Scholarships with August 2016 deadlines

2015 USABA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: United States Association of Blind Athletes
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or enrolling in a two-year or four-year college, university or technical school as a full time student. Applicant must be a USABA member and legally blind.

ALBA George Watt Prize Essay Contest
Sponsor: Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA)
Amount: $250
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Contestant must submit an essay or thesis chapter about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the global political or cultural struggles against fascism in the 1920s and 1930s, or the lifetime histories and contributions of the Americans who fought in support of the Spanish Republic from 1936 and 1938

Auto Accident Law Firm Survivor Scholarship
Sponsor: Appel Law Firm LLP
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open college students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicant must have sustained injuries from a car or truck accident or been affected by someone else’s accident.

Belltown Spine and Wellness Scholarship
Sponsor: Belltown Spine and Wellness
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students who are citizens and legal residents of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to healthcare.

Brilliance Scholarship
Sponsor: Brilliance, LLC
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to college students of all majors. Applicant must create a diamond ring design and give a short description of the design and the inspiration behind the design.

Cascade HealthCareSolutions Scholarship
Sponsor: Cascade HealthCareSolutions
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current students in an undergraduate nursing degree program at an accredited college or university or high school students who have been accepted into a college and plan to study nursing.

Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: PCB Solutions
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at an accredited American university or college with a minimum GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the global economy.

Free Speech Scholarship
Sponsor: Miller Law Offices
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at an accredited technical school, college, or university in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic, “Freedom of Speech makes America Great.”

IDDBA’s Scholarship for Growing the Future
Sponsor: International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current full- or part-time employees of an IDDBA-member company. Applicant must work a minimum of 13 hours per week during the school year for an IDDBA-member company to be eligible. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current or returning college or vocational/technical school student with a minimum GPA of 2.5 or higher.

IP Video Contest
Sponsor: Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Contest is open to individuals 13 years of age or older. Contestants between the ages of 13 and 18 must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited secondary, college level or trade school. Contestant must create a video answering one of the given questions related to the patent system.

Jewell Gardiner Memorial Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: California School Library Association (CSLA)
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a Teacher Librarian Credential program and are current members of the California School Library Association.

Mario Cugia Italian Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian Catholic Federation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are Roman Catholic and of Italian Descent and live within the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Arizona, California, Illinois, and Nevada. Applicant must be majoring in Italian Studies.

Mark Z. Home Selling Team Scholarship
Sponsor: Mark Z. Home Selling Team
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students of an accredited American university or college with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicant must submit an essay on how they are going to buy their first home.

National Payday Scholarship
Sponsor: National Payday
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Applicant must submit an essay on how payday loans can be modified to better help the people who need them.

Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation Support Awards
Sponsor: Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Award is open to low-income women who are at least 17 years of age and a mother with minor children. Applicant must be pursuing a vocational degree/certificate, associate’s degree, first bachelor’s degree, or a professional/master’s/doctoral degree.

Stop Texting and Driving Essay Contest
Sponsor: Hollins, Raybin & Weissman, PC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors, seniors, and full-time college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to texting and driving.

Storage.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Storage.com
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and high school seniors who will be enrolled at a college or university in the fall of 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on what they “hope to fill [their] college experience with.”

Women in Public Finance Scholarship 
Sponsor: Women in Public Finance (WPF)
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: Aug. 1, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to female high school students entering their senior year of high school. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a public finance related career in finance, government, nonprofits, or law.

Everything is Awesome Scholarship Slam
Sponsor: Power Poetry
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 7, 2015
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who 25 years old or younger and are current or former high school students who will attend or is attending a college within the United States or its territories. Applicant must submit a poem on a topic related to what or who the applicant finds awesome.

JobApplicationsOnline.com Scholarship
Sponsor: JobsApplicationsOnline.com
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 9, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the U.S. who are full or part-time students at an accredited U.S. post-secondary educational institution. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to paying for college.

Directional Motivation Scholarship
Sponsor: Directional Motivation
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2015
Description: Open to individuals seeking to better themselves through the pursuit of additional education, whether at the college, vocation or personal development level.

Earth Systems Contest
Sponsor: Amplify Education
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2015
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada who are 13 years of age or older. Contestant must create a video based on given questions on the Earth.

MarvelOptics.com Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: MarvelOptics.com
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current, full-time students attending an accredited four-year American university or college. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to sight/vision.

Money Mission Financial Literacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Money Mission, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors. Applicant must register to play a financial literacy game at the Money Mission’s website and then submit an essay on what you learned.

Sara and Max Goldsammler Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: OU Alumni/Israel Free Spirit Birthright
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school senior or current Jewish college students.

Wholesale Halloween Costumes Scholarship
Sponsor: Wholesale Halloween Costumes
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 12, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at an accredited two or four year college or vocational school. Applicant must create a meme for WholesaleHalloweenCostumes.com

CollegeSTEPS Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 13, 2015
Description: Sweepstakes is open to full or part-time students who are in an accredited secondary or post-secondary educational institution or program (including, but not limited to, high school, college, university or trade school, or are home schooled in an accredited program). Student must enroll in the Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS educational resource program

College Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Uche, P.C.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 14, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in the fall of 2015. Applicant must submit an essay on if they believe legalized marijuana results in more impaired drivers.

