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January 2017 Deadlines
Sponsor: American Backflow Prevention Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to all persons of high school age (at least 13 and no older than age 19 as of December 31, 2016) who are legal residents of the United States or Canada. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to safe drinking water.
Sponsor: MIT THINK
Amount: $1,000 budget, chance to win $500 scholarship, mentorship, and a trip to MIT
Closing Date: January 1, 2017
Description: Applicant must be a current high school student at a school in the United States. Applicant must submit a project proposal on a science or engineering idea.
Sponsor: MVP Visuals
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate college students who are/planning on majoring in Graphic Arts & Design or applied arts. Applicant must create a digital visual design to promote anything they desire related to the university/college the student is/will be attending.
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Sponsor: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: January 4, 2017
Description: Contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to an act of political courage.
GE – Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: January 5, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship at school, at the workplace, and in the community. Applicant must also demonstrate financial need.
KSCPP’s 10th National Essay Contest
Sponsor: Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project (KSCPP)
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: January 8, 2017
Description: Contest is open to Middle School and High School students. To apply, applicant must read a book available on the KSCPP website and submit an essay on a given topic.
Sponsor: National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors worldwide with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicant must submit a completed application and an essay on leadership.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Sponsor: From the Top
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
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 2016-2017 academic year.
Letters About Literature Competition
Sponsor: Center for the Book in the Library of Congress
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
Description: Competition is open to students in grades 4-8. Applicant must select a fiction or nonfiction book, poem or play and write a personal letter to the author on how the author’s work changed the applicant or their view of the world.
Sponsor: YoungWorkers.org
Amount: Up to $300
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
Description: Contest is open to California teens between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Contestant must create a poster highlighting the importance of job safety and health for teens.
Sponsor: Ron Brown Scholar Program
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
Description: Scholars program is open to African-American/Black high school seniors who excel academically and demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship
Sponsor: YoungWorkers.org
Amount: Up to $300
Closing Date: January 9, 2017
Description: Contest is open to California teens between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Contestant must create a video highlighting one of the six things young workers need to know about job safety and health.
National Sojourners Essay Contest
Sponsor: National Sojourners, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2017
Description: Contest is open to students in 9th through 12th grade. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to historical documents.
Sponsor: Providian Medical Equipment
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 15, 2017
Description: Student must be 16 years of age or older and enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on how medical equipment technology has changed the face of a college course and curriculum.
Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Washington Crossing Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government.
1800wheelchair.com Scholarship
Sponsor: 1800wheelchair.com
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate student who are at least 16 years of age and legal residents of the U.S. or hold a student visa. Applicant must provide a “visual poem” on the theme of overcoming a personal challenge.
Sponsor: Ronald McDonald House Charities
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 18, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors who are legal U.S. residents under the age of 21. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 and reside within the geographic boundaries of a participating Chapter. Scholarships are for students with financial need who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, and community involvement.
C-SPAN’s StudentCam Documentary Competition
Sponsor: C-SPAN
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 20, 2017
Description: Competition is open to students in grades 6-12. Student must create a short documentary video on their message to Washington.
Girls Impact the World Film Festival Scholarship
Sponsor: Connecther
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 20, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students under the age of 25. Applicant must submit a 3-6 minute short film that raises awareness about critical issues affecting women and girls around the world OR propose solutions to critical challenges faced by women.
Sponsor: TeenLife
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 25, 2017
Description: Promotion is open to students between the age of 13 and 19 years of age. Student must browse the TeenLife’s “Guide to Overnight Summer Programs” and fill out the interest form to get more information.
Point Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Point Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 30, 2017
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college student who are “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community. There is no citizenship requirement, but applicant must be attending or planning to attend an institution in the United States.
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school and college students. Applicant must submit a short statement about technology addiction.
Association of Women in Mathematics Essay Contest
Sponsor: Association for Women in Mathematics
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and undergraduate students. Student must submit an essay based on an interview with a women currently working in a mathematical career.
Baer Reintegration Scholarship
Sponsor: The Center for Reintegration
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending during the 2017-2018 academic year and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Sponsor: Beauty Schools Directory
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students planning on attending a program related to the beauty industry (cosmetology, barbering, hair design, nail technology, etc.)
Sponsor: GraduationSource
Amount: $750
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students with a minimum GPA of 3.3. Applicant must share a photo on Instagram that inspires them to pursue their college degree and complete a short online form.
Harvey Simon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Simon Cancer Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a four-year college or university during the Fall 2017 term. Applicant must have had a form of cancer sometime during their lifetime.
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Applicant must be 13 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short essay (250 words or less) about a dream.
National Debt Relief Scholarship
Sponsor: National Debt Relief
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, college, and graduate students. Applicant must be pursuing or intending to pursuing their bachelor’s degree which should be in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Sponsor: PeanutPaws
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and current residents of the United States who are graduating high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must have a dog or grew up with a dog. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to dogs.
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Sponsor: Alumni Association of Princeton
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Award is for students currently enrolled in ninth through twelfth grades in a participating region (see website for eligible areas) who have been actively involved in a volunteer activity that has had a significant, positive impact on race relations in their school or community.
Sponsor: Return2College
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
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 and there is no maximum age limit. Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they are getting their degree.
Sponsor: RiSE Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Applicant must be current high school, college bound senior who has submitted applications to and is planning on attending an accredited college or university. Applicant must have a documented learning disability (a diagnosis of ADHD or ADD alone does not qualify).
Sponsor: Schwartz Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors residing in California. Applicant must submit application, essay, transcript and test scores.
