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SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
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The SchoolHouse Connection Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program. Provides scholarships to youth who have experienced homelessness to ensure their completion of a post-secondary education program. Due Oct. 1.
Find Big Money Scholarships for College. We're talking about tens of thousands of dollars in money!
Scholarship, Brief Description, Due
American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Program—2nd Chance Scholarship
($1,000) - Open to anyone who has graduated high school or equivalency and wants to pursue a college degree or trade school education.
8/31
($1,500) In 250 words or less describe an incident in your life, funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction), and make us laugh!
8/31
Open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate school students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit website for details. Amount varies.
9/17
Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
($1,000) - Write a 140-character statement that completes this sentence: I pledge to not text and drive because…
9/30
Scholarship Poetry Contest - Winter Issue
($100-$500) - Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.
9/30
($1,500) - In 250 words of less submit an online written response to the question: "If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?"
9/30
CJ Pony Parts Scholarship Video Contest
($500) - Create a short video, under 3 minutes long, on one of their topics.
10/15
Horatio Alger Scholarship - National Scholarships
($25,000) - The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program is one of the major scholarship programs nationally that specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives.
10/25
Horatio Alger Scholarship - State Scholarships
($10,000) - State scholarships are awarded to eligible students in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The program specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives.
10/25
Voice of Democracy Scholarship.
Provided by the VFW, students in grades 9-12 are eligible for up to $30,000.
10/31
($3,000) To enter, please write a 500-800-word essay that addresses a job you previously held and your ideal post-grad job.
10/31
($2,000) - In 250 words or less submit a response to the question: "Imagine that your high school or college has been overrun with zombies. Your math professor, the cafeteria ladies, and even your best friend have all joined the walking dead. Flesh out a plan to avoid the zombies, including where you’d hide and the top-five things you’d bring to stay alive."
10/31