Scholarships with September Deadlines

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Scholarships with September Deadlines

Published July 15, 2020 | Last Updated August 8th, 2026 at 01:03 pm

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ABFSE Undergraduate Scholarship

Amount: Up to $2,500

Apply By: September 1, 2026

Description: Scholarship is open to students who have completed at least one semester of study in a program for funeral service or mortuary science education accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.

Sponsor: American Board of Funeral Service Education

Beauty School Scholarship

Amount: $2,500

Apply by: September 1, 2026

Description: Scholarship is open to students planning to attend a school in one of the following programs: cosmetology, barbering, hair design, nail technology, makeup artistry, aesthetics and skin care, permanent cosmetics/makeup, laser hair removal, etc.

Sponsor: Beauty Schools Directory

Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program

Amount: Up to $2,500

Apply by: September 7, 2026

Description: The Scholarship is open to all high school and college students. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between May 25 and September 7, 2026

Sponsor: American Red Cross

Lucie Foundation Emerging Photographer Scholarship

Amount: up to $1,500

Apply by: September 30, 2026

Description: Open to students 18 and up, worldwide, who are enrolled in the first five years of their photography career, or who do not earn the majority of their income from photography.

Sponsor: The Lucie Foundation

Love Your Career Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply By: September 10, 2026

Description: The Scholarship is open to current college students. Applicants must submit an essay describing at least three steps that they plan to take in the next year to start a path towards having a career that they love.

Sponsor: JonesTshirts.com

 Be the Boss Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Apply By: September 15, 2026

Description: The Scholarship is open to female high school and college students who want to start their own online business. Applicant must share the reasons they are nervous to start their business and who their female role model is.

Sponsor: Go Skills

Catching the Dream Scholarship

Amount: Varies

Apply by: September 15, 2026

Description: Applicant must be 1/4 or more degree American Indian and be an enrolled member of a U.S. tribe. Applicant must be attending or planning on attending a college or university within the U.S. on a full-time basis that is fully accredited.

Sponsor: Catching the Dream

Injury Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply By: September 15, 2026

Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a Community College or University. Applicant must submit an essay on what they think would truly make drivers stop texting while driving.

Sponsor: The May Firm

DDSRank Dental Scholarship

Amount: $500

Apply by: September 20, 2026 (expected)

Description: Scholarship is open to all students who are studying to be a dentist or dental hygienist, are passionate about dental health, and also about the internet and technology.

Sponsor: DDSRank

Innovation in Education Scholarship

Amount: $500

Apply by: September 20, 2026

Description: Open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States

Sponsor: LA Tutors

Voices of the Future Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply By: September 30, 2026

Description: Scholarship is open to those currently attending or planning to attend college or technical school who have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Graduate students and those from all fields of study and majors may apply.

Sponsor: The Kryder Law Group

Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

Amount: Up to $20,000

Apply by: September 30, 2026

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

Sponsor: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Apply By: September 30, 2025

Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and current college students. Applicants must complete a short form and share a 140-character statement explaining why they will not text and drive.

Sponsor: Digital Responsibility

 FACT Scholarship

Amount: Up to $10,000

Apply By: September 30, 2024

Description: The Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors. Scholarship is only open to FACT members and their immediate family members.

Sponsor: Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT)

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Scholarships

Amount: Up to $2,500

Apply by: September 30, 2025

Description: Open to students who maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. • Enrollment: Currently enrolled in or entering a certificate or degree program at a community, technical college, or trade school. • Documentation: Submit an official high school or college transcript from the most recent semester.

Sponsor: NMA

Shout It Out Scholarship

Amount: $1,500

Apply by: September 30, 2025

Description: Open to all students who can submit an online written response to the question: “If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?” (250 words or less)

Sponsor: Shout It Out

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