Here is a list of scholarships, all of which have February deadlines.
Amount: Varies
Apply by: February 1, 2023
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.
Sponsor: Association for Women in Mathematics
Amount: $10,000
Apply by: February 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to female graduating high school seniors who wish to attend a women’s college in the United States. Applicants must have a GPA of 3.7 or higher.
Sponsor: The Sunflower Initiative
Amount: Up to $8,000
Apply by: : February 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to Jewish students who are in their junior or senior years of undergraduate studies or graduate students who were born and raised in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Sponsor: JVS Chicago
Amount: Up to $4,000
Apply by: February 1, 2023
Description: Open to undergraduate and graduate students planning a career related to gardening, landscape design, environmental issues, floral design or horticulture.
Sponsor: GardenClub.org
Amount: Up to $1,700
Apply by: February 1, 2023
Description: Open to those who identify as a woman and are studying community college, baccalaureate, or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and fields related to engineering.
Sponsor: SWE
Amount: $5,000
Apply by: February 3, 2023
Description: Open to students entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2023 and must be planning to pursue a degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.
Sponsor: American Meteorological Society
Amount: $2,500
Apply by: February 3, 2023
Description: Open to students who will submit a video or essay describing how they plan to utilize their college degree to make an impact on their community.
Sponsor: Balams Law Firm
Amount: Up to $30,000
Apply by: February 7, 2023
Description: Scholars program is open to full-time junior-level students at four-year institutions pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the 2022-23 academic year. Applicant must have an extensive record of public and/or community service and be committed to a career in government or in public service.
Sponsor: The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $50,000
Apply by: February 15, 2023
Description: Open to young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box.
Sponsor: Davidson Fellows
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply by: February 15, 2023
Description: Open to students of Hispanic descent who are graduating high school seniors, community colleges students, transfer students, college students, or graduate students. All majors and graduate fields are accepted, with an emphasis on STEM majors.
Sponsor: Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
Amount: $12,500 (renewable)
Apply by: February 16, 2023
Description: Scholarship money is available to offspring of those working in the financial services industry. Each GAR scholarship is worth up to $50,000 (approximately $12,500/year) awarded to hardworking high school students who have a financial need.
Sponsor: Gordon A Rich Memorial Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Apply by: February 19, 2023
Description: Open to all student sat an accredited school within the United States, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application who can submit a design or live URL. The web design can be from past or present.
Sponsor: Lounge Lizard
Amount: Up to $1,000
Apply by: February 20, 2023
Description: Open to students enrolled in grades 9-12 within the United States who will submit an essay on the topic, “While consumers are drawn toward tweets and sound bites, how can journalists tell more of the story without losing reader’ interest?”
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply by: February 20, 2023
Description: Contest is open to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities.
Sponsor: Vegetarian Resource Group
Amount: $1,500
Apply by: February 27, 2023
Description: Open to students from across the U.S. who can tell the best story, describing the impact he or she made in the life of a rescue animal or animal welfare cause in general.
Sponsor: PetPlay.com
Amount: $500
Apply by: February 28, 2023
Description: Open to incoming and current college students studying interior design. Applicant must submit an essay on the rug industry.
Sponsor: Cyrus Rugs
Amount: Varies up to $29,000
Apply by: February 28, 2023
Description: Applicant must be a DREAMer who is DACA eligible and has applied for or received DACA approval. Applicants should be a first time college student and intend to attend a partner college.
Sponsor: The Dream.US Scholarship Program
Amount: Varies
Apply by: February 28, 2023
Description: Open to all cancer survivors or those undergoing treatment for cancer between the ages of 17-26.
Sponsor: The Ruth Cheatham Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Apply by: February 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on renewable, sustainable, and/or solar energies.
Sponsor: Semper Solaris
Amount: $5,000
Apply By: February 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to new and current students who love hair coloring and are currently or will be attending an accredited beauty school.
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
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