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Scholarships with March Deadlines

March Scholarships

Scholarships with March Deadlines

Published February 14, 2020 | Last Updated January 11th, 2025 at 03:47 pm

March Scholarships

 

AICPA Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students

Amount: $3,000-$5,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Anchor Scholarship Foundation Scholarships

Amount: Varies

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Emmett J. Doerr Memorial Scout Scholarship

Amount: Up to $5,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Hillel International Scholarship

Amount: varies

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Horatio Alger Association Scholarship

Amount: Up to $25,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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.

 

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund

Amount: Up to $10,000 over four years

Apply by: : March 1, 2025

Description: Scholarship is open to sons, daughters, and financial dependents of Teamster members who are graduating high school seniors.

Sponsor: Teamsters

 

Life Lessons Essay Contest

Amount: Up to $15,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Project Yellow Light Scholarship Competition – Billboard

Amount: Up to $2,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Scout of the Year

Amount: Up to $5,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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).

 

Spirit of Youth Scholarship Fund

Amount: Up to $5,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Tall Clubs International Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: March 1, 2025

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

 

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest

Amount: $10,000

Apply by: March 3, 2025

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

 

Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship Program

Amount: $5,000

Apply by: March 3, 2025

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

 

DNA Day Essay Contest

Amount: Up to $1,000

Apply by: March 5, 2025

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

 

Rising Stars Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: March 12, 2025

Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who can demonstrate they have included their GPA by at least one point from semester to semester. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What steps did you take to increase your grade point average? Describe the challenges you faced and the efforts you made to improve your academic performance. What lessons did you learn during this time, and how do you expect to use the skills you have gained in your future career?”

Sponsor: Jeffery Coller, Knoxville Criminal Defense Attorney

 

Blacks at Microsoft Scholarship

Amount: $5,000

Apply by: March 13, 2025

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

 

Microsoft disAbility Scholarship

Amount: $5,000 per year, up to $20,000 total

Apply by: March 13, 2025

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

 

Women at Microsoft Scholarship

Amount: Up to $5,000

Apply by: March 13, 2025

Description: Scholarship is open to promising high school senior women and non-binary people who plan to attend a vocation or academic college and target career in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).

Sponsor: Microsoft

 

AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarships

Amount: $5,000

Apply by: March 15, 2025

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

 

Beyond the Boroughs Scholarship

Amount: Up to $20,000

Apply by: March 15, 2025

Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to an accredited four-year college, university, or equivalent and are from a low-income household. .

Sponsor: Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship Fund

 

Gabriela Blanco Siblings of Childhood Cancer Survivors Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Apply by: March 15, 2025

Description: Open to all siblings of childhood cancer survivors

Sponsor: Sofia’s Hope

 

GOSkills Scholarship For Women

Amount: $2,000

Apply by: March 15, 2025

Description: Open to any female high-school or college student, who wants to start her own online business.

Sponsor: GoSkills

 

Shell Scholarship for High School Seniors

Amount: $2,500

Apply by: March 15, 2025

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

 

Sofia Blanco Survivors of Cancer Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Apply by: March 15, 2025

Description: Open to all survivors of childhood cancer.

Sponsor: Sofia’s Hope

 

Doodle 4 Google

Amount: $30,000

Apply by: March 21, 2025

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.

 

George M. Burditt/Betsy B. Woodward/Denise C. Rooney Scholarships

Amount: $2,500

Apply by: March 31, 2025

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  

 

National Federation of the Blind Scholarship

Amount: Varies from $3,000 to 12,000

Apply by: March 31, 2025

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

 

Ruth Cheatham Foundation Scholarship

Amount: Varies

Apply by: March 31, 2025

Description: Open to all cancer survivors or those undergoing treatment for cancer between the ages of 17-26.

Sponsor: The Ruth Cheatham Foundation

 

VFW Young American Creative Patriotic Scholarship

Amount: Up to $31,000

Apply by: March 31, 2025

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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