Sleepy Deep Annual Scholarship
Sponsor: Sleepy Deep
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently attending or planning to attend college, university or graduate school in the coming year. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to sleep.
Sponsor: Aaron J. Boria Law Firm
Amount $500
Closing date: March 30, 2017
Description : Scholarship is open to students who are currently studying law.
February 2017 Deadlines
Sponsor: Aceable
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 1, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current university, post-graduate, community and technical college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on what their inspiration for being an ace driver is.
Sponsor: Dosomething.org
Amount: $3000
Closing Date: Feb 10, 2017
Description: Make a Valentine’s Day Card for a senior. Find more details at Dosomething.org
Sponsor: The Levin Group
Amount: $1000
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Complete application and 500 word essay on how cars could be changed to make them more safe.
Sponsor:Cool Last Names HQ
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Write an 800-1200 word essay on what are surnames and where do they come from?
Sponsor: Quality Air Filters
Amount: $1000
Closing Date: February 28, 2017
Description: Film a 10-30 second video on what you would do with the 12 hours you would save each year by using Quality Air Filters.
CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Sponsor: California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 10, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors with a minimum 3.5 GPA who have demonstrated outstanding athletic performance in a minimum of two years of varsity play in California.
Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: February 10, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will pursue an undergraduate degree with a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History and American Government.
Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 10, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students either attending or planning to attend an approved, accredited medical school, college, or university. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.25.
Sponsor: Golden Apple
Amount: Up to $23,000 over four years
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens (DACAmented students) who are residents of Illinois and will graduate high school in 2017.
Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Goya Foods
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in culinary arts or food sciences.
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Jackie Robinson Foundation
Amount: Up to $28,000 over four years
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating, minority high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States. Applicant must show leadership potential, dedication to community service, and evidence of financial need.
Sponsor: United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the United States and the U.S. territories. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species. Deadline only for Massachusetts and New Jersey. Maryland and South Carolina deadlines has already passed, but all other states are later – see website for details.
Make Sense Foundation Educational Scholarship
Sponsor: The Make Sense Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to females living in the United States who are preparing to enter college in 2017 or 2018. Applicant must submit an essay telling the scholarship committee about themselves.
Sponsor: Assemblies of God
Amount: Up to $30,000 (awarded over four years)
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors planning on attending an AG endorsed college who have a minimum GPA of 3.7 OR ACT score of 28/36 OR SAT score of 1870/2400. Applicant must demonstrate leadership potential through involvement in an AG church, school, and the community.
San Antonio Area Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: San Antonio Area Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Applicant must be from the greater San Antonio (Texas) area. There are multiple scholarships available with different requirements. Visit website for details.
Scholarships Helping Collars Scholarship
Sponsor: Pet Lifestyle and You (P.L.A.Y.)
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. residents and love to help animals.
Team Type1 Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Team Type! Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have Type 1 diabetes and is/will be a competitive athlete at an accredited NCAA or NAIA institution.
WallStreetMojo College Scholarship
Sponsor: WallStreetMojo
Amount: $750
Closing Date: February 15, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to money management and an essay on why the student thinks they should receive the scholarship.
Sponsor: Beta Sigma Psi – The National Lutheran Fraternity
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 17, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to male graduating high school seniors who attend a Lutheran church.
Sponsor: Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: February 17, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to children of building trade union members and employees of union contractors. Applicant must be a high school senior who is a U.S. citizen and has been provisionally accepted as a full-time student into an undergraduate degree program at a two or four-year accredited college or university.
Columbus Citizens Foundation Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Columbus Citizens Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 17, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to elementary school, middle school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate students of Italian descent (at least 25% Italian). Applicant must have financial need and at least a 3.0 GPA (for high school and college students).
Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation (GAR)
Amount: Up to $50,000 ($12,500 per year)
Closing Date: February 20, 2017
Description: Applicant must be a dependent child of a full-time employee in the financial services industry. Employee must be presently employed with five years of experience OR no longer employed in the field but had ten years of experience which ended no longer than five years prior to scholarship. Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are enrolling as a full-time first-year student in pursuit of a four-year bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA, demonstrate financial need, and be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
Sponsor: Lions Clubs International MD4
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: February 20, 2017
Description: Contest is open to California residents in grades 9-12. Applicant must perform a 5-10 minute speech on a given topic related to privacy.
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Vegetarian Resource Group
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: February 20, 2017
Description: Applicant must be a U.S. high school senior graduating in the spring of 2017. Applicant must be a vegetarian and have promoted vegetarianism in their school and/or community.
Bobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing
Sponsor: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 22, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating seniors and graduates of public or private high schools in San Mateo or Santa Clara Counties (California) who are planning to enroll or are currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student. Applicant must submit two writing samples.
Educators Credit Union Scholarship
Sponsor: Educators Credit Union
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: February 27, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have an account at Educators Credit Union (custodial accounts qualify).
Manualbirds Video Scholarship Program
Sponsor: ManualBirds
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 27, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students worldwide with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit a video on the theme, “How I Fixed a Machine or Product.”
Sponsor:Scholarship Committee
Amount: $1000
Closing Date April 2017
Description: The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition that is open to 10th, 11th and 12th graders and college students and non-traditional students. The goal is to recognize students who are committed to using education to better their life and that of their family and/or community.
BHW Scholarship for Women in STEM
Sponsor: The BHW Group
Amount: $3000
Closing date: April 15th
Description: Women who are pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree and are majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics during the 2017 school year. High School seniors can apply.
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
December 8, 2016
Like it. Maybe we are going to open a scholarship program soon!! thanks for sharing the idea.