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Scholarships with July 2016 deadlines
Advanced Institute for Oral Health Scholarship
Sponsor: Advanced Institute for Oral health
Amount: $500
Deadline: July 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher who are planning to attend an accredited university for the 2016-2017 academic year. Applicant must submit a 300 word essay (400 max) describing how they plan to positively impact the world with their degree.
Sponsor: Bookoo, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students attending an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an application and answer questions related to the applicant’s educational plans.
Sponsor: Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled during the 2016-2017 academic year. Applicant must submit personal essay answering one of six given questions. Scholarship is only open to specific majors (too many to list) – see website for details.
Spokeo Connections Scholarship
Sponsor: Spokeo, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to recently graduated high school seniors who will enroll as a freshman at a four-year or two-year college or university in the Fall of 2016 or students who are currently enrolled on a full-time basis at an accredited four-year or two-year college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to technology.
The Savor Summer College Scholarship
Sponsor: how2winscholarships.com
Amount: $500
Deadline: July 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open only to those legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application and who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited secondary institution of higher learning. Application must include name and contact information, background details, academic details, and a short original, previously unpublished written response to the scholarship topic, “How are you planning on using your summer vacation?” Your written response must be written in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed five hundred (500) words.
Sponsor: CareInsuranceComparison.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 10, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students or anyone planning on attending college (or another form of higher education) in the upcoming school year. Applicant must also have a valid driver’s license. Applicant must participate in a Safe Driver Program and create a form of social awareness that inspires other students to focus on safe driving.
Teen Travel Writing Scholarship
Sponsor: Family Travel Forum
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: July 13, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students ages 13-18 and attending grades 8-12 in the United States or Canada, or an American international school abroad, or be enrolled in a U.S. homeschool program. Applicant must share a travel story.
You, Me, and Poetry Scholarship Slam
Sponsor: Power Poetry
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 13, 2016
Description: Contest is open to individuals who are 25 years of age or younger and are current or former high school students who will attend or is attending college within the U.S. or its territories. Applicant must submit a poem on the theme: “What do poetry and being a poet mean to you?”
ERCA Community Contribution Scholarship
Sponsor: Educational Research Center of America (ERCA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: July 15,2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students who are legal residents of the United States. Applicants must have recognized a need or problem in their community, have determined a way to address this need or solve this problem, have developed an action plan, and have worked to put the action plan in place.
Sponsor: Console & Hollawell, PC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and anyone currently pursuing or accepted into a legal program.
Sponsor: LendingTree, LLC
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: July 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Applicant must submit a short online application and a short video answering how they plan on paying for college.
Annual Fruit Shoot Photo Contest
Sponsor: California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Amount: Up to $100
Deadline: July 16, 2016
Description: Contest is open to anyone. Contestant must submit a photo of fruit, flowers or foliage attached to a live plant.
Sponsor: dosomething.org
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 18, 2016
Description: To enter, applicants must make chalk art on street storm drains to promote the protection of our local waterways.
The d’Olveira & Associates College Scholarship
Sponsor: d’Oliveira & Associates
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 29, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing college degrees or certifications in law school, paralegal studies, legal assistant studies, court reporting, or any other law-related field from community colleges, technical schools, or business schools.
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
Sponsor: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Amount: Varies
Deadline: July 30, 2016
Description: Contest is open to people of all ages. Contestants must submit a poem or poems that explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. There is no entry fee for people 12 years of age or younger. Youth between 13 and 18 must submit a $5 entry fee and adults (over 18) must submit a $15 entry fee.
Atlanta Dental Spa Scholarship
Sponsor: Atlanta Dental Spa
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in an accredited post secondary institution, college, business or technical school.
Context Clues
Sponsor: Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Open to from middle school grades and up. In this reading game, applicants use their reading skills (and their phone) to unlock the code of a mysterious locked box. Invite three friends to play the game and you will be entered to win a $5,000 scholarship.
