February
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Apply: http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/
Eligibility: Provides scholarships to low-income minority high school seniors planning to attend a 4 year college/university. Demonstrate leadership potential, dedication to community service and financial need. Must be US Citizen. Have a minimum SAT score of 1,000 combined on the math and critical reading sections or a composite ACT score of 21.
Informational Brochure: http://www.jackierobinson.org/wp-content/themes/jrfwebtwo/pdf/2017-Scholarship-Info-Brochure.pdf
Application opens: 11/1
Deadline: 2/1
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Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the US. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species.
Deadline: 2/1 (See website for each state).
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Cox Scholars Scholarship
Apply: https://www.coxcharitiesca.org/cox-scholars
Eligibility: H.S. seniors in Southern California who live in a Cox service area. Enrolling full-time at an accredited two or four-year university within the U.S. Minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0. Active involvement in extracurricular activities, community service, or work experience. Demonstrated financial need. United States citizens or permanent resident
Award: Average amount of award: $1000 to $5000
Application opens: 12/5
Deadline: 2/5
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Ford Salute to Education
Apply: www.salutetoeducation.com
Eligibility: High School Seniors who reside in SD County
Note: Must print out application and mail
Deadline: 2/19
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National Ag Day Essay & Video Contest (Agriculture Council of America)
Apply: https://www.agday.org/essay-contest
Eligibility & Requirements: Must be US Citizen. Open to 9th through 12th graders. Essay and Video submissions of the theme, “Agriculture: Food for Life. How Does Our Nation Lead the Way?”
Deadline: 2/13
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POET Never Satisfied Scholarship
Apply: https://poet.com/neversatisfied
Open to high school or college students enrolled for Fall Semester 2023 in any two- or four-year post-secondary school, regardless of major or GPA. Never Satisfied Scholars receive up to $5,000 each, and will have the opportunity to receive a hands-on networking and learning experience with the POET team.
Deadline: 2/13
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Junior Guardian Scholars
Apply: https://promises2kids.org/guardian-scholars/
Promises2Kids’ Guardian Scholars encourages foster youth to pursue higher education through community college, trade school or a university degree.
Deadline: 2/14
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Apply: https://www.hsf.net/scholarship
HSF empowers families with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many exceptional students as possible. It takes an average of 30 minutes for students to complete the 2023 HSF Scholar Program Application. To get started, visit HSF.net and log into or create your myHSF scholar profile. Applicants should be of Hispanic heritage, have a minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, have a submitted FAFSA or financial aid form, and plan to enroll full-time in an accredited four-year university, or graduate school, for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Deadline: 2/15
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AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
Apply: https://alzfdn.org/young-leaders-of-afa/afa-teens/
Amount: up to $5,000
Applicant must be a high school student who will be entering an accredited four year college or university within 12 months of the deadline. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Deadline: 2/15
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NASA Space Settlement Contest
Apply: https://space.nss.org/settlement/nasa/Contest/
Contest is open to all students up to the 12th grade from anywhere in the world. Students must develop space settlement designs and related materials. Students can apply as individuals, small teams (two to five team members) or large teams (more than six team members).
Deadline: 2/15
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Live Deliberately Essay Contest
Apply: https://www.walden.org/education/essay-contest/
Contest is open to youth ages 13-21 around the globe. the Live Deliberately Essay Contest invites youth from around the world, ages 14-21, to consider a selected Henry David Thoreau quotation and accompanying prompt.
Deadline: 2/16
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Scholarships for Military Children (Fisher House Foundation)
Apply: http://www.militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.html
Applicant must be a dependent, unmarried child under the age of 23 of an active duty personnel, reserve/guard or retired member or survivor of service members who died while on active duty or survivors of individuals who died while receiving retired pay from the military.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: 2/17
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Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship
Apply: https://militaryscholar.org/legacy/how.html
Eligibility: Essay, Minimum GPA 3:00
For dependent children of a member of the military who has fallen or become permanently disabled as a result of their service since September 11, 2001.
Deadline: 2/17
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The Christophers Annual Poster Contest for High School Students
Apply: https://www.christophers.org/poster-contest
Eligibility: 9th-12th grade high school students. Must be U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident. Contestant must create an original poster based on the theme, “One Person Can Make a Difference”
Deadline: 2/18
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M3 Challenge
Apply: https://m3challenge.siam.org/
Scholarship challenge is open to high school juniors and seniors. Applicants must form a team of three to five students and one teacher from the same school. Through participation, students experience what it’s like to work as a team to tackle a real-world problem under time and resource constraints, akin to those faced by professional mathematicians working in industry. The Challenge awards $100,000. Registration opens November.
Deadline: 1/19 (Registration deadline)
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Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship
Apply: https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm
Amount: up to $10,000. Applicant must be a US high school senior graduating in the spring. Applicant must be a vegetarian and have promoted vegetarianism in their school and/or community.
