Updated November 2019
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The year may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean your student’s scholarship search has to! While we certainly believe students should take time during their winter break to rest and enjoy holiday celebrations with family and friends, we also know it’s a great time to knock out some last minute applications for scholarships.
Here is a list of 24 scholarships to apply for this December. Some deadlines are as late as December 31st! Either way, these next few weeks are major deadline weeks so you don’t want to miss out!
If you are curious how we found these scholarships, check out our free training on how to uncover legitimate scholarships, “6 Steps to Quickly Secure Scholarships for College.” This training is geared towards teaching parents what you need to know about paying for college so you can help your child avoid student loan debt. To see when we are holding our next training, go to https://thescholarshipsystem.com/freewebinar.
24 Scholarships to Apply to Before the End of December:
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- The scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students attending an accredited college or university.
GPA Requirement:
Requires Essay
Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at an accredited American university or college
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Innovation Scholarship Essay Contest
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, and students currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college or university in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Staver Accident Injury Lawyers, P.C. Personal Injury Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students with at least a 3.0 GPA and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
The Ashoori Law Good Deeds Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted in an accredited U.S undergraduate or graduate program
- Applicant must have performed an act of kindness for another person
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Lamber-Goodnow Injury Law Team College Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students
GPA Requirement: 2.8 or higher
Requires Essay
Look Twice, Save A Life Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Video, Essay or Art work
AceableAgent Higher Education Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current university, post-graduate, community and technical college students in the United States.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Fall 2018 or Spring 2019 at any accredited American college, university or trade school.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Award is open to students in grades 7 through 12
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires biography & genealogical project
Sarasota Dentistry Dental Scholarship Essay Contest
Award: $1,500
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students attending an accredited U.S university or college
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires essay
Smartphone Overuse Awareness Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or admitted to accredited college or university
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires essay
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Depression Treatment Education Scholarship
Award: $1,000/year
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any student currently enrolled in any accredited college is eligible to enter.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
The Abels & Annes, P.C. Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors, undergraduate, or law school students who will be attending college in 2019 in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Defense Against Distracted Driving Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 27, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Award: $500
Deadline: December 30, 2019
Eligibility:
- All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents of the United States.
- All applicants must be a student enrolled during the 2019-2020 academic year on a full-time basis and in good academic standing at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university or in an accredited graduate school program.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Video
Spotless Cleaning Chicago Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 30, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to dynamic, passionate, hard-working students in high school, college, university, or trade school
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Video Essay
Award: $4,000
Deadline: December 30, 2019
Eligibility:
- Enrolled or admitted at an accredited college or university in the U.S. and in good standing, demonstrating academic excellence
GPA Requirement: 2.8 or higher
Requires Essay
The Annual Jennifer Dean Community Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: December 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and a current student of an accredited US university or college.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay or Video
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who are enrolled as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, or trade school in the United States
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
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