Scholarships

Scholarships for College Students

College students can and should apply for scholarships in their freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and graduate years of college!

Shawna Newman

April 01, 2025

Scholarships for College Students
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Scholarships for College Students

Direct Textbook Essay Scholarship Contest

The Direct Textbook Essay Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "If I Could Design My Own College Course, It Would Be..." Deadline: 5/19/25
Award Amount: $100 - $2,000

Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge

Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow. Deadline: 5/31/25
Award Amount: $2,500

There's Space for Everyone Scholarship

The There's Space for Everyone Scholarship is available to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - to 800 - word essay on the following topic: "How have you exhibited a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice through work, service, or other extracurricular activities, and how will your education help you continue this commitment during college and beyond?" Deadline: 5/31/25
Award Amount: $3,000

Tartt Venture Group Scholarship Fund

The Tartt Venture Group Scholarship Fund is available to full - time undergraduate and graduate students. You must have a minimum 2.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 5/31/25
Award Amount: $5,500

We The Future Contest

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. Deadline: 5/31/25
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000

Student Transportation Video Contest

The Student Transportation Video Contest is open to high school and college students. You must submit a video of no more than 2.5 minutes that examines general transportation impacts, trends, funding, or safety to be considered for this award. Deadline: 6/2/25
Award Amount: $250 - $500

Collegiate Inventors Competition

The Collegiate Inventors Competition is open to full - and part - time college students. To be considered, you must submit an original invention that has not been made available to the public as a commercial product or process and has not been patented or published more than one year prior to the deadline. You may enter individually or as a team. Deadline: 6/2/25
Award Amount: Varies

Creativity Leads to Success Scholarship

The Creativity Leads to Success Scholarship is available to high school, college, and graduate students who are 18 years or older. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 500 - word essay that answers the following question: "How has creativity helped you in problem solving?" Deadline: 6/15/25
Award Amount: $750 - $1,250

Spring 2025 Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes

The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age. You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link. For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will be entered as a pair into the current drawing. Deadline: 6/30/25
Award Amount: $1,000

AMT Future Innovators Scholarship Contest

The AMT Future Innovators Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors and current college students. You must be at least 18 years of age and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. You must also submit a 400 - to 600 - word essay on the following prompt: "Describe a time when you demonstrated innovative thinking to solve a problem or create a new opportunity. How did your creativity and resourcefulness lead to a positive outcome? Explain how this experience has influenced your future goals and how this scholarship will support your journey toward driving innovation in your chosen field." Deadline: 6/30/25
Award Amount: $4,000

Footsteps to Your Future Scholarship

The Footsteps to Your Future Scholarship is available to full - time undergraduate students. You have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must submit a 300 to - 400 - word essay on the following topic: "Describe how your education, extracurricular activities, work experience, volunteer efforts, and personal initiatives are helping you take confident strides toward your future career and aspirations." Deadline: 7/4/25
Award Amount: $1,000

RealtyHop Scholarship

The RealtyHop Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life." Deadline: 8/31/25
Award Amount: $2,000

Clubs of America Scholarship Award

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. Deadline: 8/31/25
Award Amount: $1,000

Headway's Book Lovers Scholarship

Headway's Book Lovers Scholarship is available to students who are at least 16 years of age. To be considered, you must submit a 500 – word essay or two – minute video that outlines your vision for a non - fiction book that has the potential to become a timeless handbook for humanity. A minimum 3.0 GPA is also required. Deadline: 9/15/25
Award Amount: $1,500

ServiceScape Scholarship

The ServiceScape Scholarship is available to students who are at least 18 years of age. To be considered, you must submit a 300 - word essay on the following topic: "How does writing impact today's world?" Deadline: 11/29/25
Award Amount: $1,000
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