Sponsor: Coupon Chief
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Applicants must upload a 2-5 minute video to Youtube that details one of two things:
1. How you personally save money as a college student.
2. An amazing extreme coupon haul that you have made.
* You must be a US resident enrolled in high school, college, or trade school to apply.
Dolman Law Group Video Essay Contest
Sponsor: Dolman Law Group
Amount: $1,100
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning to attend a college or university during the 2016-2017 academic year. Applicant must create a two to three minute video essay discussing a given topic related to motorcyclists wearing helmets.
Flavor of the Month Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
“From Failure to Promise” Essay Contest
Sponsor: Dr. C. Moorer and Associates
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Contest is open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate-level college students with at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must write a 1,500 word min., addressing all three given prompts related to the book, “From Failure to Promise: 360 Degrees.”
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: Gen and Kelly Tanabe
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grades 9-12, college, or graduate school students who are legal U.S. residents. Applicant must submit an essay answering one of three questions: 1. Why you deserve the scholarship. 2. Describing your academic or career goals. 3. Any topic of your choice.
Sponsor: dosomething.org
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Description: To be entered, applicants must make two pairs of Thumb Socks using the easy guide on our site. Keep one pair, share another with a friend, and take a pic with the two of you rocking your Socks!
Scholarships with August 2016 deadlines
Sponsor: HALSTEAD BEAD, INC.
Amount: $7,500
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016
Description: This scholarship is for student or professional jewelry designers who intend to pursue a full-time career in jewelry design
Smart.Study Essay Writing Scholarship
Sponsor: Smart.Study
Amount: Up to $700
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2016
Description: This scholarship is for students of all locations and any academic level. Applicants must follow Smart Study on Twitter and submit a 500 to 700-word essay on a given topic.
Sara and Max Goldsammler Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: OU Alumni/Israel Free Spirit Birthright
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school senior or current Jewish college students.
Sponsor: Olshan Foundation Solutions
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 12, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. students who are 16 years of age or older who are high school, undergraduate, master’s degree, and adult learn students. Applicant must submit application and personal essays.
Luis E. Torres Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Luis E. Torres Scholarship Fund
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must have overcome a medical hardship.
Sponsor: The Levin Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: August 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning to attend college during the upcoming term. Applicant must submit a 500+ word essay on the topic “What can we do to reduce auto-collisions on our nation’s highways.”
Law Offices of Joel J. Kofsky Scholarship
Sponsor: The Law Offices of Joel J. Kofsky
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Aug. 16, 2016
Description: Applicants must submit a 500-1,000-word essay describing what safety precautions and traffic laws should be emphasized and how you plan to educate the public on the importance of these precautions and laws.
$1,000 Dorm Room Makeover Sweepstakes
Sponsor: The Container Store
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: August 21, 2016
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia aged 17-25 years and who are currently enrolled, or intend to be enrolled by Sep. 30, 2017 in a college, university or other institution of higher learning. Student must signup to receive an evite for special savings and will be entered to win the sweepstakes.
Sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 30, 2016
Description: Sweepstakes is open to full or part-time students who are in an accredited secondary or post-secondary educational institution or program (including, but not limited to, high school, college, university or trade school, or are home schooled in an accredited program). Student must enroll in the Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS educational resource program.
Arctic Physical Therapy Fairbanks
Sponsor: Arctic Pain Management and Physical Therapy
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the U.S. or Canada who will be attending a college or university no later than January 2017. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Physical Therapy. Scholarship is open to students of any major.
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: According to sources, “texting and driving is a major cause of accidents, but 1 in 4 teens still does it.”. For every 1 entry, applicants must provide name, cell phone number, and the cell phone numbers of three people to be entered into the sweepstakes.
Sponsor: Courage to Grow
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Student must be a junior or senior in high school and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. It is open to US citizens only. Must write a 250 word essay explaining why you deserve the scholarship.
Sponsor: College is Power
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students age 17 years of age and older who plan to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or who are currently enrolled in a program of higher education. Applicant must submit an online form and a short essay on their primary goal for going to school.
