Scholarships in Master's-level Study

The $500 MBA Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: September 1

Applicants must be legal residents of the U.S. or international students with a valid visa. Students must be currently enrolled in a MBA program or planning on enrolling within the next 12 months. Applicants will need to leave a comment about their GMAT Test Prep/Admissions Consulting Company in order to apply.

 

The Matinee Voice-over Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must submit a 250+ word blog on the importance of being able to communicate in multiple languages for today's multi-national companies, and the benefits it can bring to those businesses that make the effort to localize their website content. Winners are selected based on quality of writing, number of blog views, and number of retweets with a blog link. Special consideration given to applicants majoring in English.

 

Keller Resiliency Scholarship for Higher Education

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be high school seniors or currently enrolled college students. Students will need to submit a 500-1000 word essay describing a hardship they have experienced during their education thus far, the ways in which that hardship affected their life, and the way(s) in which they have learned to overcome this hardship. Selection is based on financial need, academic performance and quality of the written essay. Applicants will need to submit ACT/SAT scores and may be asked to provide a copy of their FAFSA.

 

TechChecks Business Leadership Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicants must be high school seniors or current college students pursuing a degree in Business Administration or other business-related field. Minimum 3.5 GPA required. Students must be U.S. citizens and preference will be given to those who are female, have a disability, or belong to one of the following minority groups: African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander or Native American/American Indian (must provide proof of membership to a tribe). Students must submit an essay on the topic provided. Essay selection will be based on the quality of research, originality and presentation.

 

AvaCare Mdical Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicants must be at least 13 years of age, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen. Students must be studying or planning on studying a medicine related field. Students must be at least a high school senior. AvaCare Medical offers an annual scholarship for an inspiring act of kindness. Selection is based on judge scores as well as public votes. Submission may be in the form of a blog post, an image or a short video clip. Finalists are selected based on content, creativity and quality of work.

 

ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: August 31

The ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship was created to raise awareness around Internet privacy and security. Applicants must submit a 450-600 word essay on one of the following and submit to scholarship@expressvpn.com: 1. We Own the Future: Picture yourself in 2050. How will the evolution of the Internet affect our social structure and/or the authority governments have over citizens? 2. Privacy Advocates: Discuss the logic of this famous quote by Edward Snowden "Arguing that you don't careabout the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." 3. Privacy in Real Life: As you go about your life, think of three ways privacy, or a lack thereof, impact you personally. Would you be better or worse off if the situation were reversed?

 

cuLearn with Thrivent Summer Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 10

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen (residents of NY, FL, and RI are ineligible). Students must be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary educational institution or program including, but not limited to, college, university or trade school. Applicants may enter by filling out application available on the website.

 

Creative Workforce Transitions Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 16

Applicants must be at least 18 years old and an undergraduate or graduate level student enrolled at an eligible college or university (list on website). Students must submit a vision of how to facilitate the student transition to creative workforce. Submissions can be in any form: video, essay, presentation, etc. Ideas are available online. In addition to winning a $1,000 scholarship, winners will also be granted a 1-3 month internship at the Chicago office. Awarded twice per year.

 

Beca #Traductor

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 31

Applicants must be at least 13 years of age and can reside anywhere in the world. In addition to the application, students will need to submit a short essay describing a time when they had to translate from Spanish to English or English to Spanish. (Note: The application is in Spanish. You may use the website to translate the application into English.)

 

Recycling Research Foundation's National Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be pursuing a graduate level degree, be a U.S. citizen and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. The program is open to those seeking a graduate degree in a program that supports the scrap processing and recycling industry as a whole. The industry itself is both labor and mechanically intensive as scrap processors take old and new metals, paper, rubber, plastic, glass and more, and sort it into established grades which are highly sought after by manufacturers. The challenges of recycling on the scale of 200 billion pounds a year has given rise to new and innovative technologies as the recycling industry adapts to an ever changing marketplace of goods.

 

Hitched Wedding Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 30

Applicant must be a high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student in Canada, the U.S. or the United Kingdom. Special consideration is given to students majoring in English/creative writing, journalism, fashion or design. Applicant must write a 600- to 800-word blog post on a wedding topic.

 

Anthony C. "Tony" Russo Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: September 30

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen who is a graduate student studying human resourves, labor and industrial relations, public administration or political science. Students currently working for state, local or special district governments will receive preference. Applications must be submitted via email.

 

ASF Translation Awards

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 15

Applicants must submit a translation of poetry, fiction, drama or literary prose written in a Nordic language by a Scandinavian author born after 1800.

