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ONGOING
Bonner Scholars Program
Sponsor: Bonner Foundation
Amount: Full Demonstrated Need (Varies)
Description: The Bonner Scholar Program supports individuals who otherwise could not afford to attend college because of financial need. Bonner Scholar Programs meet the full documented need of U.S. citizens and may need the full documented need of non-U.S. citizens. In return for the financial aid support, the Bonner Scholars are expected to engage in 10 hours a week of community service during the school year (140 hours per semester) and 280 hours in the summer. Each program is unique. Students must apply to and attend one of the Bonner Scholars Program Partner Institutions.
Bonner Leaders Program
Sponsor: Bonner Foundation
Amount: Varies (Scholarship/Work-Study Program)
Description: The Bonner Leader Program supports individuals interested in serving throughout their college experience. Bonner Leaders receive financial aid directly from their institution in the form of a scholarship and/or work-study. Students must apply and attend one of the Bonner Leader Partner Institutions.
NOVEMBER
American Indian Services Scholarship
Sponsor: American Indian Services (AIS)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: Applicant must be one-quarter (1/4) Northern-Native American Indian and enrolled in a university, junior college, or technical school.
Boyk Law Veteran Scholarship
Sponsor: Charles E. Boyk Law Offices, LLC
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently attending an accredited college or university in the United States who has served in the United State Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Reserves OR is the child or stepchild of someone who has. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
CarBrain Scholarship
Sponsor: CarBrain
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on one of two given topics related to motor vehicles.
Champions for Christ Scholarship
Sponsor: Champion for Christ Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have surrendered their lives to full-time Christian service and are preparing for full-time Christian ministry.
Visionary Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American College Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are United States citizens or eligible non-citizens. Applicant must submit an essay on why college is important to them.
WBDI College Scholarships
Sponsor: Women Band Directors International
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 1, 2022
Description: The scholarship is open to current female college students who are preparing to be band directors.
Chick-fil-A Community Scholars
Sponsor: Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Amount: $25,000
Closing Date: November 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students or students planning to enroll in undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the 2023-2024 academic year. Applicant must have shown demonstrated care through community service in the twelve (12) months prior to application.
Prudential Emerging Visionaries Scholarship
Sponsor: Prudential
Amount: $15,000 maximum
Closing Date: November 4, 2022
Description: Scholarships open to any visionaries between the ages of 14-18 who are taking on today’s toughest financial and societal challenges. Participants must be legal residents of the United States or Puerto Rico.
VMFA Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Amount: $2,000 - $6,000
Closing Date: November 5, 2022 at 5 PM
Description: Arts scholarships for Virginia college students. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States, as well as residents of Virginia, for at least 24 consecutive months to the deadline.
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 7, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, college undergraduates, and graduate students worldwide. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
$500 Easy Scholarship – The Future is Now: Your Voice, Your Vote
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 8, 2022
Description: You could win a $500 scholarship by taking our quiz to find out your Civic Leadership Personality, and simply sharing with us your results, as well as what’s on your mind — and how you plan to use your unique personality to make an impact this election season.
Oracle Developer Scholars Program
Sponsor: Oracle | UNCF
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: November 8, 2022
Description: Program is open to African American/Black, Hispanic, and Native American students who are currently pursuing a degree in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering/Development. Candidates must be at least a college junior at the time of application and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Scholars will serve as technical development interns during the summer of 2023 and will receive the scholarship at the end of the internship.
Herb Block Foundation
Sponsor: Herb Block Foundation
Amount – $8,000 maximum
Closing Date: November 10, 2022
Description: Scholarships for students attending community college in the DMV area. Last-dollar scholarships to be applied for the spring semester. Scholarship is open to students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA recipients, or students who qualify for in-state tuition under the Maryland or VA Dream Act (also known as VA Tuition Equity Provision). Applicants must be primary residents of Washington DC, Maryland (Montgomery or Prince George’s County), or Virginia (the cities of Alexandria or Falls Church, or counties of Arlington or Fairfax). Applicants must be attending Northern Virginia Community College, Montgomery College, Prince George’s Community College, or the Community College of the District of Columbia.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
Sponsor: Regeneron
Amount: awards up to $250,000
Closing Date: November 9, 2022 at 8 PM
Description: Science research competition for high school seniors.
