I went looking for easy scholarships to apply for, and I found the following:
1. https://bold.org/scholarships/creative-inspired-happy-mid-career-writing-scholarship/
$1,000 CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY Mid-Career Writing Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024, two winners
Selected criteria from webpage:
“The CREATIVE.INSPIRED.HAPPY Mid-Career Writing Scholarship is a scholarship for an aspiring writer not currently in a professional writing career, for use toward furthering their education in writing, such as continuing education or community college courses on writing.
This scholarship is open to aspiring writers in any field, including fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.
To apply, tell us what you love about writing and why you want to further your education in the field.
Essay Topic: What do you love about writing? Why do you want to further your education? (400-600 words)”
Click on the link above for more information (will help you in writing your essay).
2. https://bold.org/scholarships/joe-gilroy-plan-your-work-work-your-plan-scholarship/
$1,100 Joe Giloy “Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan” Scholarship, D: Feb 28, 2025, two winners
Selected criteria from webpage:
“This scholarship aims to support any student who has dreams and a detailed plan on how to pursue and achieve them.
Anybody who is pursuing further education of some kind may apply for this scholarship if they have specific goals and experience in the field they’re pursuing. Eligible candidates includes those pursuing trade school, certifications or graduates who are trying to pay down student loan debt.
To apply, tell us about your goals and your plans for achieving them, including as many details as possible.
Essay Topic: Please describe your goals and the plans you have to reach these goals. Please include details, including the resources necessary, a budget, and thorough thought of all the angles. Resources and timing are important in any plan, as well as consideration of all paths for success. (400–600 words)”
Click on the link above for more information (will help you in writing your essay).
3. https://bold.org/scholarships/redefining-victory-scholarship/
$2,500 Redefining Victory Scholarship, D: Apr 1, 2025, eight winners
Selected criteria from webpage:
“Success can mean different things for different people; from the pursuit of academic excellence to the realization of personal passions and goals, these diverse interpretations of achievement reflect the perspectives that individuals develop as they navigate their unique journeys.
Regardless of their paths, achievers’ lives are marked by passion, perseverance, and self-education, proving that potential is not limited to the traditional academic route. The common thread is a commitment to improvement and a resilience in the face of challenges and hardships. By embracing diverse avenues for personal growth, anyone can conquer the challenges of life and attain the pinnacle of success.
Any student may apply, whether pursuing a community college or university degree, attending a trade school, or completing a certificate program.
To apply, describe what success looks like to you and how this opportunity will help you achieve it.
Previous winners are encouraged to apply; please include how you have progressed in your program.
Essay topic: Describe what success looks like for you and how this opportunity will help you achieve it. (500–800 words)”
Click on the link above for more information.
Other Scholarships Offered by Bold.Org
https://bold.org/scholarships/
Bold.org administers many more easy scholarships. Click on the link above to discover all the scholarships they administer. You can also choose various categories to limit your search based on education level; major or area of interest; status (is the scholarship open, reviewing entries, or awarded); choose scholarships with no-essay; and sort (by newest, oldest, nearest deadline, farthest deadline, highest amount, or lowest amount)
Choose Highest Amount (in Sort by) and Status (Open) to see what scholarships show up. (That is for a future Scholarship Tigers blog, but you can get a head start on finding those scholarships. We can only feature a few here.)
A Little Experiment
Many times in life we don’t pursue endeavors because we have pre-decided what the outcomes will be. And our imaginations run wild, dreaming up all kinds of negative scenarios about ourselves and the world.
I have discovered that if you conduct little experiments, making a small action toward breaking down your resistance, that you can often persevere and continue. Here is a little experiment: if you are reading this, and it is between Dec 19, 2024-Jan 1, 2025– email Mike Turner at mjturner@tnstate.edu, and we can set up a Zoom session for 10 minutes or so to talk about any of the scholarships above or any part of the process of paying for school without amassing large amounts of debt.
A Little More Difficult But Not Too Difficult Scholarship
https://bold.org/scholarships/mindscape/
$10,000 Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Big Picture Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024, two winners
Selected criteria from webpage:
“The Mindscape Big Picture Scholarship was created to provide financial support for those who are looking to pursue higher education to understand how the world works.
This scholarship is open to all students who have a deep curiosity in studying the universe for its own sake—whether that be pursuing studies in physics, philosophy, biology, mathematics, literature, or any other field that seeks better understanding of our existence—and will seek to lift up those from underrepresented communities in those fields, and first-generation college students.
Scholarship recipients will receive $10,000, to be put toward the tuition cost of an undergraduate degree.
Essay Topic: Explain why you think it’s important that we work to better understand the nature of our universe, and what ideas and concepts you hope to employ in order to do so. (400–1500 words)”
I found this scholarship by browsing the database of Bold.org using the highest amount and open as my criteria, any education level.
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