This month’s scholarship website focus is Raise.me. According to the website, “RaiseMe enables students to earn scholarships throughout high school, starting as early as 9th grade, for doing all the things that best prepare them to succeed, whether that’s getting good grades, volunteering in the community or joining an extracurricular. Your total earnings previewed in RaiseMe are a minimum guarantee of the financial award that you will receive from a 4-year institution if you apply and are accepted.”
To participate, sign up, add information to your portfolio (classes, grades, awards, jobs, civic activities, organizations, etc.), and follow colleges. Each college you follow will have a micro-scholarship for each item in your portfolio. You only receive the funding amount for the college you apply and are accepted to, NOT a total of all of the micro scholarships for every college you follow.
Depending on the grade of the student when they sign up, and the amount of activities they are involved in, it could take as little as 20 minutes for the initial sign up, or an hour. However, this time can be broken down by doing one section a day. The student would just need to log in to their portfolio and add to it.
A few scholarships from JVLConsulting:
U.S. Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: U.S. Bank
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who is at least 16 years of age or older and are enrolled as a current undergraduate student as of September 1, 2024. Applicant must complete financial lessons to be entered.
$1,000 Easy Scholarship: Uncensored
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2023
Description: Representation matters. And reading books by or about people from historically underrepresented groups builds cross-cultural empathy. Read a banned book by Hispanic or Latiné authors You’ll be entered for the opportunity to earn a $1,000 scholarship! You’ll be entered for the opportunity to earn a $1,000 scholarship!
George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest
Sponsor: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 1-12, including home-schooled students. Student must submit a piece of art on a given topic related to North American game birds or animals that may be legally hunted or trapped.
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Amount: Up to $30,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2023
Description: Program is open to students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States, its territories and possessions. Applicant must submit a 3-5 minute essay on this year’s theme; “What Are the Greatest Attributes of Our Democracy?”
Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or plan to enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt related to zombies.
The following were found on Nitrocollege.com and around the web:
Sponsor: JumpStart
Amount: $1000
Closing Date: October 17, 2023
Description: The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition— financial need is not considered—that is open to 10th-12th graders, college students and non-traditional students. The main requirement is that you are committed to going to school and can express your goals for getting a higher education. The first place prize is a $1,000 scholarship to help cover educational expenses. This award can be used at any college or university in the United States.
NSHSS Passion for Public Service Scholarship
Sponsor: National Society of High School Scholars
Amount: $1000
Closing Date: October 20, 2023
Description: High school and college students of all levels may apply. Public service can take many forms: urban planning, environmental protection, emergency services and first responders, even military service and public education. Those who are public servants are integral parts of everyday communities. Applications must include an educator recommendation, a response to a prompt, pictures/videos/media showing your leadership in action (optional), color headshot suitable for website posing, academic resume, and a current Transcript (can be official or unofficial).
NSHSS Student Athlete Scholarships
Sponsor: National Society of High School Scholars
Amount: $2000
Closing Date: October 27, 2023
Description: Rising high school students graduating in 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027, and recently graduated 2023 seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. NSHSS has created this scholarship dedicated to student athletes who are passionate about and excel within their respective sports. Athletes of all genders and of all sports are encouraged to apply. Applications must include an educator recommendation, a response to a prompt, pictures/videos/media showing your leadership in action (optional), color headshot suitable for website posing, academic resume, and a current Transcript (can be official or unofficial).
NSHSS Diversity Scholarship 2023
Sponsor: National Society of High School Scholars
Amount: $2000
Closing Date: October 17, 2023
Description: To provide a school culture that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion teaches students something that’s even more important: how to live in, relate to, and thrive in a world where every individual is unique.
NSHSS will award $2,000 to five (5) high school sophomore, junior, or senior students who have demonstrated a commitment to expanding the diversity and inclusion initiatives in their school, community, or workplace. Applications must include an educator recommendation, a response to a prompt, pictures/videos/media showing your leadership in action (optional), color headshot suitable for website posing, academic resume, and a current Transcript (can be official or unofficial).
Keep Going Forward Scholarship
Sponsor: Keep Going Forward & Bold.org
Amount: $1,515
Closing Date: October 30, 2023
Description: This scholarship is open to all students and non-students in any stage of life or field of study, the only requirement is that you are moving forward toward something new.
$1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship
Sponsor: IvyPanda
Amount: $1500
Closing Date: Submissions reception deadline is October 30, 2023
Description: Each year IvyPanda awards creative and talented in movie making students with scholarships $1500 total. Scholarships are given to two winners: the winner receives a $1,000 scholarship; the runner-up prize is $500. We will accept videos from current high school, college, or university students from any country. The winners will be required to send us proof of their academic status or enrollment. The submission requires applicant to record an original video on one of several topics listed.
Direct Textbook Essay Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Direct Textbook
Amount: 4 cash prizes will be randomly selected and awarded:
- $2,000 to first place.
- $500 to second place.
- $100 to third place.
- $964.31 to fourth place
Closing Date: October 25, 2023
Description: pen to currently enrolled High School Seniors, College or Postgraduate students in the US. Submit your original “Why are you getting an education?” essay in 500 words or less.
