The following scholarships include opportunities for middle school students, high school students, trade students, undergraduate students, graduate school students, Hispanic Students, Black or African American students, trade students, Asian or Pacific Islander students, students studying abroad, and female students.
1st Financial Bank Financial Goals Scholarship. This is a monthly scholarship open to US residents age 18 and older who are planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a college degree program. This is a drawing or sweepstakes scholarship. Award: $2000. Deadline: the last day of every month
Ability ERG Scholarship Program. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduates students. No age limit. Ability is AT&T’s Employee Resource Group. This is a non-fixed scholarship. Applicants will be asked to write about raising awareness of and sensitivity towards people with disabilities - anyone who is eligible can apply. \
Award: $1500. Deadline: February 28th.
AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship from the Atmospheric Meteorological Society is open to graduating high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA who plan on pursuing a degree in atmospheric sciences.
Award: $2500 and is renewable for a 2nd year. Deadline: February 3rd.
AMS Minority Scholarship. This scholarship from the Atmospheric Meteorological Society is open to graduating high school senior minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students.
Award: $3000 and is renewable for a 2nd year. Deadline: February 24th.
AWM Student Essay Contest. This scholarship is open to middle school, high school and undergraduate students. This contest is sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America. Awards do not need to be used for education expenses. Applicants are required to interview a woman currently working in or retired from a mathematical career. This is a non-fixed opportunity.
Award: Amounts vary. Deadline: February 1st.
Boren Awards. These scholarships are designed for both undergraduate and graduate students for traveling and studying abroad for research and language study in world regions critical to US interests. Their program promotes linguistic and cultural immersion.
Awards: up to $25,000. Deadline: graduate students for their travel fellowships is January 25th. The deadline for undergraduate students for their scholarships is February 1st.
Davidson Fellows Scholarship. This scholarship has been named by US News and World Report as 1 of the 7 most prestigious scholarships. It is open to US citizens aged 18 and under with no minimum age who have completed a significant piece of work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy or “outside the box”.
Awards: up to $50,000. Deadline: February 15th
Emerging Black Architects Scholarship. This scholarship is open to Black and African American undergraduate students in their final academic year for degree completion in interior design, architecture, urban planning or landscape architecture.
Award: $5000. Deadline: February 17th.
Employment BOOST Academic Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and 2 year and 4 year college students in the US with a GPA of 3.6 or higher. This scholarship is open to students pursuing any major. 1 scholarship will be given to a student pursuing any major and a 2nd scholarship will be given to a student pursuing business or STEM fields. Awards: $1000. Deadlines: accepted year-round on a rolling basis.
Environmental Awareness Scholarship. This scholarship is in association with Reusethisbag.com. It is open to high school students and college students of any age worldwide. There are also opportunities for student groups and student classrooms to also apply.
Award: $1,000. Deadlines: February 1st and September 1st.
Gertrude M. Cox Scholarships. This scholarship is open to women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistics program by July 1 of the award year. Women in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) are especially encouraged to apply.
Award: $1,000. Deadline: February 23rd.
Gordon A Rich Memorial Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school senior students with a parent who works in the financial services industry. Must be a US Citizen with a GPA minimum of 3.5.
Awards: up to $50,000. Deadline: February 16th.
(ISC)² Graduate Scholarships. This scholarship is open to students pursuing, or plan to pursue, a Master’s degree program or doctoral studies with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance and have a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Awards: Multiple up to $5,000. Deadline: February 28th.
(ISC)² Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarships. This scholarship is open to students pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or similar field. Must have a 3.3 GPA or higher, and be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student, graduate, or post graduate student to be eligible.
Awards: Multiple up to $5,000. Deadline: February 28th.
ISA with World Strides Scholarships. Multiple opportunities are available with this scholarship program for studying abroad or opting to travel during a gap year. Students can travel and have an immersive experience in Spain, England, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadlines: October 30th, February 28th and April 30th exist for applications depending on the location of travel.
Indian Health Service Scholarship. This scholarship is open to American Indian and Alaska Native Students pursuing health careers age 18+ with a GPA minimum of 2.0.
Amount: not disclosed. Deadline: February 28th.
Innovation in Education Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school and college students who have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others with a GPA minimum of 3.0. Open to students in the US and Canada.
Award: $500. Deadline: 20th of every month.
International Eco-Hero Awards for Young Environmentalists from Action for Nature. This scholarship is open to students worldwide ages 8-16 who have completed a substantial project to help sustain our planet.
Award: $500. Deadline: February 28th.
Joseph James Morelli Legacy Foundation. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and students attending technical school, community college or undergraduate programs with a demonstrated learning disability. The applicant must be pursuing a STEM related degree. Awards: up to $2500. Deadline: February 26th.
KnowBe4 Women In Cybersecurity Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students who identify as a female pursuing, or plan to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or similar field. You must be an undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, or graduate student in the fall of 2022. PhD students are not eligible. 3.3 GPA or higher required.
Award: $10,000. Deadline: February 20, 2023.
LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/Alaska Native who are US Citizens or DACA eligible students pursuing undergraduate, graduate or PHd programs in advertising, marketing or public relations with a GPA of 3.0 minimum.
