Tis’ the Season! Here are 24 Jolly Scholarships to apply for!
It's my favorite time of the year. My kiddos and I are definitely those people that are ITCHING to play Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Alas, I must remind myself that it takes dedication and TONS of willpower but a few songs slip through every year. Sorry. Not sorry. :)
All the anticipation and goodwill just get us so giddy. We can't wait for all the amazing food, the family and the memories! With all our family trying to split themselves among all their loved ones, we decided to celebrate the Saturday before Christmas. This takes tons of planning and definitely can distract me from my regular responsibilities. So I always have to set time aside to make sure life's non-holiday fun gets done.
Life is short. Eat the Christmas cookies and find those scholarship awards!
So as you plan and prepare for all of the season’s holiday cheer, remember to set some time aside for your scholarship search. It doesn’t matter if your student is in elementary school or you are in graduate school, it is prime time for you to catch up on some of those upcoming deadlines while in your pajamas drinking hot cocoa.
To help you out, here are 24 (see what I did there) scholarships that you can apply to before the new year and if you missed the deadline, don't forget to set a reminder for next year. Setting reminders on your calendar can alert you next year as some of the scholarships are open every year.
The Bookoo Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students attending an accredited college or university.
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Essay Required
Chuan Ai Lu Engstrom Memorial Scholarship
Award: $ 1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to current, full-time students at an accredited American university or college
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Innovation Scholarship Essay Contest
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, and students currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year college or university in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Lamber-Goodnow Injury Law Team College Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Eligibility:
Scholarships are open to students enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university.
GPA Requirement: 2.8 or higher
Requires Essay
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to high school seniors and current college students
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Student Video Contest
Amount: $500
Deadline: December 3, 2021 Eligibility:
Open to students in elementary school through graduate school.
Requires Video
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships
Award: $5,000
Deadline: December 5, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to accepted and current college students attending a four-year college or university
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Auto Safety and Technology Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to students in kindergarten through graduate school (ages 5-25) who have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States within the last 12 months.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Community Service Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to students currently enrolled or accepted to attend an accredited college or university in the upcoming term
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Car Covers Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
Any student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 at any accredited American college, university or trade school.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Distraction-Free Driving PSA Scholarship
Award: $2, 500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
Rubincam Youth Award
Award: $500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The award is open to students in grades 7 through 12
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires biography and genealogical project
Sarasota Dentistry Dental Scholarship Essay Contest
Award: $1,500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students attending an accredited U.S university or college
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Burger King Scholars Program
Award: Up to $50,000
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The program is open to graduating high school seniors who live in the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico.
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Requires Essay
Foreclosure.com Scholarship
Award: Up to $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students
GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement
Requires Essay
Traffic Stop PSA Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Video
Community Leadership Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to current college students
GPA Requirement: 3.0 or higher
Requires Essay
AceableAgent Higher Education Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: December 20, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to applicants that are currently enrolled at or planning to attend a 2-4 year university or community college, graduate school program, or trade school located in the continental US.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay or 2-minute video
Elder Abuse and Neglect Infographic Scholarship
Award: $700
Deadline: December 29, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to students who have been accepted to a college and well as students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
EK Insurance Scholarship
Award: $500
Deadline: December 30, 2021
Eligibility:
All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents of the United States.
All applicants must be a student enrolled during the 2021-2022 academic year on a full-time basis and in good academic standing at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university or in an accredited graduate school program.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Video
Education Equality Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 30, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited degree program in the United States, including community college, junior college, undergraduate or a graduate program
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
Spotless Cleaning Chicago Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 30, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to dynamic, passionate, hard-working students in high school, college, university, or trade school
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Video Essay
Achieve Today Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Eligibility:
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and a current student of an accredited US university or college.
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay or Video
Happy Valley Cannabis Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open to current college students who are legal residents of the United States
GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement
Requires Essay
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Wishing you all the very best this holiday season!