A Voice for Animals Contest
Sponsor: Humane Education Network
Amount: Up to $750
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age. Depending on the contestant’s age, student must either submit an essay or be involved in a project related to the mistreatment of animals.

American Indian Services Scholarship
Sponsor: American Indian Services (AIS)
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Applicant must be one-quarter (1/4) Northern-Native American Indian and enrolled in a university, junior college, or technical school.

Atlanta Dental Spa Scholarship
Sponsor: Atlanta Dental Spa
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as all students currently registered in an accredited post secondary institution, college, business or technical school.

Boomer Benefits Scholarship
Sponsor: Boomer Benefits
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are age 50 or older and are currently enrolled in a two year, four year or graduate program at an accredited public or private school.

Checks SuperStore Scholarship
Sponsor: Checks SuperStore
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who will be attending full-time student an at institution of higher education in the fall. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to education.

Healthy Home Scholarship
Sponsor: Olshan Foundation Solutions
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. students who are 16 years of age or older who are high school, undergraduate, master degree, and adult learn students. Applicant must submit application and personal essays.

Luis E. Torres Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Luis E. Torres Scholarship Fund
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must have overcome a medical hardship.

Milbank Diversity Scholars Program
Sponsor: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholars program is open to students in good standing at an ABA accredited law school who have completed their first year of a full-time JD program.

Race Entry Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Race Entry
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students attending an accredited university inside the USA who has run in an organized race (5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon).

Stroble Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Stroble Law
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending a college or university during the 2015-2016 academic year. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to texting and driving.

The White Buffalo Club Annual $500 Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: The Buffalo Club
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open college and university students in the United States and Canada. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Tutor the People Scholarship
Sponsor: Tutor the People
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2015
Description: Applicant must submit an essay explaining their preferred field of study in education and what significant person, event, etc. in the field has influenced them and why. Applicant who receives the most votes will win the scholarship

Solutionreach Scholarship
Sponsor: Solutionreach
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Aug. 18, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to patient engagement technology

A.E. Robert Friedman PDCA Scholarship
Sponsor: Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Aug. 19, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students who are no more than 26 years of age. Applicant must be nominated by an active PDCA member in good standing. There is no major requirement. Selection will be based on character, financial need, letters of recommendation, and an essay.

Womenetics Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship
Sponsor: Womenetics
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 23, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students in an accredited college or university who is pursuit of their first bachelor’s degree. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic.

AFSA Second Chance Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 26, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to citizens and aliens legally residing in the USA with a High School Diploma, GED or equivalent. Applicant must take a ten-question multiple-choice test (open-book) on information provided by the AFSA.

The Bryce Thomson Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Ice Cream Retailers Association
Amount: Up to $3,500
Deadline: Aug. 28, 2015
Description: Applicant must be a high school senior who have applied or have already been accepted to an accredited college or university. In addition, applicants can be students who are now college freshman, sophomores or juniors. Applicant must be an employee of a member of the National Ice Cream Retailers Association.

Educational Scholarship
Sponsor: Mosaic Clinic Hair Transplant Center
Amount: $250
Deadline: Aug. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in the United States of American who are legal residents. Applicant must submit an essay on how they, or a family member, have been affected by hair loss.

Herolocity Scholarship
Sponsor: Herolocity
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 30, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in a two-year, four-year, or graduate student majoring in Business, Marketing, or a related field. Applicant must have volunteered with a non-profit organization or helped a small business with advice or services with no payment accepted.

Achieve Today Scholarship
Sponsor: Achieve Today
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students of an accredited U.S. university or college. Applicant must submit a video or essay on personal development or high performance.

Arctic Physical Therapy Fairbanks
Sponsor: Arctic Pain Management and Physical Therapy
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the U.S. or Canada who will be attending a college or university no later than January 2016. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Physical Therapy. Scholarship is open to students of any major.

Backseat Adviser
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: According to sources, “texting and driving is a major cause of accidents, but 1 in 4 teens still does it.” Applicant must provide name, cell phone number, and the cell phone numbers of three friend to be entered into the sweepstakes. Everyone will receive facts and phases to bring texting and driving to a screeching halt.

C.I.P. Scholarship
Sponsor: College is Power
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students age 17 years of age and older who plan to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or who are currently enrolled in a program of higher education. Applicant must submit an online form and a short essay on their primary goal for going to school.

Chegg $2,000 Summer Scholarship
Sponsor: Chegg
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, at least 16 years of age, and currently enrolled in a high school or an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must complete the following sentence: “This summer, will be the summer of ____.”

CreditRepair.com Scholarship
Sponsor: CreditRepair.com
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current full-time students at an accredited U.S. university or college with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicant must submit an essay on why their credit score is important for future success.

Highrises.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Highrises.com, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students who are enrolled full-time in an accredited four-year U.S. college. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program.

Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Red Cross
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age and currently enrolled in a high school, college, technical school, trade school or community college. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between Jun. 1 and Aug. 31, 2015.

