Scholarships with October Deadlines

October Scholarships

Scholarships with October Deadlines

Published September 16, 2019 | Last Updated October 4th, 2023 at 09:53 am

October Scholarships

 

 

Chicago Culinary Museum and Chef’s Hall of Fame Scholarship

Amount: $500

Apply by: October 1, 2023

Description:  Open to students enrolled in an accredited culinary or hospitality management program with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Sponsor: Chicago Culinary Museum

 

Civil Rights and Criminal Law Essay and Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: October 1, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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.

 

Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: October 3, 2023

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

 

Help to Save Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: October 10, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to students of all nationalities and majors who are at least 16 years old and enrolled at an accredited university or college in the U.S. or Canada who will take a short survey on their daily online and in-store shopping habits and share a video on their habits during the shopping season.

Sponsor: CouponBirds

 

AmericanMuscle Automotive Scholarships

Amount: $2,000

Apply by: October 15, 2023

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, 2023

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

 

ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship

Amount: $3,000

Apply by: October 15, 2023

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, 2023

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

 

Scholarly Paper Competition

Amount: $500

Apply by: October 15, 2023

Description: Competition is open to any interested author. Applicant must submit a paper on any topic related to opera.

Sponsor: National Opera Association

 

College JumpStart Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply by: October 17, 2023

Description: Open to 10th-12th graders, college students, and non-traditional students attending or planning to enter an accredited U.S. college or university.

Sponsor: jumpstart-scholarship.net

 

The Music Center Spotlight Program

Amount: Up to $5,000

Apply by: October 18, 2023

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

 

GSF Scholarship

Amount: Varies

Apply by: October 20, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to current nursing students.

Sponsor: Good Samaritan Foundation

 

Innovation in Education Scholarship

Amount: $500

Apply by: October 20, 2023

Description: Open to anyone enrolled as a high school, college/university, or graduate student with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Submission of an essay and recommendations is required.

Sponsor: LA Tutors 123

 

AFCCE Scholarships

Amount: Up to $2,500

Apply by:: October 31, 2023

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, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled at an accredited university. Applicant must be studying Architecture.

Sponsor: Archways & Ceilings

 

Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

Amount: Up to $20,000

Apply by: October 31, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors attending school in the United States.

Sponsor: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

 

Financial Goals Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Apply by: October 31, 2023

Description: Open to U.S. residents 18 or older who are planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a college degree program who write an essay buidling credit in college and how having a good credit score will help you reach your financial goals

Sponsor: First Federal Bank

 

Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship

Amount: $10,000

Apply by: October 31, 2023

Description:  Open to exceptional HBCU seniors (one female and one male) who have demonstrated high academic achievement, strong leadership skills, commitment to community service and unmet financial need.

Sponsor: UNCF

 

Voice of Democracy Scholarship

Amount: Up to $35,000

Apply by: October 31, 2023

Description: Open to students grades 9-12 who submit an essay, both written and audio recorded (3–5 minutes), on the theme, “What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?”

Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars

 

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