21 January Scholarships To Apply To Over Winter Break
It’s no secret that college is painfully expensive. What better way to help ease the financial burden of college tuition and expenses than applying for these great scholarships?! A scholarship win can help make your student’s holiday break both productive and memorable.
Here is a list of 21 scholarships to apply to this January. Some deadlines are as late as February! Either way, these next few weeks are major deadline weeks so you don’t want to miss out!
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21 January Scholarships To Apply To Over Winter Break:
Woolroom National Scholarship Essay Contest
- Award: $1500
- Deadline: January 5, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Any current, full-time student at an accredited two-year or four-year American university or college
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Social Media Post or Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 5, 2026
- Eligibility
- Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a Community College or University
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: Amount Varies
- Deadline: January 6, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Applicant is a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (“D.C.”) who is at least 16 years of age and no older than 26 years of age as of the last day of the Program Period located in the United States or D.C.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video or Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 10, 2026
- Eligibility: Scholarship is open to current college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
- Award: Up to $10,000
- Deadline: January 12, 2026
- Eligibility
- Open to United States high school students in grades 9-12
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: Various
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility
- Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program in an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning during the academic year following the application date.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Joseph Schnaier Scholarship for Finance Students
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited college or university in the United States.
- Be pursuing a degree in finance, business, economics, accounting, or a closely related field.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Ultimate Asset Protection Skabelund Scholarship
- Award: $2,500
- Deadlines: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Must be a current undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. institution, or a high school senior or equivalent who has been admitted to an accredited college or university. (Any degree is acceptable)
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or Higher
- Requires Essay
Red Cross Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
- Award: Varies
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility
- Be enrolled in high school or college
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Hosting of Blood Drive
Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship
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- Award: Varies
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility
- Competition open to all high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government.
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- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Dr.. Sagy Grinberg | Healing Hands Scholarship for Healthcare
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 15, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited institution in the United States.
- Be pursuing a degree or career in a healthcare-related field (e.g., medicine, nursing, public health, biomedical sciences, etc.).
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
C-SPAN’s StudentCam Documentary Competition
- Award: Up to $5,000
- Deadline: January 20, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Competition is open to students in grades 6-12
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video Submission
Army Women’s Foundation Legacy Scholarship
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- Award: Varies
- Deadline: January 21, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a woman who has served or is serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard or the lineal descendant of a woman who has served or is serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard.
- GPA Requirement: Multiple opportunities – ranges from 2.5-3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
Digital Responsibility Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 30, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current high school and college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
DCBF Annual College Scholarship Competition
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 30, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S. or naturalized citizen
- Must be ages 16-18
- Must be a high school senior
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 31, 2026
- Eligibility:
- All prospective or current students enrolled in an accredited university or college, located within the United States may submit an application.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: Multiple Scholarships Awarded
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Must be living in the U.S. and attending or planning to attend a U.S. college
- GPA Requirement: 3.7 or Higher
- Requires Essay
- Award: Varies
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Open to U.S. citizens ages 18 and older who aim to make art their profession and are interested in drawing, painting, design, and technique
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Painting/Artwork Submission
Association for Women in Mathematics Student Essay Contest
- Award: Varies
- Deadline: February 1, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Participation is open to any middle school, high school, and undergraduate student.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Survivor Scholarship Program
- Award: $5000
- Deadline: February 2, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Be pediatric cancer survivors, age 25 and under, who have been diagnosed by a physician as having had treatment for and survived cancer, or are currently in treatment. Applicants must upload a Medical Verification Form (MVF) completed and signed by a physician.
- Be high school seniors, high school graduates or current post-secondary undergraduates who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.
- Must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Medical Verification Form (MVF)
The 35th Annual Video Contest for College Students
- Award: Up to $2,000
- Deadline: February 15, 2026
- Eligibility:
- Entrants must be enrolled in and attending undergraduate or graduate college classes, full or part-time, between September 2025 and May 2026
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video
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