Scholarships For College 2016: 60 Awards With January, February Deadlines Students Can Still Apply For

It’s 2016, and college isn’t getting any cheaper. Whether you’re a high school senior sending out applications or a college student just trying to make it to spring break, you’ll likely need a little help with your bills. But you don’t need to panic just yet — there are literally thousands of scholarships available if you’re willing to do the work.

Check out the below 60 awards with deadlines in the rest of January and February. Click the links to access each scholarship application, and may the odds be ever in your favor.

First, here are 20 scholarships with broad requirements:

Ronald McDonald House Charities U.S. Scholarship — $1,000 — Jan. 20
2016 National Ag Day Essay Contest — $1,000 — Jan. 29
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship — $1,000 — Jan. 30
I Have A Dream Scholarship — $1,500 — Jan. 31
Proven Data Recovery Scholarship — $1,000 — Jan. 31
ChameleonJohn.com Annual USA University Scholarship — $3,000 — Jan. 31
The Cameron Keif Scholarship by CengageBrain — $2,500 — Jan. 31
Stop Spam Texts Scholarship — $1,000 — Jan. 31
The Lint Center For National Security Studies Scholarship — varies — Jan. 31
Hollister Co Anti—Bullying Scholarship Program — $2,500 — Feb. 1
Chegg $1,000 Monthly Scholarship — $1,000 — Feb. 1
AXA Achievement Community Award — $2,500 — Feb. 1
Rent-A-Center Make A Difference Scholarship — $1,000 — Feb. 1
Bulkofficesupply.com Scholarship — $1,000 — Feb. 1
Significant Challenge College Scholarship — $3,500 — Feb. 1
Optimist International Essay Contest — $2,500 — early February
We the Students Essay Contest — varies — Feb. 7
GEICO Achievement Awards — $2,500 — Feb. 15
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Award — $7,000 — Feb. 15
International College Counselors — $250 — Feb. 19

Don't like your chances? Zero in on scholarships with specific requirements:

Baer Reintegration Scholarship — varies — Jan. 29
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship — varies — Jan. 29
LA Clippers 'Stay in School' Scholarship Program — $4,000 — Jan. 29
Fred J. Epstein Youth Achievement Award — $1,000 — Jan. 31
The Princeton Prize in Race Relations — $1,000 — Jan. 31
Cleft Palate Foundation Scholarship — $500 — Feb. 1
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative — $6,000 — Feb. 1
George M. Burditt Scholarship — $1,500 — Feb. 1
PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation — varies — Feb. 1
Minnesota Power New Generation Scholarship — varies — Feb. 1
Larry Whiteside Scholarship — $3,000 — Feb. 12
Queer Foundation Effective Writing and Scholarships Program — $1,000 — Feb. 14
TheDream.US Scholarship Program — varies — Feb. 15
Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship — $12,500 — Feb. 17
New York Water Environment Association Scholarship — varies — Feb. 17
Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship — $13,000 — Feb. 19
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship — varies — Feb. 20
David M. Rubenstein/Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Scholarship Program — $10,000 — Feb. 26
James B. Morris Scholarship — varies — Feb. 29
PayScale’s Women in STEM Scholarship — $2,000 — Feb. 29

Feeling creative? Try 20 scholarships that require you to think outside the box:

Respshop.com 2015 Scholarship Prize — varies — Jan. 31
Charles N. Fisher Memorial Scholarship — varies — Jan. 31
Most Promising Logo Design Scholarship — $1,500 — Feb. 1
Arts for Life! Scholarship — varies — Feb. 1
John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund for Art Education — $5,000 — Feb. 1
Iowa Scholarship for the Arts — $1,500 — Feb. 1
Winston Art Scholarship — varies — Feb. 1
M. Josephine O'Neil Arts Award — $6,000 — Feb. 1
Courageous Persuaders Scholarship — varies — Feb. 11
BMI Student Composer Awards — varies — Feb. 15
Tall Clubs International Scholarship — $1,000 — Feb. 15
P.L.A.Y.’s Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship — $1,000 — Feb. 15
National Hydropower Association Scholarship — $2,500 — Feb. 15
Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon Scholarship — $7,500 — Feb. 15
Spirit of Anne Frank Awards — $10,000 — Feb. 19
Bobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing — $1,000 — Feb. 24
Create—A—Greeting—Card Contest — $10,000 — Feb. 25
Helen McCloy Scholarship for Mystery Writing — $500 — Feb. 28
Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation — varies — varies
Sweet and Simple Scholarship — $1,500 — Feb. 29