Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

$8,000 Possibility

TL;DR: If you are a U.S. resident 16 years or older and a resident of one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas; and you have a GPA of 2.0 or higher (or you are in Good Standing), consider the following scholarship.

https://www.regions.com/about-regions/inclusion-belonging-impact/supporting-communities/essay-contest-scholarship

$8,000 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest, D: Mar 31, 2026, for the 1^st quarter

Other deadlines: June 30, 2026 for the 2^nd quarter; Sept 30, 2026 for the 3^rd quarter; and Dec 31, 2026 for the 4^th quarter

Written Essay or Video Essay

Selected criteria from webpage:

“Their Story. Your Voice.

Your voice is your own but it’s also been shaped by others along the way. Who, we wonder, has inspired you in an extraordinary way?

For the opportunity to win an $8,000 scholarship, submit a video or written essay about an individual you know personally (who lives in your community) who has inspired you in an extraordinary way.

Eligibility

For purposes of this contest:

• The “Eligible States” are defined as the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

To be eligible to enter this contest and to win an award in a Quarterly Contest, at the time of entry, you must:

• Be a legal U.S. resident of one of the Eligible States.
• Be age 16 or older.
• Have at least one (1) year (or at least 18 semester hours) remaining before your undergraduate college graduation.
• If you are not yet in college, begin your freshman year of college no later than the start of the 2027 – 2028 college academic school year.
• As of your most recent school enrollment period, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in school (and if no GPA is provided at school, be in “good standing” or the equivalent thereof in school).”

For more details, click on the link above.

I Don’t Have Time to Enter This Scholarship

If you fit the qualifications, you will notice that the deadline for this scholarship contest is 11:59 pm Central Time, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

There are three more times you can enter this scholarship in 2026, so you could try again later.

Also, you could try and apply and see what happens!

You can visit the website above, and the further you go down the page, you will notice that the scholarship essays or videos that won $8000 in 2025 are posted.

You can read and watch a few to demonstrate to yourself that it is possible.

Also, you can set aside some time and freewrite or mindmap for 5 minutes about people who are from your community who have inspired you.

And then spend another 10 minutes focused on one person, listing how they influenced you, how do they carry themselves in the world, anecdotes from your life and theirs that demonstrate their positive influence on you.

Construct a 500 word or less essay or a video of 3 minutes or shorter in length and no larger than 1 GB.

Enter before the deadline, and now, you have completed the task.

Also, if you have time, you can bring your essays (your videos too if you want to show us or have us give you constructive feedback), in person or online, to the AARC Writing Center at TSU.

The AARC Writing Center at TSU assists students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Tennessee State University.

We are temporarily located in the Brown-Daniel Library, room 229, 2nd floor, near the elevator, from 8:00 am-4:30 pm, M-Th, 8:00 am-4:00 pm F.

Our contact information (EAB links, email addresses, and phone numbers) can be found here: https://www.tnstate.edu/asc/writing.aspx

Ms. Rhonda Kavan, Writing Center coordinator; Dr. Shiloh Carroll, Writing Consultant; Ms. Lori Danley, Writing Consultant; and Mr. Mike Turner, Writing Consultant

If you want to reach out to me personally, Mr. Mike Turner, mjturner@tnstate.edu, for help, or to look for scholarships and other money tailored to your major and your situation (called a scholarship coaching session), feel free to do so.

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