Yes, summer is here, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of scholarships out there to apply for! Also, I found a great resource for scholarships…not your typical scholarship search site that I usually highlight, though it does list some scholarships. The site is UcanGo2.org. This is an Oklahoma state resource, but it looks to have a treasure trove of resources. For example, at the bottom of the Financial Aid page are great resource downloads like a Scholarship Success Guide, a scholarship tracker (which I printed out for my son to use), essay tips, and a few others. Within the website there is information on high school planning, career planning, as well as exploring jobs, colleges, programs, and majors, etc. I can’t wait to explore all that this newly found site has to offer!
ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: ABC Humane Wildlife Control and Prevention, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
The Scholarship Collective
Description: Open to incoming and current female college students studying or planning to study fields in science, engineering, mathematics, or technology. Applicants must submit an essay answering why they are passionate about STEM.
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
Sponsor: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,000 (Categories for adults, teens, and youth)
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: A creative poetry contest open to people of all ages, including children under 12. Contestants must submit original poems that explore positive visions of peace, human dignity, and the human spirit.
Sponsor: Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA)
Amount: Up to $2,500
Description: This academic scholarship program is open to active ATA and AIM youth program members between the ages of 16 and 22 who are currently enrolled or preparing to enroll in higher education.
American Indian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Open to incoming and current college students who are enrolled in a Native American tribe or village. Applicants must be pursuing a professional degree in a healthcare or health education field.
American Indian Services Scholarship
Sponsor: American Indian Services (AIS)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Open to students who are at least one-quarter Northern-Native American Indian and enrolled in undergraduate studies at a university, junior college, or technical school while maintaining a 2.25 GPA.
AMVETS College Support Scholarship
Sponsor: AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary
Amount: $500
Description: An academic award specifically open to graduating high school seniors who are the child, step-child, grandchild, or step-grandchild of a current member of the AMVETS National Ladies Auxiliary.
AKC Humane Fund John D. Spurling Scholarship
Sponsor: AKC Humane Fund
Amount: $2,000
Description: This national award supports students pursuing an education in animal behavior, veterinary science, or physical therapy, as well as adjacent technical roles that support the human-animal bond.
Bryant Gladney Paramedic Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Bryant Gladney Paramedic Education Fund
Amount: $2,000
Description: Designed to fund students who are actively training to become emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics. Open to seniors and young adults entering certificate-level vocational programs.
Twins Days Festival Twins Scholarship
Sponsor: Twins Days Festival Committee
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 3, 2026
Description: A unique national award open to qualified high school seniors who are multiples (twins or triplets) and have previously registered and attended the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio.
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 11, 2026
Description: Open to both national and international students. This program supports students who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a STEM-related discipline, with a focus on life sciences.
AiryHair Cosmetology Scholarship
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Open to high school seniors and technical school students who plan to enroll or are currently enrolled in a certified cosmetology program at an accredited trade institution.
American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Legion
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Open to graduating high school seniors who are active players on an American Legion Baseball team. Applicants must be nominated by their local team manager or head coach.
Come Back Stronger Scholarship
Sponsor: Fasig | Brooks Law Offices
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Open to incoming and current college students nationwide. Applicants must submit a personal essay detailing a major life-altering obstacle they faced, what they learned, and how they rose above it.
Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Journalism Education Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Open to undergraduate education majors who intend to teach scholastic journalism at the secondary school level. Requires a personal essay and letters of recommendation.
Gamewardens of Vietnam Scholarship
Sponsor: Gamewardens of Viet Nam Association, Inc.
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
Description: Three scholarships are generally awarded each year. Qualified applicants will be a child, stepchild, grandchild or great grandchild of a life member of the Gamewardens of Viet Nam Association. Life members will have served with Task Force-116 in the Republic of Viet Nam or as Special Warfare Combatant Crewmen serving with Special Warfare Boat units.
Sydell & Arnold Miller Family Art of Hairdressing Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Beauty Changes Lives Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Open to newly enrolling or current students at an accredited beauty school who show a strong passion and artistic vision for specialty occasion hairstyling and structural design.
Flavor of the Month Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: A highly creative scholarship open to students 14 years or older. Applicants must submit a short statement of 250 words or less answering: “If you were an ice cream flavor, which would you be and why?”
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: Gen and Kelly Tanabe Program
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: A national merit-based essay competition open to all high school, college, and graduate school students. The personal essay requires you to detail your core academic goals or highlights.
Sponsor: Apex Minecraft Hosting
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Open to high school and college students who are passionate about gaming. Write a brief essay connecting the developmental attributes of playing Minecraft to positive real-world career and education skills.
Sponsor: Wine Country Gift Baskets
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Open to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. Requires an essay mapping your history with volunteerism and your perspectives on creating a positive impact through daily acts of kindness.
Sponsor: Secular Student Alliance
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Open to full-time students in high school or college. This national program honors young leaders who promote secularism, science communication, and constitutional separation within their school or local community.
Mrs. Prindables Future Educator Scholarship
Sponsor: Mrs. Prindables
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 1, 2026
Description: Open to incoming and current undergraduate students majoring in education. Applicants must submit an essay of around 500 characters detailing exactly what they believe they have to offer the students of the future
