The Scholarship Source 8-16
🎓 High School Students (Current or Graduating Seniors)
U.S. Figure Skating Scholarships
Sponsor: U.S. Figure Skating
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to high school juniors, seniors, and college students who are figure skaters.
Clarence & Barbara Taliaferro Scholarship
Sponsor: Darryl Taliaferro Ministries
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students. Applicant must submit a completed application.
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Sponsor: From the Top
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025 (Deadline I); November 15, 2025 (Deadline II)
Description: Award is open to classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers between the ages of 8 and 18 who have not yet entered college during the 2025–2026 academic year.
Sponsor: South Dakota Board of Regents
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to South Dakota residents who have attended a public high school in South Dakota on a full-time basis for at least two semesters prior to graduating. Applicant must, within one year of graduating high school, enroll in a college, university, or technical school accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Red Cross
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to all high school and college students. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between June 1 and Labor Day.
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Amount: Up to $1,750
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from Tennessee who will be enrolling in one of the Tennessee public colleges, universities, or private colleges. Applicant must have at least a 21 on the ACT or 1060 on the SAT.
🎓 Undergraduate Students (Incoming or Current)
William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students (defined as Black and Hispanic individuals) planning to teach in an accredited school in Indiana upon graduation.
ABFSE Undergraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: American Board of Funeral Service Education
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have completed at least one semester (or quarter) of study in a program in funeral service or mortuary science accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
Alabama Environmental Health Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Alabama Environmental Health Association, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to junior and senior undergraduate students in Alabama studying Environmental Health or a closely related field.
Beauty & Wellness Professionals Scholarship
Sponsor: Beauty Schools Directory
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students planning on attending a program related to the beauty industry (cosmetology, barbering, hair design, nail technology, etc.).
Sponsor: National Ice Cream Retailers Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current and incoming college students. Applicant must be an employee of a member of the National Ice Cream Retailers Association.
Clarence & Barbara Taliaferro Scholarship
(See details above under High School; also applies to undergraduates.)
Dependent Children Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to Tennessee residents who are dependent children of Tennessee law enforcement officers, firemen, or EMTs who have been killed or permanently disabled while on duty. Applicant must be an incoming or current undergraduate student at a Tennessee institution.
Global Supply Chain & Logistics Industry Scholarship
Sponsor: Finale Inventory Scholarship
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students pursuing a degree in supply chain management, operations management, inventory control, materials management, or procurement.
Great Clips Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Great Clips
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarships are open to individuals 16+ who are enrolled in a cosmetology or barbering program and legal residents of the U.S. or Canada.
HBCU Connect Minority Scholarship Program
Sponsor: HBCUConnect.com
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to minority students who are incoming or current students at HBCUs.
Hurst Review/AACN Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an AACN member institution with a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Jump Start Scholarship
(See details above under High School; also applies to incoming undergraduates.)
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
(See details above under High School; also applies to undergraduates.)
NEWH | Houston Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Houston Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Arkansas, Louisiana, or Southern Texas. Applicant must have completed at least half of their degree requirements and must be pursuing a career in the hospitality industry (hotel/restaurant management, culinary, design, architecture, food service, etc.).
Scrubin Uniforms/AACN Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to nursing students in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral programs enrolled at AACN member schools with a Scrubin Uniforms affiliation.
Students Affected by Cancer Scholarship
Sponsor: Ambient Edge
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing. Applicant must be a current/former cancer patient or have supported a loved one through cancer.
🎓 Graduate & Professional Students
Dr. Joseph and Sonya Landholm Scholarship
Sponsor: Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA)
Amount: Up to $4,500
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to veterinary students originally from Nebraska or Nebraska licensed practitioners who are NVMA members.
Paul Hastings Diversity Scholarship
Sponsor: Paul Hastings LLP
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: September 1, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to 2L law students enrolled full-time at an ABA-accredited law school. Includes a paid 2L summer associate position. Applicants must show commitment to diversity.
Scrubin Uniforms/AACN Scholarship
(See details under Undergraduate; also applies to master’s and doctoral nursing students.)
Students Affected by Cancer Scholarship
(See details under Undergraduate; also applies to graduate students.)
🌟 Open / Other
National Caregiver Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Jean Griswold Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to deserving caregivers who wish to further their education in a care-related field.
