Every scholarship dollar helps when paying for college, so we encourage students to apply to all opportunities available. To provide some help, we’ve compiled a list of college scholarships below. Read the descriptions and set aside some time to submit your applications before the corresponding deadlines. Remember, every scholarship awarded will reduce your out-of-pocket cost and help ease your mind as you plan for college.
Project Yellow Light Billboard Design Contest Scholarship
How to Apply: Create a billboard design to warn your peers of the dangers of texting and driving
Eligibility: Open to high school students and full-time undergraduate students
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Website: https://www.projectyellowlight.com/
MCSW Scholarship Program
How to Apply: Write two short essays about the biggest challenge you have experienced in pursuit of your college degree and leadership opportunities you have taken in your community
Eligibility: Open to woman-identifying Massachusetts residents who are currently enrolled in a degree-granting program track at a Massachusetts public higher education institution and have completed at least one year toward their degree
Amount: Five winners of $5,000 each
Deadline: March 1, 2024
Website: https://masscsw.org/scholarships/
DAV Auxiliary Scholarship
How to Apply: Submit an essay of no more than 500 words describing your career aspirations and provide a list of what you have done to serve disabled veterans or their families during the past two years
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors and full-time students attending an accredited college, university, or vocational school in the U.S. with at least a 2.5 GPA
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 22, 2024
Website: https://auxiliary.dav.org/membership/programs/
Houzz Residential Design Scholarship
How to Apply: Create a Houzz student profile that showcases your portfolio and write an essay of no more than 400 words on your biggest residential design style influences
Eligibility: Open to students studying interior design, architecture, or landscape architecture at the undergraduate or graduate level who want to pursue residential design professionally
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Website: https://www.houzz.com/scholarships
Thermo Fisher Scientific Antibody Scholarship Program
How to Apply: Write an essay on what you think can be done to encourage researchers to move to more reliable reagents like recombinant antibodies
Eligibility: Open to college and graduate students
Amount: Awards range from $5,000 to $10,000
Deadline: May 1, 2024
Website: https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/antibodies/thermo-fisher-scientific-antibody-scholarship-program.html
Global Perspectives Scholarship
How to Apply: Write an essay no more than 500 words on the most meaningful summer experience you’ve had
Eligibility: Open to high school and college students attending an accredited college or university in 2024
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: August 25, 2024
Website: https://rusticpathways.com/students/scholarships/global-perspectives-scholarship
Sports Gear Swag Scholarship
How to Apply: Write a 500-word essay on one of three topics related to the benefits of playing sports
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors, undergraduate students, and graduate students
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Website: https://www.sportsgearswag.com/scholarship
Stromberg’s Chicken Scholarship
How to Apply: Write a 500-word essay on one of three topics related to chicken farming and sustainability
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors, undergraduate students, and graduate students who are enrolled, or planning to enroll, in agricultural sciences and other related studies
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Website: https://www.strombergschickens.com/scholarship/
Mann Lake Beekeeping Scholarship
How to Apply: Write a 500-word essay on one of three topics related to bees, their behavior, and the challenges they face
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students who are enrolled, or planning to enroll, in any apiology program, major in agriculture & environmental sciences, and other related studies
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Website: https://www.mannlakeltd.com/scholarship/
Scholarships should be considered a small—yet still important—source of revenue for college. Data shows that most families pay for college using parent and student income, savings, and loans. Most scholarship recipients receive $2,500 or less, and only 0.1% of undergraduate students receive $25,000 or more in scholarship funds. In addition to looking for scholarships to help pay for college, families should apply for financial aid and consider saving in a dedicated college savings account.