Haz la U Scholarship
Sponsor: Colgate
Amount: $2,000 - $10,000 scholarships available
Closing Date: November 13, 2022
Description: Available to Hispanic seniors graduating in the Spring of 2022 with an unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher. Scholarships will be awarded to students who excel in the classroom and community. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited institution during the 2022-23 school year. Applicants must be a US citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient.
Youth Awards
Sponsor: Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 13, 2022
Description: Award is open to Latino high school seniors who excel both inside and outside the classroom, who have at least a 3.0 GPA and are Permanent residents, DACA, U.S. Citizens, or eligible non-citizens.
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 14, 2022
Description: Contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6-12 who are residents of one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or a province of Canada (except Quebec). Applicant must submit an essay on the topic: “What is your dream for a better community and world?”
10 Words or Less Scholarship
Sponsor: StudentScholarship.org
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2023. Applicants must share in 10 words or less why they deserve the scholarship.
National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholars Program
Sponsor: National Space Club
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, college undergraduate students, and graduate students with plans to pursue a career in the science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are citizens of the United States and have a GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a city of the applicant’s choice and an essay explaining why they believe they should win the scholarship.
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
Sponsor: Robertson Foundation
Amount: Full Scholarship
Closing Date: November 15, 2021
Description: Full scholarship available to students who are applying (and eventually matriculating) to Duke University and/or the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Only for students who are currently high school seniors or students taking a gap year who have not previously matriculated to a college or university other than UNC-Chapel Hill or Duke University.
Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards
Sponsor: Soroptimist
Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarships open to women who provide primary financial support to themselves and their dependents and face economic and personal hardships.
James Allen Cox Foundation for Photojournalists
Sponsor: James Allen Cox Foundation
Amount: varies
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Digital cameras awarded to current high school students and $2,500 scholarships awarded to current college students submitting still photographs or videos.
Concerto Competition for High School Musicians
Sponsor: US Marine Corps Band
Amount:$500 - $2,500
Closing Date: November 15, 2021
Description: scholarships open to musicians in grades 9-12.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Sponsor: From the Top
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2022-2023 academic year. This is the deadline for high school seniors. Younger students may still apply. Deadline III is April 15, 2023.
Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Varsity Tutors
Amount: $200
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What has been your most surprising source of inspiration so far this school year?”
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are citizens of the United States and have a GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a city of the applicant’s choice and an essay explaining why they believe they should win the scholarship.
ELKS Most Valuable Student
Sponsor: ELKS
Amount:$1,000 - $12,500
Closing Date: November 14, 2022
Description: renewable scholarships for high school seniors who are U.S. citizens by the date of submission who exhibit leadership and financial need.
Interface Scholarships
Sponsor: Interface
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled full-time students in any accredited U.S. university for the upcoming academic year. Applicants must have a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems.
National Space Club and Foundation Keynote Scholars Program
Sponsor: National Space Club
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, college undergraduate students, and graduate students with plans to pursue a career in the science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Amount: $55,000 per year
Closing Date: November 17, 2022
Description: Renewable scholarship open to high school seniors with a minimum, cumulative unweighted 3.5+ GPA and a family income no greater than $95,000. Applicants must intend to enroll in an accredited four-year college or university beginning in fall 2023.
Real World Design Challenge
Sponsor: Real World Design Challenge
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 18, 2022
Description: Participation is limited to students living in OR enrolled in schools located in a state or territory that is hosting a State Competition. To be eligible to compete as a student team member, a student must be currently enrolled in grades nine, ten, eleven or twelve. Students will be asked to address a challenge that confronts our nation’s leading industries. Students will utilize professional engineering software to develop their solutions and will also generate presentations that convincingly demonstrate the value of their solutions.