 

The Triangle Pest Control Scholarship Fund

Award: $500, Deadline: September 30

Applicants must be high school seniors or currently enrolled college students who are enrolled, or planning to enroll, in a business or business-related degree program at an accredited college or university in North or South Carolina.

 

$5,000 Nitro College Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia and be enrolled in an accredited college or university for the upcoming school year. Students will complete three short-answer questions as well as fulfill a social component using a social media platform. In addition, for every friend referred and that fills out an application, applicants will receive an entry to win a $1,000 scholarship. Three deadlines per year: March, July, and December.

 

The Phyllis V. Roberts Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be Virginia residents and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students will need to submit three letters of reference, a short essay explaining why they have chosen a graduate degree in Food Science/Nutritional Science. Applicants should have a goal of helping to address food insecurity in our communities.

 

Mother and Baby Care Center Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be attending an institution of higher learning. Students will need to submit an essay of at least 1,000 words on the topic: "How can social media improve breastfeeding rates in the U.S.?" Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

 

Virtuous Prom Peace Scholarship

Award: $250, Deadline: January 31

Applicants must be female students who are are majoring in theology, sociology or anthropology. Applicants will submit a 500+ word essay using the prompt: "In a world that is devastated almost daily by acts of extreme violence in the name of religion or against those of different ethnicity, how can a solid education in theology, anthropology or sociology enable you to promote peace, understanding, tolerance and kindness not only at an academic level, but also in your day to day life?" Essays must be submitted via email to virtuousprom@gmail.com.

 

Blrt Study Tip Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: October 16

Applicants must be currently enrolled at a university. Students will need to use the Blrt app to create a one minute video of their best study tip and post it on a website or blog. Students must then email Blrt with the URL of where the tip was posted.

 

University Tutor Monthly Scholarship Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Monthly

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age. Students will need to submit a short essay in response to the monthly prompt.

 

StyleWe Scholarship of "Dreamers"

Award: $500, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be high school seniors or current college students. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. Students must have demonstrated creative abilities or leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or any other activities. Applicants will submit a 550-650 word essay describing why you decided to pursue a design career and what you plan on contributing to this field after graduation.

 

StyleWe Scholarship of "Showing Yourself"

Award: $500, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be high school seniors or current college students. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. Students must have demonstrated creative abilities or leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or any other activities. Applicants must submit the URL of a 5 to 8-minute video which has been uploaded to YouTube. The video should showcase your presentation skills, design capability, handmade ability and/or anything that you wish to present.

 

Safeco College Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: October 30

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be currently enrolled at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or graduate school program. Students will post a 600- to 800-word essay on one of the driving safety topics on the website to their own blog. Selection is based on creativity, insight and quality of the writing. Applicants must complete the online application form in addition to the essay.

 

Mountain America Credit Union/Utah Public Employees Association Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be residents of Utah or the child of a resident of Utah. Applicants must also be members of Mountain America Credit Union and also Utah Public Employees Association.

 

Cables and Sensors Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: November 15

Applicants should be currently enrolled in degree programs in the fields of Biomedical Engineering, Health Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare. Students must be a legal residents of the U.S. or hold a valid student visa.

 

Southwestern Rugs Depot Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: January 2

Applicants must be currently enrolled either full- or part-time in an accredited college or university. Applicants must be over 18 years of age. A 300-word essay on "why decor matters" is part of the application.

 

Hooked To Books Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 20

Applicants must be at least 15 years of age. Students will need to submit a 500-word essay on "How did a book change your life?" Essays must be emailed and include student name, address, phone number and state where the student currently attends or plans on attending school in the body of the email.

 

Girlterest Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 30

Applicants must be female students of any age, including high school, undergraduate and post-graduate students. Students will need to submit an essay of at least 500 words on one of the given topics from the website. To apply, the essay must be emailed along with student's name, email address, phone number, mailing address, short biography and photo, verification of enrollment and field of study.

 

SelfScore International Student Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 15

Applicants must be international students who are studying in the U.S. on a F1, J1 or M1 visa in the current academic year. Required minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants are required to submit an I-20 or DS-2019 form and must also score in the top 15% on the SAT, ACT, GRE or GMAT exam.

 

$1,000-5 Minute Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 10

Applicants must submit an essay of 60 words or less explaining how to fix the problem of unpaid internships. Solutions should be pleasing to both sides of the argument and can include legislation, university rules or student union involvement. Applications must be submitted online.