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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 June and July 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 50 scholarships for Saturday, June 25, 2022.
Luther Vandross Foundation ScholarshipSponsor: Luther Vandross Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 2, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students with at least a 2.5 GPA who are full-time students attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and be in their 3rd, 4th, or 5th year of their undergraduate program
Annual Fruit Shoot Photo Contest
Sponsor: California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc.
Amount: Up to $100
Closing Date: July 4, 2022
Description: Contest is open to anyone. Contestant must submit a photo on the subjects of fruit, flowers, roots or any vegetative plant parts.
Distracted Driving Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Christensen Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students in the United States who are pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited college or university. Applicant must creative an effective, compelling video to help prevent dangerous driving.
Military College Scholarship
Sponsor: Low VA Rates
Amount: $1,250
Closing Date: July 4, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to military students currently enrolled in college. Children with a mother or father serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces are also eligible to apply for the scholarship.
Rising Scientist Awards
Sponsor: Child Mind Institute
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 5, 2022
Description: Awards are open to high school seniors who will graduate in 2023 and have an outstanding interest and achievement in psychology, neuroscience or biomedical engineering research. Student must be nominated by an educator.
Elite Lawyer Scholarship
Sponsor: Elite Lawyer
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 7, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning on attending college or graduate school in during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must submit an essay or video on what positive change they are working to bring to their community this year.
NEWH | Chicago Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Chicago Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 7, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, or Wisconsin. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)
Richard F. Freeman Scholarship
Sponsor: Richard F. Freeman Scholarship Fund | UNCF
Amount: $4,500
Closing Date: July 7, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshman who are enrolled full-time at any accredited four-year institution, non-profit college, or university for the current academic year. Applicant must be from Southeast Michigan.
Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: Baron & Budd Attorneys
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 8, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted to a U.S. based four-year university or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay or a video on how cancer has impacted their life (any cancer).
MFMA Scholarship
Sponsor: Maple Flooring Manufactures Association, Inc.
Amount: $1,250
Closing Date: July 8, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled during the next academic year. Applicant must submit a personal essay answering one of five given questions. Scholarship is only open to specific majors (too many to list) – see website for details.
BETF Scholarship
Sponsor: Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: July 10, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students in good academic standing who are BDPA members. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing or continuing a four-year academic program related to Information Technology (IT).
BroBasket Scholarship Program
Sponsor: BroBasket
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 10, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Should the U.S. lower the drinking age to 18?”
Associates Scholars Empowerment Program
Sponsor: Daughters of Charity Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: July 11, 2022
Description: Scholarship program is open to Black/African American students enrolled at an accredited U.S. based two-year degree granting institution or an accredited, UNCF approved certificate granting program. Applicant must have at least a 2.25 GPA.
HBCU Scholars Empowerment Program
Sponsor: Daughters of Charity Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 11, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American students admitted to or enrolled as a full-time freshman at an accredited U.S. located four-year, Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) or Historically Black College or University (UBCU) in the upcoming academic year.
NAACP/Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Scholarship
Sponsor: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | UNCF
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: July 12, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American college sophomores enrolled full-time and attending an accredited four-year U.S. college or university.
Art & Essay Contest
Sponsor: Sky Youth
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: July 13, 2022
Description: Contest is open to anyone up to 25 years of age. Applicant submit an art piece on the theme “I Stand for Peace” or an essay on a given topic related to peace.
Bayer Fund STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: Bayer | UNCF
Amount: $4,400
Closing Date: July 13, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to rising college juniors majoring in a STEM field at an accredited UNCF member institution, accredited HBCU, or any accredited four-year college or university. Preference will be given for candidates in the following states; Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Washington.
Altec Design Web Scholarship
Sponsor: Altec Design
Amount: $750
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to any student who will be enrolled in an accredited institution for the upcoming fall semester/quarter. Applicant must submit an essay on how they foresee the internet changing their chosen career in the next 20 years.
American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Sponsor: American Legion
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates who play baseball and are nominated by a head coach or manager.
Ark Behavioral Health Scholarship
Sponsor: Ark Behavioral Health
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students in the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “How does the ‘Sober Curious’ Movement Challenge Traditional Ideas of the College Experience?”
Avnet Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Avnet Law
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. Citizens or permanent resident. Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation and an essay explaining the benefits of community service.
Dependent Children Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to Tennessee residents who are dependent children of Tennessee law enforcement officers, firemen, or an emergency medical service technicians who has been killed or totally and permanently disabled while performing duties within the scope of such employment. Applicant must be an incoming or current undergraduate student at a Tennessee institution of higher education.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay explaining how the scholarship will help them and how they plan to conribute to their community or to give back.
Financial Empowerment Scholarship
Sponsor: BankMobile
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who can demonstrate plans to enroll for full-time admission, or have proof of current full-time enrollment, at an accredited institution. Applicant must submit a completed application, an essay on a given topic related to financial literacy, and an official transcript.
Future Journalism Teacher Scholarships
Sponsor: Journalism Education Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to education majors who intend to teach scholastic journalism. Applicant must submit a short personal essay, an application form, two recommendation letters, and their college transcript.
