Updated on March 15th, 2023
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 January 31st! 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:
- Award: $1000
- Deadline: January 1, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Must be a resident of New York City currently enrolled in high school or college.
- Applicants who are 17 years old or younger must provide parental consent to enter.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
WellBefore Scholarship Program
- Award: $3,000
- Deadline: January 4, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Open to undergraduates currently enrolled in accredited universities within the United States and Canada and high school seniors who have been accepted into a university program for the Spring semester of 2023
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Woolroom National Scholarship Essay Contest
- Award: $1500
- Deadline: January 5, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Any current, full-time student at an accredited two-year or four-year American university or college
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay or Video
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 5, 2023
- Eligibility
- Scholarship is open to students enrolled at a Community College or University
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,500
- Deadlines: January 5, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current, full-time students attending an accredited four-year American university or college
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay or Video
National Don’t Wait to Reach Your Potential Scholarship
- Award: $500
- Deadline: January 6, 2023
- Eligibility:
- These scholarships are for college-bound teens in grades 9th-12th. Parents can also register but will need to designate a student to receive the award. In order to be awarded the scholarship, you must be a current C2C eNews subscriber at the time of the drawing.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 10, 2023
- Eligibility: Scholarship is open to current college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 11, 2023
- 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
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
- Award: Up to $10,000
- Deadline: January 13, 2023
- Eligibility
- Open to United States high school students in grades 9-12
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 15, 2023
- Eligibility
- Must be a current student at a university or High School student that will attend university in the field of technology
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Bret Talley Scholarship for Future Tech Entrepreneurs
- Award: $1000
- Deadline: January 15, 2023
- Eligibility
- Must be a current university student who is studying technology in the United States or high school student that will attend university on the road to be a future tech pioneer.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship
- Award: Up up $5000
- Deadline: January 15, 2023
- Eligibility
- Competition open to all high school senior who are U.S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
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The 35th Annual Video Contest for College Students
- Award: Up to $2,000
- Deadline: January 16, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Must be enrolled in and attending undergraduate or graduate college classes, full or part-time, between September 2022 and May 2023
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video
Army Women’s Foundation Legacy Scholarship
- Award: Up to $3000
- Deadline: January 20, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Must be a woman serving or who previously has served, or the child of a woman who has served, in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, or Army National Guard attending a certificate program, college, or graduate program
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
C-SPAN’s StudentCam Documentary Competition
- Award: Up to $5,000
- Deadline: January 20, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Competition is open to students in grades 6-12
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Video Submission
Digital Responsibility Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 30, 2023
- 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 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. or naturalized citizens
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: January 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited institution located within the United States
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,500
- Deadline: January 31, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Applicant must be 14 years of age or older,
- Resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
Texting and Driving Prevention Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: February 10, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students accepted to or currently enrolled in an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program in the United States
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $3500
- Deadline: February 15, 2023
- Eligibility:
- Open to all undergraduate students currently enrolled in a two- or four-year accredited American college
- GPA Requirement: 3.4 or higher
- Requires Essay
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