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 October and 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 45 scholarships for Saturday, October 12, 2024.
Aspiriant Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards, Inc.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: October 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an undergraduate or certificate-level CFP Board Registered Program. Applicant must also be from an underrepresented population within the financial planning profession in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation, AND/OR must have a demonstrated financial need, as explained in an essay to be submitted during the application process.
EA Madden Scholarship Program
Sponsor: EA Sports | UNCF
Amount: Up to $12,000
Closing Date: October 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who attend specific HBCUs (see website for list of eligible colleges). Scholarship is open to all majors with a preference for computer science, software engineering, interactive entertainment, game design and art.
NEWH | Orange County Region Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Orange County Region Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 18, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in the California counties of San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Imperial. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)
Adidas Black and Latinx Community Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UNCF | Adidas
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: October 21, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are African American/Black and/or LatinX. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA and will be enrolling as a full-time, first-year student in the fall at an accredited postsecondary institution.
Ruby L. Bailey Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: October 21, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Black students who are currently attending a HBCU with at least a 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to candidates who are single parents or a child of a single parent household.
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)
Sponsor: National Center for Women & Information Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 29, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. high school and college women with an interest in computing and technology. College students must attend an NCWIT Academic Alliance institution and major or minor in computing.
ACFEF Scholarships for Apprenticeship, Certificate and Post-Secondary Degree Programs
Sponsor: American Culinary Federation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to exemplary students who are currently enrolled in an accredited, post-secondary college, with a major in either culinary or pastry arts, or be an ACFEF registered apprentice.
Advertisemint Scholarship
Sponsor: Advertisemint
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are at least 25 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given prompts related to AI, TikTok, or marketing.
AFCCE Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 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.
Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Ahmanson Family Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member school and are from greater Los Angeles, California.
American Bullion Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Bullion, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university within the United States who are legal residents of the United States or hold a valid U.S. student visa. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to gold.
Angela and Reginald Goins Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: Angela and Reginal Goins | UNCF
Amount: Up to $4,500
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students attending a four-year HBCU. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident of New York City, Chicago or metro Detroit.
Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.
Bat Conservation International Scholarships
Sponsor: Bat Conservation International
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are registered and in good standing with a recognized academic institution. Applicant must submit a proposal for research on bats.
Beauty Changes Lives Scholarships
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current cosmetology students. There are multiple scholarships – see website for details.
Black and Latino Men Read Essay Contest
Sponsor: Tate’s Consultant Services, LLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to Black and Latino young men, 14 years of age or older, who are enrolled in either a high school, community college/ and/or four-year college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Write about a fictional character or a person in a nonfiction book who faced a challenging obstacle. Describe both the efforts the person took to overcome the obstacle and the lessons learned. Would you have handled the obstacle the same way or differently?”
Cash for Learning Scholarship
Sponsor: National Council of Jewish Women | Los Angeles
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to low to moderate-income female heads of household. To be eligible, applicant must be a current or recent participant in one of their program services.
Chemistry Scholarship
Sponsor: BOC Sciences
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. students majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology, or other chemistry-related sciences.
Combating Campus Issues Scholarship
Sponsor: Goldstein & Bashner
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to all students enrolled in a community college, junior college, undergrad or graduate institution located anywhere in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay explaining how they will raise public awareness about combating issues they have experienced on campus.
Courage to Grow Scholarship
Sponsor: Courage To Grow
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: October 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.
Diamond Hill Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Diamond Hill
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students enrolled full-time with at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be a student who is either an Ohio resident enrolled at any accredited college or university OR any student attending an Ohio university or college full-time.
Dyslexia/Auditory Processing Disorder Scholarship
Sponsor: Gemm Learning
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in college during fall and who have dyslexia. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to living with dyslexia.
Encouraging Diversity Scholarship
Sponsor: DP Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who will be enrolled during the Spring semester. Applicant must be a minority and be a pre-law or law school student.
