Scholarship Mega List | Part 1
Updated: October 15, 2021
There are lots of scholarships out there but finding them, scanning them for eligibility, and applying can takes literally years. Since there are many corporations like Coca Cola, Apple, and Duck Tape that are actively trying to give away hundreds of millions every year, we started with them.
Deadline: January 3, 2022 by 5pm EST
Award: Awards $20,000 to 20 student athletes
Overview: The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes program honors student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and strong leadership skills in sports, in their schools, and within their communities. Whether you’re the lead scorer or the most spirited team player, we want to hear how you have taken the skills you’ve cultivated in the locker room and used to them create a powerful, positive impact on the lives of others around you.
Starbucks College Achievement Plan
Deadline: Ongoing
Award Amount: 100% tuition coverage
Overview: Starbucks is committed to the success of their partners (employees). Every benefits-eligible U.S. partner working part- or full-time receives 100% tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program. Choose from over 80 diverse undergraduate degree programs, and have our support every step of the way.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
Deadline: October 31, 2022
Award Amount: $20,000
Overview: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. Applicants must be current high school/home-schooled seniors attending school in the U.S, anticipating completion of a high school diploma at the time of application and planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution.
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Award Amount: $1,500
Overview: This annual scholarship is provided by BMW AG in recognition of its commitment to excellence in engineering. BMW is world famous for designing and building luxury, high-performance passenger cars and motorcycles. The company is also a leader in developing and manufacturing high technology, high performance internal combustion engines.
HireAHelper Skilled Trade & Technology Scholarships
Deadline: July 17, 2022
Award: $2,000
Overview: Growing demand and lack of qualified workers in skilled trades like the moving industry means it’s a great time to go back to school and enter these lucrative and fast-growing industries. To help keep up with demand and assist the next generation of professionals, HireAHelper will award a $2,000 scholarship four times a year to eligible students.
Deadline: Re-opens mid-August 2022
Award: $100,000
Overview: Dr. Pepper is awarding over $1,000,000 in tuition to help students reach their biggest goals. Any college student aged 18-24 is eligible to enter the tuition giveaway.
Deadline: March 13, 2022 8:00pm (PT)
Award: A $30,000 college scholarship
Overview: Calling all K-12 students – bring your creativity to life in a Doodle of the Google logo, using any medium you choose for the chance to be a Doodle 4 Google winner. The National Winner’s artwork will be featured on the Google homepage, and will win a $30,000 scholarship and a $50,000 tech grant for their school. Come back on January 7th to find out the theme of this year’s contest and get doodling!
Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Sports Teams and Leagues Sponsorships
Deadline: See Website
Award Amount: Awards Vary
Overview: At DICK’S Sporting Goods and the DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation, we believe Sports Matter because participation in sports makes people better. Sports increase confidence and motivate kids to stay in the classroom and aim for higher education. They help build character and teach life lessons that extend well beyond the playing field. That’s why we’ve made it the mission of our Foundation, Community, and Sports Matter programs to give young athletes opportunities to play.
Walmart Foundation First-Generation Scholarship
Deadline: June 8, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $6,200
Overview: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), and the Walmart Foundation are proud to offer financial assistance to outstanding first-generation students attending one of TMCF 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) or a Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Sixty-one (61) scholars will be selected to receive a scholarship of up to $6,200 for the 2021-2022 academic school year.
Duct Tape: Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest
Deadline: July 21, 2022 by 11:59:59 PM EDT
Opens: April 1, 2022 at 12:00:00 PM EDT
Overview: Create and wear your original & unique promwear using Duck® brand duct tape and/or Duck® brand crafting tape. Submit photos of your prom creation for a chance to win a number of awards worth $10,000.
