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  1. Dynamic Edge Women in STEM Scholarship

    Funded by
    Dynamic Edge, Inc.
    This scholarship will be given to two women (one in Michigan and one in Tennessee) who plan to pursue degrees or certifications in STEM.
    • Degree/Certificate of interest: STEM-related
    • Gender: Identify as a woman
    • Location: Michigan or Tennessee
    $4,000
    Deadline:Jun 11, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  2. Private (PVT) Henry Walker Minority Scholarship

    Funded by
    Steven Franklin
    This scholarship seeks to support students attending HBCUs so they can complete their higher education journeys and achieve their career goals.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Race: African American
    • School Type: HBCU
    • Background: Volunteer experience
    • GPA: 2.8 or above
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jun 14, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  3. De Los Santos Family Scholarship

    Funded by
    De Los Santos
    This scholarship seeks to support Filipino-American students who are passionate about overcoming obstacles in order to achieve academic and professional success.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Identity: Filipino-American student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    $500
    Deadline:Jun 16, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  4. RonranGlee Literary Scholarship

    Funded by
    Ronne Gleason
    This scholarship aims to support students who are pursuing higher education and making the most of their time through close reading.
    • Education Level: High school senior or two or four-year undergraduate student
    $10,000
    Deadline:Jun 17, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  5. West Family Scholarship

    Funded by
    West Family
    This scholarship aims to honor the West family legacy by helping underserved students access higher education.
    • Race/Ethnicity: BIPOC
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: Active in athletics, community, drama, band, etc.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or high school senior
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jun 17, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  6. Michael Bryk Memorial Grant

    Funded by
    Logan Simpson
    This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Michael Bryk by supporting students who are following in his footsteps.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    • GPA: 3.5 GPA or higher
    • State: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, or Nevada (Arizona strongly preferred)
    • Field of Study: Anthropology, archaeology, or museum studies
    • Grant Use: Research project and travel
    $2,500
    Deadline:Jun 29, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  7. Gay's Den Scholar Award

    Funded by
    Tamra Fitzgerald
    This scholarship seeks to encourage and uplift LGBTQ+ individuals so they can lead proud and successful lives.
    • GPA: 2.5 or higher
    • State: Florida
    • Identity: LGBTQ+
    • Education Level: High school senior
    $1,500
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  8. Debra Victoria Scholarship

    Funded by
    Thomas-Banks
    This scholarship aims to honor the legacy of Debra Victoria by supporting underrepresented students from single-parent households so they can complete their education.
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Family: Single-parent household
    $645
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  9. Joanne and Richard Seelaus Scholarship

    Funded by
    R. Seelaus & Co
    This scholarship aims to support young women who are forging their own futures by pursuing their dreams of higher education.
    • State: New Jersey
    • Field of Study: Finance, business, or economics
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
    • Gender: Female
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Background: Self-identified low-income students or first-generation college attendees
    $20,000
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  10. WCEJ Thornton Foundation Low-Income Scholarship

    Funded by
    WC & EJ Thornton Foundation
    This scholarship exists as one small way to make higher education more accessible to low-income students.
    • Financial Status: Low-Income
    • Education: Current undergraduate student or a high school graduate/high school senior who will be enrolled in an undergraduate program by August 2025
    $20,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  11. Boundless Scholarship

    Funded by
    Griffin Furlong
    This scholarship aims to support a student in Duval County, Florida, who has defied the odds by graduating at the top of their class while battling poverty and/or homelessness.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Background: Has overcome adversity (poverty, homelessness, etc.)
    • GPA: 3.0 or greater
    • Location: Duval County, Florida
    $500
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  12. Future Leaders Scholarship

    Funded by
    Realign, Inc.
    This scholarship aims to support the next generation of leaders in their respective industries so they can make an impact.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  13. Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society Veterinary Assistant Scholarship

    Funded by
    Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society
    This scholarship seeks to support high school students who are planning to pursue veterinary assistant certificates.
    • Education Level: High school student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: Non-profit or volunteering experience
    • Field of Interest: Veterinary assistant
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  14. Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society Veterinary Technician Scholarship

    Funded by
    Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society
    This scholarship aims to support students who are interested in pursuing veterinary technician degrees.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: Non-profit or volunteering experience
    • Field of Interest: Veterinary technician
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  15. Tamika A. Nurse Fashionista Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Nurse
    This scholarship aims to honor the life of Tamika A. Nurse by supporting young women who share her passions and are following in her footsteps.
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Identity: Underrepresented minority
    • GPA: 2.5 or higher
    • Field of Study: Business (fashion focus)
    • Gender: Female-identifying
    • Religion: Christian
    $2,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  16. Harry & Mary Sheaffer Scholarship

