This month’s scholarship list has over $400,000 up for grabs! It’s never too soon to apply and start stocking up on funding. Don’t wait until your student is in 12th grade or you’ll miss valuable time! One of them this month is even open to kindergarteners!
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 number 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.
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Schedulers & Dispatchers Monetary Scholarships
Sponsor: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: November 3, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current and aspiring schedulers and dispatchers. Must be 18 years of age or older.
Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships
Sponsor: Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: November 5, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students in kindergarten through graduate school (ages 5-25) who have demonstrated ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States within the last 12 months.
HAI Scholarships
Sponsor: Rotor Helicopter Association International
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 14, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a helicopter flight training program or maintenance technician certificate program.
Sponsor: Society for Science and the Public
Amount: $2,000 – $250,000
Deadline: November 6,2025
Eligibility: This STEM competition is open to US high school seniors.
Most Valuable Student Competition
Sponsor: Elks National Foundation
Amount: Up to $50,000
Closing Date: November 12, 2025
Description: Competition is open to high school seniors who are citizens of the United States. Applicant must submit completed application and materials to the closest Elks Lodge. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.
Cooke College Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Amount: Up to $55,000
Closing Date: November 12, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll in a four-year college in the fall of 2025. Applicant must have at least a 3.5 GPA and have demonstrated unmet financial need.
10 Words or Less Scholarship
Sponsor: StudentScholarship.org
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2025. Applicant must share in 10 words or less why they deserve the scholarship.
Concerto Competition
Sponsor: United States Marine Band
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: November 15, 2025
Description: Competition is open to high school musicians (grades 9-12) enrolled during the 2025-2025 academic year. Performers of woodwind, brass, or percussion instructions may apply. Applicant must select one of the works listed on the application for their instrument and submit an audio recording of their performance accompanied by piano, band, or orchestra.
Fields of Corn Photo Contest
Sponsor: National Corn Growers Association
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: November 17, 2025
Description: Contest is open to legal residents of the United States. Applicant must submit a photo that helps tell the story of farming field corn in America.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Sponsor: From the Top
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: November 15, 2025
Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2025-2025 academic year.
James Alan Cox Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
Amount: $2,500 for college students and digital camera for high school students
Closing Date: November 15, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college, technical school and graduate school students who are studying photography or photojournalism. Applicant must submit five digital images for still photography submissions or two videos, with a maximum duration of three minutes, for video submissions. High school students wanting to participate should only send in still photography.
Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Odenza Marketing Group
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 15, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are citizens of the United States and have a GPA of at least 2.5. Applicant must submit an essay on a city of the applicant’s choice and an essay explaining why they believe they should win the scholarship.
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest
Sponsor: Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: November 17, 2025
Description: Contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6-12 who are currently enrolled in a Catholic school, religious education program, or youth ministry. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Pope Leo XIV is a “Pope of the Americas” — a citizen of both the United States and Peru whose life was shaped by different cultures. In his first words as pope, he spoke of building “bridges with dialogue, with encounter, uniting us all to be one people, always at peace.” Share a personal story of how you, or someone close to you, was changed by an encounter that bridged cultures and revealed God’s love.”
Military Veteran Scholarship
Sponsor: The Behan Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 24, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. military Veterans, current service members in the U.S. military, or the children of a Veteran or current service member. Applicant must be currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university or college in the U.S.”
$500 Easy Scholarship: Talking Trash
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 30, 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 knowledge of basic recycling facts, and learn how to reduce waste in your community. You could earn a $500 scholarship for taking the quiz and sharing your results with your friends!
$1,000 Easy Scholarship: 50 Bottles, 1 Goal
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 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!
Scholarship – Drivers Ed & Traffic School – DmvEdu.org
Sponsor: National Driving and Traffic School
Amount: $500.00 (2 awards)
Closing Date: November 30, 2025
Description: Many drivers are not aware of these startling and very scary facts, especially newer drivers. The essay contest “In The Driver’s Seat” seeks to have applicants highlight the importance of being a safe and educated driver. One of the 2 winners is for most voted on, so the earlier you submit, the more chances of having your essay voted for.
Aaliyah Lee Scholarship
Sponsor: National Parent Volunteer Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have a commitment to volunteering and making a difference in their communities.
Andrew Flusche Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Andrew Flusche, PLC
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who have been accepted into a college, university, or trade school and students who are currently enrolled in a college, university, or trade school. Applicant must create a public service advertisement video (PSA) about the following prompt: “What should motorists do while driving if they see a law enforcement vehicle that is stopped on the side of the road?”
Art & Design Scholarship
Sponsor: PortraitFlip
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted in a college, university, trade school, or design school for one of the following disciplines: Arts (Fine Arts, Music, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Digital Art, Camerawork, Cinematography, Graphic Design), Languages (Linguistics, Literature, Semantics), or Cultural Studies (Sociology, Cultural Philosophy, History, Psychology, Gender Studies, or Law). Applicant must submit their favorite and best pieces of art (painting, photograph, statue, son, animation, video, film, illustration, story, poem, or any other type of art).
CAPTRUST Scholarship
Sponsor: CAPTRUST
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: November 28, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who at least a 3.7 GPA. Applicant must submit short essay responses sharing information about personal goals, accomplishments, career goals, and community impact.
Education Matters Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: November 30, 2025
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 and are currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to the following prompt: “What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn’t matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?
A heads up on some bigger scholarships and contests with a closing date next year:
January 9, 2026 Student Civics Challenge | Sandra Day O’Connor Institute