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship
Deadline: April 10, 2022
Award Amount: $20,000
Overview: Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) is a company-sponsored employee network dedicated to supporting the continued growth and development of black employees at Microsoft Corporation. Applicants for the Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship must be high-school seniors of African descent (for example, African-American, African, or Ethiopian); must plan to attend a four-year college or university in the fall of the year following high-school graduation and plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing). A minimum 3.3 GPA and financial need is required. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider’s website.
Deadline: January 16, 2022
Award Amount: $4,000
Overview: Nearly 400 scholarships will be awarded worldwide each year. Scholarship recipients receive a one-time award of up to $4,000 (USD) for use towards higher education. Scholarship awards will vary based on whether your child is pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Children receiving the Scholarship can use the money for tuition, books, and fees.
Ford Empowering America Scholarship
Deadline: May 8, 2022
Award: $2,000 – $3,000
Overview: The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation and the Ford Motor Company Fund are teaming together to honor one student winner to receive $3,000, payable to the winning student’s educational institution and one student runner up to receive $2,000 for the 2022 educational fall semester.
Toyota TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
Deadline: February 26, 2022
Award: Up to $15,000
Overview: Your voice is powerful. You have the power to influence safe driving behavior among teens. Make a video that inspires your peers to drive safely and you’ll be entered for a chance to win one of 15 great prizes! Change lives with your safe driving message.
McDonald’s® HACER® National Scholarship
Deadline: February 5, 2022
Award Amount: $100,000
Overview: $100,000 ($25,000 per year paid over four years) for five student. Applicants must be a high school senior under 21 years of age with a minimum 3.0 (4.0 scale) GPA. Must be a legal U.S. resident and must be eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full course of study. Must plan to enroll at an accredited post-secondary education institution during the academic year following their graduation.
Dell Scholars Program Scholarship
Deadline: January 29, 2022 (Expected to Reopen in October)
Award: A $20,000 scholarship and more
Overview: The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation created Dell Scholars to recognize and assist an underserved population—students in the academic middle from low-income households who are often among the first in their families to attend college. Since starting the program in 2004, the foundation has supported more than 4,800 scholars, including more than 2,000 college graduates. All Dell Scholars have overcome significant personal challenges in their pursuit of higher education. The financial award helps students with various education expenses; but, most importantly, the program is more than just a check:
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
Deadline: The 2020 program is closed. Expected to reopen in October 2021.
Award: Up to $40,000 Total Per Recipient
Overview: The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education. Each year, the Program selects numerous recipients to receive a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years – up to $40,000 total per recipient. Awards are for undergraduate study and may be used for education-related expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, and board. In addition, Scholars are invited to participate in a special awards program and receive ongoing leadership-development support.
Shell Incentive Fund Scholarship for Undergraduate Students
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Award: 20 one-year awards of $2,500 for high school seniors enrolling in engineering.
Overview: Shell Oil Company offers $5,000 annual scholarships through the Shell Incentive Fund Scholarship program to underrepresented students pursuing an undergraduate degree in a specific technical field of study at certain colleges. The scholarship can be used to pay for tuition and/or school expenses.
TOYOTA TeenDrive365 Video Challenge
Deadline: February 26, 2022
Award Amount: $15,000
Overview: All entries will first be screened then top 10 finalists will be added to an online poll for the public to determine the People’s Choice Award. Regional winners will be the highest scoring videos (excluding the 10 finalists) from each of the four U.S. regions. See contest rules for more details. All winners will be announced before June 30, 2022.
Deadline: See Website
Award: See Website
Overview: Ford Fund invests more than $16 million annually to support educational initiatives that empower people to envision and lead change in their communities or in their own lives.
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2021 and closes Dec. 15, 2021
Award: Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000
Overview: Scholarship grants range from $1,000 to $50,000 and are intended to help students offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected based on their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.
The Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award Sweepstakes
Deadline: January 31, 2022
Award Amount: $5,000
Overview: Sign up for emails to get helpful college tips and resources, and enter for the chance to win a scholarship! Throughout the year, 12 eligible students or parents will be randomly selected to win a $5,000 Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award to help cover college expenses.