Lexington Law Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Lexington Law
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Applicant must be a current, full-time student of an accredited U.S. university or college with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay related repairing or establishing good credit.

Make Me Laugh Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
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 who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2021) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.

Path to Success Scholarship
Sponsor: Classic Marble Restoration, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and any student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program by Aug. 31, 2015 at any accredited U.S. college, university or institute. Applicant must submit an essay on an obstacle they have faced in the past.

Safe Driver Scholarship
Sponsor: The Zebra
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled at a four-year university, graduate program, community college, trade school, or high school located in the continental United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the topic, “Why I stopped texting and driving.”

Social Media Scholarship
Sponsor: Marketing Certified
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 years of age who are citizens of the United States or Canada. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to social media.

SonomaCountySatellite.Com Scholarship
Sponsor: SonomaCountySatellite.Com
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current and prospective students enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university with nine units or more. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the internet.

Student Transportation Video Contest
Sponsor: The American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Amount: $500
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Contest is open to students in elementary school through graduate school. Contestant must submit a video on transportation infrastructure.

The Claude S. Weiler Scholarship for Amputee College Students
Sponsor: National Amputation Foundation
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to college students with a major limb amputation.

The Clubs of America Scholarship Award for Career Success
Sponsor: Clubs of America, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students of an accredited U.S. college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay about their career aspirations.

The PinkRose Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: The PinkRose Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to individuals who are legal residents of the United States of America, under the age of 25 who have lost a parent or legal guardian to breast cancer.

The Rand Marketing Web Design Scholarship
Sponsor: Rand Marketing
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and any student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program by Aug. 1, 2015 at any accredited U.S. college, university, and art or fashion institute. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing a career in the design industry.

Thumb Wars Scholarship
Sponsor: Do Something
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: According to sources, “texting and driving is a major cause of accidents, but 1 in 4 teens still does it.” Applicant must sign up to receive a pair of thumb socks (free) – one to keep and one to give to a friend. Applicant will be entered into the sweepstakes for the scholarship.

Vectorworks Design Scholarship
Sponsor: Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.
Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment in undergraduate or graduate studies for six or more credits at an accredited college or university who are pursuing a design-oriented degree.

Xero Scholarship
Sponsor: Xero
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2015
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents who are undergraduate or graduate students studying accounting, economics or finance.

Scholarships with June 2016 deadlines

Millenial Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Extreme Technologies Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled full-time at an accredited American college or university with a course of study in business, technology, engineering or finance.

Music to Your Home Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Music to Your Home
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school, college or university. Applicant must submit a 2-5 minute video explaining how their musical talents as a performer, composer or educator will help make the world a better place.

NAREI National Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: National Association of Real Estate Investors (NAREI)
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited American university or college. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to real estate and investing.

National Pan-American Golf Association Scholarship
Sponsor: National Pan-American Golf Association (NPAGA)
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates who will be enrolled in a college or university during the upcoming year. Applicant must be involved with the sport of golf.

National Pathfinder Scholarship
Sponsor: National Federation of Republican Women
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores, juniors, and seniors, and students enrolled in a Master’s Program.

National Ranger Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: National Ranger Memorial Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must have chosen to dedicate themselves to the Ranger Creed or have a family members that have sacrificed to support all Rangers.

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amount: $7,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to student athletes who have achieved in their last year of varsity-level intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA school. Applicant must be nominated by the faculty athletic representative or athletic director and be enrolling as a full- or part-time graduate students. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

Odenza Vacations College Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Vacations
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay explaining why they want to go to college.

Oz Moving & Storage College Scholarship
Sponsor: Oz Moving & Storage
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in college or expected to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must submit a picture or short essay on the topic of moving.

Paumanauke Native American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Paumanauke Native American Festival
Amount: Up to $750
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to tribally enrolled Native American Indians attending colleges, universities, and accredited post-secondary educational institutions on a full-time basis.

Scott Yancey National Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Scott Yancey
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens currently enrolled n an accredited American college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to entrepreneurship.

Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: American Sheep Industry Association
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students involved in sheep and/or wool research in such areas as animal science, agriculture economics or veterinary medicine.

Social Television Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: SAT TV Depot
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents who will be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level-degree program in Fall 2016. Applicant must write a blog post on a topic related to a television show and social media.

Student Academy Awards Competition
Sponsor: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Award is open to student filmmakers who are enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting program at a college or university recognized by the SAA Executive Committee. Applicant must submit an original film.

Walter J. Travis Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Walter J. Travis Society, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in the Fall of 2016 in full-time undergraduate or graduate studies. Applicant must be pursuing a career in landscape design/golf course architecture, golf course turf grass management/golf course superintendent, professional golf management, club professional, or sports journalism with a special interest in golf.

William J. Schulz High School Essay Contest
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to North American high school seniors who are graduating in spring 2016 and enrolling in college in the fall of 2016. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to freedom of religion.

Griswold Home Care Scholarship
Sponsor: Griswold Home Care
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with plans to be enrolled in a higher education program next year or current college students.

GSCAA Scholars Competition
Sponsor: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Foundation
Amount: Up to $6,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program in a major field related to turf management. Applicant must also be a member of GCSAA.

