Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• Open to students who are 14 and older and who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than fall of 2027) in an accredited postsecondary institution of higher education.

• Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the question:

  "We want to know... what do you dream about? Whether it's some bizarre dream you had last week, or your hopes for the future, share your dreams with us for a chance to win $1,500 for college."

Deadline: January 31, 2026

To apply: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/i-have-a-dream-scholarship#

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Age: 16 - 26 as of deadline (Jan 6, 2026, 5:00 PM PT).

• Residency: Legal resident of the 50 U.S. states or D.C.

• Education: Intent to apply, applying to or enrolled in an accredited 2- or 4-year college, trade, vocational, or technical program.

• Video or short essay—your choice. Submit a video or short essay telling what you’re passionate about and how you plan to make a difference.

Deadline: January 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

To apply: https://www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Must be a student in grades 10th-12th

• US citizen or legal resident

• Complete the online application including the personal statement

Deadline: December 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.jumpstart-scholarship.net/application-love-of-learning-scholarship

Award Amount: Up to $1,000

Eligibility:

• Students in grades 6-8 (Division II) and grades 9-12 (Division II)

• Students who are currently enrolled in a Catholic religious education program, or Catholic youth ministry program are eligible

• 500-700 word essay

Deadline: November 17, 2025

To apply: https://maryknollsociety.org/publications/essay-contest/

Award Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• The applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

• The scholarship is open to seniors in high school through graduate students.

• The applicant must have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university to follow a course of study to pursue a career in the STEM field, with a preference for those with space related interests.

• The applicant can only use the $20,000.00 scholarship towards tuition for the 2026-2027 academic year.

• The applicant must not have previously spoken at the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner.

Deadline: November 17, 2025

To apply: https://www.spaceclub.org/scholarship/

Award Amount: up to $25,000

Eligibility:

• Reside in the U.S.

• High School Senior

• Must be 18 years of age by July 15, 2026

• Be involved in community service, extracurricular activities, and/or leadership role

• 3.0 GPA

• Planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate or graduate study for the 2026-2027 academic year at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university, or vocational-technical school or CEGEP institution

• Be willing to participate in Chick-fil-A’s Scholars Program (a one-year experience of mentoring, activities, and professional development), if selected.

• Chick-fil-A employees and dependents/spouses of employees or Operators are not eligible to apply

Deadline: October 28, 2025

To apply: https://www.chick-fil-a.com/community-scholars

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Be a junior or senior attending high in the U.S.

• Be able to start flight training or aircraft mechanic training within 12 months of receiving the scholarship

Deadline: October 1, 2025

To apply: https://epicflightacademy.com/aviation-scholarship/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to all students 9th-12th grades

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident

Deadline: September 30, 2025

To apply: http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/dont-text-and-drive-scholarship

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High school seniors

• Enroll in a trade-related program at a two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States.

• Not be an employee or dependent of an employee of the The Home Depot.

• Focused on Carpentry, Construction Management, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing.

Deadline: September 30, 2025

To apply: https://webportalapp.com/sp/home/skillpointefoundation_homedepot-pathtopro

Award Amount: $20,000

Eligibility:

• Current high school senior attending school in the US

• Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited US post-secondary institution

Deadline: September 30, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.

To apply: https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/ccsf

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Planning to attend college, or anyone currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or law program at a college or university in the United States

• Applicants should be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher.

• Submit scholarship application

Eligibility:

• Transcript

• Resume

• A 750-word response to the prompt: “Discuss the role of parents, school administration, and the role YOU could play in cyberbullying awareness and prevention. How can these parties react to cyberbullying, and what steps can they take to effectively prevent it?”

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://mccreadylaw.com/2025-cyberbullying-awareness-scholarship/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• Must be a legal resident of the United States

• Must be accepted in a vocational program or two to five year post secondary institution

• Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and in good overall academic standing

Eligibility:

• Transcript

• Resume

• Upload proof of acceptance

• An essay of 500-1,000 words discussing who has inspired you to be the person you are now or are becoming. What have they done or continue to do, and how has that impacted your life?

Deadline: August 31, 2025

To apply: https://www.smslegal.com/who-inspires-you-scholarship/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to students in high school

• Answer essay question: “What does it mean to be an entrepreneur in today’s modern world?”