F.A. Davis Nursing Scholarships
Sponsor: F.A. Davis Company
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the United States and Canada who are enrolled in a Nursing program and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Feed Your Future Scholarship
Sponsor: AGCareers
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States and Canada who have at least one semester of school left. Applicant must create a profile and upload their resume on this agriculture and food site.
General Prize Essay Contest
Sponsor: U.S. Naval Institute
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to all persons eligible for membership (including those already members) in the institute. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the U.S. Naval Institute’s mission.
George and Betty Stack Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: $4,400.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are residents of South Carolina. Preference will be given to residents of Calhoun County and Greenville County.
George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest
Sponsor: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 1-12, including home-schooled students. Student must submit a piece of art on a given topic related to North American game birds or animals that may be legally hunted or trapped.
Good Lawyers/Good People Scholarship
Sponsor: Simeone & Miller LLP
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled or accepted as an undergraduate or law student. Applicant must submit a written statement or video presentation describing the value of using the law to improve people’s lives.
Good Works Scholarship
Sponsor: Karin Riley Porter – Virginia Criminal Defense Attorney
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to all undergraduate, graduate, and law school students, as well as incoming college freshmen at an accredited U.S. educational institution with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on their leadership and dedication to giving back to the community.
Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest
Sponsor: Optimum and TelevisaUnivision
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who attend school in an Optimum serviceable area of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia. Applicant must be enrolled in the 6th-12th grade. In 500 words or less, choose a person, cultural experience, celebration, or tradition that has helped you to connect to Hispanic culture and explain what that means to you. Note: Applicant does not need to identify as Hispanic.
International High School Essay Contest
Sponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college-bound high school seniors. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What impact do you believe that Social Media is having On Mental Health and Why is it Important to Address this issue?”
K18 Hair Freedom for All Scholarship
Sponsor: K18 | Professional Beauty Association
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to student currently enrolled in and attending an accredited cosmetology program in the U.S. resulting in a cosmetology license or a licensed professional currently working as a cosmetology professional. Applicant must come from the following BIPOC communities: Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
Medical Education Scholarship
Sponsor: American Medical Women’s Association
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to women currently enrolled in medical school.
Micklin Law Group Scholarship
Sponsor: The Micklin Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be attending college in the fall. Applicant must submit a personal essay sharing their greatest strength and weakness.
Money Metals Exchange Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Money Metals Exchange
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college and graduate students with an interest in economics, specifically the tradition of the Austrian school. However, students do not need to be an economic major to be eligible. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the economy.
National DHIA Scholarship for Veterinary Students
Sponsor: National DHIA
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a college of veterinary medicine in the United States which is accredited by the AVMA Council on Education. Applicant must be in their third or fourth year of the program and must have a declared a track or emphasis area.
National Scholarship for College Students with Disabilities
Sponsor: DisABLEDperson, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students with a disability who are enrolled full-time in a two or four-year accredited college or university in the United States and who are U.S. citizens. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “How have you embraced your disability? How have you moved forward in life in spite of your disability? Obviously your life would be different if you didn’t have your disability, can you share how?”
Nebraska Broadcasters Association Scholarships
Sponsor: Nebraska Broadcasters Association
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have completed at least one half of their degree and majoring in broadcasting, communications, or a related field at a four-year public or private college or university. Applicant must have a Nebraska connection (graduate of a Nebraska high school or attending a Nebraska college or university).
NEWH | New York Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | New York Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Connecticut, New York, Northern New Jersey or Rhode Island. 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.)
Nitro College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current college students in the United States. Students and/or their parents can apply for this scholarship.
Patriot’s Pen Competition
Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Competition is open to students in grades 6-8 in the United States, its territories and its possessions. Applicant must submit an essay on the following theme: “My Voice in America’s Democracy.”
Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship
Sponsor: Bob’s from Skechers
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who are current enrolled in undergraduate studies. Applicant must use one of the templates to design their most unique, appealing, emotional, creative dog or cat mosaic pattern.
Plan for College Sweepstakes
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: October 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.
School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 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.
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