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 35 scholarships for Saturday, October 24, 2020.
CME Beef Industry Scholarship
Sponsor: National Cattlemen’s Foundation
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: November 13, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students enrolled at two or four-year institutions for the 2020-2021 school year. Applicant must have demonstrated a commitment to a career in the beef industry through classes, internships or life experiences.
Nancy Larson Foundation College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nancy Larson Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college juniors and seniors and graduate students who have declared an elementary education major.
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 16, 2020
Description: Contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6-12 who are residents of one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or a province of Canada (except Quebec). Applicant must submit an essay on the prompt, “Pope Francis calls us to build a Civilization of Love.””
MetLife Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | MetLife Foundation
Amount: $7,333
Closing Date: November 16, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to African American students who are juniors (Class of 2022) enrolled at accredited four-year HBCUs. Applicant must be majoring in business, finance, or accounting, have at least a 3.0 GPA , and have demonstrated financial need.
Advancement of Women in Sports & Entertainment Scholarship
Sponsor: The Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 17, 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.
Coamerica Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Comerica Charitable Foundation | UNCF
Amount: Up to $2,640
Closing Date: November 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are majoring in Accounting, Business, Finance or other related discipline. Applicant must be a permanent resident in specific areas of Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, or Texas (see website for specifics).
Student Excellence Scholarship
Sponsor: Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: November 17, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from Wisconsin who intend to enroll in a postsecondary institution, university, college, or vocational/technical college. Applicants will be evaluated on leadership, school and community involvement, and academic achievements and on their future educational goals, personal life goals, community/society service goals, and career goals.
$1,000 November Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to all high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal residents of the United States and international students with valid visas. Applicant must login or create an account with Niche.
Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LA Tutors
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.
Out to Protect Scholarship
Sponsor: Out to Protect
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 20, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a basic law enforcement training program in the United States who identify as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, or transgender.
Real World Design Challenge
Sponsor: Real World Design Challenge
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 20, 2020
Description: Participation is limited to students living in OR enrolled in schools located in a state or territory that is hosting a State Competition. To be eligible to compete as a student team member, a student must be currently enrolled in grade nine, ten, eleven or twelve. Students will be asked to address a challenge that confronts our nation’s leading industries. Students will utilize professional engineering software to develop their solutions and will also generate presentations that convincingly demonstrate the value of their solutions.
Liberty Mutual Insurance LEADA@Liberty Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Liberty Mutual Insurance
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: November 23, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to African American students enrolled in a Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Commitment program. Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student with at least a 2.7 GPA.
Chief Manuelito Scholarship for High School Students
Sponsor: Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA)
Amount: $7,000
Closing Date: November 25, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high achieving high school graduates and undergraduate Navajo students. Students seeking an Associates of Applied Science (AAS) or Certificate are ineligible.
Kids Chance of Michigan Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Kids Chance of Michigan
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 29, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are residents of Michigan and have had a parent who sustained a catastrophic injury or fatality in a Michigan work related accident covered by workers’ compensation.
ServiceScape Scholarship
Sponsor: ServiceScape
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 29, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are or will be enrolled in a college or university in 2020. Applicant must submit an essay on writing impacts today’s world.
10 Words or Less Scholarship
Sponsor: StudentScholarship.org
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2021. Applicant must share in 10 words or less why they deserve the scholarship.
ABA Therapy Scholarship
Sponsor: Action Behavior Centers
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents enrolled in or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university full-time in 2020. Applicant must be studying in a field that will benefit the research or clinical therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Accounting Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Wiley Efficient Learning
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students actively enrolled full or part-time in college and taking at least one accounting course. Applicant must be planning on taking the CPA Exam.
AED Superstore $1,000 College Scholarship
Sponsor: AED Superstore
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
American Honda Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | American Honda Foundation
Amount: Up $2,420
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to male students who are classified as an undergraduate student at any accredited four-year college or university in the United States. Applicant must be enrolled in one of the targeted fields of STEM and have permanent residence within the city of Los Angeles or Southern California.
Auger & Auger Disabled Scholar Award
Sponsor: Auger & Auger Attorneys at Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with acceptance to an accredited school or current undergraduate students in the United States. Applicant must have a disability and have a minimum GPA of 2.8.
Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders
Sponsor: United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student, in an accredited four-year or two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and demonstrates a verifiable need for financial support. At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply (DACA or undocumented).
Dream Act Scholarship
Sponsor: Natalia Segermeister: Immigration Lawyers of Price Benowitz
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are interested in making a difference in the lives of immigrants and other non-native individuals living in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to current immigration conditions.
DTE Energy Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: DTE Energy | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college juniors and seniors who are currently enrolled at a UNCF member college or university. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a permanent resident in the West Michigan areas of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson, Bentor Harbor or St. Joseph (zip codes beginning with 490 thru 495). Applicant must have a declared major in mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering, information technology, or business.
Education Matters Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2026) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
Educational Award
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $600
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Award is open to insured members of the Catholic Order of Foresters who are attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.
Emery Reddy Scholarships for Legal Studies
Sponsor: Emery Reddy, PLLC
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to student currently enrolled in college and interested in pursuing careers in the legal field.
Griswold Home Care Scholarship
Sponsor: Griswold Home Care
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with plans to be enrolled in a higher education program next year or current college students. Applicant must be currently providing or have provided support for an individual.
Lifeway Scholarship
Sponsor: Lifeway
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens accepted to or currently attending a college or university within the United States. Applicant must submit a personal essay about their future goals and how they aspire to help people lead healthier lives.
Marion Huber Learning Through Listening Award
Sponsor: Learning Ally
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who graduated high school in 2020 and are currently attending college. Applicant must be a Learning Ally member and have a learning disability.
Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award
Sponsor: Learning Ally
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to Learning Ally members who are completing undergraduate or graduate degrees and are blind or visually impaired.
Migraine Story Scholarship
Sponsor: Axon Optics
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at accredited two-year or four-year American universities or colleges who have suffered with migraines. Applicant must submit an essay, a video, or an image on a topic related to migraines.
Molded Dimensions, LLC Scholarship
Sponsor: Molded Dimension, LLC
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens accepted to or currently attending a college or university in the United States and studying in a STEM field. Applicant must submit a personal essay.
Moroccanoil “Courage to Dream” – Cosmetology Scholarship
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program. Applicant must submit an essay that describes a situation where they displayed immense courage.
Moroccanoil “Cultivating Confidence” – Cosmetology Scholarship
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program. Applicant must submit an essay that describes a time when they tapped into their confidence in their life and the result.
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