• Essay must be attached as a WORD-DOC

• Essay must contain 700-850 words

• The following information must be submitted with your essay:

  o   First Name/Last Name

  o   Phone Number

  o   Mailing Address

  o   Email Address

  o   Graduation date (MM.DD.YYYY)

  o   The University you will most likely attend

  o   Your current GPA

• All Majors qualify

Deadline: August 1, 2025

To apply: https://markelenowitzscholarship.com/#primary Submissions must include all information listed and be made via email to mark@mhecap.com

Award Amount: $1,500

Eligibility:

• U.S. citizen

• 13 years or older

• Be a person of color planning to enroll in college in Fall 2025

• Answer the question, “What is your dream career to pursue after high school?”

Deadline: December 31, 2024

To apply: https://www.collegexpress.com/soc_scholarship/

Award Amount: $500

Eligibility:

• High School or undergraduate student

• Underrepresented minority and/or first-generation college student

Deadline: December 25, 2024

To apply: https://app.bold.org/scholarships/bright-lights-scholarship/

Award Amount: $40,000

Eligibility:

• High School senior with at least 2.3 cumilitive GPA

• Have financial gap to fill

• Plan to pursue a programming degree at college (computer science/computer engineering or related field)

• Need to have taken computer science or hardware engineering classes in high school or at a college dual program, or currently be enrolled in one.

Deadline: December 19, 2024

To apply: https://start.scholarsapply.org/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Ages 14-18 are eligible for this scholarship

• Essay required

Deadline: December 6, 2024

To apply: Please pick up paper application from the Barnhart office.

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• The scholarship is open to female high school senior, vocational student, college student or graduate students who are legal residents of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who are enrolled in a vocational program or two-to-four-year post-secondary institution in 2025.
  • Begum Pelaez-Prada PLLC employees, their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, and spouses), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the competition.
  • Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Deadline: December 1, 2024

To apply: https://bp-plaw.com/the-begum-pelaez-prada-future-women-in-law-scholarship/

Award Amount: $275 (2 winners)

Eligibility:

• High School Senior

• GPA 2.5 or higher

• Field: Medical

Deadline: November 28, 2024

To apply: https://bold.org/scholarships/etherine-tansimore-scholarship/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Be an exemplary student and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

• Be currently accepted to an accredited institution with a culinary, pastry, or foodservice related major

Deadline: October 31, 2024

To apply: https://form.jotform.com/232203899283260

Award Amount: $25,124

Eligibility:

• 9-12 grade levels

• Any field of study

• Any GPA

Deadline: September 1, 2024

To apply: https://bold.org/scholarships/the-be-bold-no-essay-scholarship/

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to juniors and seniors

• Must complete at least one Track of the Leadership Program or Speaker Program. (This means you either online or in-person participated in a Legacy Youth Leadership workshop or course.) Click here to complete the course online.

• Submit scholarship application

Deadline: August 31, 2024

To apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGMcLy42v5DjpBf87nDxY1Z1T2zdlU-YqWNb7jmByOqIfwfQ/viewform

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• The Create Real Impact Contest calls on students, ages 14-22, to showcase their positive solutions and strategies to stop the #1 killer of young people–car crashes caused by reckless and distracted driving.

• Students submit one entry into one of two categories: Video or Graphic Design. Get local community champions involved, such as your local first responder agencies and elected officials, for another chance to win in the Community Champions Bonus Points category.

• The high school campaign invites schools, classrooms, or student groups to showcase creative SOLUTIONS to the very real problem of distracted driving.  Create a 30-second PSA video, design graphics, and post on social media platforms to empower your community to help put a stop to reckless and distracted driving!

Deadline: April 25, 2024

To apply: https://www.createrealimpact.com/#registration

Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility:

• Open to all students 9th-12th grades.

• You must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

Deadline: January 30, 2024

To apply: http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/technology-addiction-awareness-scholarship

Award Amount: $10,000

Eligibility:

• High school senior

• Planning to enroll in college in Fall 2024

Deadline: December 31, 2024

To apply: https://www.collegexpress.com/reg/signup

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Be between the ages of 14-18 when applying and not older than 18 by the end of the entry period November 2nd, 2023

• Be a legal resident of the United States

• Participants must have started their project on or before June 1, 2023. 

Deadline: Nov 2

To apply: https://www.changemakers.com/en/challenge/emergingvisionaries

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility: Open to high school students 9th-12th grades

Deadline: Sept. 17

To Apply: http://constitutingamerica.org/enter/

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law. 

• Entrant must be a 12th grader, college undergraduate or graduate student for any part of the school year in which the contest is held.

Deadline: September 26

To apply: https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests

Award Amount: Varies

Eligibility:

• Open to juniors and seniors in US high school

Deadline: December 31

To apply: www.thefire.org/contest