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Red Cross
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age and currently enrolled in a high school, college, technical school, trade school or community college. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2016
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
Sponsor: Marketing Certified
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 years of age who are citizens of the United States or Canada. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to social media.
Student Transportation Video Contest
Sponsor: The American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students in elementary school through graduate school. Contestant must submit a video on transportation infrastructure.
The Rand Marketing Web Design Scholarship
Sponsor: Rand Marketing
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and any student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in September 2016 at any accredited U.S. college, university, and art or fashion institute. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career in the design industry.
Sponsor: SpanishDict.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline:August 31, 2016
Description: This scholarship is for Spanish-speaking students from all over the world. Applicants must fill submit an essay describing a time when they had to translate words from Spanish to English or English to Spanish.
Scholarships with September 2016 deadlines
Sponsor: Walmart
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students employed part-time or full-time with any division of Walmart for at least six consecutive months prior to the scholarship due date.
White Collar Defense Diversity Scholarship
Sponsor: White Collar Defense
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2016
Description: The scholarship program is open to all African American and Hispanic undergraduate, and law school students as well as incoming college freshmen and High School seniors. The candidate must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Candidate must have a demonstrated financial need.
CareerFitter Online Scholarship
Sponsor: CareerFitter
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming freshman and current college students. Applicant must take a free career test and submit an essay on their perfect career.
Catching the Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Catching the Dream
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2016
Description: Applicant must be 1/4 or more degree American Indian and be an enrolled member of a U.S. tribe. Applicant must be attending or planning on attending a college or university within the U.S. on a full-time basis that is fully accredited.
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2016
Amount: Up to $10,000
Description: Applicants must be a 12th Grader, College Undergraduate, or Graduate Student. Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
Sponsor: Constituting America
Amount: Varied based on class standing
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2016
Description: Contest is open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate schools students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit website for details.
Vidal Sassoon Professional Beauty Education Scholarship Program – Basic
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Sept. 19, 2016
Description: This scholarship is for prospective and new students attending a qualifying cosmetology school who is a legal resident of the United States and/or Canada, and who will be eighteen years of age or older by the start date of their program. The award amount covers 50% of the scholarship winners’ tuition costs.
Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
Amount: Up to $100,000
Deadline: Sept. 20, 2016
Description: Competition is open to individuals and teams of up to three students in grades nine through 12. Students are encouraged to do research in mathematics, engineering, biological, or physical science.
Sponsor: Courage to Grow
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: high school and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. It is open to US citizens only. Must write a 250 word essay explaining why you deserve the scholarship
Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Applicants must submit 140-character message about texting while driving.
Sponsor: ShipDig.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Open to all students enrolled in accredited academic institutions, and high school seniors who are enrolling upon graduation. Students of all majors and intended majors are welcome to participate. Applicants must be residents of the United States. Applicants must be at least 16 years of age. Students who have previously applied but have not been awarded as finalists are urged to reapply. Awards will be sent directly to the financial aid office of the institution of the finalist’s enrollment. Applicant must submit an essay on the most interesting item they have received in the mail.
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students 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 two essays on given topics.
Sponsor: Live Poets Society of New Jersey
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 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 no later than the fall of 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt
U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarship
Sponsor: U.S. Bankcorp
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled in college by Sep. 1, 2016. Applicant must complete a scholarship application and all eight Financial Genius for Life education modules available at the scholarship website.
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Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: Up to 1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.
Sponsor: Hakka Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2016
Description: All entries and votes must be submitted before each contest session ends. For session 3: Environment. Applicants must write an essay using the topic “How can you make the world a better place?”Max word count per grade division for essay: 1st-6th grade: 500 words, 7th-12th grade: 1,000 words, Undergraduate college-graduate college: 1,500 words
About Jamie
Jamie Gaddy, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. has been an education professor for over 17 years. She is also a pastor’s wife, freelance writer, and entrepreneur who now homeschools four of her six children (ages 9-15) in a sweet tea sippin’, wrap around porch sittin’, sweet southern Georgia town. Jamie is also a contributing author at Online Education for Kids and MomSCHOOL
June 26, 2016
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