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 September and October 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, September 16, 2023.
$2,000 Easy Scholarship: Brake It Down
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Vehicular accidents among teens are approximately four times higher than that of other age groups. DoSomething encourage students to join hands with their friends to commit to safe driving. Take a quiz about how well you know your bestie, and share a customized guide with them featuring tips and advice to stay safe on and around the roads. You’ll be entered for the opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship.
NDGDA Scholarship
Sponsor: ND Grade Dealers Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in agricultural curriculums at North Dakota institutions of higher learning, particularly for those students pursuing careers in grain marketing, agronomy and related agribusiness.
NEWH | South Florida Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – South Florida Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in South Florida. 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.)
Scholarship for Black Women in STEM
Sponsor: BestColleges
Amount: $6,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States during the current academic year. Applicant must identify as a cisgender, transgender, or gender non-conforming Black woman, and who is pursuing a STEM-related field.
Garcia & Artigliere Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Garcia & Artigliere
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted or attending an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must be a law school or nursing student or an undergraduate student with a declared major related to law or nursing. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to elder care.
Golden Door Scholars Program
Sponsor: Golden Door Scholars
Amount: Full tuition, room and board for a year-year degree at a Golden Door partner school. Students at other schools will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Closing Date: October 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and recent high school graduates who are eligible for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) or TPS (Temporary Protected Status). Applicants from states where DACA students must pay out-of-state tuition at public universities and community colleges will be given strong preference.
Students with Heart Scholarship
Sponsor: Students with Heart Foundation
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: October 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who suffer from any Cardiac disease or deformity.
Be U Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UNCF | P&G | Family Dollar
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current HBCU students. Applicants must attend an HBCU located in North Carolina, Virginia, or Washington, DC.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
Sponsor: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors attending school in the United States. Program recognizes students for their capacity to lead and service, and their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.
Lehner Women Empowering Women (wEe) Scholarship
Sponsor: Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $500
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to non-traditional female residents of Dearborn County (Indiana) who are enrolled or plan to enrolled in Fall 2024 in an accredited post-secondary educational institution or program.
Make Your Mark Contest
Sponsor: my529
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Contest is open to Utah students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Contestant must submit a bookmark design.
Owens Corning Building Futures Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | The Owens Corning Foundation
Amount: Up to $4,250
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to college freshman who are Black/African American or Latinx/Hispanic. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident in an approved zip code of one of the following cities: Compton, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Fairburn, Georgia; Savanna, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; Memphis, Tennessee; Jackson, Tennessee; or Houston, Texas.
QBE Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American and Hispanic sophomore and junior students who are enrolled full-time at accredited four-year colleges and universities, and community colleges. Applicant must be majoring in agriculture, computer science, management information systems, data and analytics, engineering, business management, information technology. management, business, economics, pre-law, finance, insurance, math, statistics, data science or actuarial science.
Shining Stars Scholarship
Sponsor: Ascent Student Loans
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Sweepstakes is open to students who are enrolled in a degree program and are legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must fill out a short form, including answering a few questions about loans.
Steel Intern Scholarships
Sponsor: Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited North American university. Applicant must be majoring in engineering/engineering technology majors and have at least a 2.5 GPA.
UNCF-Getty Images HBCU Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000 over two years
Closing Date: October 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate college juniors attending an accredited four-year HBCU and majoring in one of the following majors: Advertising, Business Administration, Communications, Education, History, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, Visual Arts, or Filmmaking. Preference will be given to first-generation college students.
Web Design Scholarship
Sponsor: Lounge Lizard
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 3, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in the United States. Applicant must submit a web design.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Sponsor: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 5, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are receiving the Federal Pell Grant. Applicant must be applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for credit by the student’s academic institution.
Brave of Heart Scholarship
Sponsor: The Brave of Heart Fund
Amount: Up to $25,000 pear year
Closing Date: October 5, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who are the child, spouse, or domestic partner of a frontline healthcare worker who lost their life to a COVID-19 related cause. Applicant must plan to enroll full-time or part-time in an undergraduate or graduate program (graduate program must have a patient-facing medical major). Applicant must have at least a 2.0 GPA.
Gilman-McCain Scholarship
Sponsor: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: October 5, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate child dependents of an active duty service member to study or intern abroad on a credit-bearing program. This deadline is for students studying or interning abroad during December 1, 2023 to October 23, 2024.
Responsify Scholarship
Sponsor: Responsify
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 5, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who are domestic, international, online, or undocumented. Applicant must submit an essay answering questions about empowerment and their major.
NEWH | Orange County Region Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Orange County Region Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 6, 2023
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.)
AES Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: AES Engineering
Amount: $500
Closing Date: October 8, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to a successful life. Scholarship is open to all majors.
Ethical Torch Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: BBB Pacific Southwest
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: October 8, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grade 9-12 (graduating classes of 2024-2027) residing and enrolled in school in Greater Arizona. Applicant must submit an essay on a ethical issue that they faced and how they handled it.
Mexican-American Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Council of Mexican Federations
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: October 9, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students at four-year institutions or two-year community colleges who are considered undocumented or benefit from AB-540 or DACA. Applicant must be attending school in one of the following California counties: Los Angeles, Riverside, or Orange County.
Help to Save Scholarship
Sponsor: CouponBirds
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: October 10, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students of all nationalities and majors who are at least 15 years old and enrolled at an accredited university or college in the U.S. or Canada. Applicant must submit a 2-3 minute video related to saving money with CouponBirds SmartCoupon Extension.
Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Sponsor: Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.
Amount: Up to $100,000
Closing Date: October 11, 2023
Description: Giveaway is open to U.S. legal residents who are between the ages of 18 and 24 years of age. Applicant must make and submit a video that helps Dr. Pepper get to know them. They must share about their academic goals, professional aspirations, or even their personal dreams.
EESI Future Climate Leaders Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) | UNCF
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: October 12, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to sophomores and juniors enrolled full-time at an HBCU in the Mid-Atlantic or Southern Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia). Preference will be granted to students who are pursuing a degree in a relevant field of study (i.e. a declared major in biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering, environmental science or policy, history, physics, political science, and sociology).
Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarships
Sponsor: International Centre for Diffraction Data
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: October 12, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students with a major interest in crystallography (e.g. crystal structure analysis, crystal morphology, modulated structures, correlation of atomic structure with physical properties, etc.)
Women in Aviation International Scholarships
Sponsor: Women in Aviation International
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 12, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to current college students who are studying aviation (or a related field) and who are members of Women in Aviation International. While some scholarships require applicants to be women, there are some scholarships open to both women and men.
BEA Scholarship
Sponsor: Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: October 13, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending a BEA Member institution. Applicant must be studying radio, television, or other electronic media.
TLC Scholarship
Sponsor: Tourism Leadership Council
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 13, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are enrolled in a college or technical school during this school year who are interested in pursuing a career in the culinary, tourism, or hospitality industry.
YoungArts Competition
Sponsor: National YoungArts Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: October 13, 2023
Description: Competition is open to students between the ages of 15 and 18 who have talent in visual, literary, design or performing arts. There is a $35 application fee, but it can be waived if you meet requirements.
AmericanMuscle Automotive Scholarships
Sponsor: AmericanMuscle
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: October 15, 2023
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: October 15, 2023
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.
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