Military Award Program (MAP)
Sponsor: Imagine America Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired veterans of the United States military who are enrolling into a participating college.

OmniPapers Writing Contest
Sponsor: OmniPapers
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to college students worldwide who are between the ages of 20 and 25 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic: “The ideal higher education model for my country.”

Planet Zombies
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 31, 2016 – extended to June 30, 2016
Description: Low-income communities are hit hardest by natural disasters, making them the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Play a zombie apocalypse game on your phone and send the fun game to three of your friends. You will also learn a thing or two about climate justice. You’ll automatically be entered to win the scholarship.

Poetry Card Contest
Sponsor: Blue Mountain Arts
Amount: Up to $300
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Contestant must submit an original poem.

Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
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 2016-2017 academic school year. Applicant must have an intention to enter the game industry as a developer of interactive entertainment.

Sanders Firm Annual Scholarship Award
Sponsor: The Sanders Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted and enrolled undergraduate and law school students who are committed to supporting their local communities by volunteering their time in furtherance of the issues that matter most to them. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to volunteering.

Scholarship Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Live Poets Society of New Jersey
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.

Show Me Your Stethoscope & HireNurses.com Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Show Me Your Stethoscope AND HireNurses.com
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to brand new nurses entering the profession or nurses who have decided to return to school and continue their education.Applicant must create a profile on HireNursing.com, “like” the “Show Me Your Stethoscope” Facebook page, and submit an essay on nursing.

Shower Songs
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Americans use more than a TRILLION gallons of water for showering each year. That’s enough to supply all the water needs of New Jersey and the Empire State. Applicant must make a five-minute playlist to remind friends to take shorter showers! Applicant must sent the playlist to someone they know so they can keep their showers under five minutes. Applicant can receive unlimited entries.

SnoringHQ Scholarship
Sponsor: SnoringHQ
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit a personal video answering given questions.

Sterling Law Offices College Scholarship
Sponsor: Sterling Law Offices, S.C.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshman and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on what makes a society a productive society.

Taking Root Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Arborjet
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university for the entire 2016-17 academic year. Applicant must also be planning to pursue a forestry course of study or related major (Forestry, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, Entomology, Environmental Science or other related majors).

Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship
Sponsor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents 16 years of age or older at the time of applicant and enrolled as a graduate or undergraduate student for the 2016 term. Applicant must have a declared major of biology, chemistry, bio-chemistry, or related life science field.

TMCF | David J. Stern Sports Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students who will be classified as a sophomore as the beginning of Fall 2016. Scholarship is open to all majors with an interest in sports.

TMCF | Lowe’s Gap Scholarship
Sponsor: Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Amount: Up to $3,100
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating college seniors who attend one of the TMCF’s 47 member schools. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

TRIO Scholarships
Sponsor: Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled during the 2016-2017 academic year. Applicant must be a solid organ or bone marrow candidate, recipient, donor, or an immediate family member.

Urban Mattress Scholarship
Sponsor: Urban Mattress
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university in 2016. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to business philanthropy.

US Premium Garcinia Cambogia Scholarship
Sponsor: US Premium Garcinia Cambogia
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Applicant must be currently residing in the United States and enrolled full-time in high school or college. Applicant must submit an essay of 500 words or more on a given topic related to obesity.

Wallin & Klarich Scholarship
Sponsor: Wallin & Klarich
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating college seniors in California who will be attending an accredited law school in California. Applicant must have an interest in becoming a criminal justice attorney.

Writers of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: Up to 1,000
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Contest is open only to those who have not professional published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium.

Zip Conferencing Scholarship
Sponsor: Zip Conferencing
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a two-year, four-year, graduate level, or certificate program in business or communication.

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