How Winning are Your Essays? Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a high school or college student and submit an essay on one of the pre-determined topics found on the application page.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Getting Real About Distracted Driving Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31; December 31

Applicant must be a student currently attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, or continuing education program. Applicant is required to design an advertisement against distracted driving and "like" the Comedy Defensive Driving Facebook fan page. Application must be submitted to scholarships@comedydefensivedriving.com.

 

The Coolidge Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 13

Applicant must be a high school junior who plans to enroll full-time at an accredited American college or university. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.

 

My Preparedness Story: Staying Healthy and Resilient

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 28

Applicant must be between the ages of 14 and 23 and submit a short video (up to 60 seconds) that answers the question, How are you helping family, friends, and community protect their health during disasters and every day?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Power Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA and small writing project required.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Student Video Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 26

Applicant must be a high school student who creates a short video about human population growth that highlights one of the following global challenges: deforestation, public health, or water scarcity. Video must include how population growth impacts the issue and at least one idea for a sustainable solution.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

The Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be a high school student who is able to insightfully analyze and interpret a meaningful work of art. An essay on the applicant's perspective on the artwork they choose to write about is required. A teacher-sponsor must approve and submit the essay to the sponsor in order to be entered to win.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Social Justice Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be pursuing a secondary degree at a U.S. accredited institution who possesses an interest in social justice. Resume, essay, and unofficial transcript required.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

$1,000 Christian College EDGE Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must complete a survey found on the sponsor's website to be automatically entered into scholarship drawing. Applicant must be enrolling for the first time as a full-time student at a Christian college/university.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Dunkin Donuts Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 17

Applicant must be a high school senior who plans to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the upcoming 2016-16 academic year. Applicant must reside in Kent or New Castle counties, DE; Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Salem or Warren counties, NJ; Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton or Philadelphia counties, PA.

 

Annual BankMobile Financial Literacy Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 19

Applicant must be a United States citizen who plans to enroll for full-time admission or have proof of current full-time enrollment at an accredited institution. An essay on the importance of financial literacy in the applicant's life and career and minimum 3.0 GPA are required.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

The Persons in or Affected by Recovery Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a student enrolled in a two-year, four-year, graduate level, or certificate program. Essay required on the following topic: Explain your road to recovery (or a loved one's road to recovery), and how it has impacted your desire to pursue your future goals.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Fresh Start Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 31

Applicant must be a current college student in Washington, Nevada, or Arizona. Responses to the following questions are required to be submitted: Home ownership is often considered a cornerstone of the American Dream. Where do you see potential areas of economic exploitation of those pursuing that dream? What ideas do you have that could help solve this uniquely American problem?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Essay Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a high school student in the United States who plans to attend a college or university. Applicant must be a registered user of NextStepU.com and submit an essay on the following question: If you won this scholarship and it afforded you the opportunity to go to college, what would you plan to do with your higher education and beyond?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Grimm-Koch-Lockhart Scholarship Fund

Award: $500, Deadline: May 7

Applicant must be a college student attending a North or South Carolina college or university. Essay required.

 

Ciccarelli Law Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 15; February 15

Applicant must be enrolled at a college or university this winter. Essay on one of the following questions is required: What sacrifices are you prepared to make on behalf of your family in service to your community or country? (or) Is there virtue in being a workaholic overachiever in today's age?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

$5,000 Social Network Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be at least 18 years old and registered on GotChosen. Applicant must write a social media post and share it with friends and family. The individual with the highest number of net upvotes at the end of the month will be awarded the scholarship.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Criminal Defense Incorporated Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior, current undergraduate student, or a student enrolled in a post secondary education institution currently studying law or who plans on applying to law school after having earned their undergraduate degree. Applicant must have demonstrated a meaningful commitment to not only building their own future, but improving the local community as well. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

STDCheck.com HIV-Positive Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is HIV-positive and currently enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in the following semester at a college or university in the United States. Official transcripts and essay on the following topic required: How the applicant contracted HIV, how it has affected the applicant's life, and what they wish those living without HIV knew about living with the virus.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

The JacksonWhite Criminal Law Bi-Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be currently attending an accredited college or university full-time in the United States. Minimum 2.5 GPA and essay required on the following topic: With consideration to the history of the war on drugs, what are the lasting effects we see today, and the possible future impact? Suggest alternative strategies to make the war on drugs more effective.

 

Project Paradigm

Award: $25,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be 18 years of age or younger. Students will need to submit a description of 140 characters or less of their idea to reduce waste in their homes, schools, community or around the world.

 

Superpower Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be at least 13 years old, a legal resident of the United States, and have plans to be enrolled (or is currently enrolled) at an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. A short response to the following question is required: Which superhero or villain would you want to change places with for a day and why?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Because College is Expensive Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is currently enrolled in or planning to enroll in the next 12 months at a college or university. Applicant must sign up for a Peterson's account. Recipient will be determined by random drawing.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

The CrownBuyers Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is attending an accredited institution of higher education. Preference given to dental related majors. Essay between 500 and 1,000 words required. Please only contact the sponsor via email.

 

Live Mas Scholarship

Award: $25,000, Deadline: May 27

Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 24 and be U.S. citizens. Students will need to submit a short film of 2 minutes or less that shows or explains their life's passion. The film can be a short film, animation or simple personal testimonial. Selection is based on the ideas represented and not the expertise in creating a film.

 

Experts Exchange Scholarship Contest

Award: $1,500, Deadline: June 30; December 31

Applicant must be a citizen or legal resident of the United States who is currently enrolled in or accepted to a college, university, or trade school in the U.S. Applicant must submit an original piece of work via an article or video on a technology topic of their choosing from the sponsor's website.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Broadband Blue Social Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent legal resident who is a high school senior planning to attend college this fall or a full-time undergraduate student. Minimum 2.5 GPA and response to the following questions are required: How has technology changed your relationships with other people? Do you consider your interpersonal connection better or worse with the innovations of texting, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Startablogtutorial.com Scholarship Program

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a high school or undergraduate student in the United States or Canada. Essay on the following topic is required to be submitted: Why should you start a blog?

 

Application.Careers $500 Scholarship Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution as a full-time student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. A 800- to 1,000-word essay on the following questions is required to be submitted: How far are you from your ideal job? What measures would you take to get yourself closer to it?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Seniors Helping Seniors Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 22

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled undergraduate student who is involved in a community service effort/volunteer opportunity where they work with the elderly or participate in care-giving duties for an elderly relative living in their home. Essay on the following questions is required: What is the most important lesson you've learned from the senior you work with? How has working with seniors impacted your life/inspired you?

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible