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The Bird Dog Foundation, Inc. has established a scholarship fund to promote interest in hunting, wildlife conservation, the rich outdoor heritage of the United States, and other related subjects. This annual essay contest and scholarship is open only to high school seniors who are preparing to enter their freshman year at an accredited college or university.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Bird Dog Foundation.
Deadline: April 15, 2025.
Additional awards: $1,500 for second place, $1,000 for third place.
Categories: Personal Essay.
The Anna Chennault Scholarship provides $5,000 to a journalism student in financial need. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students to pursue journalism as a career, and to induce competitors to research, learn and give an opinion on a topical news item and to take a stand on this particular issue. Applicants must submit work samples and an essay on one of three given topics.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Asian American Journalists Association.
Deadline: April 21, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
The Mary Quon Moy Ing Memorial Scholarship will award up to $2,000 to a currently enrolled college student or graduating high school senior who is pursuing journalism as a career. Applicants must submit a resume, brief personal statements, and optional work samples.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Asian American Journalists Association.
Deadline: April 21, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
The Walt Disney Company UNCF Corporate Scholars Program aims to help create a diverse pipeline of college-educated professionals poised to assume fulfilling off-camera careers in entertainment, and to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities employed in the entertainment industry. Please note applications submitted for this program will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: United Negro College Fund.
Deadline: April 24, 2025.
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given.
Categories: Personal Essay.
Have you read Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead? Enter this Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for your chance to win the top prize of $10,000! To apply, submit a 800-1,600 word essay on one of three designated topics related to The Fountainhead. Entrants must be in 11th or 12th grade at the time of the contest deadline and are limited to one entry per student per contest.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: Ayn Rand Institute.
Deadline: April 29, 2025.
Additional awards: 3 second place prizes of $2,500, 5 third place prizes of $500, and 50 runner-up prizes of $50 each.
Categories: Critical Essay.
Have you read Ayn Rand’s Anthem? Enter this Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for your chance to win one of countless scholarship prizes! To apply, submit a 600-1,200 word essay on one of three designated topics related to Anthem. Entrants must be in high school at the time of the contest deadline and are limited to one entry per student per contest.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: Ayn Rand Institute.
Deadline: April 29, 2025.
Additional awards: 3 second place prizes of $250, 5 third place prizes of $100, and 50 runner-up prizes of $25 each.
Categories: Critical Essay.
This year, NAJA will select five students for one-time awards of $10,000 each for the NAJA - Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship for Indigenous students pursuing journalism and media degrees at a higher learning institutions. Applicants must highlight a commitment to Indigenous storytelling as demonstrated by completed coursework, clips/work samples and a letter of recommendation from a professor or internship supervisor.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Native American Journalists Association.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
The Dale Runnion Scholarship will be presented to a current AGR undergraduate who plans to pursue a career in agrimarketing, journalism, advertising or public relations. The completion or plans to complete a course in livestock judging or evaluation, campus and/or community leadership and active participation in journalistic activities will receive strong consideration.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Alpha Gamma Rho.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
At Signature Products, we honor the hard work and dedication of teachers who are critical to students’ success. Every year, we offer one $1,000 scholarship to help an aspiring teacher achieve his or her goal. To apply, please submit one 300-word essay about the teacher and/or event that inspired you to seek a degree in teaching, as well as a completed application form.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Signature School Products.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
The Maxwell Foundation provides financial resources to student leaders from Washington state — up to $5,000 per year for freshmen starting at a four-year private college during the upcoming academic year. Requirements include a short essay, sufficient test scores, and financial need. The scholarship is renewable each year for a total of up to $20,000 over a four-year period.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The Edmund E. Maxwell Foundation.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Additional awards: Multiple awards will be given & paid in equal installments over four years.
Categories: Personal Essay.
This award is offered annually to students of Italian ancestry who are majoring in journalism or media communications. Award is $2,000 and is available only to residents of the Chicago metropolitan area. All applicants must submit a typewritten essay of 500 words on a topic related to the Italian-American experience, portrayal in the media, and/or history.
Categories: Personal Essay and Critical Essay
Organization: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay and Critical Essay.
Five Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships in the amount of $25,800 each will be awarded to young poets through a national competition sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine. Established in 1989 by the Indianapolis philanthropist Ruth Lilly, the fellowships are intended to encourage the further study and writing of poetry.
Categories: Poetry
Organization: Poetry Foundation.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Poetry.
The foundation established this scholarship program to encourage and reward juniors, seniors and graduate students who have a burning desire to pursue some aspect of professional speaking as a career. To be considered for one of our six scholarships, please review and fill out the Scholarship Criteria and Application Form, which includes a personal essay about your career objective, your desire to be a professional speaker and how you will use your skills in oral communications.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: NSA Foundation.
Deadline: April 30, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
Higher education: that magical time when deadlines are tight and budgets are tighter. That's why we at Rover would like to help fund your brain fuel for the coming school year. Just write a 400-500 word essay about caring for a pet for your chance to win $2,500!
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Rover.
Deadline: May 01, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
Our organization seeks to honor Benjamin’s Hope for the Future by raising awareness & funding promising treatments with the hope for a cure for pediatric cancer. As part of this, we provide an annual scholarship to students who have been impacted by cancer and participated in community service (which should be the topic of the essay they submit).
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Benjamin's Hope for the Future.
Deadline: May 01, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
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