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Attending college can be quite expensive for students and their families. Luckily, there are many college scholarships and contests available to help pay for a college education. Students should seek out and apply for scholarships in which they meet the eligibility requirements. Below are 75 college scholarships and contests with June 2015 deadlines. Only brief information about each scholarship is listed. Therefore, students are encouraged to visit the scholarship websites to get further details about eligibility and requirements.
“Aspiring Animation Professional” Scholarship
Sponsor: Animation Career Review
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who intend to purse an animation related field at an accredited post-secondary school or college.
180 Medical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: 180 Medical
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending a two-year, four-year, or graduate school program full-time in the fall. Applicant must be under a physician’s care for a spinal cord injury, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or ostomy.
American Ground Water Trust Annual Scholarships
Sponsor: American Ground Water Trust
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who are intending to pursue a career in a ground water related field.
American Indian Nurse Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to American Indian college students enrolled in a nursing or health education program.
Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship
Sponsor: Athnet Sports Recruiting
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open high school seniors or current college students who are current or former high school or college athletes. Applicant must submit an essay on the lessons they have learned playing sports.
Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers
Sponsor: Geneseo Migrant Center
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarships are open to individuals 16 years of age or older who have a history of movement to obtain work in agriculture. Applicant must demonstrate an interest in pursuing further development of their talents.
Betty Rendel Scholarship
Sponsor: National Federation of Republican Women
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to female undergraduates who are majoring in political science, government or economics and have successfully completed at least two years of college coursework.
Education is Power Scholarship
Sponsor: MedPro Rx
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university, or vocational school in the fall of 2015. Applicant must be living with Hemophilia and von Willebrand Disease.
ExceptionalNurse.com College Scholarship
Sponsor: ExceptionalNurse.com
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students with a documented disability who have applied to, or already been admitted to, a college or university program on a full-time basis.
Exede Internet Scholarship
Sponsor: Exede
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university or high school seniors planning to attend college in Fall 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the Internet.
Fraser institute Essay Contest
Sponsor: Fraser Institute
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Contest is open to high school, college and graduate students. The contest is open to Canadians and international students (including U.S. citizens). Applicants must submit an essay on the topic, “National Security and the Role of Government: Safety vs. Privacy in a Technological Age.”
Giva Corporate Student Scholarship and Worldwide Community Ambassador Award
Sponsor: Giva, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay answering two questions: “How will you use your talents and education to make the world a better place for future generations?” and “What are your career and personal goals and why?”
Goodwin & Scieska Innovation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Law Offices of Goodwin & Scieszka
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current law students at an accredited law school within the U.S. or at an accredited undergraduate university planning to attend law school. Applicant must submit an essay one of three given prompts related to the legal system.
GSCAA Scholars Competition
Sponsor: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Foundation
Amount: Up to $6,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program in a major field related to turf management. Applicant must also be a member of GCSAA.
Hungry to Lead Scholarships
Sponsor: Professional Reps
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and college students who are registered or pre-registered to attend an accredited school in the United States. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in a food service/hospitality, or something directly related.
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Foundation
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current members of the American and Canadian Fire Service. Applicants must currently be active members of a state, county, providential, municipal, community, industrial, or federal fire department.
Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to African American students who are graduating high school seniors. Applicant must become and maintain full-time status at an accredited, four-year post secondary institution beginning in the fall of 2015 and be working towards a bachelor’s degree.
Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship
Sponsor: Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently applying for entrance into Cosmetology/Barber School, or actively enrolled in a Cosmetology/Barber program.
Knights of Columbus Vocations Scholarships
Sponsor: Knights of Columbus
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to men in their first four years of theology study for the Catholic priesthood.
National Pathfinder Scholarship
Sponsor: National Federation of Republican Women
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and students enrolled in a Master’s Program.
Odenza Vacations College Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Vacations
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay explaining why they want to go to college.
Old School Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Do Something has 10 different ways students can use their skills to improve the lives of adults. For every campaign a student completes, they will earn a chance to win the scholarship.
ProofreadingServices.com High School and University Writing Scholarships
Sponsor: Laika Ventures, LLC
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students in the United States. Applicant must write an essay on a topic related to the student’s favorite children’s author.
Rural Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: blazeWIFI
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level degree program at an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit a blog post on a topic related to their preference of living in the city or country.
Save Plans College Scholarship
Sponsor: Save Plans Discount Dental Cards
Amount: $750
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university or high school seniors planning to attend college in Fall 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to going to the dentist.
Stuck at Prom Contest
Sponsor: Duck Tape
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding Maryland, Vermont, and Colorado), District of Columbia, and Canada, who are 14 years of age or older. Contestants must create and accessorize their prom outfits with duct tape and wear them to prom.