Deadline: 2/20
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Taco Bell
Apply: https://www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/
Submit a video (2 minutes or less in length) that tells us the story of your life’s passion. It could be a short film, animation or just a simple testimonial.
Deadline: 2/20
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Student Video Contest (World of 7 Billion)
Apply: https://www.worldof7billion.org/student-video-contest/
Amount: up to $1,000. Contest is open to students in grades 6-12. Applicant must create a short video (up to 60 seconds) about the human population growth that highlights one of the given global challenges.
Deadline: 2/25
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Asian Pacific Fund Scholarships
Apply: http://asianpacificfund.org/what-we-do/scholarships/apply-for-scholarship/Amount: 10 different scholarships. Up to $20,000. Scholarships are open to students in California that are of Asian Descent. Multiple scholarships available with specific requirements. See website for details.
Deadline: Varies by scholarship, Feb-May
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Goya Foods Culinary Arts Scholarship Program
Apply: https://www.goya.com/en/scholarship
Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen who will be majoring in culinary arts or foods sciences.
Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: 2/26
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The Brad Fowler Memorial Scholarship
One-year scholarship for $5,000. Scholarship recipients who remain in academic standing following their first year of college will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship for their second year of college Additionally, scholarship recipients will receive a laptop computer from Computers to Kids San Diego. Open to high school seniors who will enroll in either a two- or four-year college, have overcome personal obstacles and troubles in life associated with drugs or alcohol and have a strong commitment to setting and reaching life goals. Demonstrated athletic achievement, participation in organized sports, leadership ability, personal responsibility, academic growth and financial need.
Deadline: 2/26
Doodle 4 Google Scholarship
Apply: https://doodles.google.com/d4g/
Applicants must submit a completed application, form their own google doodle based on a given theme. Must be a K-12 student who is a US citizen or a permanent US legal resident, be enrolled in a US based school and be living in the US and obtain parent or legal guardians prior permission to compete in the contest
Deadline: 2/26
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Distinguished Raven FAC Memorial Scholarship
Apply: http://ravens.org/scholarship-forms/
qualifying descendants (e.g., natural/adopted children, nephews, nieces, grandchildren, etc.) or legal wards of a Lao or Lao-Hmong individual who served in the Royal Laotian Military or Hmong forces in defense of the Kingdom of Laos between 1960 and 1975.
Deadline: 2/28
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P.L.A.Y. Scholarship/Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship
Apply: https://www.petplay.com/scholarship/
Amount: $1,500
Scholarship is open to high school graduating seniors. To apply, students will submit an essay with 2-3 photos of their volunteer efforts to help animals in need and how that involvement has changed their lives or shaped their perceptions on the importance of animal welfare.
Deadline: 2/28
Optimist International Essay Contest
Apply: https://www.optimist.org/member/scholarships3.cfm
Applicant must be under the age of 18 and have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent. Applicant must contact their local Optimist Club and submit an essay on a topic related to optimism.
Deadline: 2/28
Youth Eco-Hero Scholarship
Apply: https://actionfornature.org/eco-hero-awards/application-form/
Sponsored by Action for Nature (AFN). Applicant must be between the ages of 8-16. AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. The project concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world.
Deadline: 2/28
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Islamic Society of North America Scholarships
Apply: https://www.isdb.org/scholarships
Scholarships are open to Muslim American students. There are many scholarships available with different requirements. See website for specific requirements for each scholarship.
Deadline: 2/28
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Sweet and Simple Scholarship (Unigo)
Apply: https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/sweet-and-simple-scholarship
Applicant must be 13 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2025) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short written response about a gift they received.
Deadline: 2/28
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Nitro College Scholarship Application
Apply: https://www.nitrocollege.com/nitro-scholarship-application
Nitro cares about providing you the resources you need to successfully navigate financing college. Opportunity to earn a $2,000 scholarship from Nitro. We know that college is a big step forward in achieving your goals and we want to help you get there using all the tools Nitro has to offer.
Deadline: 2/28
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Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
To help you pay for college, Cappex provides an easy scholarship every month. Because a GPA isn't everything, there is no GPA requirement and no essay to write! All you have to do is create a Cappex profile and tell us what you do in your free time.
Deadline: 2/28
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The 2023 Black Future Foundation Scholarship
Apply: https://www.blackfuturefoundation.org/scholarships
The 2023 Black Future Foundation Scholarship awards 3 students $5,000 towards their first year of college. Applicants must be Black or African-American high school seniors, who have a GPA higher than 2.7 and plan to enroll full-time, in a four-year degree program, at a US accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university. Two short essay questions will be presented to applicants, as well as a request to submit transcripts and two letters of recommendation.​
Deadline: 2/28
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