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 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 30 scholarships for Saturday, November 7, 2020.
HACU – Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | Hispanic Assoiation of Colleges & Universities
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: November 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college students currently attending a HACU member institution with at least a 2.5 GPA.
$1,000 Easy Scholarship: Share Your Tips on How to Manage Stress During Election Season & COVID-19
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: You could win an easy $1,000 scholarship by sharing anti-stress tips to support your friends and other students. Between COVID-19, the election, distance learning, and more, students are more stressed out than ever. Here’s how you can help: take 2 minutes and share your tips on how you manage stress. Your tips will be added to a crowdsourced guide on fighting student stress that’s by young people, for young people. You’ll make an impact on others’ mental and emotional wellbeing, you and you’ll be automatically entered to win a $1,000 scholarship. Let’s Do This.
$1,500 Easy Scholarship: Use a Greener Way to Travel for a Day
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: You could win an easy $1,500 scholarship just by using an environmentally sustainable way to commute to school, work, or another place you commonly visit. Just answer 5 easy questions about how you normally get around and we’ll give you a greener way to travel (like cycling, walking, or carpooling), plus an easy way to calculate just how much carbon dioxide you’d save from being emitted into the atmosphere. Upload a photo of your greener commute. You’ll fight global climate change *and* enter to win a $1,500 scholarship!
$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.
Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Cappex
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students in the United States who are/will be enrolled in college within the next 12 months. Applicant must create a Cappex profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular activities, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Cappex for scholarships.
Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Sponsor: Discover Financial Services
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must sign up to receive helpful tips on planning and paying for college and they will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
National CPR Foundation Healthcare and Education Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National CPR Foundation
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are at least 18 years of age and have a minimum GPA of 2.8. Applicant must be currently or planning to be enrolled in school majoring in a healthcare or education-related field.
Nitro College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
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 during the 2020-2021 school year. Applicant must complete a scholarship survey, and answer three short-answer questions.
Plan for College Sweepstakes
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
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.
School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
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.
The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
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.
Law School Scholarship
Sponsor: Lamber & Goodnow Injury Law Team
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students either applying to law school for enrollment the following year or students currently enrolled in law school and will continue to be enrolled in law school through the following academic year.
Medical School Scholarship
Sponsor: Lamber & Goodnow Injury Law Team
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students either applying to medical school for enrollment the following academic year or students currently enrolled in medical school and will remain enrolled in medical school through the following academic year.
National Eagle Scout Association Scholarships
Sponsor: National Eagle Scout Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors through college juniors who are Eagle Scouts.
Native American Natural Resource Research Scholarship
Sponsor: Intertribal Timber Council | USDA Forest Service Southern and Pacific Northwest Research Stations
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Native American students who are planning or currently conducting tribally relevant research in a natural resource issue.
Nextiva Business Scholarship
Sponsor: Nextiva
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students with at least a 3.0 GPA and plans to major in a business or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) program.
NPPF Scholarship
Sponsor: National Press Photographers Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S. or Canada or have been accepted at a four-year institution. Applicant must provide evidence for an aptitude for photojournalism as well as academic ability and financial need.
Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Lamber & Goodnow Injury Law Team
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are/will be enrolled in a nursing program and will be enrolled through the following academic year.
Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist Scholarship
Sponsor: Lamber & Goodnow Injury Law Team
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students either applying for a physical therapy or occupational therapy academic program for enrollment the following year or currently enrolled in this type of program and will remain enrolled through the following academic year.
Scholarship for At Risk Youth
Sponsor: Carr & Weatherby LLP
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current students enrolled in an accredited college or university within the United States. Applicant must be homeless or have experienced homelessness, including at-risk, foster care and/or youth with critical financial needs.
SMART Scholarship Program for Service
Sponsor: Department of Defense
Amount: Up to $38,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a degree in a STEM discipline. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. Applicant be able to complete at least one summer internship at a Department of Defense facility.
Sonlight Scholarship
Sponsor: Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to homeschool students beginning college in 2021 who have purchased and used five full Sonlight Curriculum History/Bible/Literature programs.
Steckol and Stanley Awards
Sponsor: Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a speech-language pathology or audiology training program. Applicant must be a KSHA student member.
Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Stegall Charitable Educational Foundation
Amount: $500
Closing Date: December 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.
Ted Rolins Eco Scholarship
Sponsor: Ted Rollins Eco Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in at least 10 credit hours during Spring 2021 as an undergraduate student and is majoring (or plan to major) in a field related to sustainability.
Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships
Sponsor: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate engineering or engineering technology program recognized by ASHRAE. There are multiple scholarships available, including a scholarship exclusively for women.
USBC Youth Scholarships
Sponsor: United States Bowling Congress
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarships are open to students who are members of USBC and active bowlers. Multiple scholarships available with different eligibility requirements, including scholarships open specifically to males or females – see website for detail.
WBDI College Scholarships
Sponsor: Women Band Directors International
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current female college students who are preparing to be band directors.
Women in Business Scholarship
Sponsor: Expo Marketing
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to women who are current undergraduate students pursuing a career in business. Applicant must submit an essay on a defining moment when the student knew they wanted to pursue a career in business.
Worthy Women’s Professional Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: Worthy
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: December 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to continuing education professional studies students who identify as a female and are over the age of 30.
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