Missed January Deadlines? No Worries – These Scholarships Are Still Open!
January Recap: Top Scholarships You Can Still Apply For!
January may be coming to an end, but there are still plenty of incredible scholarship opportunities available for high school and college students! If you didn’t finalize your applications earlier this month, don’t stress—you still have time to secure funding for your education.
Here’s a roundup of top scholarships still open for applications:
Boren Scholarship
Sponsor: Boren Awards for International Study
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: January 29, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asian, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Walter B. Jones, Jr. Scholars Program
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2025 – extended to January 29, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to first-year freshmen students who are enrolled full-time at any accredited, four-year college or university AND are residents of Northwest Ohio (see website for specific zip codes).
Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Ahmanson Family Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member school and are from greater Los Angeles, California.
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school and college students. Applicant must submit a short statement about technology addiction.
$1,000 College Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their college.
$1,000 Easy Scholarship: 50 Bottles, 1 Goal
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: This generation knows just how important recycling is, but we did some digging, and we fear some of us might be losing the plot. Did you know 73% of the US have access to recycling, yet only 43% of households are participating? Collect and recycle a minimum of 50 plastic bottles (roughly the equivalent of 1lb of plastic), and you could earn volunteer credits and a $1,000 scholarship!
$1,000 Local Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their local area.
$1,000 Review Your Company Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their workplace.
$1000 Easy Scholarship: Talking Trash
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: We all know recycling is a big deal, but less than half of us are actually doing it. Sure, most of us believe recycling helps, but it’s confusing—and sometimes we’re not even sure we’re doing it right. And get this: young people like us recycle even less, even though we care about the planet! Test your recycling IQ, get personalized advice, and tips on how to level up your recycling game and reduce waste in your community. You could earn a $1,000 scholarship for taking the quiz and sharing your results with your friends!
$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.
Advocates Law Scholarship
Sponsor: The Advocates
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students in the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “What are some of the problems we face on the roads? How can you contribute to improving road safety? What laws (if any) could be changed to accomplish the goal of making streets safer for everyone?”
AIAA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Amount: Up to 10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to current AIAA student members who have completed at least one academic semester and are studying science or engineering encompassed by the technical activities of AIAA. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to students studying Astronautics or Aeronautics, female students, and students who attend a college within the Rocky Mountain Section (Colorado, Wyoming or Montana).
Alfred Steele Scholarship
Sponsor: American Society of Plumbing Engineers
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to ASPE members and his/her immediate family (i.e. spouse or child) who are planning a career in engineering and are graduating high school seniors or currently enrolled as a full-time student in a college, university, or technical school.
Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been accepted into or who are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med, veterinarian, or physical assistant) at approved, accredited medical schools, college, and universities.
America 250! Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are majoring in American history. Applicant must have at least a 3.75 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on the founding of our nation or their personal volunteer achievements for community and country.
Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.
Baer Reintegration Scholarship
Sponsor: The Center for Reintegration
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be attending during the 2025-2026 academic year and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Sponsor: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Belin Arts Scholarship
Sponsor: F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to individuals with talent in painting, sculpture, photography, music, drama, dance, literature, or architecture. Preference will be given to residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Black Winemakers Scholarship
Sponsor: Urban Connoisseurs | UNCF
Amount: $6,600.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American college juniors and seniors, as well as graduate students attending any U.S. accredited four-year or graduate college or university. Applicant must have at least a 3.2 GPA. Undergraduates must be majoring in viticulture or enology and graduate students must be pursuing degrees in one of the following fields: agriculture, environmental chemistry, chemical engineering, ecology, food science, integrative genetics & genomics, horticulture & agronomy, microbiology, plant pathology, soils & biogeochemistry, or viticulture.
Brent P. Poor Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Amount: $1,000 per semester for 8 consecutive semesters
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolling/enrolled as a full-time college student in Louisiana or Texas. Applicant must be a child of a widow/widower who has never remarried.
