The following scholarships include opportunities for middle school students, high school students, trade students, female 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. Deadline is the last day of every month. Award: $2000. Deadline: last day of every month.
ABSFE National Scholarship Program. This scholarship is for US citizen college students enrolled in funeral service or mortuary science programs.
Awards: up to $2500.Deadlines are: Two annually, March 1st and September 1st.
ACS Scholars Program. This scholarship is open to Black/African-American, Latino/Hispanic or American Indian, who are high school seniors or undergraduate students pursuing a chemistry-related career and have a GPA of 3.0.
Award: up to $5000. Deadline: March 1st.
AFA’s Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors who are willing to write an essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia-related illness.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadline: March 1st.
AFDO Scholarship. This scholarship is open to undergraduate students in their 3rd year with a GPA of 3.0 who have a demonstrated desire to work in food and product safety. This opportunity is from the Association of Food and Drug Officials.
AfterCollege-AACN Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing.
Award: $2,500. Deadlines are: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st.
AICPA Legacy Scholarships. These scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in accounting. There are multiple categories for awards.
Awards: up to $10,000. Deadline: March 15th.
ALA Scholarships. These scholarships are from the American Library Association. They are open to students pursuing graduate level programs in library and information studies.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadline: March 1st.
Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school juniors who are interested in journalism and identify as a "free spirit".
Award: $1000. Deadline: March 1st.
Ambassadors of Aloha Scholarships. These scholarships are open to high school seniors and full time undergraduate students from Hawaii. Applicants must have participated in and plan to compete in the sports of: canoeing, surfing, kayaking, swimming, diving, water polo, sailing or volleyball.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 1st.
America’s 911 Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to first responders or students who have a parent who is a first responder. The first responder can be a paid or volunteer position. Multiple awards given.
Awards: $1000 Deadline: March 1st.
Arthritis Champions Scholarship. This scholarship is open to full time undergraduate, graduate and medical students who have been diagnosed with arthritis or another rheumatic disease. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and have been involved with community service that supports the Arthritis Foundation.
Award: up to $20,000. Deadline: March 31st.
ASHG Essay Contest. This scholarship is open to students in grades 9-12. This scholarship is from the American Society of Human Genetics. Write an essay about genetics. This may be a great opportunity to use ready-to-go materials. This is also a non-fixed scholarship.
Awards: up to $1000. Deadline: March 1st.
Becca's Closet Involvement Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduating high school senior students with a GPA minimum of 2.0 who have been involved and engaged with a local chapter of Becca's Closet.
Award: $1000. Deadline: March 31st.
Becca's Closet Spirit of Generosity Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduating high school senior students with a GPA minimum of 2.0 with demonstrated financial need, who have made a significant contribution to their community through community service.
Award: amount varies. Deadline: March 31st.
Because College is Expensive Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school juniors, seniors, current college students and adults looking to head back to school. This is a scholarship sweepstakes. It is offered quarterly.
Award: $500. Deadlines: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 30th.
Bound to Stay Bound Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduate students who are pursuing a career path to work in library services for children.
Award: $8000. Deadline: March 1st.
Cancer Unwrapped Teen Writing Contest. These scholarships are open to US high school students in grades 9-12. Write an essay about your experience with Cancer.
Award: $1000. Deadline: March 3rd.
Connecticut Building Congress Scholarship Fund. This scholarship is open to CT high school seniors pursuing programs in architecture, construction-related engineering, construction management, surveying, planning or other related courses of study.
Awards: (Renewable) up to $3500. Deadline: March 3rd.
CMP Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship Program. This scholarship is from the Civilian Marksmanship Program. It is open to high school seniors, who are US citizens with a 3.0 minimum GPA and have demonstrated marksmanship competition experience. Applicants must be accepted to attend a college, university or trade school leading to a diploma or certification. Multiple awards offered.
Awards: up to $5000. Deadline: March 31st.
Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school and college students age 14 and older who are from the US or from US Territories. Create a greeting card using original art, photograph or computer graphics. The recipient will receive a 1099 form to pay taxes on the award.
Award: $10,000. Deadline: March 2nd.
Education First Scholarships. These scholarships are open to high school seniors from participating high schools in Austin, Denver, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego or Seattle.
Awards: $5000. Deadline: March 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.
Fight for Equality Women in STEM Scholarship. This scholarship is open to female high school seniors who are pursuing STEM related fields.
