Time and Deadline Consciousness—How to Make Time When You Have No Time
Today is April 24, and you might ask yourself, “How did I get here? Where did 2025 go? Why is April going so fast?”
If you are a TSU student, you know that April 25 is the last day of class, and Final exams are given April 28-May 2.
Also, many scholarship deadlines that have been posted on this blog are rapidly approaching!
How do you reconcile the time it takes to search for and apply for scholarships with your immediate need to finish your classwork and do well?
I have a few suggestions.
I. Search this blog for scholarships and close deadlines.
Spend 5-15 minutes just reviewing past scholarship posts for April and seeing what deadlines are approaching.
See what the deadline is, what the qualifications are, and take note of them. This is your first step.
https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarships/open-scholarships/
For example, the deadline for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships is April 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm Eastern time.
II. Make an appointment in the Writing Center (either online or in person).
By designating 30 minutes or an hour to scholarship applications, essays, or videos, you are choosing to spend some of your time working on scholarship material.
Some scholarships are quite easy, requiring only 140 characters, 3 sentences, or 250 words, such as
https://www.digitalresponsibility.org/ewaste-scholarship
$1,000 E-waste Scholarship, D: Apr 30, 2025
Prompt: 140-character statement that completes this sentence: The most important reason to care about e-waste is…
https://www.return2college.com/awardprogram.cfm
$1,000 Three Sentence Scholarship (Return2College Scholarship), D: Apr 30, 2025
Prompt: Three (3) sentence essay. In three sentences or less, please answer: “Why are you getting your degree? (submit up to 11 times with different entries)
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/all-about-education-scholarship/
$3,000 All About Education Scholarship, D: Apr 30, 2025
(Essay or Video) Prompt: “How will a $3,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?” (250 words or less)
https://couragetogrowscholarship.com/
$1,000 Courage to Grow Scholarship, D: June 30, 2025
Prompt: Explain in 250 words or less why you believe you should be awarded this scholarship.
GPA of 2.5 or better. Must be a junior or senior in high school or college student. U.S. citizens.
III. Work on scholarships in three-, five-, and ten- minute bites.
Keep a notebook or your phone note taking app to write down ideas or write applications when you find a minute or two available.
Then, schedule a 1-2 hour session that you keep with yourself at night to apply for as many scholarships as you can. You don’t have to be perfect, just good enough.
If music is not too much of a distraction, you might want to listen to some as you complete applications. Just make sure that the music doesn’t appear in any videos that you make or lyrics don’t accidentally get written into your applications.
More Scholarships to Explore
In my research, I discover more scholarships that I can post or write up. Here are some scholarships that you might want to explore and find out more about
1. https://drchiureviews.com/reviews.php
$1,000 Review It Scholarship, D: May 15, 2025
Attending college or university by Sept 15, 2025; achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in their last academic year; write a review on your favorite movie (under 1,000 words) If ads pop up, don’t click on them
2. https://www.pulseofp3.org/scholarships
The Pulse of Perseverance Scholarships, offered monthly (involves downloading an app to get matched to a career mentor)
3. https://www.rover.com/college-scholarship/
$2,500 Rover Scholarship, D: May 1, 2025
Write a 400-500 word response to “How did growing up with a pet in your life (could be a friend’s or family member’s) impact the person you are today?”
4. https://bold.org/scholarships/young-women-in-stem-scholarship/
$5,000 Young Women in STEM Scholarship, D: June 10, 2025 (three winners)
Low-income female students, high school seniors or undergraduates, write a “series of short essay questions about yourself and your goals for the future.” (three questions, 250 words each)
5. https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/scholarships/earl-warren-scholarship/
U.S. student who will be attending an accredited law school in the United States. No minimum GPA or LSAT score.
$15,000-$45,000 Earl Warren Law Scholarship, D: May 1, 2025
6. https://scholarships360.org/scholarships/search/pen-to-paper-scholarship-for-storytellers/
$1,000 “Pen to Paper” Scholarship for Storytellers, D: June 30, 2025
Open to high school juniors or seniors, college, and graduate students who are interested in creative writing.
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