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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 44 college scholarships and contests with September 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.

2015 Creative Outlook Cover Contest
Sponsor: Townsend Communications, Inc.
Amount: $250
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Contest is open to current college level students, as well as high school juniors and seniors. Contestant must submit an original piece of art.

ABFSE Undergraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: American Board of Funeral Service Education
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have completed at least one semester (or quarter) of study in a program in funeral service or mortuary science education accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.

Current Postsecondary Student/ACFEF-registered Apprentices
Sponsor: American Culinary Federation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarships are open to exemplary students who are currently enrolled in an accredited, post-secondary college, with a major in either culinary or pastry arts, or be an ACFEF registered apprentice.

John S.W. Fargher Scholarship
Sponsor: Institute of Industrial Engineers
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students enrolled in an engineering program. Applicant must be nominated by a faculty advisor or department head.

Karman Healthcare Mobility Scholarship
Sponsor: Karman Healthcare
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to college and university students with a mobility disability who use a wheelchair, or other mobility devices on a regular basis.

NABF Scholarships
Sponsor: National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF)
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited college or university in good standing. Applicant must be a current participant in a league properly sanctioned and sponsored by a NABF member association.

The Summer Challenge Scholarship
Sponsor: College Greenlight
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who embody College Greenlight’s mission in one or more of the following ways: demonstrated financial need, underrepresented minority status, or by being the first in heir family to attend college. Applicant must create a College Greenlight profile.

Walmart Associate Scholarship
Sponsor: Walmart
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: Sept. 3, 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.

Peace Scholarship
Sponsor: El-Hibri Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Sept. 4, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students in their first year of a graduate degree or certificate program relevant to peace education or conflict transformation in an American university.

Charles Moo Scholarship
Sponsor: Johnson and Moo Entertainment Law Firm
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 7, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Asian descent who are currently attending a college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Provide three ideas on how new businesses can use social media to increase revenue.”

Love Your Career Scholarship
Sponsor: JonesTshirts.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 7, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students. Applicant 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.

DirectTextbook.com Haiku Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: DirectTextbook.com
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 9, 2015
Description: Contest is open to high school graduates who are legal residents of the United States and currently enrolled in an accredited two or four-year college or university for Fall 2015. Applicant must submit an original haiku poem that captures the essence of what the word “emerge” means to them.

Student Map and Poster Competition
Sponsor: North American Cartographic Information Society
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 11, 2015
Description: Contestant must submit a map, research poster, or other displays of cartography-related work that was completed during the 2014-2015 academic year.

BEF General Academic Scholarships
Sponsor: Boomer Esiason Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Sept. 14, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students with cystic fibrosis who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees.

Law & Justice Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Davis Law Group, P.S.
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 14, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens currently attending or have been previously accepted and registered to attend an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in the Law & Justice field.

What’s your Nickfluence Animation Challenge
Sponsor: Get Schooled | Nickelodeon
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: Sept. 14, 2015
Description: Scholarship portion of the challenge is open to students between the ages of 17 and 24 years old, and currently enrolled or accepted to attend a college, university, or post-graduate/higher education institution. Applicant must submit an original animated film that is three minutes or shorter to show how Nickelodeon has influenced the applicant as an artist or person.

1-800-Wheelchair Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: 1-800-Wheelchair
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university in the United State who are at least 16 years of age. Applicant must be a current undergraduate student or enrolled in their final year of high school. Applicant must submit a “visual” poem on the theme of overcoming a personal challenge.

CareerFitter Online Scholarship
Sponsor: CareerFitter
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming freshman and current college students. Applicant must take a free career test and submit an essay on their perfect career.

Catching the Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Catching the Dream
Amount: Varied
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
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.

ICON of Industry Scholarship Award
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network
Amount: $7,500
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry with an emphasis towards interior or textile design.

NLA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Nathan L. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
Description: Applicant must be an undergraduate student studying Computer Science, Aviation, Nursing or Music.

ShipDig.com Scholarship
Sponsor: ShipDig.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college students enrolled in an accredited academic institution. Applicant must submit an essay on the most interesting item they have received in the mail.

U.S. Bank Financial Genius Scholarship
Sponsor: U.S. Bankcorp
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled in college by Sep. 1, 2015. Applicant must complete a scholarship application and all eight Financial Genius for Life education modules available at the scholarship website.

We the Future Contest
Sponsor: Constituting America
Amount: Varied based on class standing
Deadline: Sept. 17, 2015
Description: Contest is open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate schools students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit website for details.

Tweet for Success Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Dial My Calls
Amount: $250
Deadline: Sept. 18, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who are high school graduates or hold their GED and are currently enrolled in an accredited two or four year college for Fall 2015. Applicant must submit a short response (140 characters or less) to a given prompt related to online courses.

MAES Scholarship Program
Sponsor: MAES Latinos in Science and Engineering
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Sept. 21, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students 18 years of age or older who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and a MAES Student Member in good standing. Applicant must be pursuing a STEM degree at an accredited U.S. university or community college.

Siemens Competition
Sponsor: Siemens Foundation
Amount: Up to $100,000
Deadline: Sept. 22, 2015
Description: Competition is open to individuals and teams of up to three students in grades nine through 12. Students are encouraged to do research in mathematics, engineering, biological, or physical science.

Aaron Seever Sales Scholarship
Sponsor: Bulwark Exterminating
Amount: $500 and an iPad Mini
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students with a record of high quality sales.

AfterCollege Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: AfterCollege
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are seeking a baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing.

American Association of Japanese University Women Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Association of Japanese University Women
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to female students with junior, senior or graduate standing for the 2015-2016 school year at an accredited California college or university. Applicant must demonstrate a desire and intent to fulfill a leadership role in her chosen field of study and be a contributor to betterment of U.S.-Japan relations and cultural exchanges.

CoffeeForless.com “Hit the Books” Scholarship
Sponsor: CoffeeForLess.com
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students aged 18-25 who are enrolled in an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit a personal essay on the importance of education in their lives and how the scholarship money will assist their student goals.

County Office Scholarship
Sponsor: CountyOffice.org
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens 16 years of age and older who are either in their senior year of high school or currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher learning. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic, “The most important local county office to me is…”

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and current college or graduate school students. Applicant must complete a short form and share a 140-character statement explaining why they will not text and drive.

GTFO Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: According to sources, “About 1.69 billion pounds of butts end up as toxic trash each year. Cigarettes = the most littered item on Earth.” Do Something will send the student a free action kit. Applicant must clean up cigarette butts they find anywhere and submit a photo as proof. For every bag (approximately 250 cigarette butts) the student collects, they receive a chance for the scholarship, up to four chances.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more then three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

JW Surety Bonds Scholarship
Sponsor: JW Surety Bonds
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current and prospective college students who attend/will attend an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicant must submit an informational infographic, slideshow, video or article on an approved topic. There is no limit to the number of entries a student submits.

Lemberg Law StopCollector.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Lemberg Law
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to debt collection.

Make Your Mark Contest
Sponsor: Utah Educational Savings Plan
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Contest is open to Utah students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Contestant must submit a bookmark design.

Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students to students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are citizens of the United States and have a GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit two essays on given topics.

Old School Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 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 an entry for the scholarship.

Scholarship Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Live Poets Society of New Jersey
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.

Shout It Out Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Sept. 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.

Writers of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: Up to 1,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.

Xerox Minority Scholarships
Sponsor: Xerox
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students enrolled full-time at a four-year college or university.

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