Award: $500. Deadline: March 31st.
Foundation 649 Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school senior or transferring community college Asian American or Pacific Islander students who will be attending a college or university in the Fall. Applicants must have demonstrated financial need and have been involved in AAPI causes.
Award: up to $4000. Deadline: March 1st.
GoSkills Scholarship. This scholarship is for female high school or college students who are pursuing any career field but have the goal of starting their own online business. This scholarship is not based on financial need, GPA or demographic criteria. There are no age restrictions.
Awards: $2,000 biannual. Deadlines: September 15th and March 15th of each year.
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. The award repeats monthly. Open to students in the US and Canada.
Award: $500.00. Deadline: 20th of every month.
James Madison Fellowship. This scholarship is open to graduate level students who desire to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution at the secondary level.
Awards: up to $24,000. Deadline: March 2nd
Mattress Advisor’s Sleep Science Scholarship. This scholarship is open to enrolled or due to be enrolled full time college students. International and undocumented students are welcome to apply. Applicants will be asked to write about their personal relationship with sleep health and its impact on their education.
Award: $1000. Deadline: March 20th.
Michael J. Latta EMS Scholarship Foundation. This scholarship is open to high school and college students wishing to become an EMT or paramedic.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 15th.
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: the last day of every month
Opportunity Scholarship. This is an opportunity for high school senior DACA eligible students from AK, NC, SC, ND, SD, GA, IN, IA, LA, MI, MS, WV and WI with a minimum GPA of 2.8. This scholarship is open to students planning on attending a college or university in the Opportunity Scholarship network.
Award: up to $80,000. Deadline: March 1st
OppU Achievers Scholarship. This scholarship open to high school seniors, college, graduate, professional or trade school students who are US citizens with a GPA of at least 3.0. College students must be attending at least part time to be eligible. This scholarship is awarded quarterly.
Award: $2,500. Deadlines are: September 30th, December 31st, March 31st and June 30th.
PAF Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students age 25 and younger who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees and have been diagnosed with or treated for a cancer or chronic disease. This scholarship is from the Patient Advocate Foundation.
Award: $3000. Deadline: March 9th.
Quell Foundation Bridge The Gap Scholarship. This scholarship is open to current junior and senior undergraduate students and graduate students who are pursuing the fields of psychology, social work or other related fields serving mental health conditions.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 1st.
Quell Foundation Fighter Scholarship. This scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are being treated for a diagnosed mental health condition.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 14th.
Quell Foundation Fighter Student Athlete Scholarship. This scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are being treated for a diagnosed mental health condition.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 14th.
Quell Foundation Survivor Scholarship. This scholarship is open to graduating high school senior, undergraduate and graduate student who have lost a parent, sibling or caregiver due to suicide.
Award: amount is not disclosed. Deadline: March 14th.
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).
Science Without Borders Challenge. This scholarship is open to students ages 11-19. This opportunity inspires students to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources through art. This is an international competition open to students worldwide.
Awards: up to $500. Deadline: March 6th.
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House Scholar Award. scholarship is open to Maryland high school seniors. Create your own primary source written artifact detailing your experience of the pandemic. This is a non-fixed scholarship.
Award: $1812.00. Deadline: March 18th.
Tall Club International Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors under the age of 21 who meet specific height requirements. Male applicants must be at least 6’2” tall and female applicants must be at least 5’10” tall.
Awards: $1000. Deadline: March 1st.
Texas Big Game Award Scholarships. These scholarships are open to Texas high school seniors and undergraduate students with a valid state of Texas hunting license who are pursuing agriculture or natural resource related majors. The mission of the scholarship awards is to promote sound habitat and wildlife management. Multiple scholarships are offered.
Awards: up to $3000. Deadline: March 31st.
Too Cool for School Scholarship. Open to high school, 2-year, 4-year and graduate college students. This is a scholarship sweepstakes. DACA students are also eligible.
Award: $1000. Deadlines are quarterly: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st.
Women in Science Scholarship. This scholarship is open to female undergraduate students who will be entering their final year of undergraduate study. Applicants must be pursuing a degree in atmospheric science or a related science and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Open to US citizens and those applicants who hold permanent resident status. There are no age restrictions. This is one of the many scholarships offered by the American Meteorological Society.
Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 17th.
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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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