Scholarships with October Deadlines
Civil Rights and Criminal Law Essay Competition
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant will submit an essay about what the Constitution means to them.
Sponsor: Spolin Law
Employment Boost Academic Scholarships
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 1, 2020
0Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have a minimum of a 3.6 GPA. Applicant must read and interpret a given poem.
Sponsor: Employment Boost
Law School Diversity Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,000
Apply By: October 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited law school. Applicant must be a member of an ethnic or racial minority or any individual who demonstrates a commitment to issues of diversity.
Sponsor: Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C.
Paramount Builders, Inc. Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time, U.S. undergraduate students seeking a degree in marketing, business management, sales or a related field. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay answering three given prompts related to home building.
Sponsor: Paramount Builders, Inc.
Save a Life Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Apply By: October 1, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in, or applying to enroll within the next academic year, in a degree program in the fields of healthcare or education, at an accredited U.S. university.
Sponsor: American Academy of CPR & First Aid, Inc.
Student Loan Hero Scholarship
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply By: October 2, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students actively enrolled in a college or university who are legal residents of the U.S. Applicant must submit an essay answering three personal questions related to finances.
Sponsor: Student Loan Hero
Charleston Family Trust Scholarship
Amount: Up to $3,000
Apply By: October 3, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American undergraduate students who have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States and must have completed the FAFSA and demonstrate financial need.
Sponsor: Charleston Family Trust | UNCF
Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 4, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending school in the United States. Applicant must be a student at an accredited school, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application.
Sponsor: Lounge Lizard
Marching Band Scholarships
Amount: Up to $2,000
Apply By: October 5, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who participate in marching band. Applicant must be nominated by the directors of bands performing at a Bands of America Regional, Super Regional, or Grand National Championship.
Sponsor: Music for All
Olin E. Teague Scholarship
Amount: $4,000
Apply By: October 12, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and plan to pursue careers in the aerospace fields.
Sponsor: National Space Club
AmericanMuscle Automotive Scholarships
Amount: $2,000
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who are pursuing an automotive degree or a degree in a related field of study.
Sponsor: AmericanMuscle
AmericanTrucks Student Scholarships
Amount: $2,000
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited technical institute, secondary vocational tech or tuition bearing apprenticeship program in he traditional building trades.
Sponsor: AmericanTrucks
Branson Shows Inspired Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States between the ages of 16 and 19, who are current students at any accredited educational institution or program of higher learning. High school students and homeschool students who plan to enroll in college are also able to apply. Applicant will submit an essay on how a show inspired their dreams.
Sponsor: Branson Show Tickets
ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship
Amount: $3,000
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems.
Sponsor: ExtremeTerrain
Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship
Amount: Up to $1,750
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in a field related to one of the areas categorized by SHAPE (health education, physical education, physical activity, dance, sport).
Sponsor: Society of Health and Physical Educators
Scholarship America Dream Award
Amount: Up to $15,000
Apply By: October 15, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at the sophomore-year level or higher at an accredited college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or individuals granted deferred action status under DACA. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need.
Sponsor: Scholarship Award
The Music Center Spotlight Program
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply By: October 16, 2020
Description: Program is open to Southern California high school students who have talent in Acting, Non-Classical Voice, Classical Voice, Non-Classical Dance, Ballet, Jazz Instrumental and Classical Instrumental. Applicant must submit an audition video. Each category will be limited to 400 applicants.
Sponsor: The Music Center
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
Amount: Up to $25,000
Apply By: October 25, 2020
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.
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply By: October 28, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college seniors who attend a HBCU and has demonstrated high academic achievement (at least a 3.5 GPA), strong leadership skills, commitment to community service, and unmet financial need.
Sponsor: UNCF
Toyota UNCF Scholarship
Amount: Up to $7,500
Apply By: October 28, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college seniors who attend a HBCU and has demonstrated high academic achievement (at least a 3.5 GPA), strong leadership skills, commitment to community service, and unmet financial need.
Sponsor: UNCF
AFCCE Scholarships
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to college students undertaking a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university with a major in engineering or science and related to the telecommunications field.
Sponsor: Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
Architecture Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply By: October 31, 2020
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled at an accredited university. Applicant must be studying Architecture.
Sponsor: Archways & Ceilings
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