Cancer for College Scholarship
Sponsor: Cancer for College
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to cancer patients and cancer survivors who are enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university.
CareerFitter Online Scholarship
Sponsor: CareerFitter
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must take a free career test and submit an essay on their perfect career.
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students accepted or enrolled in an accredited school of nursing who have financial need.
CAS Trust Scholarship
Sponsor: Casualty Actuarial Society
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college students who have sat for an actuarial exam and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Cherokee Nation Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to Cherokee Nation citizen students who have a minimum GPA of 3.0. There are multiple scholarships available, including scholarships open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students.
DAR American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Native American students of any age, any tribe and in any state striving to get an education at the undergraduate or graduate levels.
DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students studying music (performance, composition, theory, or education). Preference will be given to students from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area.
EAA Scholarships
Sponsor: Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicants must be majoring in Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or a related field.
EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount: Up to $45,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled as a full-time 2nd year student in a four-year academic program; or transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, or a 3rd year student in a five-year program. Applicant must be studying a discipline related to NOAA’s programs and mission at an accredited minority serving institution.
eQuality Scholarship Collaborative Scholarships
Sponsor: eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to California graduating high school seniors and current college students who have provided service to the LGBT+ community (open to all sexual orientations). In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open to Nursing students and Medical students.
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amount: Up to $9,500
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time sophomore students who are majoring in a discipline related to NOAA’s programs and missions. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be a U.S. citizen.
Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students at a two or four-year college or university who is Native American and has proof of American Indian blood. Applicant must demonstrate financial need, academic achievement, and have a 3.25 GPA or higher.
Future of Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: Iowa Corn
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are an Iowa Corn Growers Association member or son/daughter of an ICGA member. Applicant must be planning to study a field that can equip them to contribute to the agriculture industry in Iowa.
Global Citizen Scholarship
Sponsor: MPOWER Financing
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to international students allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada (U.S. permanent resident, protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, or have a valid visa that permits study in the U.S.) Applicant must be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school.
Golden 1 Credit Union Scholarship
Sponsor: Golden 1 Credit Union
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Golden 1 members (California) and their dependents. Applicant must be a graduating high school seniors or current college student attending an accredited, nonprofit college or university in California during the 2025-2026 school year.
Harvey Simon Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Simon Cancer Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in a four-year college or university during the Fall 2025 term. Applicant must have had a form of cancer sometime during their lifetime.
I Have a Dream Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Applicant must be 14 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and be currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must submit a short essay (250 words or less) about a dream.
Institute for Oral Health Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a dental hygiene or dental program. Multiple scholarships available, including specific scholarships for minority students.
Jet Future Business Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: Jet Insurance Company
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current enrolled college students who are interested in pursuing a career in business.
Leo W. and Alberta V. Thomas Utz Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to three top students (one in each of the following areas – Math, Science, and English).
Lillian and Arthur Dunn Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving sons and daughters of members of the NSDAR for four years of college.
Madeline Pickett (Halbert) Cogswell Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are accepted or enrolled in an accredited school of nursing. Applicant must be a DAR member, a descendant of members or be eligible for membership in NSDAR.
Mas Family Scholarships
Sponsor: Mas Family Scholarships
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who were either born in Cuba or are of direct Cuban descent. Applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and have financial need. The scholarships are intended to support the studies of students in engineering, international relations, business, economics, communications and journalism.
Michael T. and Mary L. Cloyd Scholarship
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students with a minimum 3.0 GPA for the third level of undergraduate studying in the field of Archives Management with a preference given to applicants specializing in American History.
Midwest Member Chapter Scholarships
Sponsor: Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors who will be enrolling in college for the fall semester, or a First, Second, or Third year student currently enrolled in a full-accredited college or university. Applicant must be members of the AIST Northeastern Ohio member chapter or the dependent of a member of the AIST Northeastern Ohio chapter.
My Hometown Heroes Scholarship
Sponsor: My Hometown Heroes
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to young adult cancer survivors between the ages of 17 and 39 years of age. Applicant must have at least one more year remaining in their college education journey.
