
There are thousands of scholarships out there. Below you will find many scholarships, most with general eligibility requirements. My goal is to share some lesser-known scholarships with my readers every Saturday.
Don’t wait. Apply for these great scholarships today! And, if you missed the last Scholarship Saturday, check it out. There are scholarships there that are still open! You can also find scholarships on my other scholarship lists, such as scholarships with requirements based on your state, major, grade level, ethnicity, or religion. And, lastly, check out my list of scholarships with January and February deadlines.
Only brief information about each scholarship is listed. Therefore, you are encouraged to visit the scholarship websites to get further details about eligibility and requirements.
Here are 70 scholarships for Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Alfa Foundation Scholarship ProgramSponsor: Alfa Insurance
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, graduates and current postsecondary undergraduates enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time accredited program in the state of Alabama. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have a current Alabama Farmers Federation Membership issued in her/her name.
American Indian Services Scholarship
Sponsor: American Indian Services (AIS)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Applicant must be one-quarter (1/4) Northern-Native American Indian and enrolled in undergraduate studies at a university, junior college, or technical school. Applicant must have at least a 2.25 GPA.
Association of Women in Mathematics Essay Contest
Sponsor: Association for Women in Mathematics
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and undergraduate students. Student must submit an essay based on an interview with a women currently working in a mathematical career.
Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST Scholarship
Sponsor: FIRST
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted to, or applied for admission, to an eligible undergraduate program, which means a full-time program in Biomedical Engineering, pre-medical studies, or a program that allows students to pursue a chosen major while simultaneously completing a subset of medical school prep courses. Applicant must have participated as a team member for a minimum of one year on a FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, or FIRST Robotics Competition team.
BD Scholarship
Sponsor: Becton, Dickinson and Company | UNCF
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors majoring in communications, computer science, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, life sciences, microbiology, finance, global health, ,nursing, science technology, or sociology. Applicant must be from New Jersey, Rhode Island, Illinois, Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Arizona, Utah, or California.
Bi Tex Scholarship Program
Sponsor: State Fair of Texas
Amount: $6,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors around the state of Texas who have participated in competitive youth livestock events held at the State Fair.
Bulkofficesupply.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Bulkofficesupply.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college Freshmen and Sophomores in the United States. Applicant must have an interest in teaching, art or owning their own business.
California PTA Scholarships
Sponsor: California PTA
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who are graduating from a California high school between January 1 and June 30 of the current academic year. Applicant must demonstrate volunteer service in the school and community.
Christian Missionary Scholarship
Sponsor: Christian Missionary Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to children of missionaries currently on or recently returned from the mission field. Applicant must attend one of six Christian colleges in Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan.
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Scholarships
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: The majority of scholarships are for graduating high school seniors and current college students who reside in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties in Illinois.
Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County Scholarships
Sponsor: The Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who attend school in San Luis Obispo County. There are multiple scholarships available – see website for details.
Debt.com Scholarship for Aggressive Scholarship Applicants
Sponsor: Debt.com
Amount: $500
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are applying for other scholarships. Applicant must submit proof of scholarship search and a short letter telling the scholarship committee about themselves.
Environmental Awareness Scholarship Essay
Sponsor: ReuseThisBag.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students worldwide. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to climate change.
GCFM Scholarships
Sponsor: The Garden Club Federation of Maine
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to current college students who are legal residents of Maine and majoring in Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Conservation, Forestry, Botany, Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Environmental Concerns, Ecology, Land Management and other garden-related fields.
General Application Scholarships
Sponsor: Central Indiana Community Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors, current college students, and those not currently enrolled in high school or college who will be attending college in the near future who are from Indiana. The foundation administers over 100 scholarships every year with different requirements – check website for specific details.
George M. Pullman Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Pullman Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Cook County, Illinois residents. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has at least a 3.0 GPA and can demonstrate strong financial need.
GKVF Scholarships
Sponsor: The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students in West Virginia. There are over 100 scholarships available – see website for details.
Guthrie-Koch Scholarship
Sponsor: National PKU News
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to young persons with phenylketonuria (PKU) who are on the diet treatment and about to attend or already attending a college, university, or technical school at the undergraduate level. Residents of any country may apply, but the application and letters of recommendation must be in understandable English.
Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship
Sponsor: The Sunflower Initiative
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to highly motivated female graduating high school seniors who have a desire to attend a women’s college in the United States. Applicant must have at least a 3.7 GPA. There is no citizenship requirement, but student must plan on attending a college in the U.S.
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Sponsor: The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $30,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholars program is open to full-time junior-level students at four-year institutions pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the current academic year. Applicant must have an extensive record of public and community service and is committed to a career in government or elsewhere in public service.
