Scholarships with May Deadlines
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Family Fellowship
Amount: Up to $90,000
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who have been in foster care while living in the United States. Applicant must have been in public or private foster care for the 12 consecutive months leading up to and including their 18th birthday OR have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship from foster care after their 13th birthday OR have been orphaned for at least one year at the time of their 18th birthday.
Sponsor: Together We Rise + Fund II Foundation
National Sackette Nursing Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a Nursing School. Applicant must be sponsored by a Sackette Unit.
Sponsor: AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary
Orchid Care Scholarship
Amount: $500
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a program in Botany, Horticulture, Environmental Science, Conservation with a focus on orchids.
Sponsor: Orchids Made Easy
PUSH Excel Scholarship Programs
Amount: Upt o $5,000
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarships are open to U.S. citizens who will be enrolled in an accredited, four-year degree undergraduate program at a college or university in the U.S. by August 2019. Applicant must demonstrate the ability to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals.
Sponsor: PUSH Excel
Race for Education Scholarship
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a field of study within the equine, animal science or agricultural industry or whose family is employed in the equine industry. Applicant must be under 24 years old and have at least a 2.85 GPA
Sponsor: The Race for Education
Rover Scholarship
Amount: $2,500
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. residents who are graduating high school seniors or college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to technology.
Sponsor: Rover
Stronger Scholarship
Amount: $5,000
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to current juniors and seniors in pursuit of an undergraduate degree who have demonstrated involvement in the advancement of rare and/or chronic diseases, either through research, patient advocacy, raising awareness, or community building.
Sponsor: Healthline & NORD
Visionary Scholarship Program
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply By: May 1, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are United States citizens or eligible non-citizens. Applicant must submit an essay on why college is important to them.
Sponsor: American College Foundation
Asia SiVon Cottom Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Up to $2,000
Apply By: May 6, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll, or students who are already enrolled, in a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate course of study at an accredited two or four-year college, university, vocational-technical, or graduate student. Applicant must be studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) or a closely related field.
Sponsor: Asia SiVon Cottom Memorial Scholarship Fund
Scholarships for Students with Autism
Amount: $3,000
Apply By: May 6, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current students attending two or four-year universities, life skills or post secondary programs, or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Applicant must face daily challenges related to autism and attend programs that assist in skill-building, job-readiness, and other transition-related skills.
Sponsor: Organization for Autism Research (OAR)
Bowties and Books Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 9, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students enrolled in an accredited four-year university/college, or currently enrolled in a two-year college and planning to transfer to a four-year college/university. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, hold permanent residency or be a DACA recipient. Applicant must submit an essay on why they are attending the college they are/will be attending.
Sponsor: Bottlinger Law L.L.C.
Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 14, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors or current undergraduate students. Applicant must submit a short introduction an essay about a time they stood up for what was right, even when other people them that they were wrong or thought it wasn’t worth the fight.
Sponsor: Jurewitz Law Group
Oracle Academy Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply By: May 17, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students with at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be majoring in Computer Science.
Sponsor: Oracle | UNCF
Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 18, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled in the fall. Applicant must have had a parent or guardian who has passed away due alcohol, drug, or prescription drug abuse.
Sponsor: Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund
Advocates Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 20, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to drunk driving.
Sponsor: The Advocates
Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply By: May 20, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents 16 years of age or older at the time of application and enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student for the 2019 term. Applicant must have a declared major of biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry, or related life science field.
Sponsor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
NURSE Corps Scholarship Program
Amount: Monthly stipend of $1,383 for the 2019-2020 academic year
Apply By: May 21, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens, national and lawful permanent residents who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a professional nursing degree program at an accredited school of nursing located in the United States
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Davis Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 24, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to leadership.
Sponsor: Student Award Search Aid
Cameron Impact Scholarship
Amount: Up to $50,000
Apply By: May 24, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2020) who are planning to enroll in a full-time course of study toward a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year U.S. college or university. Applicant must maintain a minimum cumulative unweighted 3.7 GPA. This is the early application deadline. The regular application deadline is September 13, 2019.
Sponsor: Bryan Cameron Education Foundation
AceableAgent Higher Education Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: May 30, 2019
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 or video on what home is to them.
Sponsor: AceableAgent
Becker Law Office Scholarship Essay Contest
Amount: Up to $2,500
Apply By: May 30, 2019
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to teenage driving.
Sponsor: Becker Law Office
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