🎓 10 Scholarships for High School Students (Deadlines: October 15 – 31, 2025)
🎓 10 Scholarships for High School Students (Deadlines: October 15 – 31, 2025)
1. YoungArts National Arts Competition
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Eligibility: Grades 10–12 students demonstrating excellence in visual, literary, design, or performing arts.
Award: Up to $10,000 plus national recognition and mentorship.
Summary: Submit an audition portfolio or art sample in one of 10 disciplines ranging from classical music to film to creative writing.
🔗 Apply Here
2. AES Engineers Scholarship
Deadline: October 20, 2025
Eligibility: High school seniors planning to attend college; open to all majors.
Award: $500
Summary: Write a brief essay (500–1,000 words) demonstrating leadership, character, and problem-solving ability.
🔗 Apply Here
3. Horatio Alger National Scholarship
Deadline: October 25, 2025
Eligibility: High school seniors who have overcome adversity, show integrity, and demonstrate financial need.
Award: Up to $25,000
Summary: Essay and financial information required; applicants should plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree at an accredited U.S. college.
🔗 Apply Here
4. Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program
Deadline: October 23, 2025
Eligibility: High-achieving high school seniors with financial need (minimum 3.5 GPA).
Award: Up to $55,000 per year for up to four years.
Summary: Requires essays, recommendation letters, transcripts, and demonstration of leadership and service.
🔗 Apply Here
5. NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing
Deadline: October 28, 2025
Eligibility: High school girls and non-binary students with computing or STEM experience.
Award: $500 plus prizes and mentoring opportunities.
Summary: Honors young women in computing who show leadership and technical skill.
🔗 Apply Here
6. Dream Big Scholarship (Varsity Tutors)
Deadline: October 30, 2025
Eligibility: U.S. high school students ages 16 and older.
Award: $2,000
Summary: Submit a 200–400-word essay describing your biggest goal and how you plan to achieve it.
🔗 Apply Here
7. Workamajig Generative AI + Human Design Scholarship
Deadline: October 30, 2025
Eligibility: High school and college students pursuing art, marketing, or design.
Award: $5,000
Summary: Submit a creative essay or design project showing how AI and human creativity can coexist in design.
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8. Heisman High School Scholarship
Deadline: October 17, 2025
Eligibility: Senior student-athletes who excel in academics, sports, and community service.
Award: Up to $10,000
Summary: Essay responses highlighting leadership, community involvement, and athletic achievements required.
🔗 Apply Here
9. Voice of Democracy Scholarship
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Eligibility: Grades 9–12 students enrolled in U.S. high schools.
Award: Up to $35,000
Summary: Record a 3–5-minute audio essay on the annual patriotic theme; national winners recognized in Washington, D.C.
🔗 Apply Here
10. Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Eligibility: U.S. high school and college students 13 years or older.
Award: $2,000
Summary: Write a 250-word creative essay describing your survival plan during a zombie apocalypse.
🔗 Apply Here
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