Henry David Thoreau Scholarship
Sponsor: Henry David Thoreau Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who reside in Massachusetts and are in their final year at a Massachusetts high school. Applicant must plan to enroll in college the year that the scholarship is awarded and demonstrate strong academic qualifications and a commitment to an environmental field.
HGA Scholarships
Sponsor: Handweavers Guild of America (HGA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in the field of fiber arts.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship
Sponsor: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Amount: Up to $20,000 over four years
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who are Texas residents and plan to attend a Texas college or university. There are multiple scholarships with specific requirements.
James L. and Nellie M. Westlake Scholarship Program
Sponsor: James L. and Nellie M. Westlake Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and community college students in Missouri. Applicant must demonstrate limited financial resources and have at least a 2.5 GPA.
John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship
Sponsor: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Applicant must be pursuing a profession in visual arts and must show an affinity with the classical tradition of Western culture.
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Sponsor: United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the United States and the U.S. territories. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species. Deadline only for Maryland and California only. All other states have a later deadline.
Junior League of Birmingham Scholarship
Sponsor: Junior League of Birmingham
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships is open to female students who will be enrolled as a full or part-time student in any accredited two- or four-year school for the upcoming school year. Applicant must have permanent residence in Jefferson or Shelby Counties (Alabama).
JVS Scholarships
Sponsor: JVS Chicago
Amount: Up to $8,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Jewish students who are in their junior or senior years of undergraduate studies or graduate students who were born and raised in the Chicago metropolitan area.
LAF Scholarships
Sponsor: Landscape Architecture Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to students studying landscape architecture. Multiple scholarships available. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to minority students and students from Hawaii and New York.
Lou Manzione Scholarship
Sponsor: The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania who are registered with USA Hockey.
Mary Johnston Scholarship
Sponsor: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are children, grandchildren, and legal dependents of OOIDA members.
Military Line Student Ethics Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Better Business Bureau Connecticut
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Connecticut residents who are high school students or adult learners and are in a military family, which includes being a dependent or spouse. Students and adult learners may apply as early as their junior year of high school or as late as the end of college freshman year.
National Garden Clubs College Scholarships
Sponsor: National Garden Clubs
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to current undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Agronomy, Agriculture Education, Floriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Botany, Forestry, Wildlife Science, Plant Pathology/Science, City Planning, Habitat or Forest/Systems Ecology, Environmental Concerns, Land Management or other related or allied subjects.
Paul Hastings Diversity Scholarship
Sponsor: Paul Hastings LLP
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to 1L law students who will be enrolled full-time at an ABA-accredited law school. Applicant must demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity and contributing to the firm’s diversity goals as a result of background, experience, personal attributes or characteristics. Recipient of scholarship will receive a paid summer associate position as well as the scholarship.
Roothbert Fund Scholarships
Sponsor: The Roothbert Fund
Amount: Up to $7,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current college students from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Scholarships are open to students in the United States regardless of sex, age, color, nationality or religious background, but it does seek to provide support to persons motivated by spiritual values. Finalists will be invited for a brief in-person interview usually in New York, New Haven, Philadelphia and Washington, DC (travel costs not paid for by organization).
Shining Stars Scholarship
Sponsor: Ascent Student Loans
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Sweepstakes is open to students who are enrolled in a degree program and are legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia. Applicant must fill out a short form, including answering a few questions about loans.
Significant Challenge College Scholarship
Sponsor: Richie’s Spirit Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. citizens currently enrolled in a U.S. accredited high school who will graduate in the Spring of 2022. Applicant must have taken challenging courses throughout their high school career and demonstrated strong leadership roles within the community.
Sister Rita Jeanne Scholarships
Sponsor: Journalism Education Association (JEA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in high school journalism for at least two years. Applicant must be a student of a JEA adviser and a state winner. To be considered for the scholarship, applicant must submit a portfolio of their work to their state – most state deadlines are in February.
SME Education Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors, current undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree students who are pursuing degrees in manufacturing or a related field at a two-year or four-year college or university. Multiple scholarships are available.
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: The Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Nebraska and will graduate from a Nebraska high school or earn a Nebraska GED. Applicant must have financial need.
Tall Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Tall Clubs International Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be attending their first year of college in the fall. Women applicants must be at least 5’10” and men applicants must be at least 6’2″.
Tennessee HOPE Scholarship – Nontraditional
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Amount: Up to $2,250
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Tennessee residents who are 25 years of age or older. Applicant must be an entering freshman in an eligible post-secondary institution or have not been enrolled for at least two years after last attending any post-secondary institution. Applicant must have an adjusted gross income of $36,000 or less on their IRS tax form.