Huntington’s College Scholarship Sweepstakes
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Award Amount: $4,000
Overview: Scholarship contest for college-bound students. Simply submit this Official Entry form by the deadline posted in the Official Rules and you could win a $4000 College Scholarship!
The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 31, 2022
Award Amount: $10,000
Overview: Dr. Anita Borg devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Recipients of The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship will each receive a $10,000 award for the upcoming academic year.
Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
Deadline: January 23, 2022
Award Amount: $25,000
Overview: No essays, no test scores, no right or wrong answers. We’re looking for the next generation of innovators, creators, and dreamers. Submit a video (2 minutes or less in length) that tells us the story of your life’s passion. It could be a short film, animation or just a simple testimonial. This is not about how well you can make a film – we just want you to show us your passion and explain why you should be considered.
Raytheon-FIRST Robotics Scholarships
Deadline: Opens April 2022
Award Amount: 40 individual scholarships of $1,000 each
Overview: 40 individual scholarships of $1,000 each to FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) alumni pursuing undergraduate education as math, science, engineering or technology majors.
Abby’s Closet Dreams Can Come True Scholarship
Deadline: February 7, 2022
Award: $2,500 to a Female Student
Overview: Each year Abby’s Closet is proud to offer a college scholarship to one lucky recipient. The applicant that best embodies the spirit and mission of Abby’s Closet will receive the scholarship award and attend a private giveaway to select their perfect gown and accessories.
SelectBlinds.com College Scholarship
Deadline: July 15, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: At Select Blinds, we love and value innovation, education and most of all, passion. That’s what our scholarship program is all about. We want to see your innovative spirit and learn what you’re passionate about. It could earn you $1,000 to use toward your college expenses!
Deadline: August 20, 2022
Award Amount: $1000
Overview: Scholarship opportunity for incoming or current college students majoring in education. We believe that educators have the power to spark positive development in student’s lives and their futures.
3RD ANNUAL LITNER + DEGANIAN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Deadline: The deadline to apply for this scholarship is March 31, 2022 at 9 a.m. EST.
Award: $2,500
Overview: A $2,500 scholarship award to the winner of our 3rd annual scholarship contest. This year’s theme is our most exciting yet! We challenge you to create a superhero dedicated to bringing awareness to this issue and improving driver safety in the United States.
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Award Amount: $2,500
Overview: The Live Bearded team is all about helping students fulfill their dreams, just as we are fulfilling ours! Most students need a little financial aid, and if we can help you seek a higher education to be the next successful entrepreneur, start a small business, open a barbershop, become a civil or public servant, or whatever path you’re traveling to pursue happiness through education, we’re here to do our part in assisting!
Deadline: November 29, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: A solution that could help out with books, supplies, or anything else you need to cover your educational expenses. Apply now to our 2021 Scholarship, which will be in the amount of $1,000.00 USD to be paid toward the educational certification/degree program of your choice. The chosen topic is as follows: How does writing impact today’s world? Think about it, write about it, and let us know your thoughts.
Shred Nations Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 31, 2022
Award Amount: $7,500
Overview: Shred Nations and Record Nations are Colorado based companies dedicated to promoting economic success of businesses in the shredding and secure destruction or management industries. As a member of i-SIGMA, Shred Nations and Record Nations recognizes the benefits of continuing higher education for those individuals interested in business, environmental responsibility and making future contributions to the community. We reward community service in the form of a college scholarship.
Mutual Security Community Service Scholarship
Deadline: April 24, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: Scholarships will be awarded to students who are in good academic standing, have demonstrated financial need, and have given selflessly of themselves to improve the overall state of affairs in their community. Students and/or parents must be a current member of the credit union.
Deadline: July 31, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: The Spirit of Giving Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current college students. You must submit an essay of between 500 and 750 words on one of the following three topics in order to be considered for this award: How have you advanced the spirit of giving in your community or abroad either through service or in giving? How has the spirit of giving affected you personally? How will your college or post-secondary education allow you to be of service to others or give to others?
