Updated on August 10th, 2020
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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, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students in the United States and Canada
GPA Requirement: None
Requires Essay
Kaplan Lawyers PC Legal Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: May 1, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will be entering college in the fall
GPA Requirement: None
Requires Essay
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: May 1, 2020
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: $2,500
Deadline: May 1, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: May 1, 2020
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 2, 2020
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
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 11, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to undergraduate seniors (undergraduate students entering at least their fourth year of study) and graduate students who are actively enrolled in a U.S. college or university at least part-time
GPA Requirement: None
Requires Essay
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 13, 2020
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: Up to $1,000
Deadline: May 13, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarships are open to current high school seniors through college juniors
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: May 14, 2020
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
One Planet, Many People: Scholarship Video Contest
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 15, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college undergraduates who will attend college in 2020.
GPA Requirement: None
Requires Video
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 22, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Defense Against Distracted Driving Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
1800wheelchair.com Scholarship
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 30, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students.
GPA Requirement: None
Requires writing a poem
AED Superstore College Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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, 2020
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: $1, 000
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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
Award: $1,500
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: May 31, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students accepted into an accredited college or university in the United States
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Amount: $500
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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
Scooters ‘N Chairs Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: May 31, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to students currently registered at an officially accredited university or college.
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Rentacomputer Cares Scholarship
Award: Up to $1,500
Deadline: May 31, 2020
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 2020 semester
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship
Award: Up to $2,000
Deadline: May 31, 2020
Eligibility:
- Scholarship is open to high school juniors (Class of 2021) 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, 2020
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
Amount: Up to $1,000
Deadline: June 1, 2020
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
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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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