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This unigo scholarship from Unigo is currently accepting applications. A creative writing scholarship that asks applicants to describe a funny or embarrassing incident in 250 words or less. Open to US residents aged 14+ who are currently enrolled or will enroll in an accredited college, university, or trade school by fall 2031. The application deadline … Read more
Table of Contents 1. Not Reading the Instructions (The Most Common of All Scholarship Application Mistakes) 2. Missing Deadlines and Starting Your Search Too Late 3. Submitting Generic Essays That Could Apply to Any Scholarship 4. Ignoring Smaller Scholarships (One of the Costliest Scholarship Application Mistakes) 5. Not Applying to Enough Scholarships 6. FAFSA Errors … Read more
This sbb scholarship from SBB Research Group Foundation is currently accepting applications. Quarterly scholarship for full-time US college students pursuing STEM degrees. Applicants submit a 500-word essay on their most significant STEM experiences and how they will use STEM principles to improve the world. Three winners are selected each quarter, totaling twelve awards per year. … Read more
This unigo scholarship from Unigo is currently accepting applications. Unigo awards $1,500 to a student who submits the best 250-word essay answering the prompt: ‘If you were an ice cream flavor, which would you be and why?’ Open to all US residents age 14 and older, including current undergraduate students. The application deadline is July … Read more
This bill scholarship from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently accepting applications. A highly selective, full-ride scholarship awarded to 300 outstanding minority high school seniors from low-income households each year. As a last-dollar award, it covers any remaining costs not covered by other financial aid, including tuition, housing, meals, books, and transportation at any … Read more
Table of Contents How Athletic Scholarships Work at the NCAA Level The Numbers: How Much Are Athletic Scholarships Worth? The Odds: How Competitive Are Athletic Scholarships? How Athletic Scholarships Work Under the New NCAA Rules NIL Rules and How They Affect Athletic Scholarships Major Financial Aid Changes for Student-Athletes in 2026 Head Count Sports vs. … Read more
This amy scholarship from Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship Trust (Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP) is currently accepting applications. One of the most prestigious and generous poetry awards in the US, providing approximately $76,000 to an American-born poet to spend one year living and writing outside North America. No age limit, no university enrollment required, … Read more
Table of Contents What Are Merit Scholarships and How Do They Work? What Are Need-Based Scholarships and Financial Aid? Merit Need-Based Scholarships: Key Differences You Should Know 7 Factors to Help You Decide Which Merit Need-Based Scholarships to Prioritize Why You Should Apply for Both Types of Merit Need-Based Scholarships Recent FAFSA Changes That Affect … Read more
Table of Contents The 9 Colonial Colleges That Started It All How Colonial Colleges Evolved Into the Modern University System From Colonial Colleges to Federal Financial Aid: A Timeline The Modern Scholarship Landscape by the Numbers Tuition Then and Now: What Colonial Colleges Would Think Pell Grants: The Biggest Federal Scholarship Program Major FAFSA Changes … Read more
This aes scholarship from AES Engineering is currently accepting applications. Essay-based scholarship open to all undergraduate and high school students attending or planning to attend a post-secondary institution. No engineering major required. Students submit a 500-1000 word essay about what it would take for them to consider their life successful in 30 years. The application … Read more