    Funded by
    CM Global LLC
    This scholarship aims to support students pursuing higher education so they have the necessary resources to stay in school.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Background: First-generation college student
    • GPA: 2.8 or higher
    $2,000
    Deadline:Jul 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  17. Gladys Ruth Legacy “Service“ Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Angela King
    The Gladys Ruth Legacy “Service” Memorial Scholarship was made to support an African American student who is unapologetically themselves and supports others through acts of service.
    • Ethnicity : African American
    • Community Service Participation : In the last 5 years
    • Background : First-generation college student
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • GPA: 2.5 or above
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 04, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  18. Bayli Lake Memorial Scholarship for Creative Excellence

    Funded by
    Lake
    This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Bayli Lake by supporting students who share her passion for art.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Background: First-generation college student
    • Field of Study: Art
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 05, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  19. Gloria Rickett Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Rickett
    This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Gloria Rickett by supporting students who are preparing to begin college.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • State: Maryland
    • Field of Study: Childhood development, nursing, or the arts
    • GPA: 3.5 or above
    $15,000
    Deadline:Jul 07, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  20. Clark Emerging Leaders Scholarship

    Funded by
    Lorenzo Clark
    This scholarship aims to support students in need so they can successfully complete their college degrees and embark on their futures.
    • GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
    • Education Level: Incoming student to an HBCU or a rising sophomore at an HBCU
    • Location: Tarrant or Dallas counties of Texas
    • Identity: Underrepresented minority
    • Experience: Volunteering and leadership experience
    • Field of Study: Business-related degree (management, accounting, finance, etc.)
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 07, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  21. Peter J. Musto Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    RACE Cancer Foundation
    This scholarship seeks to honor the life of Peter J. Musto by supporting students who have been affected by cancer, either through their own diagnosis or the diagnosis of a family member.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • State: Pennsylvania
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: Has been affected by cancer
    $1,500
    Deadline:Jul 07, 2025
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  22. Dr. Soronnadi Nnaji Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Nnaji Family
    This scholarship seeks to honor Dr. Soronnadi Nnaji by supporting students who are first or second-generation African immigrants as they pursue higher education.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Background: First or second-generation African immigrant
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    $5,000
    Deadline:Jul 12, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  23. Ray W Bausick Green Industry Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Kevin Koss
    This scholarship seeks to honor the life of Ray W Bausick by supporting high-achieving students who are pursuing careers in the green industry.
    • Education Level: High school senior or two or four-year undergraduate student
    • Majors of Interest: Landscape architecture, agronomics, turf management, etc.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    $6,000
    Deadline:Jul 14, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  24. Marcello Rosino Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Rosino
    This scholarship is designed to empower and support deserving students of Italian American heritage who share a passion for education, fostering the language language and culture, and embody the values of diligence and determination, and aspire to contribute positively to their communities, just as Marcello Rosino did.
    • Heritage: Italian American
    • GPA: 3.0 or Above
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 19, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  25. W. Tong and A.C. Wong 2025 Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Tong
    This scholarship seeks to support students with financial need as they pursue their goals of higher education in order to create the life of their dreams.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Background: FGLI (first-generation, low-income)
    • GPA: 3.8 GPA or higher
    • Ethnicity: At least 50% Asian
    $30,000
    Deadline:Jul 31, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  26. "A Daring Path" No-Essay Scholarship

    Funded by
    Calvin Rosser
    This scholarship exists to support a bold person who wants to get the most out of this world.
    All students are eligible
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 31, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  27. Ultrafabrics Inc. Scholarship Award

    Funded by
    Ultrafabrics Inc.
    This scholarship aims to support the next generation of designers who are committed to prioritizing environmental and social sustainability.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Desired Career Field: Design or Engineering
    $10,000
    Deadline:Aug 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  28. Olympians Academy Leadership Wings Scholarship

    Funded by
    The Olympians Academy, LLC.
    This scholarship aims to support students pursuing professional leadership or management so they can lead the world to a better future.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • State of Residence: Tennessee
    • Field of Interest: Business Administration - Management, Human Resource Management, Project Management, Public Administration, Business Management, Global Leadership, Organizational Leadership
    • Education Level: Undergraduate
    $2,000
    Deadline:Aug 07, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  29. Mad Grad Scholarship

    Funded by
    MAD BOX Studios LLC
    This scholarship seeks to provide financial assistance and support to students who are pursuing the visual or performing arts.
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Field of Study: Visual and/or performing arts
    $1,000
    Deadline:Aug 10, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  30. C's Get Degrees Scholarship

    Funded by
    Todd Edwards
    This scholarship seeks to support students who may not have had the highest GPAs in high school but are ready to embrace the growth and opportunities that college can bring.
    • Education Level: High school student
    • GPA: 2.0-2.9 GPA
    • Financial Status: Financial need
    • College Plans: Will attend a four-year college
    $500
    Deadline:Aug 14, 2025
    One Click Apply
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