Big Fish Online Games Scholarship
The Big Fish Online Games Scholarship is currently being offered to graduating high school seniors and college undergraduate students. The $1000 scholarship will be awarded to one qualifying student with the most thought-provoking and well-reasoned essay (prompts below) as judged by a panel of Big Fish staff members. To apply, write a 500 word (minimum) essay on [...]
Norma Ross Walter and Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarships
Two scholarships are currently being offered by the Willa Cather Foundation to Nebraskan high school seniors: the Norma Ross Walter Scholarships and the Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship. The Norma Ross Walter Scholarship offeres financial assistance to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English majors in accredited colleges or universities (journalism is not included). [...]
The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships
The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships The Anne Ford and Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarships are currently available to provide scholarships to two graduating high school seniors who have documented learning disabilities. What are the scholarships included? The Anne Ford Scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship ($2,500/year over four years) granted to a graduating high school [...]
S-Trip! Post-Secondary Education Scholarship
S-Trip! (a student travel company) is offering a $2,500 scholarship to students in their final year of high school (high school seniors). Applicants also must be living in the state of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, or Washington. These are the states in which the S-Trip! business operates, and they “are excited to give back to the [...]
2013 Smooth ‘N Shine® Cosmetology Scholarship
Schwarzkopf & Henkel is currently offering the 2013 Smooth ‘N Shine® Cosmetology Scholarship to current high school seniors or high school graduates. Eleven applicants will be chosen to receive scholarships- one will win a grand prize scholarship of up to $25,000, and ten will win $1,000 scholarships. To be fully eligible for this program: Applicant must hold [...]
The 2012-2013 Mexican American Dream Scholarship
The 2012-2013 Mexican American Dream Scholarship is currently being offered by the Council of Mexican Federations (COFEM), its affiliated Federations, and sponsoring partners. This scholarship program is for outstanding students who are immigrants or of immigrant descent and are affiliated to a COFEM Federation or Club* or is an AB-540 student and are pursuing a higher [...]
2012 VFW Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Competition
The annual VFW Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Competition is currently being offered by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) to students in grades 9-12. This is a great program offered each year that asks students to respond to a theme with a recorded speech. This year, the theme is: “Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?”. For the 2011-2012 [...]
The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Essay contests are a great way to earn scholarships along with getting (resume-worthy) recognition for your writing. Each yeah, a number of writing contests are offered that deal with the books of writer/philosopher Ayn Rand. The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is currently open to 12th Graders, college undergraduates, and graduate students. This program awards a first place prize [...]
AES Engineering Scholarship
AES Engineering Solutions is currently offering their scholarship program to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility. This scholarship is worth $500, and there is no GPA requirement to apply (also, you are not required to be taking engineering courses to be eligible). To apply, you must submit an essay of no more [...]
ERCA Community Contribution Scholarship Competition
The ERCA Community Contribution Scholarship Competition is currently being offered by the Education Research Center of America to high school students who “have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability and a depth of commitment that has had a positive impact on their world”. This program awards 25 scholarships valued at $1,000 each! To apply, you must complete the [...]