Deadline: May 15, 2022
Award Amount: $2,000-$10,000
Overview: The mission of Nordson BUILDS is to attract and develop a diverse, highly-skilled talent pool for careers in the manufacturing industry. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be eligible to receive a Nordson BUILDS Scholarship.
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award Amount: $10,000
Overview: The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America. Each year, the Barron Prize honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and the environment.
William H. Cooper Leadership Scholarship
Deadline: March 16, 2022
Award Amount: $5,000
Overview: William H. “Bill” Cooper, former Chairman of First State Bancshares, always remained committed to excellence, service, personal growth and integrity. This scholarship allows the First State family of companies to honor his legacy, while encouraging future leaders to follow his exceptional example.
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Overview: The Christianson Grant is awarded to motivated young Americans who create and carry out their own meaningful service projects abroad. Grantees also share their experiences via regular blog posts about their project and a completion report in order to further international understanding and promote cultural awareness.
Horatio Alger Association National Scholarship
Deadline: October 25, 2021 (Application Opens: August 1, 2022)
Award Amount: 106 $25,000 awards
Overview: The Association honors the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and who are committed to supporting young people in pursuit of increased opportunities through higher education.
Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship Program
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Award Amount: Various Awards up to $20,000
Overview: From volunteering at a local Department of Veterans Affairs medical center to assisting veterans within their local communities—and everything in between—DAV youth volunteers across the country are committed to serving our ill and injured heroes.
Deadline: June 15, 2022
Award Amount: $1,500
Overview: The 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest is a call for young artists, conservationists, makers, thinkers, and activists who are concerned about the future of our blue planet. Join thousands of youth around the world in our annual program that raises awareness about the climate crisis and potential solutions, uplifts youth voices for ocean conservation, and inspires hope and action through art, creative media, and storytelling.
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships
Deadline: December 5, 2021 (Application Opens: October 5, 2021)
Award Amount: $5,000
Overview: The scholarship awardees comprise a wide variety of students, ages 5 to 25, who are recognized at the national and regional level and hail from across the country. A program that recognizes students who are driving awareness and mobilizing youth to be catalysts for innovative models that provide solutions to eliminate hunger in the U.S. Scholarship winners receive a $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant for their hunger-related charity.
Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Award Amount: $1,500
Overview: The Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship is available to high school seniors. To be considered, you must submit an essay detailing your volunteer efforts to help animals in need, and how that involvement has changed your life or shaped your perceptions on the importance of animal welfare.
Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 1, 2022
Award Amount: Awards Vary
Overview: The Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund is an umbrella that supports three separate scholarship opportunities for participants in American Legion Auxiliary programs. One is for American Legion Auxiliary Junior members; another is for the Honorary National Junior President; and one is for participants in the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation program.
Deadline: January 27, 2022
Award Amount: $2,000-$4,800 in scholarship support
Overview: Point Foundation (Point) is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Point promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training.
Deadline: February 15, 2022
Award Amount: See Website
Overview: The Foundation manages over 65 scholarship funds and awards almost $250,000 in scholarships annually. It might seem that writing-focused scholarships are reserved only for those who have a passion for reading and writing, but anyone can take a shot at writing an essay in order to win these specially curated awards. The scholarships are for students who are eager to write while also demonstrating the essay-writing skills they learned throughout high school.
Zippia’s Teacher Dream Job Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: Tell us in 500 words or less, why you want to be a teacher. Describe your dream job to us and tell us WHY this is your dream job. Send your essay in the body of the email (no attachments) to scholarship@zippia.com with the subject line: “My Teacher Dream Job Scholarship Contest Entry”.