WMU Scholarships
Sponsor: Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to Baptist students, including children of Baptist missionaries, and those preparing for Baptist mission service. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open only to females, medical school students, students from South Carolina, and students preparing for Baptist Christian ministry.
Youth Scholarship Program
Sponsor: State Fair of Texas
Amount: $6,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors around the state of Texas who have participated in competitive youth livestock events held at the State Fair.
Boren Scholarship
Sponsor: Boren Awards for International Study
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: February 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asian, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Childhood Cancer Sibling Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Northwestern Mutual
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are siblings of individuals who are in current treatment, have survived or passed away from pediatric childhood cancer.
Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Northwestern Mutual
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to cancer survivors, age 25 and under, who are high school seniors or graduates, or current postsecondary undergraduates. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Institute for Oral Health Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 2, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a dental hygiene or dental program. Multiple scholarships available, including specific scholarships for minority students, male students, and students in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Museum of Flight Student Scholarships
Sponsor: The Museum of Flight
Amount: Up to $30,000
Closing Date: February 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors planning to attend a college or university in science, engineering or mathematics related to the field of aviation or aerospace.
SAMFUND Grants
Sponsor: The SAMFUND
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: February 3, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are cancer survivors between the ages of 21 and 39 years of age.
ACPA College Scholarship
Sponsor: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have a diagnosis of cleft lip and/or cleft palate or other congenital craniofacial difference). Preference will be given to rising first-year students in any field and to currently enrolled students in a field of study related to cleft or craniofacial conditions (e.g. genetic counseling, speech-language pathology).
AEF Scholarship
Sponsor: Ascend Educational Foundation
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to immigrant students and children of immigrants who are graduating from a New York City high school, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status.
AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: American Meteorological Society
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering their freshman year of college in the fall and must be planning to pursue a degree in the atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.
ASCPA Scholarships
Sponsor: Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students in the state of Arizona. Applicant must be majoring in or planning to major in Accounting.
Better Brothers LA Book Scholarship
Sponsor: Better Brothers Los Angeles
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Black LGBTQ students who are residents of Los Angeles County and who have been admitted or are attending an accredited degree, licensing, or vocational program.
BMI Student Composer Awards
Sponsor: BMI Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Award is open to citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere who is engaged in the study of music with a recognized and established teacher (other than a relative). Applicant must be 27 years of age or younger as of the submission deadline. Applicant must submit one composition.
Courageous Persuaders Video Contest
Sponsor: Courageous Persuaders
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Contest is open to Michigan high school students in grades 9-12. Student must create a commercial targeted at middle school students to warn them about the dangers of underage drinking or texting while driving.
Future Jazz Master Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current students attending a U.S. college or university who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must be pursuing an advanced academic degree in Jazz Performance, Jazz Studies, or related studies.
John Lennon Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to current full-time or part-time students of a U.S. college or university who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit one original song with lyrics that are accompanied by whatever instrumentation chosen by the applicant.
LRAEF Scholarship
Sponsor: Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to Louisiana students who are currently enrolled or accepted in a bachelor and/or associate degree program for at least two consecutive semesters/terms after award date. Applicant must be pursuing a career in the culinary and/or hospitality industry.
Media Plan Case Competition
Sponsor: Washington Media Scholars Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Competition is open to undergraduate students enrolled at a college or university in the United States. Applicant must team up with another student (does not need to attend same institution) to submit a competitive media plan.
Nashville Songwriting Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current students of a U.S. college or university between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song in any of the following genres: Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots.
NJMCA Scholarships
Sponsor: New Jersey Mosquito Control Association (NJMCA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to New Jersey high school seniors and graduate students who either have studied mosquitoes (graduate students) or have a family member (parent grandparent, sibling) or sponsor who is/was a member in the New Jersey mosquito control community.
peermusic Latin Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a college or university located in the United States or Puerto Rico who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song or instrumental work in any Latin genre.
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career in fraud examination.
Success for Survivors Scholarship
Sponsor: General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or planning to enroll at an accredited public or private post-secondary or vocational institution who has survived intimate partner abuse.
TSCRF Scholarship
Sponsor: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Foundation (TSCRF)
Amount: At least $2,000
Closing Date: February 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are accepted or enrolled at an accredited university in Texas or Oklahoma with plans to pursue a degree program in agriculture or an agriculture-related program (Animal Science, Pre-Vet, Agribusiness, Range Management or Wildlife).
Byron Bird Graduate Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: February 5, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students in Kansas who are current graduate accounting students or graduate school candidates.
John J. Killian Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: February 5, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to junior accounting students at any Kansas independent college or university.
Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Society of CPAs & Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: February 5, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled as a junior year accounting major at a Kansas college or university.
Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship
Sponsor: American Geosciences Institute
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: February 6, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to women pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree in the geosciences.
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