National Eagle Scout Association Scholarships
Sponsor: National Eagle Scout Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors through college juniors who are Eagle Scouts.
NBA Scholarship
Sponsor: Nebraska Bankers Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Nebraska residents who have demonstrated high academic success and who are pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in finance, accounting, economics, marketing or another banking-related major.
NCGA William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: National Corn Growers Association
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students entering at least their second undergraduate year at an accredited junior college, college or university and pursuing a degree in agriculture, agribusiness, or an Ag vocation field. Applicant must be a NCGA member or son/daughter of an NCGA member.
NDFU Scholarship
Sponsor: North Dakota Farmers Union
Amount: At least $500
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are Farmers Union members. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA. The field of study is not limited to agribusiness, farm operation or production agriculture, but should relate to or benefit rural America.
Nitro College Scholarship
Sponsor: Nitro
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are high school juniors or seniors OR are enrolled in an accredited college or university located in the United States at the time of awarding the prize OR a parent/guardian of a student. Applicant must complete a scholarship survey, and answer three short-answer questions.
Orange Scholars Program
Sponsor: The Homer Fund
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 17, 2025 – extended to January 31, 2025
Description: Scholars program is open to high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Applicant must be a dependent of an hourly associate of The Home Depot or its subsidiaries to be eligible for the program.
PanHellenic Scholarship Awards
Sponsor: PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are of Hellenic descent (applicant must have at least one great-grandparent with Hellenic roots). Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA.
R2C Scholarship
Sponsor: Return2College
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and legal residents who are starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12 months or are currently enrolled. Applicant must be 17 years of age or older and there is no maximum age limit. Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they are getting their degree.
SAA Native American Scholarships
Sponsor: Society of American Archaeology
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to all native peoples from anywhere in the Americas, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Indigenous Pacific Islanders. Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate students in archaeology.
Sallie Mae No Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside and who are students, parents, guidance counselors, or financial aid officers at the time of entry. Applicant must complete an online registration form.
School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Sweepstakes is open to current high school students, high school alumni who graduated within the last four years, and the parents of those students or alumni. Individual must take a survey on a United States high school.
Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
Sponsor: Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to women who are current undergraduate and graduate students, and reentry students who will be pursuing an ABET-accredited degree in engineering, engineering technology, or computer science.
Student Excellence in Archaeology Scholarships
Sponsor: Society for American Archaeology
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to minority undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Archaeology.
Texas Corn Producers Association Scholarships
Sponsor: Texas Corn Producers
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are pursuing a degree in an agriculture field in the state of Texas.
The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, college students, graduate school students and returning adult students who will enroll in a college or university. Applicant must fill out a short form.
Union Plus Scholarships
Sponsor: Union Plus
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current and retired members of unions participating in any Union Plus program, their spouses and their dependent children. Applicant must be accepted into a U.S. accredited college, university, community college, technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.
USDA 1994 Tribal Scholars Program
Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors entering their freshman year of college or rising college sophomores and juniors who are accepted or enrolled at a 1994 Tribal College or University. Applicant must be studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related academic disciplines.
White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Asian American Journalists Association
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to AAJA student members who are current college students enrolled in an accredited U.S college or university.
WIA Scholarship
Sponsor: Wood Industry Association (WIA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students studying, or interested in studying, a wood science or wood technology program at an accredited two-year or four-year technical school, college or university in North America.
WMU Scholarships
Sponsor: Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to Baptist students, including children of Baptist missionaries, and those preparing for Baptist mission service. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open only to females, medical school students, students from South Carolina, and students preparing for Baptist Christian ministry.
Tips for Last-Minute Scholarship Applications:
Double-check your deadlines: Some require essays or recommendations, so plan accordingly.
Tailor your essays: Highlight your achievements, volunteer work, and personal story.
Submit early: Don’t wait until the last minute—technical issues can happen!
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