HomeFirst Scholarship
Sponsor: HomeFirst
Amount: Up to $750
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students with a minimum GPA of 2.8. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the housing market.

Houtan Scholarship
Sponsor: Houtan Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $3,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students with a working knowledge of Parsi and demonstrated interest in Iranian culture, heritage, and literature.

Hungry to Lead Scholarships
Sponsor: Professional Reps
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and college students who are registered or pre-registered to attend an accredited school in the United States. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in a food service/hospitality, or something directly related.

Jack and Jill of America Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack & Jill of America Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to African American students who are graduating high school seniors. Applicant must become and maintain full-time status at an accredited, four-year post secondary institution beginning in the fall of 2016 and be working towards a bachelor’s degree.

Jimmy A. Young Memorial Education Recognition Award
Sponsor: American Respiratory Care Foundation
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Award is open to students enrolled in an accredited respiratory care training program.

Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship
Sponsor: Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $1,200
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently applying for entrance into Cosmetology/Barber School, or actively enrolled in a Cosmetology/Barber program.

Keller Resiliency Scholarship for Higher Education
Sponsor: Keller Law Offices
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to resiliency.

Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize
Sponsor: The Association for Queer Anthropology
Amount: $400
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Prize is open to graduate or undergraduate students in acknowledgment of outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined.

Knights of Columbus Vocations Scholarships
Sponsor: Knights of Columbus
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to men in their first four years of theology study for the Catholic priesthood.

Law Office of Joseph J. LoRusso Scholarship
Sponsor: Law Office of Joseph J. LoRusso
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are planning on attending an accredited U.S. college or university during the 2016 semester. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to distracted driving.

Mark A. Forester Scholarship
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Mattress
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently enrolled in an accredited American university or college, or will be enrolled for the Fall/Summer semester of 2016. Applicant must write a 300-500 word essay explaining how they go about honoring America’s military heroes.

Collegiate Inventors Competition

Sponsor: AbbVie Foundation and the United States patent and Trademark Office
Amount: Varies
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Competition is open to students enrolled as full-time students in any U.S. college or university for at least part of the 12 months prior to entry. Contestants can enter as an individual or a team. Contestants must submit an original idea or work product.

Danny and Drew National Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Perkins Levin
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens enrolled in an accredited American university or college. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to renting.

Debt.com Scholarship for Aggressive Scholarship
Sponsor: Debt.com
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Applicant must send proof they have applied to other scholarships, as well as a letter explaining why they need the scholarship and their experience applying for scholarships.

Earl Warren Scholarship
Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in their final year of college/university or their first year of law school. Applicant must be studying law.

Education is Power Scholarship
Sponsor: MedPro Rx
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university, or vocational school in the fall of 2016. Applicant must have a bleeding disorder.

Emergency Dentist USA Scholarship
Sponsor: Emergency Dentist USA
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school and college students of all majors who are United State citizens or foreign citizens residing legally in the USA. Applicant must create a video that is two minutes and explains what super power they would love to have and how they would use it to help create better dental health in all people.

ExceptionalNurse.com College Scholarship
Sponsor: ExceptionalNurse.com
Amount: Up to $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to nursing students with a documented disability who have applied to, or already been admitted to, a college or university program on a full-time basis.

Father Michael J. McGivney Vocations Scholarship
Sponsor: Knights of Columbus
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students with appropriate ecclesiastical approval, having been accepted at a major seminary, and studying for an (arch)diocese or religious institute in the United States, its territories, or Canada.

Food Safety Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Pritzker Olsen Attorneys
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in an accredited university or college in the U.S. for the 2016-2017 school year. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to food safety.

Fraser institute Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: Fraser Institute
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Contest is open to high school, college and graduate students. The contest is open to Canadians and international students (including U.S. citizens). Applicants must submit an essay on the topic, “Small change – Big impact: Improving quality of life one policy change at a time.”

Giva Corporate Student Scholarship and Worldwide Community Ambassador Award
Sponsor: Giva, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college and graduate students. Applicant must submit an essay answering two questions: “How will you use your talents and education to make the world a better place for future generations?” and “What are your career and personal goals and why?”

Goodwin & Scieska Innovation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Law Offices of Goodwin & Scieszka
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current law students at an accredited law school within the U.S. or at an accredited undergraduate university planning to attend law school. Applicant must submit an essay one of three given prompts related to the legal system.

Greene Broillet & Wheeler Scholarship
Sponsor: Green Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled (or applying for enrollment) in an undergraduate degree program. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to the law.

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“Aspiring Animation Professional” Scholarship
Sponsor: Animation Career Review
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who intend to purse an animation related field at an accredited post-secondary school or college.

180 Medical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: 180 Medical
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending a two-year, four-year, or graduate school program full-time in the fall. Applicant must be under a physician’s care for a spinal cord injury, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or ostomy.

2016 CURE – Cancer Support Scholarship
Sponsor: Lep Foundation for Youth Education
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who were diagnosed with cancer in childhood and whose disease and related treatments placed a significant financial burden on them and their families.

Actuary of Tomorrow – Stuart A. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation
Amount: $9,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students entering as a sophomore, junior or senior at a U.S. accredited education institution. Applicant must have successfully completed two actuarial exams.