Chief Manuelito Scholarship for High School Students
Sponsor: Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance (ONNSFA)
Amount: $7,000
Closing Date: November 25, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high-achieving high school graduates and undergraduate Navajo students. Students seeking an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or Certificate are ineligible.
Smithsonian Photo Contest
Sponsor: Smithsonian Magazine
Amount: $500 - $2,500
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Photo contest open to students 18 or older.
Auger & Auger Disabled Scholarship
Sponsor: Auger & Auger Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Essay scholarship available for students who are high school seniors or current undergraduate students with a minimum GPA of 2.8.
Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young Hispanic Leaders
Sponsor: United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time students, in an accredited four-year or two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and demonstrates a verifiable need for financial support. At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible to apply (DACA or undocumented).
Education Matters Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
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 and are currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicants will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
Generous Heart Scholarship
Sponsor: Ye Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicants must submit an essay sharing about a time that they helped another person.
STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: NextStepU
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are interested in pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) major. Applicant must be 16-22 years old at the time of entry and be a registered user of NextStepU.com.
You Can’t Label People, but You Can Label Products Scholarship
Sponsor: Stark
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “You can’t label people, but you can label products.”
Youth Forward Scholarship
Sponsor: National Driving and Traffic School
Amount: $500
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school, university, or college full-time student. Applicant must submit an essay on given topics related to driver safety.
Migraine Story Scholarship
Sponsor: Axon Optics
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 30, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at accredited two-year or four-year American universities or colleges who have suffered with migraines. Applicant must submit an essay, a video, or an image on a topic related to migraines.
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Amazon
Amount: $40,000
Closing Date: Application opens November 1
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors in the U.S. who are currently enrolled in or who have completed a high school or college dual degree course where computer science is a subject. Students who have not taken this course can opt-in to take an assessment offered by Amazon. Applicant must be planning to attain a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or other computer science related field of study.
DECEMBER
Americanism Essay Contest
Sponsor: Fleet Reserve Association (FRA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2022
Description: Contest is open to students in grades seven through 12 (or equivalent). Applicant must be sponsored by a branch of the Fleet Reserve Association or a unit of the Ladies Auxiliary. Applicant must submit an essay on the theme, “Why I am Proud to be an American.”
Military Child of the Year Award
Sponsor: Operation Homefront
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: December 4, 2022
Description: Award is open to young people ages 13 to 18 who are children of someone who is/was in the military.
Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who want to work in either the healthcare or legal world. Applicant must submit an essay why they want to work in their chosen field.
SMART Scholarship
Sponsor: Department of Defense
Amount: Full-tuition
Closing Date: December 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Description: Scholarship with annual stipends and book/health allowances for recipients. SMART Scholars will also be provided with summer internship opportunities and guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense upon graduation. Applicants must be US Citizens with a 3.0+ GPA. Open to current college students majoring in a STEM field or students who will be enrolled in a STEM graduate program in the 2022-23 school year.
Dell Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Dell Foundation
Amount: $20,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2021
Description: Scholarship that also comes with a laptop computer, annual textbook credits worth $500, and access to teletherapy. Open to seniors with a 2.4+ GPA who have participated in a Dell-approved college readiness program in 11th and 12th grade. Applicants must be eligible to receive a Pell Grant (as determined by the 2023-24 FAFSA) as college freshmen. Applicants must also plan to enroll full-time at a higher education institution directly following high school graduation (in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree).
Barbara Lotze Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled, or planning to enroll, in physics teacher preparation curricula and high school seniors entering such programs.
Vanderbilt Ingram Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University
Amount: Full-Tuition
Closing Date: December 1, 2022
Description: Full-tuition merit scholarships for prospective Vanderbilt applicants. Students who are interested in being considered must first apply to Vanderbilt via the Common Application, Coalition Application, or Questbridge.
