Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Imani Pearls Community Development Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate students and graduating high school seniors who attend school or permanently reside in Chicago south side communities. Multiple scholarships available – see website for details.

JSSA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA)
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are Jewish and are residents of the metropolitan Washington, DC area.

Kelvin D. Isom II Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Poise Foundation
Amount: $250.00
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen in good academic standing who are/will be attending a four-year college or university in Western Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Georgia, or Washington, D.C. Preference will be given to those who have at least a 3.0 GPA and/or are low income. African American students are encouraged to apply.

Kilby Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: Poise Foundation
Amount: Up to $4,500
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students working towards an Associates or Bachelor’s degree or technical professional degree. Applicant must be a descendant of persons enslaved in Culpeper, Rappahannock, and Madison counties, Virginia, prior to the end of the Civil War in 1865 (see website for more information).

Legacy Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and have lost a parent or guardian to cancer. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall of 2025.

MyImpact Challenge
Sponsor: Bill of Rights Institute
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Contest is open to students in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Armed Forces schools abroad, and students in U.S. territories who are in middle or high school and between the ages of 13-19. Student must submit a project report, an essay on how their project aligns with Civic Virtues, and photo/video documentation.

NCCF Survivor Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and are cancer survivors or current patients. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall of 2025.

POISE General Scholarships
Sponsor: Poise Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: May 18, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to residents in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania who are accepted or currently attending a two-year or four-year university, post secondary technical or trade school. Preference is given to African-American students.

Hampton Roads Pride Scholarship
Sponsor: Hampton Roads Pride
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 19, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and community college, undergraduate, graduate, and trade school students who identify as LGBTQ or an ally of the LGBTQ community. Applicant must reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Brower Youth Awards for Environmental Leadership
Sponsor: Earth Island Institute
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: May 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to environmental change leaders ages 13 to 22 (as of the application deadline) living in North America (including Mexico, Canada, and some Caribbean Islands) and U.S. Territories.

Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LaTutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.

Kay Longcope Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBT individuals of color planning to pursue a career in journalism and are able to demonstrate their passion and commitment to the profession.

Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 20, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to current or incoming undergraduate or graduate students who are enrolled in an accredited journalism or mass communications field. Applicant must also demonstrate an awareness of the issues facing the LGBT community and the importance of fair and accurate news coverage.

Cameron Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Bryan Cameron Education Foundation
Amount: Up to $50,000
Closing Date: May 21, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2024) who are planning to enroll in a full-time course of study toward a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year U.S. college or university. Applicant must maintain a minimum cumulative unweighted 3.7 GPA. This is the early application deadline. The regular application deadline is September 5, 2024. However, only the first 3,000 applications will be accepted.

First Literacy Scholarship
Sponsor: First Literacy
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 21, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to recent graduates of Massachusetts Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English language programs who are continuing on to vocational training (including certificate programs) or higher education.

Graduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 21, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students who demonstrate academic achievement and promise in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In addition to the general scholarship, there are scholarships open to minority students and international students studying in the U.S.

Military Veteran Scholarship
Sponsor: The Behan Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 21, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. military veterans, current service members in the U.S. military, or the children of a Veteran or current service member. Applicant must be currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university or college in the U.S.

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