Scholarships
Amount: Typically $5,000. About: Each year, the foundation for Cancer for College offers a range of scholarships to students who’ve dealt with cancer. Applicants must have been personally diagnosed with cancer, be attending or planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student, and come from a family with a…
Amount: $25,085. About: Bold.org, a website that helps pair students with scholarship opportunities, offers a no-essay scholarship to students who have profiles on the Bold.org platform. Students of all majors may apply. Applications are judged based on the “boldness” of each student’s profile, defined as bearing the following qualities: “earnest”, “determined,” and “moving.” Applicants must…
Amount: $20,000. About: Offered by the BMI Foundation, the Dolly Parton Songwriters Award (formerly, the Nashville Songwriting Scholarship) is an annual competition for aspiring student songwriters. The program offers $20,000 for up to two of the best original song entries in any of the following genres: Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots.…
Amount: $5,000. About: The BMI Future Jazz Master Scholarship is a national competition for jazz students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities who demonstrate evidence of talent, potential, and achievement. In order to enter the competition, applicants must submit three recordings in MP3 or MP4 format of recent performances, including at least one original work.…