Adam Greenman American Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Adam Greenman Law
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay describe the career they want to pursue and how their education can contribute to the American Dream.

American Ground Water Trust Annual Scholarships
Sponsor: American Ground Water Trust
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who are intending to pursue a career in a ground water related field.

American Indian Nurse Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA)
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to American Indian college students enrolled in a nursing or health education program.

Ankin Law Undergraduate Need-Based Scholarship
Sponsor: Ankin Law Office
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in an undergraduate college or university during the 2016-2017 year. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to social safety.

Athnet Sports Recruiting Scholarship
Sponsor: Athnet
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open high school seniors or current college students who are current or former high school or college athletes. Applicant must submit an essay on the lessons they have learned playing sports.

Berrien Fragos Thorn Arts Scholarships for Migrant Farmworkers
Sponsor: Geneseo Migrant Center
Amount: Up to $2,500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to individuals 16 years of age or older who have a history of movement to obtain work in agriculture. Applicant must demonstrate an interest in pursuing further development of their talents.

Betty Rendel Scholarship
Sponsor: National Federation of Republican Women
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to female undergraduates who are majoring in political science, government or economics and have successfully completed at least two years of college coursework.

Bi-Annual College Scholarship Essay contest
Sponsor: Zavodnick/Zavodnick & Lasky, LLC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited United States college or university in the near future. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to workers’ compensation.

Blue Fire Broadband Scholarship
Sponsor: Blue Fire Broadband
Amount: $500
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current students who will be enrolled at an accredited college or university during Fall 2016. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to rural areas.

Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation Fund
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to rising high school seniors and current undergraduate college students who are members of the East Coast surfing community.

Scholarships with May 2016 Deadlines

These are scholarships with May 2016 Deadlines.  Please review!

DeZao Legal Scholarship Award
Sponsor: James C. DeZao, P.A.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Disaster Preparation Scholarship
Sponsor: ServiceMaster By Glenn’s
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school or college students with plans to attend a Florida trade school or university. Applicant must submit a video on a subject related to preparing for a hurricane.

DutchCrafters Heritage Scholarship
Sponsor: DutchCrafters
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited four-year undergraduate institution located in the United States. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or maintain legal residency in the United States and have a 3.0 GPA. Student must submit an essay on how their cultural heritage will shape their vocational aspirations.

Edward Tayter Outstanding Citizen Scholarship
Sponsor: Edward Tayter
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently or planning to enroll by Fall 2016 into an accredited post-secondary program. Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA and possess a proven commitment to citizenry.

Elk River College Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Elk River Treatment Program
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. undergraduates and graduates majoring in counseling, psychology, sociology, social work, and other related fields.

Engineering Technology Scholarships
Sponsor: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineerings (ASHRAE)
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate engineering or engineering technology program recognized by ASHRAE. There are multiple scholarships available, including scholarships for high school seniors and university-specific scholarships.

EOCS Scholarships
Sponsor: Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are registered, active members of a Boy or Girl Scout unit and earned the Eagle Scout Award for boys or Gold Award for girls. Applicant must also be an active member of an Eastern Orthodox Church and have received the Alpha Omega Religious Scout Award.

Evans Law Firm 2016 Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: The Evans Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Father Leonard Bachmann Graduate Scholarship
Sponsor: Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students of the Catholic faith who have completed undergraduate studies and are enrolled in a graduate program at a college or university.

Guajardo & Marks Law School Scholarship
Sponsor: Guajardo & Marks LLP
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

H&P Veterans Helping Veterans Scholarships
Sponsor: Hill & Ponton
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to veterans of the armed forces.

Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship
Sponsor: Sertoma
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students with a minimum 40db bilateral hearing loss, as evidenced on audiogram by an SRT of 40db or greater in both ears. Applicant must be pursing a bachelor’s degree on a full-time basis at a college or university in the United States.

Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Amount: $2,000 per year for four years
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors or college freshman who are enrolled, or plan to enroll, full-time at a four-year college or university. Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, financial need, and a commitment to public service.

IAPMO Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors or current college students enrolled full-time in an accredited technical school, community college, trade school, or four-year college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related IAPMO.

John Lepping Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Lep Foundation for Youth Education
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to disabled youth, including but not limited to physical disabilities (spinal cord injury, loss of limb, birth defects, etc.) and psychological handicaps (autism, post-traumatic stress, etc.). Applicant must reside in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Joseph A Holmes Safety Association
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students who will be pursuing careers in the mining industry, safety, and health-related fields.

JWV National Youth Achievement Grant Program
Sponsor: Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
Amount: Up to $1,500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Grant program is open to high school seniors who are direct descendants (children, grandchildren and great grand-children) of members in good standing.

Kaplan Lawyers PC Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: Kaplan Lawyers PC
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Kaplun Marx Scholarship
Sponsor: Kaplun Marx
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current or aspiring college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a law that could make the USA a safer place.

Kerri Castellini Women’s Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Trusts & Estates Practice Group
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to female and female-identifying students who are (or will be during the upcoming fall term) pursuing a post-secondary education. Applicant must exhibit strong leadership skills.