Ayn Rand “The Fountainhead” Essay Contest
Deadline: May 28, 2022
Award Amount: $10,000
Overview: Have you read one of Ayn Rand’s thought-provoking novels? Now’s the time! Enter an Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for your chance to win thousands of dollars in scholarship prize money. ARI has held worldwide essay contests for students on Ayn Rand’s fiction for more than thirty years. This year we will award over 230 prizes, totaling more than $70,000.
Southwest Review Poetry Scholarship
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Award: Up to $1,000
Overview: It is hard to describe SwR’s preference in poetry in a few words. We always suggest that potential contributors read several issues of the magazine to see for themselves what we like. But some things may be said: we accept both traditional and experimental writing; we place no arbitrary limits on length; we have no specific limitations as to theme. Please limit your submission to six poems.
Deadline: June 5, 2022
Award: Up to $5,000
Overview: Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 89th Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! Almost 500 winners will be chosen.
AFSA High School Essay Contest
Deadline: April 6, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $2,500
Overview: The AFSA High School Essay Contest is open to high school students. To be considered, in a 1000 to 1250 word essay, you must identify how members of the foreign service work with other civilian parts of the U.S. government to promote peace, national security, and economic prosperity.
Ayn Rand Institute “Anthem” Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2022
Award Amount: $2,000
Overview: ARI has held worldwide essay contests for students on Ayn Rand’s fiction for more than thirty years. This year we will award over 230 prizes, totaling more than $70,000.
AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Award Amount: $5,000
Overview: The AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship is available to high school students who will be entering an accredited four-year college or university within 12 months of the deadline. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. To apply, you must submit a short personal biography and a 1200 to 1500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on yourself, your family or your community, and what you have learned in light of coping with the brain disorder.
University Frames Scholarship Program
Deadline: June 15th, 2022.
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: This scholarship is for 3rd-year undergrad students and above who are enrolled at any U.S. college or university and have a GPA of at least 3.0. You must write a 400 to 500 word essay and send in a photo or selfie holding an invisible diploma frame.
Deadline: September 2022
Award: Up to $4,000
Overview: The TalNexus Scholarship for a Master in Fine Arts Degree offers grants of up to $4,000 for storytellers (writers and filmmakers) pursuing degrees in Masters in Fine Arts. The award recognizes applicants of demonstrated talent in their craft and a commitment to exploring themes of individuality, community and innovation – broadly imagined – in their works. Scholarship winners will be automatically accepted into Taliesin Nexus’ Writers Workshop (or the Film Lab, if more applicable). Our workshops are entirely free, including tuition and room and board. We also provide travel stipends of up to around $400 for those coming from out of state.
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award: $1,500
Overview: Recipients of our business, interior design, and architecture scholarship will receive $1,500 to use towards expenses related to education including tuition, books, campus housing, and more.
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Deadline: April 1, 2022
Award: $2,250
Overview: Now in its 19th year, this contest seeks today’s best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $2,250 in prizes. A creative mind can give a student the opportunity to create beauty in the world around them, whether that be through art or music or dancing. There is so much value to creativity, so it’s no surprise that scholarship accolades are not limited to academics, but can also award the creative aspects of a student’s life.
Two Ten Higher Education Footwear Design Scholarships
Deadline: April 1, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $3,000
Overview: Two Ten provides scholarship opportunities to any student who is studying design with a focus on footwear. Applicants are evaluated by financial need and design potential. Unlike our traditional college scholarships, the Footwear Design Scholarship is available to any student who is studying design with a focus on footwear. This program was created in 2003 to assist students with a demonstrated interest and skill in pursuing a career in footwear design. Applicants are evaluated by design potential and financial need. Awards of up to $3,000 annually are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study.
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Award Amount: $2,000
Overview: Okay, Female high school and college students, here is your time to debut your online business ambitions. There are open-ended questions on the application, but it’s more like a friendly conversation. The questions ask you about your concerns and your role models. Besides the application, you need to provide a link to your business plan (GoSkills provides instructions for your business plan right above the area for the link). If you don’t get excited about writing an essay, try your hand at mapping a business plan.
