Scholarships For College 2015: 100 Awards With Summer Deadlines Students Can Still Apply For
Look no further if you’re trying to attend your dream school without breaking the bank. There are dozens of scholarships you can apply for before the start of the fall semester. In fact, here's a list of 100 awards available right now. Each is linked to the application page and paired with its amount and deadline. Every year of college costs an average of $9,139, according to the College Board's 2014 estimates, so why not send out a few scholarship applications?
20 scholarships with general requirements:
College JumpStart Scholarship -- $1,000 -- April 15
HotelsCheap Scholarship for Higher Learning -- $1,500 -- April 15
Active Leader Scholarship -- $1,000 -- April 20
Ayn Rand “The Fountainhead” Essay Contest -- $50-$10,000 -- April 26
NinjaEssays Scholarship -- $150-$500 -- April 27
PFLAG National Scholarship -- $1,000-$5,000 -- April 30
GetApp 2015 Scholarship -- $500-$3,000 -- April 30
SpaceWays Scholarship -- $1,000 -- April 30
DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship -- $500 -- May 1
National Home Improvement Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 1
The Nordstrom Scholarship -- $10,000 -- May 1
Countdown to College Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 1
Mometrix Test Preparation Scholarship -- $1,000-$5,000 -- May 22
B. Davis Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 25
Fifth Month Scholarship -- $1,500 -- May 31
Got A Spine Scholarship -- $500 -- June 2
Delete Cyberbullying Scholarship -- $1,000 -- June 30
Revel Scholars Program -- $10,000 -- July 1
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship -- $1,000 -- July 31
CoffeeForLess.com “Hit The Books” Scholarship -- $500 -- Sept. 30
20 scholarships targeted at minorities:
Carole Simpson Scholarship -- $2,000 -- April 30
Ed Bradley Scholarship -- $10,000 -- April 30
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship -- $3,000 -- May 1
CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship -- $3,000 -- May 1
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship -- $1,000-$4,000 -- May 1
TMCF/Lowes Gap Scholarship -- $500-$3,100 -- May 1
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers -- $1,000-$5,000 -- May 1
Minority Nurse Magazine Scholarship -- $1,000-$3,000 -- May 1
Ramon Looby Excellence in Leadership Award -- $500 -- May 4
Los Hermanos de Stanford -- $1,000 -- May 5
Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program -- $1,000 -- May 15
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship -- varies -- May 22
Adelante Scholarship -- $1,000-$3,000 -- May 29
Red Thread Fellowship Program -- $1,000 -- May 31
Adler, Pollock and Sheehan Diversity Commitment Scholarship -- $10,000 -- June 1
Chahta Foundation Wilson-Hooper Scholarship -- $250-$2,500 -- June 1
APALA Student/Young Leader Fund -- varies -- June 17
Minority Scholarship For College Students -- $1,000 -- July 1
Women in Defense Scholarship -- varies -- July 15
Minority Affairs Committee Scholarship for Freshmen -- $1,000 -- July 1
20 scholarships that require creativity:
VSA Playwright Discovery Award -- $1,000 -- April 15
Hays C. Kirby Video Scholarship Contest -- $1,000-$5,000 -- April 15
Sports Unlimited Scholarship -- $1,000 -- April 20
Jain Foundation Merit-Based Scholarship -- $1,000 -- April 30
IAPMO Essay Scholarship Contest -- $1,000 -- May 1
Design Your Future Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 25
Flag Manufacturers Association of America Scholarship -- $2,000 -- May 29
Design-A-Sign Scholarship Contest -- $100-$1,000 -- May 29
Out of the Easy Writing Scholarship Contest -- $5,000 -- May 30
Comeback Clothes Scholarship -- $10,000 -- May 31
Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 31
EDM Clothing Design Scholarship -- $1,000 -- June 1
Lamps.com Scholarship Essay Contest -- $1,000 -- June 1
Kerope Zildjian Scholarship Competition -- $5,000 -- June 5
Tattoo Art Scholarship -- $500-$1,000 -- June 15
10 Words or Less Scholarship -- $500 -- June 15
ATS Infographic Scholarship -- $1,000 -- June 17
Do-Over Scholarship -- $1,500 -- June 30
TheHealthy.com General Scholarship -- $500 -- July 15
Stuck At Prom Scholarship Contest -- $500-$10,000 -- July 15
20 scholarships that are recurring:
Niche “No Essay” College Scholarship -- $2,000 -- apply by last day of each month
Go Ennounce Yourself Scholarship -- $500 -- apply by last day of each month
Scholarship Points -- $10,000 -- apply by last day of each month
CouragetoGrow.com Scholarship -- $500 -- apply by the last day of each month
Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest -- $1,000 -- apply by the 15th of each month
Salesforce.com Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply once
Chegg $1,000 Monthly Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply by the first of each month
Sallie Mae $1,000 Sweepstakes -- $1,000 -- apply by the first of each month
EDvestinU National Monthly Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply once
SunTrust Scholarship Sweepstakes -- $500 -- apply every two weeks through May 15
Levin Firm Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply in February and July
JUST POETRY!!! Scholarship -- $500 -- apply every season
Concussion Awareness Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply by the 7th of each month
SuperCollege.com Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply by the end of each month
Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation -- $250-$2,500 -- participate every month
CompareCards.com Scholarship -- $2,500 -- answer the question by the 15th of each month
DrugNews.net Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply by the end of each semester
Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs -- $2,500 -- apply by the end of each semester
Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship -- $1,000 -- apply by the end of each month
CollegeWeekLive Monthly Scholarship -- $1,000 -- log in by the end of each month
20 scholarships for niche applicants:
National Dairy Shrine -- $1,000-$3,000 -- April 15
Stadium Managers Association Foundation Scholarship -- $3,000 -- April 15
Schwaner Law “First Step” Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 1
Electronic Document Scholarship Foundation -- $1,000-$5,000 -- May 1
Linda May Properties National Scholarship -- $500 -- May 1
Yes! Grace Rocks Scholarship -- $250 -- May 1
Scholarship For Redheads -- $500 -- May 4
Marketing EDGE Scholarship -- $1,000-$5,000-- May 6
Alphonso Deal Scholarship Award -- $500 -- May 15
Get Girls Golfing Scholarship -- $1,500 -- May 15
Bufton Family Memorial Scholarship -- $6,500 -- May 15
Entertainment Software Association Scholarship Program -- $3,000 -- May 29
PBA Minerva Beauty Scholarship -- $1,000 -- May 31
Helping Future Lawyers Scholarship -- $2,500 -- June 15
Edelman Krasin and Jaye Scholarship -- $500-$2,000 -- June 30
Migrant Farmworker Scholarship -- $20,000 -- July 1
Dee Siceloff Scholarship Award -- $500 -- July 1
Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership -- $3,000 -- July 1
Safe Driver Scholarship -- $1,000 -- July 10
Doctor on Demand Scholarship -- $5,000 -- July 21
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