Law School Scholarship
Sponsor: Louthian Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Legal Entrepreneurship Scholarships
Sponsor: Rocket Lawyer
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description:  Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will attend an accredited college full-time in Fall 2016. There is an essay and design scholarship contest.

Legal Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Bunch & Brock
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or applicants authorized to work in the U.S. who will be commencing law school in August 2016.

Liberty in Action Essay Contest
Sponsor: Institute for Justice
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description:  Scholarship is open to high school students in the state of Florida. Applicant must write an essay on a topic related to occupational licenses in the state.

Linda May Properties National Scholarship
Sponsor: Linda May
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students with GPAs of at least 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to real estate.

Mann Law Firm Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: Mann Law Firm
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who are U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Applicant must have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Manning an Zimmerman Scholarship
Sponsor: Manning & Zimmerman
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college and plan to pursue any type of post-secondary degree. Applicant must submit a one-to-two minute video discussion on why the 7th amendment matters to the Constitution and our justice system.

MG James Ursano Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Army Emergency Relief (AER)
Amount: Up to $3,300
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students under the age of 23 who are dependents of a Soldier on federal active duty, a retired Soldier, or a deceased active or deceased retired Soldier.

Michael Kiely Strong Roots Scholarship and Essay Contest
Sponsor: Michael Kiely, Richmond Criminal Lawyer
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled (or planning to enroll) in an accredited post-secondary program. Applicant must possess an interest in community building.

2016 CURE – Cancer Support Scholarship
Sponsor: Lep Foundation for Youth Education
Amount: $5,000
Deadline:
May 1, 2016 – extended to June 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students who were diagnosed with cancer in childhood and whose disease and related treatments placed a significant financial burden on them and their families.

2016 Mary Quon Moy Ing Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Asian American Journalists Association
Amount: Up to $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students and graduating high school seniors who are pursuing journalism as a career. Applicant must demonstrate journalistic ability, financial need, commitment to the field of journalism and/or sensitivity to Asian American/Pacific Islander issues.

3 Point Scholarship
Sponsor: John Starks Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description:  Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who live in the New York/Tri-State or Tulsa area. Only the first 200 scholarship applications will be considered.

Ascend Corporate Scholarships
Sponsor: Ascend: Pan-Asian leaders in Finance and Accounting
Amount: Varies
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in Accounting or Finance. Multiple scholarships are available with specific eligibility requirements – see website for details.

ADT Scholarship
Sponsor: ADT
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on bettering their community.

AH&LEF Scholarships
Sponsor: American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF)
Amount: Up to $6,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships is open to incoming freshman through graduate students who are enrolled in a hospitality management degree program. Multiple scholarships available.

American Floral Endowment Scholarship Programs
Sponsor: American Floral Endowment
Amount: Up to $4,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarships are open to students who will be pursuing a career that is in a field related to floriculture or horticulture. Applicant must also be a citizen or resident of the United States or Canada, or be enrolled in an accredited educational institution in the United States or Canada.

Angela Dipietro Women in Business Scholarship
Sponsor: Angie Dipietro Ocean City Criminal Lawyer
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to female students pursuing post-secondary education at an accredited U.S. institutions. Candidates must possess an interest in business or entrepreneurship, as demonstrated by past and present volunteer, professional, and educational experiences.

Angus Foundation Undergraduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American Angus Association – Angus Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have at one time been a National Junior Angus Association member and must currently be a Junior, Regular or Life member of the American Angus Association.

April Cockerham Dream Act Scholarship
Sponsor: April Cockerham, Washington DC Immigration Lawyer
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in good academic standing who have an interest in making a difference in the lives of immigrants and other non-native individuals living in the United States.

BioRx/Hemophilia of North Carolina Educational Scholarship Program
Sponsor: BioRx
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description:  Scholarships are intended for persons affected by a bleeding disorder, including anyone who has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder; is a caregiver of a child or adult affected by a bleeding disorder; or has a sibling or parent in the same household affected by a bleeding disorder. Applicant must be seeking education from an accredited college, university or certified training program. Applicants ARE NOT required to be – nor is any preference given to – residents of North Carolina.

BrickHouse College Scholarship
Sponsor: BrickHouse
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to currently employed uniformed peace officers in the United States, their spouses and children who have been wounded, disabled or suffered serious injury in the line of duty.

Campus Court Scholarship
Sponsor: Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA)
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students of the Catholic faith who are enrolled in a college or university and is a member of the Campus Court.

Carman Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: Dan Carman Attorney at Law, PLLC
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

CF Abogados Scholarship
Sponsor: Carman & Fullerton, PPLC
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Colvin Legal Scholarship
Sponsor: John R. Colvin – Attorney at Law
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to first year law students who have written an article which has been published (in print or digital media).

Community Involvement Scholarship 2016
Sponsor: McNeely Stephenson | Indiana
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering their first year of college at the beginning of the Fall 2016 term. Applicant must be deeply involved in the community that surrounds them through direct involvement, meaningful commitment and generosity of their time and efforts.

Community Involvement Scholarship 2016
Sponsor: McNeely Stephenson | New Albany
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering their first year of college at the beginning of the Fall 2016 term. Applicant must be deeply involved in the community that surrounds them through direct involvement, meaningful commitment and generosity of their time and efforts.

