Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 14

Applicant must be a United States high school junior or senior student. Essay on the book Beowulf is required.

 

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen who is 18 years of age or younger. Applicant must have made a significant positive difference to people and/or the environment. Nomination by an adult advocate required.

 

The Independence Foundation Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 17

Applicant must be an individual with a physical disability that requires a wheelchair. A 500-word essay about how a physical limitation has presented challenges is required.

 

9 Beans and a Burrito Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 18

Applicant must be a full-time high school senior or currently enrolled college student planning to attend a four-year college/university. Minimum 3.5 GPA, two letters of recommendation, and a one page personal statement required.

 

Verbal Ink Transcription Services Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 18

Applicant must be a high school senior or current full-time college freshman. Minimum 3.0 GPA and a 500 to 1,000-word essay on the following topic required: Share a story about how language has helped you express your voice.

 

Carrie Crystal Stuckert Memorial Art Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 19

Applicant must be a high school student who plans to pursue a degree in visual arts.

 

Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 17 and 25 who is admitted to or currently enrolled in an accredited four-year Historically Black College or University as a full-time student. Minimum 3.0 GPA, combined SAT Reasoning score of 1500 (composite ACT score of 23), and 500-word essay on the following topic required: The importance of personal integrity for leaders.

 

Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship

Award: $25,800, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a legal U.S. citizen between the ages of 21 and 31. A 10-page poem document is required.

 

SanDisk Scholars Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a legal U.S. Citizen who is a high school senior, college freshmen, or college sophomore pursuing a career in computer science or engineering. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Roy Webster Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a United States high school student pursuing a degree from a United States college or university.

 

Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident from the San Francisco Bay Area who is an incoming freshman or current, full-time undergraduate from the San Francisco Bay Area at an accredited four-year college or university. Applicant must be at least 50% Filipino. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, major in journalism, and additional writing sample required.

 

The PFLAG National Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a graduating senior who is pursuing a college education at an accredited U.S. institution. Self-identifying as a member of the LGBTQ community and demonstrating an interest in service to the LGBTQ community required.

 

Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 21

Applicant must have an interest in costume design and technology and have completed their undergraduate work at an institution within the SETC region. Entering a regionally accredited graduate school for costume design and costume technology required.

 

Scholarship Award Supporting Criminal Law Students

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have been accepted into a Texas, American Bar Accredited Law School who is seeking employment or currently employed by a Federal or State Public Defender's Office. Minimum 3.5 GPA and completion of a 500-word response on why the applicant wishes to pursue employment with a Federal or State Public Defender Office is required.

 

MassMutual Scholars Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 2

Applicant must be a legal U.S. Citizen who will be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year at an accredited college/university. Minimum 3.0 GPA is required. Interest in pursuing a career in insurance and financial services industry preferred.

 

Show Choir Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a singer, dancer, or instrumentalist. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1410 (composite ACT score of 20) required.

 

7th GotScholarship $20K Give Away

Award: $20,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be a current or future college student/graduate with outstanding loans in any area of study. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and register with GotChosen.com in ordered to be entered into the random drawing. Selection not based upon GPA, essay, or financial need. Award required to be used for educational expenses.

 

The Michael E. Farah Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: August 1

Applicant must be a resident of Tarrant County, TX, who plans to attend a college or university within the state of Texas. Financial need and 500-word essay required. Interest in pursuing a career in real estate and/or law is preferred.

 

Countdown to College Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a high school student. Signing up for Potential Magazine's free weekly eNewsletter is required.

 

Imagine Cup Games Competition

Award: $50,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant(s) must create a desktop or tablet game using Windows, a mobile game using Windows Phone, or a browser game using Windows Azure. Groups of no more than four students are allowed and applicant(s) must be at least 16 years old. Proposal document, software, and instructions are required.

 

The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition

Award: $50, Deadline: March 25

Applicant must be a junior high or high school student. Unpublished, original haiku is required. May submit up to three haiku per student.

 

Carl Marks Student Paper Competition

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 2

Applicant must be an outstanding student in the field of corporate renewal, as well as be able to provide research that may offer new insight into the profession and expand the sponsor's university outreach. Applicant must be an author who has been enrolled in and attending an M.B.A. or equivalent business-related master's degree program at an accredited university at the same time the paper was written; law students and Ph.D. applicants are not eligible. Papers are judged in two categories: case study and theoretical/conceptual. First (maximum award amount) and second place prizes (minimum award amount) will be awarded in each category.

 

Freshman Music Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a MSUM freshman student. Prepared recording or live audition, letter of recommendation, and resume are required. Interest in music preferred.

 

IAPMO Scholarship Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a high school senior or enrolled in an accredited technical school, community college, trade school, or four-year accredited college/university. Essay between 880 to 1,600 words required on this topic: How is the planet's energy future tired to the innovation and skill of the plumbing and mechanical industry?

 

U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarship Sweepstakes

Award: $500, Deadline: November 30

Applicant must be a current undergraduate student at an eligible two- or four-year college or university who registers for and takes the Financial Genius learning tutorials. Completing each tutorial will give the applicant another chance to win and winners will be chosen at random.

 

GreenPal Business Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current full-time college student enrolled in a college of business in the United States with a desire to be an entrepreneur or business owner. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay between 300 and 600 words required.

 

Little People of America Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 22

Applicant must be a prospective/current college or vocational school student in the United States. Personal statement of at least 500 words, three letters of recommendation, and transcripts are required. Members of LPA who have a medically diagnosed form of dwarfism are preferred.

 

Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a high school senior or college student who is a current or former athlete. Essay between 400 and 500 words required on this topic: "Describe how the lessons you have learned through playing sports have positively impacted you as you pursue your college education."

 

ItaliaRail Study Abroad in Italy Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a sophomore or junior college student at an accredited college/university that has been accepted and confirmed to participate in an Italy study abroad program. Minimum 3.25 GPA, financial need, and 500 word essay required.

 

Natalie A. W. Leaf Fund Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be at least 18 years old, demonstrate financial need, and reside in Chester County. Must have an interest in arts, crafts, and trades.