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The end of school year is nearing and your student’s attention is probably focused on finishing up the school year BUT scholarship deadlines are flying by! Great news though…it’s not too late! NOW is the opportunity for your child to use these final weeks of school to crank out some scholarship applications and earn some much needed money for college THIS FALL.
Here is a list of 25 scholarships to apply to by the end of May. Some deadlines are as late as May 31st! Either way, these next few weeks are major deadline weeks so you don’t want to miss out!
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Enjoy!
The Scholarship System Team
25 Scholarships To Apply To By The End of May:
Key to a Bright Future Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Eligibility:
- Current high school seniors on track to graduate with a minimum 3.0 GPA who intend to pursue a degree from a post-secondary educational institution
- Any student currently enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution (either a two-year school with the intention of transferring to an accredited four-year college or university, or a four-year college or university
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Riding into the Future Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: May 2, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any high school senior who is on track to graduate, and currently holds a minimum 3.0 GPA, who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree after graduation
- Any student currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Comedy Defensive Driving Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Open to students planning on or currently attending an accredited college, university or continuing education program
GPA Requirement: No requirement
Requires Advertisement
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 20, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to currently enrolled students in an accredited college in the United States or students planning to matriculate in the fall of 2018
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Video
Writing the Future Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: May 7, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA and current undergraduate students either attending or planning to transfer to a four-year university
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Award: $500
Deadline: May 29, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors on track to graduate and who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree
- Any US resident student currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year post-secondary educational institution
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Award: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 15, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarships are open to current high school seniors through college juniors
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: June 3, 2019
Eligibility:
- Contest is open to students world-wide who are enrolled in high school, college/university, or graduate school
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 24, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
2019 Bowties and Books Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 9, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any U.S. resident high school senior who is on track to graduate, and currently holds a minimum 3.0 GPA, who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree after graduation
- Any U.S. resident student currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: May 14, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any U.S. resident high school senior who is on track to graduate, and currently holds a minimum 3.0 GPA, who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree after graduation
- Any U.S. resident student currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 16, 2019
Eligibility:
- Any U.S. resident high school senior who is on track to graduate, and currently holds a minimum 3.0 GPA, who plans to pursue a post-secondary degree after graduation
- Any U.S. resident student currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Award: $1, 000
Deadline: May 30, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Video
AED Superstore College Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1, 000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- 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
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Getting Real About Distracted Driving Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires designing an advertisement
Award: $2,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to any US citizen who will have graduated from high school before July 1, 2019
GPA Requirement: 3.0
Requires Essay
The Crandall & Pera Law Legal Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to any student who has demonstrated an interest in a career as a trial lawyer.
- Available to all pre-law, income and students currently enrolled, or who will be enrolled, at an accredited law school for the upcoming semester.
GPA Requirement: No requirement
Requires Essay
Award: $1,500
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- 13 years of age or older
- US citizen
- Currently enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education
GPA Requirement: No requirement
Requires Essay
2019 Law & Justice Scholarship
Award: $750
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- 13 years of age or older
- US citizen
- Currently enrolled in and plan to attend a college/university during 2019-2020 school year
GPA Requirement: 3.0
Requires Essay
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students accepted into an accredited college or university in the United States who have at least a 3.0 GPA
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Rentacomputer Cares Scholarship
Award: Up to $1, 500
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to individuals who are currently attending or are planning on attending an accredited United States college or university during the fall 2018 semester
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship
Award: Up to $2,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2020) who reside anywhere in the United States and play for a high school team or club sport
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Video
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