Countdown to College Scholarship
Sponsor: Potential Magazine
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 1, 2016
Description: Scholarship is open to college-bound teens in grades 9th-12th grades. Students need to sign up for Potential Magazine’s free weekly eNewsletter and will automatically be entered to win the scholarship.

Great New Scholarships Part 2

• New York Times Scholarship | Students with an outstanding academic achievement (top 10% or equivalent of high school graduating class) are eligible. The New York Times Scholarship is a commitment to learning and community service, with the success in the face of adversity. Applicants must be a U.S. citizens or permanent resident to be eligible.
• NFAA young ARTS program | NFAA is looking for talented young artists in all disciplines of the performing, literary, and visual arts. NFAA's young ARTS program is dedicated to nurturing and supporting high school senior-aged artists at this critical point in their professional development.
• NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence | NYS Scholarships for Academic Excellence are looking for high school that can study full time and be matriculated in an approved undergraduate program of study in a New York State post secondary institution. One must be a U.S. citizens or qualifying non-citizens, as well as a New York State resident.
• OCA Scholarships | For over 10 years, OCA has provided assistance to deserving APA (Asian Pacific Islander American) students in achieving the ultimate dream of a college education. OCA’s diverse group of scholarships are based on factors such as achievement and financial need.
• Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Writing Contest | The Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Writing Contest is open to all young writers from grades 1 through 12. Submissions are judged based on creativity, adherence to theme, organization, grammar, punctuation and spelling by the Quill and Scroll Society of the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Iowa with finalists selected by Olive Garden.
• Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship | The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship aims to provide a sustainable tribute to Rashawn Brazell, a 19-year-old Brooklyn native who was brutally murdered in February 2005. With each year the award is offered, The Rashawn Brazell encourage a new wave of New York City high school students to reflect upon Brazell’s legacy of selfless service and to think critically about the impact of intolerance and violence on their communities. Students of a minority and resident of New York entering college in the Fall Semester are eligible.
• RMHC National Scholarship Program | RMHC wants students to reach their full potential. To help them accomplish this, the network of U.S. Chapters, along with RMHC Global, offer scholarships to students in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. High school seniors are eligible who would like to attend a two- four year college or university, with a full course of study.
• Ron Brown Scholar Program | The Ron Brown Scholar Program seeks to identify African-American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. The recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown Scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline.
• SAE Engineering Scholarships | Through generous contributions from various individuals, corporations and universities, SAE International is proud to award scholarship money to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students. SAE scholarships assist in developing the future engineering workforce by helping students achieve their dreams of becoming an engineer. Funded through the SAE Foundation, these scholarships encourage academic excellence and help students around the world to pursue their passion for engineering.
• Sam Walton Community Scholarship (in association with Wal-Mart Good Works) | The Wal-Mart Foundation believes that a good education creates opportunities that lead to a better life. To help offset rising college tuition costs, this scholarship recently awarded more than $10million in academic scholarships to help students enroll in higher education in the school year. Applicants must be a high school senior and must have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4-point un-weighted scale, and have taken either the ACT or SAT test.
• TCI (Tall Clubs International) Student Scholarships | Annually, at TCI Convention, TCI awards student scholarships of up to $1000 each to tall students who are under 21 years of age and attending their first year of college in the following fall. The recipients must also meet the TCI height requirement minimums of 5'10" for women and 6'2" for men. TCI’s purpose is to promote tall awareness among the community.
• The (Ayn Rand) Anthem Essay Contest | Ayn Rand’s novels are inspiring and intellectually challenging, but they can also be financially rewarding for high school and college students. The Ayn Rand Institute sponsors annual essay contests that offer 600 prizes and $100,000 in prize money every year. Applicants must be in the ninth or tenth grade.
• The Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program | The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to extraordinary young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. Davidson Fellows are honored every year in Washington, D.C. with Congressional meetings and a special reception. Applicants must be from ages 5 to 16.
• The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards | The program's goals are to applaud young people who already are making a positive difference in their towns and neighborhoods, and to inspire others to think about how they might contribute to their communities. Any young person who is in grades 5-12 are eligible.
• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards | The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards offer early recognition of creative teenagers and scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors. The Awards program is national in scope and administered by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers in partnership with 77 regional affiliate organizations.
• The Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship | Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $10,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl. Two awards of $5,000 each will be given. Entries may only be sent by students graduating from high school in spring of the current year.
• United States Senate Youth Program | Each year, in cooperation with the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the New York State Education Department sponsors the United States Senate Youth Program. An outcome of this program is that two high school student leaders (juniors or seniors) are selected to represent New York State in Washington, D.C., all expenses paid. During their Washington Week experience, delegates participate in an unparalleled learning experience in which the highest-level officials from each branch of government help students explore the American political process and encourage student commitment to public service. Each delegate receives a $5,000 college award provided that two full courses in United States, government, history, and/or political science are taken by the student at an accredited institution during the student’s future college or university career.
• Urban Financial Services Coalition High School Scholarship | The Scholarship membership includes professionals, representing areas of expertise ranging from investment banking, to technology, financial services and commercial back office operations, as well as entrepreneurs. As participants in the private sector, we strive to have a positive impact on the changes in our community through educational and scholarship programs, community activities, and mentoring opportunities. High school seniors with a grade point average of at least a B are eligible for this scholarship.

