post graduate students who are studying Nursing and are 1/4 American Indian, enrolled in a tribe.
Reducing Drunk Driving in Our Communities Scholarship
Sponsor: Shelly Leeke Law Firm
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: December 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to enrolled and accepted undergraduate and graduate students in the United States who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay with suggestions for curbing drunk driving in their communities.
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