Awards: up to $3750. Deadline: February 28th.
Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students seeking to do zoology research on invertebrates at a field station. This scholarship is from the Society for the Integrative and Comparative Biology. Award: Amount not disclosed. Deadline: February 6th.
Lou Manzione Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors from NJ. PA and DE who are registered with USA Hockey.
Award: $1000. Deadline: February 1st.
Maude and Alexander Hadden Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors with demonstrated financial need. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5. This scholarship is from the Youth Foundation.
Awards: up to $16,000. Deadline: February 28th.
MyMozaic Scholarship. This monthly scholarship is open to US citizens ages 13 and older. This is a scholarship sweepstakes or drawing.
Award: $1,000. Deadline: last day of every month.
New York Water Environment Association Scholarships. These scholarships are open to New York high school seniors who are pursuing full time undergraduate programs with an environmental emphasis. Programs may include environmental engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, hydrogeology, biology or microbiology with an environmental minor or emphasis.
Awards: up to $12,000. Deadline: February 28th.
Norm Zimmer Scholarship. This scholarship is open to undergraduate students in their final academic year for degree completion in interior design, architecture, urban planning or landscape architecture.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: February 17th.
Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to military service members, veterans and military spouses who are full time undergraduate, graduate or professional level students.
Awards: $10,000 per academic year. Deadline: February 28th.
Parkinson’s Summer Research Fellowships. These scholarships are open to undergraduate and medical students who have an interest in researching Parkinson’s Disease.
Award: $4000. Deadline: February 3rd
Renaissance Scholars Program. This scholarship is open to graduating high school senior students from Oregon or Illinois who will be the first in their family to obtain a bachelor's degree. The applicant must be planning to attend a college or university in Oregon or Illinois.
Award: $4000. Deadline: February 1.
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program. This scholarship is open to currently enrolled full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing academic fields of accounting, business administration, finance, criminal justice and demonstrates a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadline: February 6th.
RMEL Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors or current undergraduate students pursuing or planning to pursue an electric industry position certificate (lineman program, renewable energy certificate etc.) or a career in the electric energy industry. Award: $3000. Deadline: February 24th.
Roothbert Scholarship. These scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing any academic field in the United States and are spiritually motivated in their lives.
Awards: Renewable of up to $7000. Deadline: February 1st.
SBB Research Group STEM Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students enrolled full time at a college or university, who are pursuing STEM fields (science, technology, engineering or mathematics). Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5.This scholarship is open to students worldwide and there are no age restrictions.
Award: $2,500. Deadline: on a rolling basis (12 awarded per year).
Scholarships 4 Moms. This scholarship is open to US citizens ages 18 and older who are mothers or expectant mothers. Applicants must be enrolled or soon to be enrolled in a college or university in the United States. This is a drawing or sweepstakes scholarship.
Award: $10,000. Deadlines: August 15th and February 15th
Smith Diversity Scholarship. The Coyner and Donna Smith Diversity Scholarship Fund. These scholarships are open to Nebraska high school seniors pursuing 4-year or trade school programs and have demonstrated financial need. These scholarships are organized by Lutheran Family Services.
Awards: up to $25,000. Deadline: February 23rd.
SWSIS Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security. This scholarship is for women studying information technology in junior or senior year of undergraduate studies or are in a graduate program.
Awards: up to $10,000. Deadline: February 1st.
The Cardinal Newman Society Essay Scholarship Contest. This scholarship is open to high school seniors pursuing higher education at a catholic institution. \
Awards: up to $20,000. Deadline: February 20th.
Tupelo Elvis Fan Club Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from Mississippi. Applicants must upload a performance in honor of Elvis Presley to be considered for the scholarship.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadline: February 14th.
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) Scholarship. This scholarship is open to vegetarian and vegan students graduating from high school in the spring. Students need to write an essay addressing different points on vegetarianism, including how you promoted vegetarianism in your high school and/or community and why it is important to you.
Awards: Multiple given up to $10,000. Deadline: February 20th.
Watson-Brown Scholarships. These scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students from Georgia and South Carolina.
Awards: $2500 and are renewable. Deadline: February 8th.
Web Design Scholarship. This scholarship is from the company Lounge Lizard. It is open to high school seniors planning to enroll into college within 6 months of the application as well as current college students in the US. Must submit a web design file for consideration of the scholarship.
Award: $1000. Deadlines: October 3rd and February 19th.
WMU Scholarships. These scholarships are open to Southern Baptist students as well as children of Baptist missionaries.
Award: amounts are not disclosed. Deadline: February 1st.
Y.C. Yang Civil Engineering Scholarship. This scholarship is open to undergraduate civil engineering college students.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: February 10th. ____________________________________________________________________________
Jean O’Toole is an educational consultant and author of the bestselling book, Scholarship Strategies Finding and Winning the Money You Need. Over the past 15 years, she has helped tens of thousands of students in the United States. Individuals collectively have been awarded millions of dollars by applying her scholarship strategies. In 2008 she co-founded Connections101, a company specializing in providing motivational tools for scholarship searching. It is her goal to empower students to design their paths to their future without college debt. For more information about Jean, visit www.connections101.com.
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