Penguin Random House Signet Essay Contest
Deadline: April 22, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: We are proud to host our twenty-fourth annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest, in which five high school juniors or seniors (or home-schooled students aged 16-18) can each win a $1,000 scholarship award to be used toward their higher education plus a Signet Classics library for their school or public library! Respond to one of the essay prompts about this year’s novel, Wuthering Heights.
Deadline: October 8, 2022
Award: Up to $10,000
Overview: Writing encompasses creative nonfiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story and spoken word. The strongest submissions demonstrate a sense of inventiveness, show attention to the complexities and technical aspects of language, and have a clear, original, and distinct point of view.
ARTBA General Transportation Scholarship
Deadline: November 30, 2022
Award: Up to $500
Overview: The Student Transportation Video Contest is aimed at helping students gain a better understanding of the importance of transportation infrastructure investment to the U.S. economy and quality of life, and to learn more about the industry and potential career opportunities.
Andrew Flusche Scholarship Contest
Deadline: November 30, 2022
Award: $500
Overview: The Andrew Flusche Scholarship Contest requires students to raise awareness about different legal issues. Applicants must create a public service advertisement video (PSA) about how to drive courteously.
ResumeCompanion Annual Scholarship
Deadline: July 15, 2022
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: We do not require any sort of minimum GPA, and both domestic and international students may apply. Create a resume based on the life of any fictional or non-fictional character, from TV, history, literature or myth. The resume SHOULD NOT be about yourself. Again, do NOT make a resume about your own experiences. Resumes should be no longer than two pages.
Deadline: March 15, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Overview: This merit-based scholarship supports architecture students with demonstrated financial need. Students must be nominated by the dean or chair of the school of architecture in which they are currently studying in order to apply for this award.
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award: $2,500 scholarship Each Semester
Overview: Great companies are built on a shared set of values. Over time, those values may evolve and grow, but the underlying message stays the same: create a great product that customers love.
The Cover Guy 7th Annual Scholarship
Deadline: July 1, 2022
Award: $1,000
Overview: The Cover Guy 7th Annual Scholarship is now open for entries. Please follow the instructions to enter your application for the Scholarship. The Cover Guy Scholarship is an award of finances towards your educational pursuits and also an acknowledgement of your hard work and dedication both in your community and studies.
Axon Optic’s “Migraine Story” Scholarship
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: Any current, full-time student of an accredited two-year or four-year American university or college is welcome to apply. There is no age or specific major requirement. To enter, applicants must submit either 1) an essay (maximum of 300 words), 2) a video (less than 1 minute), or 3) an image (photograph, drawing, etc).
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Award Amount: Varies
Overview: It would take more than just one hand to count all the reasons why the number five is important – and we want to know what you think! What is it about the number five that’s so significant to you? One great reason is that May is the fifth month – which just so happens to be a great time to apply for fun scholarships. Help us bring awareness to the fifth month and the number five.
Deadline: June 11, 2022
Award Amount: $10,000
Overview: Each year, the Young Lions Fiction Award champions emerging writers and recognizes innovation and excellence in contemporary fiction. Celebrate the next generation of fiction writers by toasting our five finalists and enjoying an evening of literary revelry.
Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: April 14, 2022
Award Amount: Up to $180,000
Overview: Since its inception, the IRA Educational Foundation has awarded almost $2.8 million to deserving students pursuing Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management in college. To qualify for a scholarship, you must be a permanent resident of the State of Illinois (under the age of 30); be accepted and plan to enroll in an accredited culinary school, college, or university; be enrolled as a full-time or substantial part-time student, taking a minimum of 9 credit hours each term and major in a culinary, restaurant management, or food service related program.
Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
Deadline: Check Website for 2022 Deadline
Award Amount: Varies
Overview: High School seniors may compete for college scholarships totaling $4,250 at the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest. During its 43-year history, the renowned contest has awarded more than $73,000 in scholarships to young duck callers attending 32 different colleges and universities in 13 different states.
