The Charles Cheesman Student Debt Reduction Scholarship
and Other Sources to Help Pay Off Student Loans
A few scholarships and programs are geared toward paying off outstanding student debt.
https://bold.org/scholarships/charles-cheesmans-student-debt-reduction-scholarship/
About $3, 414 Charles Cheesman’s Student Debt Reduction Scholarship, D: Nov 30, 2025, three awarded
From website: “. . . the Charles Cheesman Student Debt Reduction Scholarship seeks to reduce student loan costs for African American or Hispanic/Latino first generation students, who are currently in college or have graduated with student loans. Workers who are no longer students but are still working to pay off student loans are eligible.
To apply, write about your educational pursuits, life goals, community service, accomplishments, etc. Explain what you will do with the money you save because of this scholarship.”
https://www.navyfederal.org/makingcents/college-planning/grants-to-pay-off-student-loans.html
This article from the Navy Federal Credit Union lists more than 20 programs and grants to help pay back student loans.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Offers Several Need-Based Scholarships to Help Pay for the 2025 Fall Semester
Google TMCF Open Scholarships
(I tried to post the link, but for some reasons, it didn’t post.)
TMCF has several open scholarships to help students who attended a TMCF member school (Tennessee State University is one of 57 such institutions.) to help pay for next year with several different criteria.
Each scholarship has a different criteria and different deadline.
For example, the $2, 500 TMCF/Sallie Mae Fund Completing the Dream Gap Scholarship is open to undergraduate senior or graduate student “who will complete their degree or program by the end of the Spring 2026 semester (can be either Fall 2025 or Spring 2026)” with a 2.75 cumulative GPA or higher with a deadline of Dec 1, 2025.
More Scholarships
The following scholarships have near due dates. Go ahead and see if they apply to you.
https://www.crowdercriminalfirm.com/scholarship
$1,000 Crowder Law Firm Scholarship, D: June 18, 2025
$5,000 Hearts for Community Service Scholarship, D: June 30, 2025
$8,000 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest, D: June 30, 2025
$10,000 Hyundai Women in STEM scholarship, D: June 30, 2025 (five scholarships awarded)
https://www.doubleasolutions.net/scholarship/
$1,000 Double A Solutions Scholarship, D: July 1, 2025
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