🎓 The Scholarship Bag Presents

Scholarship Sundays!

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Hey Scholars! ✨
Your weekly round-up of scholarships is here — fresh opportunities you can apply for THIS week to get closer to a debt-free degree. ✅

💡 Scholarship Tip of the Week

Winning scholarships isn’t about cramming the night before the deadline — it’s about starting early and chipping away at the process. ✍🏾 Spend just 10–15 minutes a day working on one thing: brainstorming essay ideas, gathering recommendation letters, or filling out applications. Those small steps add up fast — and by the time deadlines hit, you’ll be ahead of the game (and way less stressed!).

🏛️ Justice For All Scholarship

Sponsor: AccessLex
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 22, 2025
Description: Open to students pursuing higher education who have an interest in justice, marketing, or business. Write a short essay responding to the prompt about justice or equality.
Apply Here: Justice For All Scholarship

🎯 College JumpStart Scholarship

Sponsor: The College JumpStart Scholarship Fund
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2025
Description: Open to students in 10th–12th grades, college students, and non-traditional students. Applicant must submit a short essay on their educational goals or how the scholarship will help them attain their goals.
Apply Here: College JumpStart Scholarship

🏆 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Essay Contest

Sponsor: Regions Financial Corporation
Amount: $8,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2025
Description: Open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduates who live or attend school in AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MS, MO, NC, SC, TN, TX. Submit an essay or video about someone who inspires you.
Apply Here: Regions Riding Forward Scholarship

✍️ Scholarship Poetry Contest

Sponsor: Live Poets Society of New Jersey
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: September 30, 2025
Description: Open to all U.S. high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less.
Apply Here: Scholarship Poetry Contest

🗣️ Shout It Out Scholarship

Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: September 30, 2025
Description: Open to students 14+ who are currently enrolled (or plan to enroll) in college. Write a short response to the prompt: “If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?”
Apply Here: Shout It Out Scholarship

🎥 ConnectHer Film Festival Scholarship

Sponsor: ConnectHer Film Festival
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: October 1, 2025
Description: Open to middle school, high school, and undergraduate students under 25. Submit a 3–6 minute short film raising awareness about issues facing women and girls.
Apply Here: ConnectHer Film Festival

🎨 George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest

Sponsor: National Rifle Association of America (NRA)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: October 1, 2025
Description: Open to grades 1–12, including homeschoolers. Submit artwork of a North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted or trapped.
Apply Here: Youth Wildlife Art Contest

✍️ Writers of the Future Contest

Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2025
Description: Open to amateur writers who have not published professionally. Submit an original science fiction or fantasy story of up to 17,000 words.
Apply Here: Writers of the Future Contest

🥤 Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship

Sponsor: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Amount: $20,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2025
Description: Open to current U.S. high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, academics, and community service. 150 scholarships are awarded annually.
Apply Here: Coca-Cola Scholars Application

💼 Advertisemint Scholarship

Sponsor: Advertisemint
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: November 1, 2025
Description: Open to students planning to attend or currently enrolled in college. Write an essay about how advertising affects you personally.
Apply Here: Advertisemint Scholarship

😎 Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship

Sponsor: Access Scholarships
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 30, 2025 (Quarterly Deadlines)
Description: Open to high school, college, and graduate students in the U.S. No essay required — just fill out the short entry form.
Apply Here: Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship

⚠️ Things to Know / Watch Out For

• Because it’s a sweepstakes (not a merit-based scholarship), odds of winning are lower. It’s still worth entering, but don’t count on this as a guaranteed source.

• By entering, you often have to agree to privacy policies and possibly receive marketing or promotional emails. That’s typical; just read the fine print.

💰 U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program

Sponsor: U.S. Bank
Amount: $2,500 – $20,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Open to high school seniors and college students. Complete free personal finance lessons in the U.S. Bank app — the more modules you finish, the more you could win:

• 25+ modules: Up to $2,500

• 50+ modules: Up to $5,000

• 75+ modules: Up to $10,000

• 100+ modules: Up to $20,000 (Grand Prize)
  Apply Here: U.S. Bank Student Scholarship

💌 A Note from The Scholarship Bag

You now have everything you need to win 💸 — but information alone won’t pay for college. Action will.

Remember, scholarships are first-come, first-served and judged by deadlines. The earlier you start, the better your chances. Spend just 10–15 minutes a day on these opportunities, and you’ll thank yourself when those acceptance and award letters start coming in.

You are not alone — Scholarship Success Squad, Lanham Christian School Class of 2026 Community, and Our Family Legacy Scholars group are here to help you stay accountable, share wins, and answer questions along the way.

🧭 Step-by-Step: How to Apply for Scholarships

Here’s your game plan to go from reading this list to actually submitting applications:

Step 1: Pick Your Scholarships

• Choose 3–5 scholarships from this list to focus on this week.

• Prioritize those with upcoming deadlines (start with September ones first).

Step 2: Gather Your Materials

• Download or copy your Scholarship Tracker from the Scholarship Bag Community, Our Family Legacy Scholars group, or the Class of 2026 Google Drive folder.

• Collect your resume, transcripts, and recommendation letters (or request them early).

• Prepare a scholarship essay template you can reuse (found in the Scholarship Bag Resources section).

Step 3: Write & Edit

• Use the Scholarship Essay Writing Guide in the community to draft responses.

• Post your essay draft in one of the groups for feedback, or share with a peer for quick edits.

• Revise and polish until it’s clear, compelling, and error-free.

Step 4: Submit Before the Deadline

• Apply online directly through the links provided in this email.

• Save confirmation emails/screenshots to your Scholarship Tracker.

Step 5: Celebrate & Repeat

• Share your “I Applied!” post in the community — it keeps you motivated and inspires others in the group to apply too.

• Pick the next round of scholarships and keep going until your list is done.

🔥 Pro Tip: Treat scholarship applications like practice for college admissions — the more you apply, the better you get. Aim to submit at least 1 scholarship per week this semester.