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Deadline: Next entry period will begin in the early-spring of 2022
Award Amount: Varies
Overview: The Collegiate Inventors Competition® (CIC) is your opportunity to bring national attention to your work, gain valuable feedback from our National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductees and compete for cash prizes. This unique invention competition drives innovation and entrepreneurship at the collegiate level. Their judges, including National Inventors Hall of Fame® Inductees, provide invaluable feedback and guidance as we reward the country’s most innovative university students.
13th Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Deadline: Contest submissions accepted from: May 31, 2021 – March 2, 2022.
Award: $10,000
Overview: Would you like your artwork featured by the leading publisher of premium quality cards in the United States? Here’s your chance! We formally invite you to enter our 12th Annual Create-A-Greeting Card $10,000 contest. Design a greeting card for the opportunity to win yourself a $10,000 scholarship and $1,000 for your school. Plus, your winning entry will be made into a bona fide greeting card by The Gallery Collection.
Achieve Today Scholarship Fund
Deadline: August 31, 2021 and December 31, 2021
Award Amount: $2,000
Overview: Submit a video or audio of three to five minutes OR submit an essay of no fewer than 800 words on personal development or high performance. Competitive candidates will explain one of the following personal development principles and discuss how living that principle made a positive impact in their life or helped to overcome a life challenge.
Deadline: February 3, 2022
Award: $1,000
Overview: Arts for Life! annually awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors in Florida who demonstrate excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or visual art. Launched by former First Lady Columba Bush in 1999, the program has awarded scholarships to more than 450 gifted high school seniors.
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award: Up to $5,000
Overview: AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships benefit underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students who are studying photography, illustration, and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarships are awarded annually to encourage social and environmental responsibility and cultural awareness in the next generation of artists and designers.
Deadline: June 30, 2022
Award Amount: $2,500
Overview: For the 2022 contest, the Autumn House staff serves as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Ilya Kaminsky. The winner receives publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500. The submission period opens January 1, 2022, and closes June 30, 2022 (Eastern Time).
Deadline: March 31, 2022
Award: $1,000
Overview: The NSS Dexter Jones Award Residency at Chesterwood will be given to an emerging sculptor working in bas-relief. The award is funded by an endowment in memory of Dexter Jones, past Fellow of National Sculpture Society.
Art Renewal Center Scholarship Competition
Deadline: May 31, 2022
Award: See Website
Overview: At our ARC Approved™ atelier schools, we know these methods are still taught by some of the greatest artists alive today and the students who are the recipients of these scholarships will receive the training necessary to create great works of art and carry the knowledge to the next generation. The ARC Awards $30,000 a year to students attending ARC Approved Schools™ to aid with their continued education.
Deadline: June 15, 2021 and November 15, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Overview: Stop-Painting is proud to offer a bi-annual scholarship program to provide financial support to a current graduate or executive education student who can articulate how a visually organized workplace can make a company more productive. We are especially excited to get applications from students studying industrial organization psychology, supply chain management, lean organization, business organization, operations management or related fields.
Laura Greenstone Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2022
Award: $1,000
Overview: This award honors the memory of art therapist Laura Greenstone in her request for the establishment of a scholarship to support masters-level African-American and Afro-Caribbean art therapy students. Through the establishment of this scholarship, Laura hoped to address the legacy of racial violence in the United States by furthering a diversified art therapy profession and serving very diverse communities in inclusive ways.
Deadline: April 3, 2022
Award: $5,000
Overview: The Gordon Hay Scholarship Fund is a merit-based scholarship established in memory of Gordon Hay, an organizational development professional, who was passionate about transformational change through authentic engagement of people’s hearts and minds in the strategic work of business. He believed passion and fire from within fueled exceptional results.
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Award: Up to $1,000