BUT FIRST! UNDATED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

NOVA CORE SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsor: Northern Virginia Community College Engineering Department

Amount: Full-tuition scholarship $6,000 renewable for two years

Closing Date: beginning of each semester

Description: NOVA CORE will provide full-tuition scholarships for up to two years for up to 40 students annually over the next five years. This significant opportunity is especially geared toward under-represented students in the engineering field - minorities, women, first-generation college students, and veterans. These grant-funded scholarships will allow participants to focus on their studies full-time while developing the valuable skills needed to complete their degrees NOVA and transfer to four-year institutions.

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Coca-Cola Scholars Program 

Sponsor: Coca-Cola

Closing Date: October 2, 2023

Amount: $20,000

Description: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. 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. 

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship

Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Amount: Varies up to $55,000

Closing Date: November 16, 2023

Description: Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational experience – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships they may receive. This highly competitive scholarship includes:

• Up to $55,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school.
• Ability to pursue any area of study.
• Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid.
• Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the student experience.

AUGUST 2023

Nurses Make a Difference Scholarship

Sponsor: Casa De Healthcare Solutions

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: $1,000 nursing student scholarship open to 2021 high school graduates and current college students with 3.0+ GPA. All applicants must be a legal resident of the USA or hold a valid student visa.

Patsy Takemoto Mink Scholarship 

Sponsor: Patsy Mink Foundation

Amount: $5,000

Closing Date: August 1, 2023 

Description:  $5,000 financial need-based scholarship for a female college student with one or more minor children. Applicants must be pursuing a first degree at a postsecondary level of education (e.g. Vocational, Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral).

Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship

Sponsor: PCB Solutions

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at an accredited American university or college with a minimum GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the global economy.

COGIC Charities Scholarship

Sponsor: Church of God In Christ Charities, Inc.

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: Scholarships are open to high school graduates who will be attending a college/university full-time in the fall as well as those already enrolled and attending full-time in an accredited college/university pursuing an undergraduate degree. Graduate and/or doctoral degree students must be taking a minimum of 9 credit hours.

HWA Scholarships

Sponsor: Horror Writers Association

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: Scholarships are open to current college students with an interest in horror writing. Applicant must submit a piece of their horror writing.

Military Dependent Scholarship

Sponsor: Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC

Amount: $500

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are military dependents.

Michael Moody Fitness Scholarship

Sponsor: Michael Mood – Trainer | Author |Speaker

Amount: $1,500

Closing Date: August 1, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, participation and leadership in school activities and work experience. Applicant must have an interest in pursing a career in the health and fitness related fields. Only the first 1,000 applications will be accepted.

Personal Injury Scholarship

Sponsor: Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 13, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates enrolling in college or current college students who have suffered a serious injury. Applicant must submit an essay related to their injury and how it has affected their education.

Marvel Optics Scholarship

Sponsor: Marvel Optics

Amount: $1,500

Closing Date: August 15, 2023

Description: Open to current, full-time college students at an accredited two-year or four-year American college or university. Applicants must write a short essay (which must be a maximum of 300 words) or video (of 1-minute in length) in response to the following prompt: Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” What does that mean to you?

Future Educator Scholarship

Sponsor: Mrs. Prindables Gourmet Caramel Apples

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 17, 2023

Description: Incoming and current college students majoring in education are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applicants will explain why they want to be educators and what they believe they have to offer the students of the future.

LawnStarter Lawntrepreneur Scholarship

Sponsor: Lawnstarter

Closing Date: August 20, 2023

Amount: $1,000

Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors (who are going to pursue a college degree) or full-time college students enrolled in a two-year, four year or graduate program. Applicants must currently own a lawn care business, ran a lawn care business in the past, or plan on starting a business upon graduating college.

SFA Renewal Application

Sponsor: The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: August 24, 2023

Description: Required for all SFA recipients (excluding graduates from the ACHS Class of 2023). Students who received need-based scholarships from the SFA will be asked to provide the following documents: College transcript(s), 2023-24 Student Aid Report from the FAFSA (or VASA Application), 2023-24 College Financial Aid Award, and the 2023-24 Cost of Attendance. Please see 2023-24 SFA Renewal Guide for additional guidance.

Castagra Roofing Scholarship

Sponsor: Castagra Roofing

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 25, 2023

Description: Eligible applicants must be American or Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are passionate about innovation and/or sustainability. Additionally, applicants must be pursuing a post-secondary education in college or vocational programs in roofing or a similar field.

Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program

Sponsor: American Red Cross

Amount: Up to $2,500

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Students can sign up to host an American Red Cross blood drive while school is out of session to be entered to win a scholarship. 

MoolahSPOT Scholarship

Sponsor: MoolahSPOT.com

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship open to any student at least 16 years or older who plans to attend, or is currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Students may study any major or plan to enter any career field at any accredited college or graduate school.

Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Foundation Beauty Scholarships

Sponsor: Sydell and Arnold Miller Family Foundation

Amount: Up to $15,000

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: The Sydell and Arnold Miller Foundation funds several scholarships for students accepted to or currently enrolled in a cosmetology or Esthetics program at an accredited school or institution that leads to licensure in the US. Scholarships available to students pursuing hairdressing, barbering, cosmetology, hair coloring and esthetics.

iVein Health and Wellness Scholarship

Sponsor: IVC

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Essay contest on maintaining a healthy lifestyle during college. Open to current, full-time undergraduate or graduate students with 3.7+ GPA.

Pizza Hut Foundation Scholarships

Sponsor: Pizza Hut Foundation

Amount: Up to $2,000

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or on-track to apply to an accredited post-high school higher education program (including accredited two-and four-year colleges, universities, vocational-technical and trade school).

RealtyHop Scholarship

Sponsor: RealtyHop

Amount: Up to $2,000

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students in the United States who demonstrate the ambition, diligence, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit that is central to our company culture. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: ““Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life.”

Make Me Laugh Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must share an incident in their life, funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction) that will make us laugh.

High School Summer Pass Sweepstakes

Sponsor: Planet Fitness

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Sweepstakes is open to high school students between the ages of 14 and 19 years. Applicant must submit a 15 to 30-second video sharing about their High School Summer Pass experience with Planet Fitness.

Home Depot Scholarship Program

Sponsor: UNCF | Home Depot

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: August 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American students who are enrolled full-time at any public or private Historically Black College (HBCU).

September 2023

Beauty and Cosmetology School Scholarship

Sponsor: BeautySchoolDirectory.com

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: September 1, 2023

Description: The BeautySchoolsDirectory.com team is proud to offer a $2,500 scholarship for students and professionals changing others’ lives through wellness and beauty. If you’re ready to begin a fulfilling and rewarding career in the beauty and wellness industry, or if you are continuing your education to pursue your next career goal, submit the application form below for the chance to win a $2,500 scholarship toward your tuition and education expenses.

Logistics Scholarship

Sponsor: Finale Inventory

Amount: $3,000

Closing Date: September 1, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will

be pursuing a degree related to supply chain and operations management, inventory

control, materials management, or procurement.

Love Your Career Scholarship 

Sponsor: Jones T-Shirts

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: September 10, 2023

Description: $1,000 scholarship open to current college students attending college in one of the 50 U.S. states at the time of the application deadline. Applicant must submit an essay describing at least three steps that they plan to take in the next year to start a path toward having a career that they love. Applicants must also interview a professional in their intended field of study and include the interviewee’s answers in their essay.

Bryan Cameron Impact Scholarship

Sponsor:  Bryan Cameron Education Foundation

Amount: varies

Closing Date: September 10, 2023

Description:  4-year, full-ride, merit-based scholarship open to high school seniors with 3.7+ GPA and community service experience.

Gates Scholarship 

Sponsor: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Amount: Varies (last-dollar scholarship)

Closing Date:  September 15, 2023 

Description:  4-year, full-ride scholarship for Pell-eligible, minority high school seniors with 3.3+ GPA. Ideal candidates will possess an outstanding academic record in high school, demonstrated leadership ability, and exceptional personal success skills.

Be the Boss Scholarship

Closing Date: September 15

Amount: $2,000

GPA Requirement: N/A

Description: Scholarship is open to female high school and college students who

want to start their own online business. Applicant must share all the reasons they are scared to start their business and who their female boss role model is.

Questbridge

Sponsor: Questbridge

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: September 26, 2023 

Description: 4-year, full-ride scholarship connecting high-achieving low-income high school seniors with Questbridge partner colleges; some partner colleges are open to undocumented students.

Family Adversary Scholarship

Sponsor: Yates & Wheland Law Firm

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: Yates and Wheland is pleased to offer the 2023 Family Adversity Scholarship to recognize students who have been through hardships with their families. As lawyers, we have served many individuals who have been in hard situations, and we know how stressful it can be during those times. We admire people who are able to learn and improve when faced with struggles. That’s why we are offering the Family Adversity Scholarship to recognize students who have been through hard times with their families and have come out the other side a better person. Our firm is offering this $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior, college student or graduate student who can articulate how the struggle they faced has impacted them. Applicants must be either currently pursuing a higher education at a two to five year post-secondary institution or must be doing so in the following semester.

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Scholarship 

Sponsor: Nuts and Bolts Foundation

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: $2,500 scholarship open to current college students pursuing a degree related to manufacturing.

R2C Scholarship

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Amount: $1,000

GPA Requirement: N/A

Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and legal residents who are

starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12

months or are currently enrolled. Applicant must be 17 years of age or older (there is

no maximum age limit). Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they

are getting their degree.