Amount: $5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: This is an annual competition for college-bound high school seniors. Applicants are asked to write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay that describes the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families or their communities, and what they have learned in light of coping with the brain disorder.
Sponsor: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Amount: $3,000-$5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Open to all students of ethnic minorities who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate-level degree in an accounting or accounting-related major.
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Amount: Varies
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to family members of qualified Surface Navy sailors who are or will be enrolled in undergraduate study.
Sponsor: Anchor Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to genetics.
Sponsor: American Society of Human Genetics
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to Catholic high school seniors who are Scouts in a BSA program and planning to continue their education in college.
Sponsor: National Catholic Committee on Scouting
Amount: $5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: This scholarship is open to incoming college freshman who are majoring in Culinary Arts or Food Science. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, or qualify for DACA.
Sponsor: Goya Foods
Amount: varies
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Open to students who identify as Jewish, who are attending or preparing to attend four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.
Sponsor: Hillel International
Amount: Up to $10,000 over four years
Apply by: : March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to sons, daughters, and financial dependents of Teamster members who are graduating high school seniors.
Sponsor: Teamsters
Amount: Up to $15,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age and have experienced the death of a parent or legal guardian.
Sponsor: Life Happens
Amount: Up to $2,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors and current undergraduate students. Applicant will design a billboard advertisement to warn their peers of the dangers of texting and driving.
Sponsor: Advertising Council
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Program is open to members of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts who display standout citizenship, patriotism, and love of country. Applicant must be at least 15 years of age and enrolled in high school at the time of selection.
Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to junior members of the American Legion who are high school seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on what they will do to make their college or university a better place. Applicant will also submit recommendations from their principal or guidance counselor, a member of the clergy, and two other adult citizens (a total of four recommendations).
Sponsor: American Legion Auxiliary
Amount: $1,000
Apply by: March 1, 2023
Description: Open to students under 21 years of age, about to attend their first year of higher education, and who meet the height requirements of TCI— 5′ 10″ (178 cm) for women, and 6′ 2″ (188 cm) for men.
Sponsor: Tall Clubs International Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Apply by: March 2, 2023
Description: Open to high school seniors who are Black or of African descent who plan to continue their education in college and pursue a computer science or supply chain-related field of study and career.
Sponsor: Amazon Black Employee Network
Amount: $10,000
Apply by: March 2, 2023
Description: Scholarship contest is open to all high school, college and university students enrolled at any time during the latter half of 2018 who are at least 14 years of age. Applicant must submit a photo, artwork or computer graphic for the front of a greeting card.
Sponsor: The Gallery Collection
Amount: Varies
Apply by: March 3, 2023
Description: Open to all teens who can submit a short essay about their experience with cancer (theirs or anyone close to them).
Sponsor: Cancer Pathways
Amount: Varies from $1,500 to $2,500
Apply by: March 3, 2023
Description: Open to students in their senior year of high school who plan to attend a state or nationally accredited college or university.
Sponsor: DCU for Kids
Amount: $30,000
Apply by: March 7, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students in grades K through 12. Student must create an uplifting doodle that tells the world “I am grateful for…”
Sponsor: Google Inc.
Amount: $5,000
Apply by: March 15, 2023
Description: Open to high-school seniors of African descent (African American or African) who plan to attend a four-year college or university in the fall of the year following high-school graduation and pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing).
Sponsor: Microsoft
Amount: $2,000
Apply by: March 15, 2023
Description: Open to any female high-school or college student, who wants to start her own online business.
Sponsor: GoSkills
Amount: Up to $25,000
Apply By: March 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors in the United States who demonstrate critical financial need ($55,000 or lower adjusted gross family income). Applicant must be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Sponsor: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
Amount: $5,000 per year, up to $20,000 total
Apply by: March 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors living with a disability who plan to attend an undergraduate program following graduating. Applicant must plan to major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, law, business, or a related field.
Sponsor: Microsoft
Amount: $2,500
Apply by: March 15, 2023
Description: Open to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time in one of the following majors: geology, geophysics, physics, chemical, civil electrical, geological, mechanical or petroleum engineering at a Shell specified institution. To qualify for the Incentive Fund Scholarship, students must be a member of an underrepresented minority group.
Sponsor: Shell Oil Company
Amount: Varies
Apply by: March 17, 2023
Description: Open to undergraduate college students with interests at the intersection of advertising and public policy (mainly Advertising, Marketing, Communications, Business, Political Science, and Strategic Media).. Submissions include an essay that includes the student’s personal financial need statement as well as a description of their academic achievements and career aspirations.
Sponsor: Washington Media Scholars Foundation
Amount: $1,000 plus a trip to New York City
Apply By: March 21, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6-12. Contestant must create a storyboard or written script for a 30-second public service announcement (PSA) about preventing drowsy driving.
Sponsor: National Road Safety Foundation
Amount: $8,000 4-year renewal scholarship
Apply by: March 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating female seniors from the Tri-County South Florida area of Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach county. accepted and/or enrolled in a post secondary institution (such as a college or university)., pursuing a degree in the fields of Information Technology and/or Engineering.
Sponsor: ITWomen
Amount: $2,500
Apply by: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college juniors who have a desire to serve in a career in research, regulatory work, quality control, or teaching in an area related to an aspect of food, drugs, or consumer project safety.
Sponsor: Association of Food & Drug Officials
Amount: Varies from $3,000 to 12,000
Apply by: March 31, 2023
Description: Must be legally blind in both eyes, and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application (one scholarship may be given to a person employed full-time while attending school part-time).
Sponsor: National Federation of the Blind
Amount: $2,500
Apply by: March 31, 2023
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 who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2025) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. In a short essay, student will explain which superhero or villain they would want to change places with for a day and why.
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: Up to $31,000
Apply by: March 31, 2023
Description: Open to any student in grades 9-12 who is enrolled in a public, private, or parochial high school or home study program in the United States.
Sponsor: VFW Auxiliary
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