Samuel Eliot Morison Naval History Scholarship
Sponsor: Naval History and Heritage Command
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 29, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to active duty commissioned officers of the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps with demonstrated leadership potential and high academic qualifications who are already pursuing graduate study in history, international relations, or a related field.
Russ Casey/Maine Restaurant Associates Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Maine Restaurant Association
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 29, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Maine who is, or will be attending an institute of higher education, in a field of study clearly associated with the Culinary Arts, Restaurant, Hotel or Hospitality Management.
2016 Groth Law Firm Video Scholarship
Sponsor: Groth Law
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to any student in the United States who has graduated high school by summer 2016 and is seeking a law-related degree. Applicant must create a 30-second video that creatively answer this question: “How can we make driving safer.”
A Voice for Animals Contest
Sponsor: Humane Education Network
Amount: Up to $650
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age. Depending on the contestant’s age, student must either submit an essay or be involved in a project related to the mistreatment of animals.
AACN Partnership & Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: CertifiedBackground.com
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in a baccalaureate or higher degree nursing program at an AACN member institution with at least a 3.2 GPA.
Accounting Student Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Wiley Efficient Learning
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full or part-time as a college student taking at least one accounting course.
Affinity Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Affinity Federal Credit Union
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current college students who are Affinity Federal Credit Union student members.
All About Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
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 2022) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
AMVETS National Scholarships
Sponsor: American Veterans (AMVETS)
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to veterans, active duty military members, their guard/reserves, and their children or grandchildren.
Anheuser-Busch Legends of Crown Scholarship
Sponsor: Anheuser-Busch
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be college juniors in Fall 2016 and majoring in Mechanical, Electric, Industrial and Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Marketing, Sales, Accounting, Financial, Supply Chain or Logistics.
Asparagus Club Scholarship
Sponsor: National Grocers Association
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to rising juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in business, food management, or another relevant course of study leading to a career in the grocery industry.
BestHospitalityDegrees.com Scholarship
Sponsor: BestHospitalityDegrees.com
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled as a hospitality major at a community college or university in the United States. Career interests can include but are not limited to tourism, hotel managements, culinary arts, restaurant management, or culinary management.
BG Scholarship
Sponsor: BGScholarship.com
Amount: $300
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students who have at least a 2.0 GPA and are U.S. citizens or international students enrolled in a school in the USA. Applicant must submit an essay on their academic goals and their contributions to their school and/or their community.
Book Marketing Scholarship
Sponsor: Smith Publicity, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students. Applicant must submit a maximum 1,500 word essay on persuasive writing.
Brightest Minds MBA Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: The Economist
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to prospective MBA and EMBA students who will attend one of the sponsoring institutions (see website for details). Applicant must complete a full-length (2.5 hours) Economist GMAT simulation test.
CARiD Scholarship
Sponsor: CARiD
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in post-secondary education in the upcoming semester who are between the ages of 16 and 20 years old. Applicant must submit a photo inspired by any aspect of the automotive industry.
Catching the Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Catching the Dream
Amount: Varied
Deadline: April 30, 2016
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.
Clean Water Scholarship
Sponsor: Waterlogic
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be attending college in the fall. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to clean water.
County Office Scholarship
Sponsor: CountyOffice.org
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
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 a given topic related to a county office.
CREW Network Scholarship
Sponsor: Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to women enrolled full-time as college juniors, seniors, or graduate students who are pursuing a career in commercial real estate.
Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Priority Populations
Sponsor: Truth Initiative
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited institution of higher learning in the United States. Scholarship recognizes individuals who demonstrate commitment to community service and use the creative arts to help reduce tobacco use in priority underserved populations.
DrugNews Scholarship
Sponsor: DrugNews.net
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. Applicant must be planning a career in drug research or have a family member who has been affected by a permanent drug injury.
EFWA Scholarships
Sponsor: The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA)
Amount: Varies
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarships are women to women who are pursuing Accounting degrees at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. Multiple scholarships available with specific requirements – see website for details.
Elaine Chapin Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Elaine Chapin Fund
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students who have been impacted by multiple sclerosis.
Elephant Tusk Force
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: 96 African elephants are killed by poachers every single day, which means these amazing animals could be extinct by 2025. Find and flag ivory products on Craigslist to show them what a problem this is. Take a screenshot and upload to DoSomething to be entered to win the scholarship.
EMPOWER Scholarships
Sponsor: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to ethnically diverse students who have been accepted to or enrolled in a post-high school program and planning to pursue a career in a medical or rehabilitation field. Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota or Western Wisconsin OR attending school in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.
E-waste Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students or a current or entering college or graduate student at any level. Applicant must answer in 140-characters or less “the most important reason to care about e-waste.
Grasshopper Entrepreneur Scholarship
Sponsor: Grasshopper
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and freshmen enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in a Spring, Summer, or Fall 2016 semester. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to be an entrepreneur.
Guns Out: Advocate Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Since 2007, over 37 states have introduced bills to allow guns on college campuses. However, there is no evidence guns make colleges safer. Use DoSomething’s step-by-step guide to get your school president to sign an official letter against allowing guns on campus. You’ll automatically be entered to win the school grant.
Harbor Breeze Cruises Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Harbor Breeze Cruises & Whale Watching
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled as a college/university student within the United States starting fall 2016. Applicant must submit an essay and letter of recommendation.
HENAAC Scholarship
Sponsor: Great Minds in STEM
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to Hispanic students who are enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate STEM program at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the United States or its territories. If student is not Hispanic, students who have significantly participated in and promoted organizations and activities in the Hispanic community can also apply.
Henry and Joyce W. Sumid Scholarship
Sponsor: Pasadena Playhouse Alumni and Associates
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in studying theatre arts. Applicant must be a legal resident of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Washington.
HFA Educational Scholarships
Sponsor: Hemophilia Federation of America
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students with a bleeding disorder or closely related to someone with a bleeding disorder (parent/sibling/child) and seeking a post-secondary education from a college, university or trade school.
Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in an accredited four-year historically black college or university in the United States.
Kate Herzog Scholarship
Sponsor: Willamette Writers
Amount: Up to $250
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college freshman and sophomores. Applicant must submit an original, unpublished writing sample of less than 1,000 words.
LPA Scholarship
Sponsor: Little People of America
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: April 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to members of LPA who have a medically diagnosed form of dwarfism, immediate family members of dwarfs who are also paid members of LPA, and people with dwarfism who are not members of LPA.
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Thank you for this information. I have a college student, 1st year that we are paying out of pocket without scholarships.
I am so happy sharing this information with students. Good luck with your scholarship search!
Thank you, will share this information with my students
Do you know of scholarships with later deadlines? I missed April 1st.:(
Hi Stephanie! Try these two lists – https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2016/03/24/scholarships-with-may-2016-deadlines/ and https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2016/04/14/scholarships-with-june-2016-deadlines/ I am also hoping to grow my scholarship directory, so keep watching my website 🙂