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Scholarships

• Academic University Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 1
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: 3.0
  Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students enrolled in an accredited university or college in the United States with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay about a design, advertisement, creative work, or form of new media that influenced their perspective on a social issue.
• Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship for Women Pilots
  Closing Date: January 1
  Amount: Up to $10,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarships are open to women who are currently enrolled in an aviation or aerospace related degree program.
• Employment Boost Academic Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 1
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: 3.6
  Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have at least a 3.6 GPA. Scholarship is open to students worldwide, but student must be attending college in the U.S. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open only to students studying in a Business or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) fields. For the general scholarship, applicant must read and interpret a given poem. For the STEM scholarship, applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to technology.
• Fundera College Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 1
  Amount: $2,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States. Applicant must be a young entrepreneur. Student must submit a video on a topic related to building your business without much money.
• JMJ Phillip Group College Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 1
  Amount: $1,000 
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math).
• IAAP Education Foundation Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 3
  Amount: At least $2,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, graduate, and current undergraduate students from Illinois who are/will be majoring in Civil Engineering, Engineering Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Geological Engineering, Mineral Science, Mining Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• MarvelOptics.com Scholarship Essay Contest
  Closing Date: January 5
  Amount: $1,500
  GPA Requirement: 3.0
  Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students attending an accredited four-year American university or college. There is no age nor specified major requirement. Applicant must submit an essay or video sharing what a quote by Helen Keller means to them.
• Love Your Career Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 7
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to current college students. Applicant must submit an essay describing at least three steps that they plan to take in the next year to start a path towards having a career that they love.
• Legacy Scholarship Program
  Closing Date: January 10 
  Amount: Up to $2,500
  GPA Requirement: 2.5 (Community College) or 3.0 (Undergraduate)
  Description: Scholarships are open to women who have served or are serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard or the child of a woman who served honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Applicant must a current community college or certificate student with at least a 2.5 GPA or a current undergraduate or graduate student with at least a 3.0 GPA.
• Sacks for CF Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 10
  Amount: Up to $10,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who have cystic fibrosis.
• SimpleTexting Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 11
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors between the ages of 16 and 22. Applicant must be attending college in the U.S. or a U.S. territory. Applicant must submit an on a text they would send to their younger self.
• AT3 Tactical Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on how they demonstrated leadership ability in their school, work, or community.
• Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay on a challenge they have faced, how they overcame it, and how the experience affected them.
• Future Jazz Master Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $5,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to current students attending a U.S. college or university who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must be pursuing an advanced academic degree in Jazz Performance, Jazz Studies, or related studies.
• Injury Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a Community College or University. Applicant must submit an essay on what they think would really make drivers stop texting while driving.
• Nashville Songwriting Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $5,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to current students of a U.S. college or university between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song in any of the following genres: Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots.
• Peermusic Latin Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $5,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a college or university located in the United States or Puerto Rico who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song or instrumental work in any Latin genre.
• Photography Talk Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 15
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have an interest in photography. Applicant must submit an essay or video on given questions related to photography.
• Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 17
  Amount: Up to $10,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S. Applicant must be planning to study abroad and program must be eligible for credit at the student’s educational institution.
• Mike Reynolds Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 17
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be college sophomores, juniors, or seniors at the time the scholarship is awarded and are pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism.
• Girls Impact the World Film Festival Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 20
  Amount: Up to $5,000
  GPA Requirement: 3.0
  Description: Scholarship is open to high school students and college undergraduates who are under the age of 25. Applicant must submit a 3-6 minute short film that raises awareness about critical issues affecting women and girls around the world OR propose solutions to critical challenges faced by women.
• Stand Up Men Award
  Closing Date: January 20
  Amount: $2,500
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to 8th graders, high school students, and undergraduate students under the age of 25 and of any gender. Applicant must submit an original 3-6 minute film on any man they know who is taking a stand to prevent violence against women and/or standing up for women’s rights.
• UNCF Ladders of Hope Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 22
  Amount: Up to $5,000
  GPA Requirement: 2.5
  Description: Scholarship is open to college freshmen enrolled as a full-time student in fall 2019 at any UNCF member institution at the time of application. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA, have demonstrated, unmet need, and be a permanent resident of South Los Angeles and/or surrounding areas.
• Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 30
  Amount: Up to $10,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate student enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university with enrollment through the 2020-2021 academic year. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career in fraud examination.
• Advocates Law Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited institution located within the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on some of the problems we face on the roads and what law could be changed to make roads safer.
• Call to Serve Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are studying criminal justice. Applicant must submit short essays related to criminal justice.
• Cancer for College Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: Up to $5,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to cancer patients and cancer survivors who are enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university.
  
• Child Welfare and Development Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work (sociology, psychology, social sciences or a related field) at an accredited university. Applicant must have good academic standing and extracurricular experience working with children who have experienced neglect or abuse.
• EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: Up to $45,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic program; or transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, or a 3rd year student in a five-year program. Applicant must be studying a discipline related to NOAA’s programs and mission at an accredited minority serving institution.
• Idaho Advocates Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to current and prospective students enrolled in an accredited U.S. college. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to distracted driving.
• PanHellenic Scholarship Awards
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: Up to $10,000
  GPA Requirement: 3.5
  Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are of Hellenic descent (applicant must have at least one great-grandparent with Hellenic roots). Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA.
• R2C Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: $1,000
  GPA Requirement: N/A
  Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and legal residents who are starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12 months or are currently enrolled. Applicant must be 17 years of age or older and there is no maximum age limit. Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they are getting their degree.
• Shred Nations Scholarship
  Closing Date: January 31
  Amount: Up to $7,500
  GPA Requirement: 3.0
  Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students with at least a 3.0 GPA and have an interest in business, environmental studies or the shredding and recycling industry.