Gamewardens Scholarships
Sponsor: Gamewardens Association Inc.
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to sons, daughters, and grandchildren of a Gamewarden.
GeneTex Scholarship Progam
Sponsor: GeneTex
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or gradaute degree. Scholarship is open to international students.
GSF Scholarship
Sponsor: Good Samaritan Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current Nursing students. Applicant must provide a letter of intent, letter of recommendation, copy of an unofficial transcript, color photo, and a professional resume.
GWC Injury Lawyers Annual Scholarship
Sponsor: Goldberg Weisman Cairo
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are attending a college or university in the United States with at least a 3.0 GPA. Scholarship is open to all majors, but applicants who express an interest in the United States justice system are preferred. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to personal injury attorneys.
Joseph J. Fitzsimmons Scholarship
Sponsor: US Judo Federation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students in their first or second year of medical school who are USJF members.
O’Connor, Runckel & O’Malley Law Scholarship
Sponsor: O’Connor, Runckel & O’Malley LLP
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students in an accredited law school with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Pedro Zamora Young Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: National AIDS Memorial Grove
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, and college freshman, sophomores and juniors (ages 27 and younger) who demonstrate an active commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and taking on roles of public service and leadership.
Speech Pathologist Graduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Bilingual Therapies
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an eligible graduate program, have native or near-native proficiency in a second language, and would like to work with multicultural children in a diverse school-setting.
Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Varsity Tutors
Amount: $200
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must submit an essay describing the changes they hope to see in education over the next 10 years.
Vegetarian Video Scholarship
Sponsor: The Vegetarian Resource Group
Amount: Up to $200
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to vegetarians and vegans. Applicant must submit a video on topics related to vegetarianism and/or veganism.
Vic & Oby Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Law Offices of Ral Obioha, PLLC
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 15, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college, graduate, and law school students who are foreign-born or have foreign-born parents. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to being an immigrant.
Scholarship System Scholarship
Sponsor: The Scholarship System
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 17, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a college or university for this upcoming fall. Applicant must submit a few shorts personal essays about their education.
AlixPartners MBA Scholarship
Sponsor: AlixPartners
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: July 19, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to African American/Black graduate students studying accounting, analytics, business, engineering, finance, math, or technology.
AlixPartners/UNCF Scholarship
Sponsor: AlixPartners
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 19, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to African American/Black college juniors (in the upcoming academic year) with at least a 3.0 GPA and have a declared major in accounting, analytics, business, engineering, finance, math, or technology.
$1,000 July Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 20, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students, as well as adults looking to attend college in the next year. Applicant must complete a form to login or register for a free account.
Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Novus
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 20, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for college enrollment with a declared major in a science related field. Applicant must submit a complete application, a personal statement and a written statement on why they chose their field of study.
R&D Systems Scholarship
Sponsor: R&D Systems
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 20, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to students in the U.S., Canada, and European countries enrolled or accepted for enrollment in undergraduate or graduate studies with a declared major in a science related field. Applicant must submit a completed application, a personal statement, and a written statement on why they chose their field of study.
Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship
Sponsor: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Amount: Up to $8,000 ($1,000 a semester for eight semesters)
Closing Date: July 20, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving Louisiana students who are or will be majoring in an insurance related field at a Louisiana university, college, or community college.
UNCF Healthcare Workforce Diversity Program
Sponsor: AbbVie Foundation | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 21, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to African American/Black students currently enrolled in a certification or a 2-year degree in healthcare related STEM fields.
A-Action Pest Control Scholarship
Sponsor: A-Action Pest Control
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 22, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to student currently enrolled or intending to enroll in an accredited business or business-related program at a college or university in Illinois or Wisconsin.
Excellence in Character Scholarship
Sponsor: Oasis Focus Inc.
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 22, 2022
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors attending high school in Dallas or Tarrant Counties in the state of Texas. Applicant must have a strong record of service in the community, participate in extracurricular school activities, a minimum GPA of 3.0, and a family annual income under $50,000.
Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing
Sponsor: LearnCurious
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 23, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. and international students who are rising high school juniors and seniors. Applicant must respond to one of three prompts.
Chelsey Shaina Martin Scholarship
Sponsor: Tomorrow’s Young Leaders
Amount: $500
Closing Date: July 24, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay answering the following prompt: “What are your aspirations and where do you see yourself in 5 years, personally, educationally, and professionally?”
$1,000 Easy Scholarship: #ZeroCrashFuture: Driving Safety Tips
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 25, 2022
Description: Create a slipcover for your or loved one’s phone to “sleep in” while driving. Use our template or create your own and share helpful tips and reminders to stay safe on the road. You’ll be entered for the opportunity to earn a $1,000 scholarship.
First Step Scholarship
Sponsor: Sutliff & Stout
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 29, 2022
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending college during the fall. Applicant must submit an essay on distracted driving habits.
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Hello,
I am a 50 year working mom getting ready to begin grad school in the fall. With the cost of tuition constantly on the rise, are there any scholarships available for people like me? If there are, would you mind providing me with a list? Thank you so much for your time.