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NEWLY OPENED SCHOLARSHIPS

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship 

Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Amount: varies

Closing Date: November 16, 2023

Description: The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's best four-year colleges and universities.

SEPTEMBER 2023

Creative Outlook Cover Contest

Sponsor: Townsend Communications, Inc.

Amount: $250

Closing Date: September 1, 2023

Description: Contest is open to current college level students, as well as high school students. Contestant must submit an original piece of art.

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

Sponsor: From the Top

Amount: Up to $10,000

Closing Date: September 1, 2023

Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2024-2025 academic year. This is the first deadline. Deadline II is November 15, 2023.

Love Your Career Scholarship

Sponsor: Jones T-Shirts

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: September 10, 2023 

Description: $1,000 scholarship is open to current college students attending college in one of the 50 U.S. states at the time of the application deadline. Applicants must submit an essay describing at least three steps they plan to take in the next year to start a path toward a career they love. Applicants must also interview a professional in their intended field of study and include the interviewee’s answers in their essay.

Bryan Cameron Impact Scholarship 

Sponsor: Bryan Cameron Foundation

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: September 08, 2023

Description:  4-year, full-ride, merit-based scholarship open to high school seniors with 3.7+ GPA and community service experience.

Youth Free Expression Film Contest: Truth to Power

Sponsor: National Coalition Against Censorship

Amount: Up to $1,000

Closing Date: September 8, 2023

Description: Contest is open to individuals living in the U.S. or its territories (but need not be citizens) who will be age 19 or younger on the day the film is submitted. Contestants must create a three-minute film about engaging with the ideas they hate.

Gates Scholarship

Sponsor: Gates Foundation

Amount: varies

Closing Date: September 15, 2023, at 8 PM EST – 4-year, full-ride scholarship for Pell-eligible, minority high school seniors with 3.3+ GPA. Ideal candidates will have an outstanding high school academic record, demonstrated leadership ability, and exceptional personal success skills.

Nike HSI Scholarship

Sponsor: Nike

Amount: $ 5,000-10,000

Closing Date: September 15, 2023

Description: The Nike HSI Scholarship Program is designed to empower young leaders who currently attend a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Must be of Hispanic heritage

Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent).

Currently enrolled full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university that is officially designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) – as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965. For more information, visit the US Department of Education NCES list. [Local Institutions: Montgomery College (MD), Trinity Washington University (DC) and Marymount University (VA)]

We The Future Contest

Sponsor: Constituting America

Amount: Varied based on class standing

Closing Date: September 17, 2023

Description: Contest is open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate schools students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Contest is about the U.S. Constitution. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit the website for details.

Oracle Corporate Scholars Program (You must register and created an account)

Sponsor: Oracle | UNCF

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: September 20, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors who are majoring in finance, business, accounting, marketing, computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, development, Information Technology, Information Management Systems, Data Analytics, Health Informatics, or any closely related discipline from traditionally underrepresented communities, namely: Black, Indigenous people, LatinX, and women.

Questbridge 

Sponsor: Questbridge 

Amount: varies

Closing Date: September 26, 2023 

Description: 4-year, full-ride scholarship connecting high-achieving low-income high school seniors with Questbridge partner colleges; some partner colleges are open to undocumented students.

Path to Pro Scholarship

Sponsor: Home Depot Foundation | SkillPoint Foundation

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, high school graduates and those with GEDs who plan to enroll, or be enrolled, in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States. Applicant must not be an employee or dependent of an employee of The Home Depot. Applicant should be studying Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing or Construction Management.

Just Poetry Contest

Sponsor: American High School Poets

Amount: Up to $500

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.

Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs Scholarship 

Sponsor: Nuts, Bolts, & Thingamajigs

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: September 30, 2023 

Description: $2,500 scholarship open to current college students pursuing a degree related to manufacturing.

Shout It Out Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo

Amount: $1,500

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and are currently enrolled (or will enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education in the future. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship

Sponsor: Access Scholarships

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: September 30, 2023

Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years who are U.S. residents, DACA and undocumented students, or international students currently studying in the U.S.

October 2023

Coca-Cola Scholarship

Sponsor: Coca-Cola Foundation

Amount: $20,000

Closing Date: October 2, 2023

Description: The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to students in their final year of high school. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities. 

Golden Door Scholars (application opens September 4)

Sponsor: Golden Door 

Amount: varies ($40,000 maximum)

Closing Date: October 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST 

Description: $40,000 maximum scholarship available specifically for DACA recipients, TPS holders, and students who are undocumented (Visa holders may also be eligible to apply. Please email info@goldendoorscholars.org for clarification). Application typically opens in September and closes towards the end of October. Applicants must either be in high school in the United States, have graduated from a U.S. high school, or obtained a GED certificate in the U.S. To receive scholarship, students must attend one of Golden Door’s partner colleges (linked here).

American Muscle Student Scholarship

Sponsor: American Muscle

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: October 15, 2023 at 12 PM EST 

Description: $2,500 scholarship open to high school seniors and current college students pursuing an automotive themed major.

Heisman High School Scholarship

Sponsor: Heisman Scholarship Program

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: October 17, 2023

Description: Eligibility begins with maintaining a weighted GPA of 3.0 (B average) or better. Applicants also need to be proven leaders and role models within their school and community. And applicants must participate or have participated in grades 9, 10, or 11 in at least one of the sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games or the National Federation of State High School Associations.

PEO Star Scholarship 

Sponsor: PEO International

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: October 15, 2023 (Nomination Deadline)

Description: $2,500 scholarship open to female high school seniors with a 3.0+ GPA who with leadership and community service experience. Must be nominated by local PEO chapter to apply. Please email Ms. Samuel at college@acps.k12.va.us if you’re interested in being nominated. After being nominated, you will receive the application via email and must submit your completed application 30 days after the link is emailed.

National Young Arts Foundation 

Sponsor:  The National Foundation for the Advancement of Artists

Amount: up to $10,000

Closing Date: October 13, 2023 

Description: Open to students in grades 10-12 who excel in cinematic arts, dance, theater, music, writing, or visual arts. Cash awards up to $10,000 and master classes with world-renowned artists.

College JumpStart Scholarship 

Sponsor: College JumpStart

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: October 17, 2023 

Description: $1,000 essay-based scholarship open to 10th-12th graders, college students, and non-traditional students. Financial need is not considered.

AACN Scholarships

Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Amount: varies

Closing Date: varies 

Descriptions Several different scholarships open to students who are currently enrolled in a BA nursing program at an AACN member institution.

Patriot's Pen Scholarship 

Sponsor: VFW

Amount: $5,000

Closing Date: October 31, 2023 

Description: $5,000 essay contest on "How can I be a Good American?" open to students in grades 6-8.

Voice of Democracy Scholarship 

Sponsor: VFW

Amount: $30,000 maximum

Closing Date: October 31, 2023 

Description: $30,000 maximum scholarship based on the essay prompt "America: Where do we go from here?” open to students in grades 9-12.