Private Scholarships
There are many college scholarships and grants that are offered by national private or non-profit organizations. In order to qualify for one of these private grants or scholarships, there is usually a contest or drawing that you must enter. If you are notified that you won a scholarship or grant but you did not submit an entry for it, it is not likely a legitimate source of aid. There are often requirements, such as an essay, for these private scholarships and grants.
Here is a list of private scholarships that might interest you:
AAA Travel High School Challenge (Entry deadline: January-May)
ACLU Stand Up for Freedom Contest (Entry deadline: October 4)
Americanism Essay Contest (Entry deadline: December 1)
American Harlequin Dance Scholarship (Entry deadline: November 1)
AIDS Orphans in Africa Essay Contest (Entry deadline: April 15)
Akademos/TextbookX.com Scholarship Contest (Entry deadline: April 30)
AXA Achievement Scholarship Program (Entry deadline: early January)
AFSA National Scholarship Essay Contest (Entry deadline: October 4)
The BRICK Awards (Entry deadline: December 1)
Calgon “Take Me Away to College” Contest (Entry deadline: February 28)
Christopher College Video and High School Poster Contests (Entry deadline: early June)
Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program (Entry deadline: mid-March)T
The Costume Society of America’s Stella Blum Research Grant (Entry deadline May 1 of every year)
Disabled American Veterans Youth Volunteer Scholarship Awards (Entry deadline: February 25)
D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program (Entry deadline: June 30, 2008)
Discover Card Tribute Award (Entry deadline: January 31)
Duck Brand Duct Tape “Stuck at Prom” Contest (Entry deadline: May-June)
Environmental Essay Contest (Entry deadline: May 15)
Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest (Entry deadline: April 15)
Horatio Alger Association Scholarships (Entry deadline: October 15)
The Jeanette Rankin Foundation Scholarship Program
MoneyMatters101.com Scholarships (Entry deadline: August 31)
The National Society of Accountants Scholarship Foundation
Patricia M. McNamara Memorial Scholarship (Entry deadline: December 31)
Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship (Entry deadline: late April)
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards (Entry deadline: late October)
Tylenol Scholarship (Entry deadline: April 30)
The United Negro College Fund Scholarships Programs
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship (Entry deadline: February 20)
Voice of Democracy Essay Contest (Entry deadline: November 1)
William R. Simms Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy (Entry deadline: September 15)
