A true patriot is red, white and blue, inside and out.
These patriotic scholarships promote part of our First Amendment rights—especially the freedom of speech part!
Nothing encompasses the American dream more than these patriotic scholarships. Scholarship opportunities enable students to gain access to higher education by helping high school and college students pay for school. Opportunity and freedom of speech are really at the heart of the United States of America.
Celebrate what it means to the American, with scholarships that give you a platform to speak to whatever your passionate about, AND help to make college more affordable.
Check out the following patriotic scholarships, which celebrate the red, white and blue:
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 The NAVPA Scholarship is available to veterans, service members, and their dependents. You must be enrolled full - time at a NAVPA member institution and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000
The Naval Intelligence Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a 2,500 - word essay that explores the roles of naval intelligence in this dynamic and uncertain future.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000
The Marine Corps Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a 2,500 - word essay on the following topic: "Bring new thinking about how the U.S. Marine Corps will tackle the security challenges of the coming decades."
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $250 - $1,500 The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is open to full - time undergraduate students enrolled in an American college or university. To enter, you must submit a 1500 - to 5000 - word essay on the following topic: "In this current presidential election year, which some have described as the most important in history, what arguments can be made that the 1864 Lincoln-McClellan race was indeed the most crucial of American history?"
Award Amount: $1,000 The Clubs of America Scholarship Award is available to currently enrolled students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. You must submit an essay of at least 600 words about your career aspirations and how your current course load will help you achieve success. YouTube video submissions are also accepted and should be no longer than five minutes.
Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $35,000 The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must write and record a three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?"
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
The We The Future Contest is open to high school and college students. To enter, you must submit an essay, song, STEM project, short film, social media video, or PSA on a given topic related to the Constitution.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship is available to those who are children or surviving spouses of an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. You must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years old to be eligible for this award.
Available to: High School Freshmen through High School Seniors
Award Amount: From $14,000 - $18,000 The National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship.
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: Varies
The Families of Freedom Scholarship is available to the dependent children, spouses, and domestic partners of 9/11 victims, including airplane crew and passengers; World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors; and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and law enforcement personnel who were involved in the rescue efforts.
Available to: High School Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 The Leaders Save Lives Scholarship is available to students enrolled in high school or at an accredited college or university. You must host an American Red Cross blood drive and collect a minimum of 25 pints of blood to qualify for this award. You may not adopt an existing blood drive. However, a new student may take over an existing Leaders Save Lives blood drive.
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 1-5
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten months of full - time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 20 locations across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country's most critical needs. City Year corps members engage others in service and make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of children and youth. Corps members also receive a weekly living stipend and basic health insurance.
NAVPA Scholarship
Deadline: 7/15/24Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500 The NAVPA Scholarship is available to veterans, service members, and their dependents. You must be enrolled full - time at a NAVPA member institution and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award.
Naval Intelligence Essay Contest
Deadline: 7/31/24Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000
The Naval Intelligence Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a 2,500 - word essay that explores the roles of naval intelligence in this dynamic and uncertain future.
Marine Corps Essay Contest
Deadline: 7/31/24Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,500 - $5,000
The Marine Corps Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a 2,500 - word essay on the following topic: "Bring new thinking about how the U.S. Marine Corps will tackle the security challenges of the coming decades."
Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest
Deadline: 8/31/24Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: $250 - $1,500 The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is open to full - time undergraduate students enrolled in an American college or university. To enter, you must submit a 1500 - to 5000 - word essay on the following topic: "In this current presidential election year, which some have described as the most important in history, what arguments can be made that the 1864 Lincoln-McClellan race was indeed the most crucial of American history?"
Clubs of America Scholarship Award
Deadline: 8/31/24Award Amount: $1,000 The Clubs of America Scholarship Award is available to currently enrolled students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. You must submit an essay of at least 600 words about your career aspirations and how your current course load will help you achieve success. YouTube video submissions are also accepted and should be no longer than five minutes.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition
Deadline: 10/31/24Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $35,000 The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must write and record a three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?"
We The Future Contest
Deadline: 5/31/25Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
The We The Future Contest is open to high school and college students. To enter, you must submit an essay, song, STEM project, short film, social media video, or PSA on a given topic related to the Constitution.
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
Deadline:VariesAvailable to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship is available to those who are children or surviving spouses of an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. You must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years old to be eligible for this award.
American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Freshmen through High School Seniors
Award Amount: From $14,000 - $18,000 The National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship.
Families of Freedom Scholarship
Deadline: RollingAvailable to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: Varies
The Families of Freedom Scholarship is available to the dependent children, spouses, and domestic partners of 9/11 victims, including airplane crew and passengers; World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors; and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and law enforcement personnel who were involved in the rescue efforts.
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 The Leaders Save Lives Scholarship is available to students enrolled in high school or at an accredited college or university. You must host an American Red Cross blood drive and collect a minimum of 25 pints of blood to qualify for this award. You may not adopt an existing blood drive. However, a new student may take over an existing Leaders Save Lives blood drive.
City Year - Volunteer for America
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 1-5
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten months of full - time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 20 locations across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country's most critical needs. City Year corps members engage others in service and make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of children and youth. Corps members also receive a weekly living stipend and basic health insurance.
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