Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: August 25, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college seniors who attend a HBCU and have demonstrated high academic achievement (at least a 3.5 GPA), strong leadership skills, commitment to community service, and unmet financial need.

Injury Scholarship
Sponsor: Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 25, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who have suffered a serious injury and are committed to demonstrating a determination to rebuild their lives by attending college. Applicant must submit an essay related to their injury and how it has affected their education.

Boomer Benefits Scholarship
Sponsor: Boomer Benefits
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 27, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are age 50 or older and are currently enrolled in a two-year, four-year or graduate program at an accredited public or private school.

Global Perspectives Scholarship
Sponsor: Rustic Pathways
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: August 27, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students who will be attending an accredited college or university in the United States in 2025. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Teen summer opportunities vary widely. Some teens work during the summer. Some teens head off to summer camp. Some teens enjoy summer travel. What is the most meaningful summer experience you have had, and why?”

Houston Youth Gala Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: August 29, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending any U.S. based accredited four-year college or university, with a preference for students attending any one of the four UNCF Member UNCF Member HBCUs in the State of Texas (Huston-Tillotson University, Texas College, Wiley College, or Jarvis Christian University).

#100for100 Scholarship
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Did you know that from Memorial Day to Labor Day the roads get way more dangerous for teens? It’s called the 100 Deadliest Days—and during this time, teen crash rates go way up. Pledge to drive distraction-free by downloading the Safe Summer Driving Kit, choosing a favorite safety tip (glove-box phone stash, Do Not Disturb mode, passenger DJ…), and recording your very own 30 second road-safety PSA and pledge to share with your crew.

2nd Chance Scholarship
Sponsor: American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to citizens and aliens legally residing in the USA with a High School Diploma, GED or equivalent. Applicant must take a ten-question multiple-choice test (open-book) on information provided by the AFSA.

$1,000 College Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their college.

$1,000 Graduate School Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current graduate students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their graduate school.

$1,000 Local Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their local area.

$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.

A Better Financial Future Scholarship
Sponsor: Smarter College
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are age 17 or older at the time of entry.

Achieve Today Scholarship
Sponsor: Achieve Today
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to any current student of an accredited U.S. university or college. Applicant must submit a video OR essay on personal development or high performance.

All Star Verified Scholarship
Sponsor: Verified Scholarships
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, graduate, adult students, and parents of high school and college students. Applicant must fill out a short form and answer the following question: “What is the best or worst part about finding or applying to scholarships?”

Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.

Apprentice Ecologist Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors. Applicants should embody the spirit of the Apprentice Ecologist Initiative by showing personal initiative & dedication, demonstrated leadership & self-growth, and project accomplishments & sustainability.

Arctic Physical Therapy Scholarship
Sponsor: Arctic Physical Therapy
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the U.S. or Canada who will be attending a college or university no later than January 2025. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Physical Therapy. Scholarship is open to students of any major.

Asbestos.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Asbestos.com
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are at least 18 years of age and enrolled full-time in a U.S. institution. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to mesothelioma and two recommendations.

Back-to-School Sweepstakes
Sponsor: CollegExpress
Amount: $1,300.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States who ate at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. Applicant must share on a scale from 1-10 how ready they are for back-to-school.

C.I.P. Scholarship
Sponsor: College is Power
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students age 17 years of age or older who plan to start a program of higher education within 12 months or who are currently enrolled in a program of higher education. Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

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