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• AMS/Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship | The American Meteorological Society (AMS) administers an array of graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships with the support of its members, corporations, and government agencies nationwide. The fellowships and scholarships help further the education of outstanding graduate and undergraduate students pursuing a career in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences.

AVerMedia | Open to all US-based High School Seniors who are applying to US-based accredited four year colleges and universities.

• Best Buy Scholarship | Open to high school seniors planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or vocational school. Scholarships are awarded to students who volunteer time to their communities, excel in academics, and participate in extracurricular a
• Burger King Scholars Program | All Company and Franchise restaurant, corporate and field employees, children of employees and high school seniors are eligible to apply. This scholars program helps graduating high school seniors maintain an average of a 2.5 grade point average on a scale of a 4.0. Franchisees that fund scholarships can designate them to their franchise group employees and to their local communities on a scale of a 4.0.
• Coca-Cola Scholars Program | The Coca−Cola Scholars Foundation supports over 1,400 college students each year, with annual scholarships of $3.4 million through two nationally recognized programs on behalf of the Coca−Cola System. Seniors at secondary schools throughout the United States who meet the eligibility requirements may apply for one of 250 four-year merit-based scholarships. High school seniors, who have not yet graduated, must submit initial applications between August and October 31 of his/her senior year in high school.
• Dell Scholars Program | The Dell Scholars Program is about you, and your determination to succeed. This is a program that looks beyond academic performance and grades. You don’t need the highest grades to apply. It rewards your determination to achieve great things through higher education. The Dell Scholars Program enables more underserved students with financial need to achieve their greatest potential through higher education. This program is offered to those high school students participating in approved college readiness programs.
• FFRF - Herbert Bushong High School Senior Essay Contest | FFRF gives incoming college freshmen the opportunity to apply for multiple scholarship awards of the college essay contest. Awards range from $200 to $3,000. High school seniors in North America who are college-bound in fall should enter the College Essay Competition.
• FFRF - Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest | FFRF gives current enrolled college students (under the age of 25) the opportunity to apply for multiple scholarship awards of the college essay contest. Awards range from $200 to $3,000.
• Gates Millennium Scholars | The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program selects 1,000 talented students each year to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to use at any college or university of their choice. The Gates Millennium Scholars provide personal and professional development through the leadership programs, along with academic support throughout one’s college career.
• Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards |The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards run annually from January through July and honor young Latino leaders with grants for their college education. Applications are open to graduating high school seniors who maintain an un-weighted 3.0 GPA.
• Holocaust Rememberance Project | The Holocaust Remembrance Project is designed to encourage the study of the Holocaust and related events in our history and serve as a living memorial to the millions of victims of the Holocaust. The project involves a national college scholarship essay contest and awards college scholarships to the top 10 writers. High school students responding to this year's writing contest should study the Holocaust and then complete an essay of no more than 1,200 words.
• Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program | Horatio Alger Award recipients are dedicated community leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a commitment to excellence; as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance and perseverance over adversity. All potential members must have a strong commitment to assisting those less fortunate than themselves and be willing to contribute to the mission of providing scholarships for younger generations. High school seniors with the minimum grade point average of a 2.0 are eligible.
• Intel Science Talent Search | Intel is the sponsor of this nationwide competition — America's oldest and most highly regarded pre-college science contest. Eligible students include high school seniors in the United States and territories, and American students attending school abroad. Each year, over 1500 students accept the challenge of completing an entry for the Intel Science Talent Search, with finalists competing for the top prize, a $100,000 scholarship.
• LEAGUE Foundation Scholarship | The program is open to self-identified Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender graduating high school seniors meeting the prescribed criteria. This organization has grown into a national scholarship fund reaching all 50 states with support from corporations, individuals, and other GLBT organizations.
• Listen To A Life Contest | To enter the Listen to a Life Contest, a young person interviews an older person about their hopes and goals through their life, how they achieved goals and overcame obstacles, or how dreams may have changed along the way. What life advice can they share? The young person then writes a 300-word essay based on the interview. Each team consists of a young person 8-18 years with a grandparent or grandfriend 50 years or over (co-entrant cannot be a parent; they can be a grandparent, older friend, mentor, neighbor, nursing home resident, etc.)
• Merck Respiratory "Will To Win" Asthma Scholarship | All high school seniors with asthma who have achieved a level of excellence in one of the following: performing arts, community service, athletics, visual arts or science; and will be attending college in fall 2011 are eligible. Demonstrate outstanding performance in one of the above categories.
• National Peace Essay Contest | The National Peace Essay Contest promotes serious discussion among high school students, teachers, and national leaders about international peace and conflict resolution today and in the future. It complements existing curricula and other scholastic activities, strengthening students' research, writing, and reasoning skills; and meets National Contents Standards. Students are eligible to participate if they are in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if 

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