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The Scholarship Source
Your weekly guide to finding, applying for, and winning free money for college.
Each week, The Scholarship Source delivers a hand-picked list of scholarships with upcoming deadlines, insider tips to strengthen your applications, and direct links so you can apply right away. Whether you’re a high school student, current college student, or parent helping your student plan ahead, we make it easy to discover opportunities that match your goals and deadlines—saving you time and boosting your chances of success.
Stay informed. Stay ahead. Secure your future—one scholarship at a time.
The Scholarship Source – Upcoming Deadlines
August 15, 2025
NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 15, 2025
Description: Open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, or DC. Must have a career goal in hospitality (e.g., Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design).
🟨 Varsity Tutors College Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Varsity Tutors
Amount: $200
Closing Date: August 15, 2025
Description: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and DC who are 16+. Applicant must submit an essay on “What aspirations do you have for the upcoming school year and what motivates you to achieve them?”
August 17, 2025
Alabama Board of Nursing Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Alabama Board of Nursing
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: August 17, 2025
Description: For applicants with an active, unencumbered Alabama RN license admitted to an accredited graduate nursing program in Alabama.
Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright Scholarships
Sponsor: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | Miller Lite
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: August 17, 2025
Description: For undergraduate students at HACU-member schools in CA, CO, FL, IL, NY, TX, WI, or PR. Must be 21+, U.S. citizen/permanent resident/DACA, and GPA 2.5+.
August 18, 2025
Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation | UNCF
Amount: Not specified
Closing Date: August 18, 2025
Description: For Black/African American juniors at select HBCUs with GPA 2.75+.
August 20, 2025
🟨 Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LA Tutors
Amount: $500
Closing Date: August 20, 2025
Description: Open to high school or college students in the U.S. or Canada (GPA 3.0+). Must have created an innovative project that benefits others and submit an essay describing the project.
August 21, 2025
Adams Blumenberg STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: Adams Blumenberg Family | UNCF
Amount: $4,250
Closing Date: August 21, 2025
Description: For sophomores–seniors at specific HBCUs majoring in STEM fields.
Sponsor: Target Corporation | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: August 21, 2025
Description: For HBCU juniors (rising seniors) studying business or engineering, GPA 2.75+.
August 24, 2025
Sponsor: American Assembly for Men in Nursing
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 24, 2025
Description: For male nursing students who are AAMN members and enrolled in accredited nursing programs.
August 25, 2025
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: August 25, 2025
Description: For HBCU seniors with GPA 3.5+, leadership skills, community service, and financial need.
Sponsor: Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 25, 2025
Description: For college students who have suffered a serious injury. Requires an essay about the injury’s impact on education.
August 27, 2025
Sponsor: Boomer Benefits
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 27, 2025
Description: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents age 50+ enrolled in accredited programs.
🟨 Global Perspectives Scholarship
Sponsor: Rustic Pathways
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: August 27, 2025
Description: Open to high school and college students in the U.S. Essay required on most meaningful summer experience.
August 29, 2025
Houston Youth Gala Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: August 29, 2025
Description: For students at accredited four-year U.S. colleges, preference for UNCF-member HBCUs in Texas.
August 31, 2025
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🟨 #100for100 Scholarship – DoSomething – $1,000 – Create and share a safe driving PSA.
$1,000 College Survey Scholarship – Niche – $1,000 – For current college students/alumni.
$1,000 Graduate School Survey Scholarship – Niche – $1,000 – For grad students/alumni.
🟨 $1,000 Local Survey Sweepstakes – Niche – $1,000 – Short survey on local area.
🟨 $2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship – Niche – $2,000 – Open to HS, college, grad students.
2nd Chance Scholarship – AFSA – $1,000 – For HS grads with GED/diploma.
🟨 A Better Financial Future Scholarship – Smarter College – $2,000 – U.S. residents 17+ (HS seniors eligible).
Achieve Today Scholarship – $1,000 – College only.
🟨 All Star Verified Scholarship – Verified Scholarships – $1,000 – Short form + scholarship question.
🟨 Appily Easy College Money Scholarship – Appily – $1,000 – For students 13+; HS eligible.
🟨 Apprentice Ecologist Essay Scholarship – Nicodemus Wilderness Project – Varies – For HS juniors/seniors.
🟨 Arctic Physical Therapy Scholarship – Arctic Physical Therapy – $500 – HS seniors eligible.
Asbestos.com Scholarship – $3,000 – College only.
🟨 Back-to-School Sweepstakes – CollegeXpress – $1,300 – For U.S. residents 13+.
🟨 C.I.P. Scholarship – College is Power – $1,000 – For students 17+ (HS seniors eligible).
CHASA Scholarship – College/vocational only.
Clubs of America Scholarship Award – $1,000 – College only.
Cyberbullying Awareness Scholarship – $1,000 – College only.
🟨 Discover Student Loans Scholarship – Discover – $5,000 – HS seniors eligible.
🟨 Entrepreneur Scholarship Programme – Rapid Formations – $700 – HS seniors eligible.
🟨 Excelsior Scholarship Program – NYSHESC – Up to $5,500 – NY HS seniors entering SUNY/CUNY.
🟨 Florida Rentals Annual Dream Vacation Scholarship – $1,000 – HS seniors eligible.
🟨 Future Educator Scholarship – Mrs. Prindables – $1,000 – HS seniors eligible.
Hometown Pride Scholarship – $1,000 – College only.
K9 Carts Scholarships – $1,000 – College only.
