Updated on April 28th, 2021
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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!
And if you are curious as to how we found these, 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 they need to know about paying for college so that you can help your child avoid student loan debt. To see when we are holding our next training, go to https://thescholarshipsystem.com/freewebinar.
Enjoy!
The Scholarship System Team
25 Scholarships To Apply To By The End of May:
IEI Bi-Annual Scholarship Essay Contest
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: May 1, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students in the United States and Canada
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
- Amount: $2,500
- Deadline: May 1, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to U.S. residents who are graduating high school seniors or college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
- Amount: Up to $5,000
- Deadline: May 1, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are United States citizens or eligible non-citizens.
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
DutchCrafters Heritage Scholarship
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: May 1, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited four-year undergraduate institution located in the United States.
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or maintain legal residency in the United States.
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: May 4, 2021
- 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
Against the Current Scholarship
- Award: $500
- Deadline: May 5, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate college students with at least a 3.0 GPA
- Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, hold permanent residency, or be a DACA recipient.
- GPA Requirement: GPA 3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
- Award: Up to $750
- Deadline: May 7, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to U.S. residents who are accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S.
- Applicant must have demonstrated good character and academic achievement.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: Up to $3,000
- Deadline: May 8, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school students in the United States
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
Challenge Accepted! Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: May 12, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school students in the United States
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: Up to $1,000
- Deadline: May 14, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarships are open to current high school seniors through college juniors
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: May 15, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a college or university or planning to enroll as a freshman for the 2021-2022 academic year
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: May 22, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: May 30, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to current college students attending Canadian and American college and universities.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
AED Superstore College Scholarship
- Award: $1,000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and currently enrolled college students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Amount: Up to $1,000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to residents of the United States who are enrolled as an undergraduate at a college and have performed at least 20 hours of community service in the last year.
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
- Award: $2,500
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school and university students who embody at least of their company’s core values (seize opportunities, cultivate relations, magnify moments, pursue excellence, and promote stewardship).
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1, 000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- 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
Jayda Dionne Parker Scholarship
- Award: $1, 000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who exemplifies Jayda’s attributes: hard work, benevolence and determination against all odds
- GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
- Requires Essay
- Award: $1,500
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- 14 years of age or older
- US citizen
- Currently enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education
- GPA Requirement: No requirement
- Requires Essay
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a degree program (two years in length or greater) by September
- GPA Requirement: None
- Requires Essay
Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship
- Award: Up to $2,000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2022) 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
IvyPanda Essay Writing Contest Scholarship
- Amount: Up to $1,000
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school, college, and university students from any country.
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
National Hazing Prevention Week Essay Competition
- Amount: Up to $500
- Deadline: May 31, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Competition is open to high school students
- GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
- Requires Essay
- Amount: Up to $1,000
- Deadline: June 1, 2021
- 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
- Amount: $2,500
- Deadline: June 1, 2021
- Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors
- GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
- Requires Essay
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Curious as to 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 they need to know about paying for college so that you can help your child avoid student loan debt. To see when we are holding our next training, go to https://thescholarshipsystem.com/freewebinar.
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