November 27
National WWII Museum Essay Contest
Sponsor: The National World War II Museum
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: December 29, 2017
Description: Contest is open to middle school and high school students in the United States, U.S. territories, and military bases. Student must submit an essay sharing their thoughts on what the United States’ role as the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ should be today. Only the first 500 essays will be considered.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/school-programs/essay-contest
November 28
First in Family Scholarship
Sponsor: StudySoup
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are first generation college students (parents did not attend college).
https://studysoup.com/scholarships/first-in-family
November 29
Missing in History: Make a Bookmark Celebrating Diverse Figures in History!
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2017
Description: School textbooks often leave out the contributions of black Americans and other figures from underrepresented groups. Use DoSomething’s easy guide to print a bookmark (or make your own) celebrating a forgotten figure in history. Put the bookmark in one of your school textbooks, and you can win the scholarship. Unlimited entries!
November 30
Top Ten List Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: December 31, 2017
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll no later than the fall of 2023) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant will need to submit a short response to a given prompt.
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/top-ten-list-scholarship
December 1
Varsity Tutors Scholarship Contest Description
Varsity Tutors holds a monthly $1,000 college scholarship contest where students write an essay in response to a monthly prompt. Essays are reviewed by Varsity Tutors at the end of the month and one winner is subsequently chosen to receive the $1,000 college scholarship. Interested students can enter the contest here:
The contest is open to students over the age of 16 at the time of that month’s contest.
This month’s scholarship essay is due on December 15!