Digital Marketing Scholarship
Sponsor: 10x Digital
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are majoring in (or plan to major) in a field related to digital marketing. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to digital marketing.
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship
Sponsor:Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: December 5, 2022
Description: scholarship awarded to student and $5,000 grant awarded to the hunger-related charity of your choice. Open to students age 5-25 who are volunteering to stop hunger.
Generation Google Scholarship
Sponsor: Google
Amount:$10,000
Closing Date: Opening late December/early 2023
Description: Scholarship for a high school senior, college student, or graduate student who is studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely-related field as a full-time students. Applicants should have a strong academic record, demonstrate financial need, exemplify leadership, and demonstrate passion for improving representation of underrepresented groups in computer science and technology.
Google Lime Scholarship
Sponsor: Lime Connect
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: Opening late December/early 2023
Description: $10,000 scholarships awarded to students who have, or consider themselves to have, a visible or invisible disability. Applicants must be pursuing a degree in computer science, computer engineering, or degree in a related field. Applications are open to high school seniors (who plan to enroll full-time at a college for the 2022-23 school year), current college students, and current graduate student
Science Ambassador Scholarship
Sponsor: Cards Against Humanity
Amount: Full-Tuition
Closing Date: December 13, 2022
Description: Full-tuition STEM scholarships open to female high school seniors or current college students. To apply, students must film a three-minute educational video of themselves explaining a STEM topic they’re passionate about. Open to undocumented and international students.|
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America
Sponsor: LEDA
Amount: Free program
Closing Date: December 12, 2022
Description: Free leadership and college prep summer program at Princeton University for current high school juniors from a low-income background with 3.6+ GPA, open to DACA students.
Allied Van Lines Scholarship
Sponsor: Allied Van Lines
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current full-time students of accredited colleges or universities within the United States who are working towards an undergraduate degree in Logistics or equivalent fields.
Burger King Scholarship
Sponsor: Burger King
Amount:$1,000 - $50,000
Closing Date: December 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship open to graduating high school seniors with a 2.5+ GPA. Applicants must plan to enroll full-time, without interruption, in an accredited two- or four-year college during the 2022-23 school year.
Equitable Excellence Scholarship
Sponsor: Equitable
Amount:$2,500 to $20,000
Closing Date: December 16, 2022
Description: Scholarships open to high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college in the United States. Applicants must be a United States citizen or legal American resident.
Foot Locker Scholar Athlete Scholarships
Sponsor: Foot Locker
Amount: $25,000 maximum
Closing Date: Application opening late 2022;e-mail wait list open
Description: Scholarships open to high school seniors with a 3.0+ GPA who plan to enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college in the United States. Applicants must be a United States citizen or legal American resident. Applicants must also be currently involved in high school, intramural, or community-based sports.
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: General and Kelly Tanabe
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2022
Description: $1,000 essay scholarship for students in grades 9-12, college students, or graduate students.
$1,000 Plan for College Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Sallie Mae Bank
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: Last day of each month
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside and who are students, parents, guidance counselors, or financial aid officers at the time of entry. Applicant must register for one of the company’s free plan for college tools.
Travis Watkins Tax Attorney Scholarship
Sponsor: Travis Watkins
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2022
Description: $1,000 one-time award for any current or soon-to-be student who has had his or her family’s life altered because of tax controversies (back taxes owed, audits, etc.). Applicants must submit an essay where you explain, present, inspire, or otherwise convince the Travis W. Watkins Tax Resolution & Accounting Firm why they deserve to win this scholarship.
Additional Scholarship Sources
Going Merry: Scholarship Portal for Alexandria City High School Students
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: Scholarship Portal for college-bound students
United Negro College Fund: Various scholarships available for college-bound African-American students
FastWeb: Scholarship search engine
Scholarship Sharing: Virginia-based scholarship search engine
Vocational and Academic Scholarships for BIPOC Students: Information for BIPOC students regarding vocational and academic programs
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