Updated on November 16th, 2023
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 21 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.
21 Scholarships to Apply to Before the End of December:
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Either a full-time student enrolled in a post-secondary education institution (this includes junior colleges and vocational schools) or one that has been formally accepted into such post-secondary educational institution and will begin school within the next calendar year.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Greeting Card Design
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time as college juniors for the 2023-2024 academic year at a UNCF member institution or other accredited 4-year HBCU
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 of Higher
- Requires Video or Essay
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Participate in a program-approved college readiness program in grades 11 and 12
- Be on track to graduate from an accredited high school in the current academic year
- Plan to enroll full time at an accredited higher education institution in the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in the fall directly following high school graduation
- GPA Requirement: 2.4 of Higher
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students attending an accredited college or university.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current, full-time students at an accredited American university or college
- GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
- Requires Essay
Lamber-Goodnow Injury Law Team College Scholarship
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarships are open to students enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university.
- GPA Requirement: 2.8 or higher
- Requires essay
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
- Deadline: December 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Operation Homefront Military Child of the Year
- Deadline: December 3, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Child must be a legal military dependent. Status confirmed by DEERS enrollment form.
- Child must be between the ages of 13 and 18, at the time of nomination.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Nomination by Parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, clergy, neighbors, grandparents, and anyone familiar with the child’s achievements
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships
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- Deadline: December 5, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to accepted and current college students attending a four-year college or university
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Citizen of the United States or in possession of an Alien Registration Card
- High school senior or enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university
- Pursuing a degree in the medical field such as therapy, nursing, medicine, nutrition, laboratory science, dentistry, health law, etc.
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 GPA or Higher
- Requires Essay or Video
- Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Award is open to students in grades 6 through 12
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires biography & genealogical project
- Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Program is open to graduating high school seniors who live in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico.
- GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
- Requires Essay
G2 Overachievers Student Grant
- Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- US Citizen
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Handwritten Essay
- Deadline: December 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
Elder Abuse and Neglect Infographic Scholarship
- Deadline: December 29, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted to a college or trade school and/or enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in the United States
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video + Article
- Deadline: December 30, 2023
- Eligibility:
- All applicants must be a student enrolled during the 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
- Deadline: December 31, 2023
- 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
NYC Injury Lawyers Scholarship
- Deadline: December 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Open to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a U.S. college — program, interested in or seeking a law degree.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Deadline: December 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Must be a legal resident of the United States or hold a valid student visa.
- Must be currently enrolled in or accepted to a full-time undergraduate or graduate program in an accredited U.S. college or university.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
Distracted Driving Scholarship
- Deadline: December 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Open to students planning on or currently attending an accredited college, university or continuing education program.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Ad Creation
- Deadline: December 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Identify as Transgender or Non-Binary
- Plan to pursue a degree, or currently pursuing a degree, at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Be a U.S. Citizen
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Social Post
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And if you’d like some help with these applications to increase the likelihood of being selected, here are a few more posts that can help.
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