Hi everyone, I’m Wendy and I’m going to be posting monthly scholarship info and links for your student. As I begin this journey of researching scholarships and scholarship search engines for myself, Jennifer invited me to share what I found with you! So, I am highlighting a new search tool each month. Link to last month’s post also included in this post.

Last month I introduced Unigo.com. (link to last month’s post) This month, I would like to introduce MoolahSPOT.com. If desired, you can create an account, or search without creating an account. An advantage to creating an account is that all of your profile choices are saved, and you can choose to have them send a monthly list of scholarships that match the profile. They have a search box where you can type in a specific search, for example: “Scholarships for women engineering students.” To complete the search various questions, beyond basic information like DOB and gender, can be answered to help filter scholarships. Some of the items asked include: heritage, religious affiliations, disabilities, college they may attend, college status, future career possibilities, sports, interests, special circumstances. Many of these fields allow for multiple submissions.

I created a search using my daughter’s information (10^th grader with no idea of what she wants to major in). I received about 20-25 results. I’ve included two that most students could apply, as an example, even though the deadline is after September:

$1,000 All Star Verified Scholarship

Sponsor: Verified Scholarships
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: Summer: August 31; Fall: December 31
Description: You must complete the online application and write an essay to answer the question: “What is the best or worst part about finding or applying to scholarships?”

From JLVConsulting:

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and current college or graduate school students. Applicant must complete a short form and share a 140-character statement explaining why they will not text and drive.

Just Poetry Contest
Sponsor: American High School Poets
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: September 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.

Other scholarship opportunities from around the web:

“WE THE FUTURE” CONTEST

Sponsor: Constituting America
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 15, 2023 Or, if you watch a short video, extended to Sept. 29, 2023
Description: Constituting America will conduct the “We The Future” essay, song, STEM, Short film, Social Media Video, and PSA contest with each form of submission having it’s own specific subject, but all generally related to the First Amendment.

National College Match

Sponsor: QuestBridge
Amount: full four-year scholarship to top colleges
Closing Date: September 26, 2023
Description: Applicants must have demonstrated academic excellence in the face of economic obstacles. Students of all races and ethnicity are encouraged to apply. Many past award recipients have been among the first generation in their families to attend college.

ScholarshipPoints

Sponsor: ScholarshipPoints
Amount: (1) $2,500 & (3) $1,000 monthly
Closing Date: September 30, 2023 (and at the end of each month)
Description: ScholarshipPoints awards one $2,500 scholarship and three $1,000 scholarships every month of the year exclusively to members. There is no essay required. Simply sign up to be automatically entered into the scholarship.

Writers of the Future Contest

Courage To Grow Scholarship

Sponsor: Courage To Grow Scholarship
Amount: $500
Closing Date: Last day of each month
Description: Must be a junior or senior in high school, have a GPA of 2.5 or better, and explain in 250 words or less why you believe you should be awarded the scholarship.