Student Academy Awards Competition
Sponsor: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Award is open to student filmmakers who are enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting program at a college or university recognized by the SAA Executive Committee. Applicant must submit an original film.
William J. Schulz High School Essay Contest
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Jun. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to North American high school seniors who are graduating in spring 2015 and enrolling in college in the fall of 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to freedom of religion.
Walmart Associate Scholarship
Sponsor: Walmart
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Jun. 2, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students employed part-time or full-time with any division of Walmart for at least six consecutive months prior to the scholarship due date.
Kerope Zildjian Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: Zildjian
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Jun. 5, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate music students worldwide. Applicant must be enrolled for undergraduate full-time study at a college or university for the Fall 2015 semester.
AllJobOpenings.com Working Student Scholarship
Sponsor: AllJobOpenings.com
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Jun. 10, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicant must submit an essay about working and going to school at the same time.
BEF General Academic Scholarships
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 12, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students with cystic fibrosis who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Bruce Lee Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Bruce Lee Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 12, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 16 years of age or older and planning on (or currently enrolled) at a two-year college, four-year university, or trade/vocational school in the United States. Applicant must demonstrate Bruce Lee’s passion for education, as well as his qualities of honest expression, forward thought, self-exploration, and assertiveness.
DFWL-NRA Bill of Rights Essay Contest
Sponsor: National Foundation for Women Legislators
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: Jun. 12, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to female high school juniors or seniors. If selected as a scholarship recipient, applicant must be able to attend the NFWL Annual conference Sep. 11-15 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (all-expenses paid). Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to freedom.
Father James B. Macelwane Annual Award in Meteorology
Sponsor: American Meteorological Society
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 12, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students studying meterology. Applicant must submit a paper on some phase of the atmospheric sciences, a letter of application, and a letter from the department head or faculty member.
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
Sponsor: Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution. Applicant must submit an essay on their educational career and life goals.
Billy Welu Bowling Scholarship
Sponsor: Professional Bowlers Association
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to amateur bowlers who are currently in college and maintain at least a 2.5 GPA.
Bryant Surety Bonds Scholarship
Sponsor: Bryant Surety Bonds
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarships are open to students currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program. Applicant can submit an essay or visual content related to surety bonds.
CFA Institute 11 September Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: CFA Institute
Amount: Up to $25,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who were dependent children, spouses or domestic partners on September 11, 2011 of those person who died or were permanently disabled or victims permanently disabled as a direct result of the September 11th attacks. Applicant must be planning to enroll or already enrolled in part-time or full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university and studying finances, economics, accounting, or business ethics.
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Sponsor: AbbVie Foundation and the United States patent and Trademark Office
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Competition is open to students enrolled as full-time students in any U.S. college or university for at least part of the 12 months prior to entry. Contestants can enter as an individual or a team. Contestants must submit an original idea or work product.
Copyright Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Music Publishers Association
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are between the ages of 13 and 25 years of age at the time of application. Applicant must submit a short video (30 seconds to three minutes) that creatively presents their viewpoint on the importance of intellectual property and copyright law.
Global Lift Equipment Scholarship
Sponsor: Global Lift Equipment
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning on attending a post-secondary institution in Canada or the U.S. in the fall of 2015. Applicant must submit a short story of 2,000 words or less.
Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students through age 24. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to freedom of religion.
Paving the Future Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Discount Park&Ride
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship contest is open to students preparing to graduate from high school and/or currently enrolled in a college program. Applicant must create a proposal for their business idea and create a pitch for it.
Tattoo Art Scholarship
Sponsor: InkAddict
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a graduate or undergraduate level degree for Graphic Design or Art. Applicant must submit their best example of original tattoo art or art that could be used on tattoo inspired clothing.
The Cascade Restoration Services Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Cascade Restoration Services, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled, or accepted, at an accredited Washington State college or trade school. Applicant must submit an essay on their future profession.
Tony Munter Whistleblower Attorney Transparency Scholarship
Sponsor: Tony Munter Whistleblower Attorney
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate, graduate, and law school students, as well as incoming college freshman at an accredited U.S. school. Applicant must submit an essay on the transparency and accountability in the applicant’s current, desired, or future career.
Van Sant’s Annual Veterans’ Educational Scholarship
Sponsor: Van Sant Law, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces with an honorable discharge. Applicant must submit an essay outlining their experience in the military and their educational goals.
“Stay Safe on the Internet” Scholarship
Sponsor: FrontierBundles.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshman and current college students. Applicant must submit a poster-style image that encourages fellow students to stay safe online.
