Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

I am listing a few relevant details for the following scholarships, the list organized by deadline dates.

Check each link to find out more information.

1. https://bold.org/scholarships/global-girls-in-stem-scholarship/

$500 Global Girls in STEM Scholarship, D: Feb 8, 2025, three winners

You are involved with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math); have non-profit and volunteering experience, high school senior or first-year undergraduate student, underrepresented minority student, and female-identifying

2. https://stories.whataburger.com/whataburger-feeding-student-success-scholarship-application-2025-2026/

$5,000 Whataburger Feeding Student Success Scholarship, 120 students, D: Feb 14, 2025, or “when 1,000 applications are received—whichever comes first.”

From webpage: “Whataburger is proud to offer $600,000 in scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year through our Whataburger Feeding Student Success program. This opportunity is available to eligible students across our 16-state footprint, including both our Guests and our Family Members (employees).

120 students will each receive a $5,000 scholarship, which can be used for tuition, books, housing, or other educational expenses. The scholarships are open to students attending any college, university, or not-for-profit vocational school.”

3. https://www.ets.org/pdfs/caap/presidential-scholarships-hbcu.pdf

ETS Full-Tuition Presidential Scholarship for HBCUs, D: Mar 17, 2025

From webpage:

“The ETS Presidential Scholarship for HBCU Students offers financial assistance to outstanding students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Eight scholars (four from a private HBCU and four from a public HBCU) will be selected to receive a full tuition-only need/merit scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic school year.

Here are the key details for the 2025-2026 academic year:

Who is eligible to apply?

Any HBCU student who:

• is enrolled full time as a junior or senior during the 2024–2025 academic school year

• has a current grade point average of 3.5 or higher

• demonstrates leadership abilities

• demonstrates a financial need

• is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with valid permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551

Timeline:

• Application Portal Opens: January 13, 2025.
• Application Deadline: March 17, 2025.
• Notification: Scholarship recipients will be notified in June 2025”

ETS offers more scholarships. Check them out: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/epi/student-opportunities/student-scholarships-available-ets

4. https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/ugsp/

$20,000 a year Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) at the National Institutes of Health, D: Mar 26, 2025

Selected criteria from website:

Up to $20,000 per year for “tuition, educational, and reasonable living expenses. Scholarships are awarded for one year and can be renewed for up to four years.”

“This program is for students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science research.”

“To apply for UGSP, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. In addition, you must:

• Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergraduate student at an accredited four-year college or university.
• Have a grade point average of 3.3 or greater on a 4.0-point scale, or rank within the top five percent of your class.
• Demonstrate exceptional financial need certified by your undergraduate institution’s financial aid office.

You must also be able to pass a federal background check.”

5. https://bold.org/scholarships/ronran-glee-literary-scholarship/

$2,000 RonranGlee Literary Scholarship, D: June 17, 2025; 5 winners

Close reading scholarship, high school seniors, undergraduate students

Essay topic: “Please select a paragraph of your choosing (provide a copy of the paragraph in your response), preferably from an ancient literature or philosophy book, and write a short essay expounding your understanding of the writer’s underlying meaning of the text.

Avoid summarizations and vague language that wanders from your central thesis that should be stated at the beginning of your essay. (600-2000 words)”

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