Scholarships
Amount: $100,000 Tuition Prize (5 total), $20,000 Runners-Up Prize (5 total), $2,500 Consolation Prize (5 total). About: The Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway is an annual video contest that gives students the opportunity to win up to $100,000 in tuition awards, which must be used for postsecondary education expenses at an accredited two- or four-year college,…
Amount: $10,000. About: Administered by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), the CBCF Reducing the Financial Barrier Scholarship is a needs-based scholarship for academically talented and highly motivated African American or Black students. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; be African American or Black; submit Federal Student Aid Report (FAFSA) to demonstrate…
Amount: Up to $7,500. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer educational scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants must be legally blind, maintain a 3.0…
Amount: $1,500. About: Offered by 10,000 Degrees, a college success nonprofit in California, the 10,000 Degrees Scholarships support students with significant financial need, particularly students from the Bay Area regions: Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Napa, and Lake counties. Each year, the nonprofit awards scholarships worth up to $1,500 per…
Amount: $1,000. About: Student loan servicer Sallie Mae offers a monthly $1,000 scholarship to students who simply apply for their Scholarship Search and College Planning Calculator, a tool that connects students with scholarships and provides automated college finance planning advice. This is a monthly sweepstakes. One winner is selected on the first day of every…
Amount: $2,000 per year (for up to 5 years). About: The Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to low-income women ages 35+. In order to qualify, applicants must be defined as low-income, according to the Department of Labor’s income guidelines, and must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree or technical/vocational education.…