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Scholarships with October 2025 deadlines 

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Voice of America Scholarships

The VFW is dedicated to promoting patriotism and investing in our future generation. If you are a democracy-loving high school student interested in a $35,000 college scholarship or a patriotic middle school student interested in winning $5,000, these scholarships may be for you.

Women’s Wildlife Management Conservation Scholarship Sponsor: National Rifle Association (NRA) Amount: $5,000.00 Closing Date: October 15, 2025 Description: Scholarship is open to female undergraduate students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) who are studying in a recognized conservation or environmental-related degree program (i.e. habitat restoration, wildlife biology, conservation). NEWH | Atlanta Chapter Scholarship Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Atlanta Chapter Amount: Varies Closing Date: October 17, 2025 Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina or Alabama. 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). Chick-fil-A Community Scholars Sponsor: Chick-fil-A, Inc. Amount: Up to $25,000 Closing Date: October 28, 2025 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 2026-2027 academic year. Applicant must have shown demonstrated care through community-service in the twelve (12) months prior to application.

               Quilt Scholarship Program
                Sponsor: UNCF | Bowie and Helen Duncan
                Amount: Up to $2,500
                Closing Date: October 30, 2025
                Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are majoring in the                        field of education and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

               Beyond School Walls Scholarship

Sponsor: Delete Cyberbullying
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students (9th-12th graders), college students, and graduate students attending or planning to enter an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to cyberbullying.

Black and Latino Men Read Essay Contest
Sponsor: Tate’s Consultant Services, LLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2025

Description: Contest is open to Black and Latino young men, 14 years of age or older, who are enrolled in either a high school, community college/ and/or four-year college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Write about a fictional character or a person in a nonfiction book who faced a challenging obstacle. Describe both the efforts the person took to overcome the obstacle and the lessons learned. Would you have handled the obstacle the same way or differently?”