CenturyLinkQuote.com Scholarship
Sponsor: CenturyLink
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how they think MOOC’s (massive open online courses) will change education.
Deals.serviceBudles.com Infographic Scholarship
Sponsor: Deals.serviceBundles.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen and current college students. Applicant must create an infographic showing how technology is changing for students in education.
Internet and Education Scholarship
Sponsor: AT&T
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen or current college students. Applicant must create an infographic showing how technology enhances learning.
Usbundles.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Usbundles.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how digital learning is changing the classroom.
BigSun Scholarship… 2015
Sponsor: BigSun Athletics
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Jun. 19, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to all student athletes who are high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how their high school sports participation influenced them.
Exercise for Life Athletic Scholarship
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Jun. 19, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have cystic fibrosis and demonstrate scholastic ability, athletic ability, character, leadership, service to community, need for financial assistance, and daily compliance to CF therapy.
NAEHCY Scholarship
Sponsor: National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Jun. 19, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are homeless or who have been homeless during their school attendance, and who have demonstrated average or higher than average achievement.
Providian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: Providian Medical Equipment
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 21, 2015
Description: Student must be 16 years of age or older and enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on how medical equipment technology has changed the face of a college course and curriculum.
Aftermath Services Collegiate Scholarship
Sponsor: Aftermath
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an institution of higher education, or graduating high school seniors enrolling in the fall of 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on professionalism and commitment to excellence in the workplace.
Alice Madden Barton Scholarship
Sponsor: Great Clips
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current students, high school students, and anyone interested in cosmetology or barbering as a career.
Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarships
Sponsor: Automotive Hall of Fame, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted or current undergraduate students with an interest in an automotive career. Multiple scholarships available.
Axol Science Scholarship
Sponsor: Axol
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for a graduate or undergraduate degree for the 2015/2016 academic year. Applicant must be pursuing a degree program/research area in a life science related field. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic, “The Future Application of Stem Cell Technologies in Neuroscience Research.”
BBG Communications Scholarship
Sponsor: BBG Communications
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students ages 16 to 21 years of age. Applicant must submit two essay. One essay is on a given topic related to the information and communications technology industry. The second essay must explain why the applicant believes a college/university education is important.
Delete Cyberbullying Scholarship
Sponsor: Delete Cyberbullying
Amount: $1,250
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must submit an 500-word essay on a topic related to cyberbullying.
Digital Privacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school, college, and graduate school students. Home school students are also eligible. Applicant must complete short form and finish the following statement in 140-characters or less: “I’m taking responsibility for my digital profile by…”
Dishpromotions.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Dishpromotions.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshman and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how three current, popular forms of sharing information impact how we understand information.
Do-Over Scholarship
Sponsor: ScholarshipExperts.com
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2021) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
Drive Defender $1,000 Protect Your Bed Scholarship
Sponsor: Protective Bedding Store
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to college freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must create some type of creative piece (comic, short film, drawing, etc.) to represent the Dry Defender’s arch-nemesis.
Future Counselors of America Scholarship
Sponsor: DatingAdvice.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in psychology who are seeking a career in relationship counseling or a related field.
Healthcare Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Medical Assistant Degrees
Amount: $500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students 18 years of age or older who will be in full-time education in 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on why they want to pursue a career in the healthcare field.
HRIS Payroll Software Scholarship
Sponsor: HRIS Payroll Software
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Human Resources or an HR-related program. Applicant must submit an essay describing their interest in human resources.
Mark Beaumont Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students starting their second year or a graduate student attending an accredited college or university in the United States during the 2015-2016 academic school year. Applicant must have the intention to enter the video game industry focusing on the business of interactive entertainment.
Mays Mission for the Handicapped Scholarship
Sponsor: Mays Mission for the Handicapped
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have a documented significant physical and/or mental disability.
New Look Laser Tattoo Removal Scholarship
Sponsor: New Look Laser Tattoo Removal
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents with a minimum GPA of 3.0 enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university in Fall 2015 or Spring 2016. Applicant must write a short piece on a topic related to laser tattoo removal.
Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students starting their scond year or a graduate student attending an accredited college or university in the United States during the 2015-2016 academic school year. Applicant must have an intention to enter the game industry as a developer of interactive entertainment.
Zip Conferencing Scholarship
Sponsor: Zip Conferencing
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Jun. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a two-year, four-year, graduate level, or certificate program for business or communication related students.
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While these sites have some scholarships, I recommend students check out Fastweb, Cappex, and/or Unigo. All of these sites are scholarship search sites and allow students to create profiles so that they are matched with scholarships in which they may qualify for if they apply.