Scholarships with February 2016 deadlines

Love Letters Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016
Description: Applicant must be 26 years of age or younger. Applicant must make homemade valentine’s cards for older adults and give to Meals on Wheels for delivery by Feb. 10, 2016. Student will receive one entry for the first card donated, and an additional entry for every additional three (3) cards donated.

NLA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Nathan L. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016
Description: Applicant must be an undergraduate student studying Computer Science, Aviation, Nursing or Music.

P.L.A.Y. Scholarship
Sponsor: Pet Lifestyle and You (P.L.A.Y.)
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors who are passionate about helping animals in need.

The Levin Firm Scholarship
Sponsor: The Levin Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016
Description: Applicant must be attending college or planning on attending college or graduate school in the near future. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to automobile accidents.

TheDream.US Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Dream.US Scholarship Program
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a DREAMer who is DACA eligible and has applied for or received DACA approval. Applicant must be a first time college student and intend to attend a partner college (details available on website).

Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation (GAR)
Amount: $12,500
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a dependent child of a full-time employee in the financial services industry. Employee must be presently employed with five years of experience OR no longer employed in the field but had ten years of experience which ended no longer than five years prior to scholarship. Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are enrolling as a full-time first-year student in pursuit of a four-year bachelor’s degree at an accredited college or university in the United States.

The Christophers’ Poster Contest for High School Students
Sponsor: The Christophers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 17, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students in grades nine through twelve. Contestant must create an original poster based on the theme, “One Person Can Make a Difference.”

Hawai’I Community Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Hawai’I Community Foundation
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Feb. 18, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students who are residents of the state of Hawaii and can demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be attending an accredited two or four-year college or university within the United States as either an undergraduate or graduate student. Multiple scholarships available with different eligibility requirements – see website for details.

Asian Pacific Fun Scholarships
Sponsor: Asian Pacific Fund
Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students in California that are of Asian descent. Multiple scholarships available with specific requirements. See website for details.

Beinecke Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Beinecke Scholarship Program
Amount: $34,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarship program is open to juniors who are currently majoring in the arts, humanities or social sciences and plan to attend graduate school. Applicant must demonstrate superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, and personal promise.

CISCO Scholarship Award Program for High School Seniors
Sponsor: Construction Industry Service Corporation (CISCO)
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to children of building trade union members and employees of union contractors. Applicant must be a high school senior who is a U.S. citizen and has been provisionally accepted as a full-time student into an undergraduate degree program at a four-year accredited college or university.

DCHA Higher Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Dairy Calf and Heifer Association
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a member of DCHA, or the son, daughter or legal dependent of a DCHA member. Applicant must be currently enrolled in an agriculture-related field at an accredited college or university.

GFOA Scholarships
Sponsor: Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students studying public administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration. Multiple scholarships available with different requirements. See website for details.

Moody’s Mega Math Challenge Scholarship
Sponsor: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarship challenge is open to high school juniors and seniors. Applicants must form a team of three to five students and one teacher from the same school.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program
Sponsor: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library
Amount: Up to $8,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students in Ventura County, California who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, character, communication skills, academic achievement, and commitment to Ventura County.

Spirit of Anne Frank Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Anne Frank Center USA
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 19, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a high school senior who will be attending a four-year college in the Fall of 2016. Applicant must exhibit extraordinary leadership in their school and community and a meaningful effort to address issues of social justice.

Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Vegetarian Resource Group
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 20, 2016
Description: Applicant must be a U.S. high school senior graduating in the spring of 2016. Applicant must be a vegetarian and have promoted vegetarianism in their school and/or community.

Student Speakers Contest
Sponsor: Lions Clubs International MD4
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 22, 2016
Description: Contest is open to California residents in grades 9-12. Applicant must perform a 5-10 minute speech on a given topic.

Bobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing
Sponsor: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Feb. 24, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating seniors and graduates of public or private high schools in San Mateo or Santa Clara Counties who are planning to enroll or are currently enrolled in a four-year college or university as a full-time student. Applicant must submit two writing samples.

Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: The Gallery Collection
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Feb. 25, 2016
Description: Scholarship contest is open to all high school, college and university students enrolled at any time during the latter half of 2015. Applicant must be a legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Applicant must submit a photo, artwork or computer graphic for the front of a greeting card.

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