There are thousands of scholarships out there. Below you will find many scholarships, most with general eligibility requirements. My goal is to share some lesser-known scholarships with my readers every Saturday.
Don’t wait. Apply for these great scholarships today! And, if you missed the last Scholarship Saturday, check it out. There are scholarships there that are still open! You can also find scholarships on my other scholarship lists, such as scholarships with requirements based on your state, major, grade level, ethnicity, or religion. And, lastly, check out my list of scholarships with November deadlines.
Only brief information about each scholarship is listed. Therefore, you are encouraged to visit the scholarship websites to get further details about eligibility and requirements.
Here are 35 scholarships for Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger ScholarshipsSponsor: Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: November 5, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students in kindergarten through graduate school (ages 5-25) who have demonstrated ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States within the last 12 months.
Chick-fil-A Community Scholars
Sponsor: Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: November 6, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students or students planning to enroll in undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applicant must have shown demonstrated care through community-service in the twelve (12) months prior to application.
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)
Sponsor: National Center for Women & Information Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 8, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. high school and college women with an interest in computing and technology. College students must attend an NCWIT Academic Alliance institution and major or minor in computing.
NEWH | Mid-South (TN, MS, AR) Region Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Mid-South Region
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 12, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Tennessee, Arkansas, or Mississippi. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)
Larry E. Sitzman Youth in Nebraska Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: Nebraska Pork Producers Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 13, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at a fully accredited college, university or technical college in an agriculture related degree program in Nebraska.
Stand Up to Distracted Driving Scholarship
Sponsor: Kanoski Bresney
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 13, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students who will be enroll during the Spring 2025 term. Applicant must submit an essay answering the following prompt: “How has distracted driving affected your life? What ideas do you have to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving and prevent this behavior among young drivers?”
Cooke College Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Amount: Up to $55,000
Closing Date: November 14, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll in a four-year college in the fall of 2024. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA and have demonstrated unmet financial need.
Greenhouse Scholars Scholarship
Sponsor: Greenhouse Scholars
Amount: Up to $5,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: November 14, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors planning to attend a four-year accredited academic institution. Applicant must demonstrate financial need (annual household income no greater than $80,000) and have a cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 or above. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a legal resident of California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, or North Carolina.
John Lennon Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Yoko Ono
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 14, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students attending a UNCF member institution and majoring in communications, mass communications, mass media arts, music or performing arts.
10 Words or Less Scholarship
Sponsor: StudentScholarship.org
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2024. Applicant must share in 10 words or less why they deserve the scholarship.
ACES Scholarships
Sponsor: American Copy Editors Society (ACES)
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college juniors and seniors, graduate students, and recent college graduates. Applicant must have a commitment to a career in copy editing, exemplary work and academic achievement, and recommendations from teachers and work supervisors. Students in countries other than the United States may apply as well.
Bilingual Therapist Graduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Bilingual Therapies
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to bilingual graduate students entering the final year of their graduate program, who speak a second language at native or near-native proficiency and are interested in working with bilingual/bicultural children after graduation.
Cancer Survivors Scholarship
Sponsor: Chalik & Chalik
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted and current college and graduate students with at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a deserving student who not only survived a devastating illness, but now demonstrates a commitment to helping others diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness.
Concerto Competition
Sponsor: United States Marine Band
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Competition is open to high school musicians (grades 9-12) enrolled during the 2024-2025 academic year. Performers of woodwind, brass, or percussion instructions may apply. Applicant must select one of the works listed on the application for their instrument and submit an audio recording of their performance accompanied by piano, band, or orchestra.
Fields of Corn Photo Contest
Sponsor: National Corn Growers Association
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States. Applicant must submit a photo that helps tell the story of farming field corn in America.
Help a Hero Scholarship
Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars | SportClips Haircuts
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are retired, honorably discharged, active duty, or a member of the National Guard or Reserve. Applicant must participate in, be accepted to, or currently enrolled in a VA-approved program or school at an accredited post-secondary institution.
IISE Scholarships
Sponsor: Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to graduate and undergraduate industrial engineering students.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Sponsor: From the Top
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
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.
James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
Amount: $2,500 for college students and digital camera for high school students
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to college, technical school and graduate school students who are studying photography or photojournalism. Applicant must submit five digital images for still photography submissions or two videos, with a maximum duration of three minutes, for video submissions. High school students wanting to participate should only send in still photography.
Live Your Dream Awards
Sponsor: Soroptimist
Amount: Up to $16,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to women who are the primary financial support for themselves and their dependents. Applicant must be enrolled in or has been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program.
Milady Rise Scholarship
Sponsor: Professional Beauty Association | Milady
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in school, as well as active licensed professionals. Applicant must be Milady RISE Certified in Client Well-Being & Safety.
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are citizens of the United States and have a GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a city of the applicant’s choice and an essay explaining why they believe they should win the scholarship.
Personal Growth Through Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Vaughan & Vaughan
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in good academic standing. Applicant must submit a 1-to-2 minute video discussing a leadership experience that has changed their perspective on people management and/or their future goals.
Scholarship for Tomorrow’s Entrepreneur
Sponsor: GreenPal
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are enrolled in a college of business with at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must demonstrate high ambition and a desire to be an entrepreneur or business owner.
South Dakota Farmers Union Scholarships
Sponsor: South Dakota Farmers Union
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who will be freshman at a post-secondary institution of higher learning and those currently in their freshman year of school at the post-secondary level. Applicant must attend, or plan to attend, an in-state post-secondary college, university or technical school.
Texas PTA Student Scholarships
Sponsor: Texas PTA
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from a school in the state of Texas. Applicant must be a current member of the PTA at their enrolled campus.
Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship
Sponsor: Tortuga
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and students in the U.S. on a student visa. Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student who has applied to or been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by their college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on what they would like to learn from other cultures.
UCT Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Order of United Commercial Travelers of America (UCT)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 15, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and teachers seeking college degrees or certificates to work with people with intellectual and development disabilities.
HBCU Sustainable Communities Initiative Scholarship
Sponsor: Sustainable Communities HBCU Initiative
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: November 17, 2024
Description: Scholarship program is open to rising undergraduate juniors and seniors who attend an UNCF member institution in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee, or Virginia and are majoring in STEM, business, or sustainability related disciplines.
Criminal Justice Scholarship
Sponsor: Doug Murphy Law Firm, P.C.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 18, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in an accredited law program within the United States who have a demonstrated interest in the criminal justice system.
Lucas Law Legal Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: Lucas Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 18, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who plan on pursuing a career in the legal field. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA.
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 18, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6-12 who are currently enrolled in a Catholic school, religious education program, or youth ministry. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “For the Jubilee next year Pope Francis has invited us to become “pilgrims of hope.” Share a personal story about a time when hope played an important role in your life. Describe the situation, how you felt, and what gave you hope during that time. Explain how this experience impacted you and what you learned about the importance of hope.”
Pursuing Academics with Support (PAWS) Scholarship
Sponsor: Mars Petcare US, Inc.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 18, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American college juniors and seniors pursuing a STEM related bachelor’s degree at a UNCF member institution, other HBCUs, or any accredited, four-year, U.S. located institution. Applicant must have a least a 2.5 GPA.
ACUI Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of College Unions International
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 20, 2024
Description: Scholarship are open to student leaders who attend an ACUI member institution.
Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LA Tutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 20, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least a 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.
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