Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

Several scholarships have upcoming deadlines. Also, several scholarships have February, March, or April deadlines. 

Community Foundation of Middle TN Scholarships, D: Feb 1, 2025

https://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator

Community Foundation Locator—Here you can put your zip code in and find out if any community foundations near your permanent residence offers scholarships; I found one foundation with a scholarship deadline of March 15, 2025, so I would check.

https://www.return2college.com/awardprogram.cfm

$1,000 Return 2 College (R2C) Scholarship [3-Sentence Scholarship], D: Jan 31, 2025

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships

$1,500-$10,000 Unigo Scholarships, Monthly

https://bold.org/scholarships/

$500-$20,000 Bold Scholarships

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/tmcf-mcdonalds-black-and-positively-golden-scholarships/

TMCF/McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship ($15,000 for the 2025-2026 academic year)—Opens November 11, 2024-Deadline: April 25, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)

All applicants attending an HBCU with a GPA of 2.7 or higher must upload a professional image in your school logo and/or school colors and answer the following video question (2 mins max): “What unique perspective, passion, or curiosity drives your academic interests? How do you envision it shaping your future as a scholar and leader in your field?”

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

Regions Riding Forward Scholarship ($8,000) Deadline for Quarter 1 contest: March 31, 2025; there are three more opportunities throughout 2025

More criteria can be found at the link above, including the requirement of a GPA of 2.0 or above (and if no GPA is provided by the school, be in “good standing”) and being a legal US resident of one of the eligible states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

More Scholarships and How to Find More Money to Pay for School Handout in the

Blog post from January 10, 2025

If you wish to find more information about more scholarships and how to find more money to pay for school, go to the January 10, 2025 blog post and download the 18 page handout, “Scholarship and Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate School.”

Writing Help at the TSU Writing Center for Scholarships or Any Writing Concern

As a Tennessee State University student or faculty/staff member, if you need help with scholarship applications, essays, or any other writing concern, know that the Writing Center at Tennessee State University is here for you!

Spring 2025 hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00pm and Sunday, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm, 615.963.5102.

Writing assistance is available in person in the Writing Center, relocated to room 229, TSU library, or available online.

For online scheduling: http://mywco.com/tnstate

If you already have an account, log in and make an appointment.

If you don’t have an account, register for an account by clicking on “Register an Account” next to FIRST VISIT? and schedule your appointment!

For help with any writing concern including resumes, applications, or essays for scholarships or internships, you can sign up for any available writing tutor. For assistance with finding scholarships, sign up for Mr. Turner or Ms. Danley.

For more scholarships, visit Scholarship Tigers at https://scholarshiptigers.com/

You can contact Rhonda Kavan, Writing Center Coordinator at Tennessee State University, at rkavan@tnstate.edu; Michael Turner, Writing Instructor/ Tutor at mjturner@tnstate.edu; Lori Danley, Writing Instructor/Tutor at ldanley@tnstate.edu; and Shiloh Carroll, Writing Instructor/Tutor at scarroll@tnstate.edu.

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, I gave the following Zoom workshop for the 2025 Writing Hub Bootcamp, “Scholarship and Funding Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate School Through Scholarships.”

You will find more than $80,000 worth of scholarships and programs to tap into to fund a more money, less debt college degree.

In this 18-page handout, you can find some of the following opportunities:

How to Prepare for the TSU Foundation scholarships

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee scholarships, Deadline: Feb 1, 2025

How to Find Other Community Foundations to See If There Are Opportunities Tied to Your Permanent Address

$20,000 Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Big Picture Scholarship, D: Jan 20, 2025, two winners; winners announced Feb 20, 2025; this involves writing an essay.

TMCF/McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship ($15,000 for the 2025-2026 academic year)—Opens November 11, 2024-Deadline: April 25, 2025 (11:59 pm EST)

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships

$10,000 2025 Splunk’s 2025 HBCU Academic Scholarship, D: Feb 7, 2025

$8,000 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship, Deadline for Quarter 1 contest: March 31, 2025; there are three more opportunities throughout 2025.

$10,000 Create A Greeting Card Scholarship, D: March 3, 2025

$10,000 Dr. Pepper Tuition Sweepstakes, Available from 10/1/2024-1/20/2025

$1,000 Return to College (R2C) Scholarship, D: Jan 31, 2025

$1,000-$5,000 DoSomething.Org Scholarships

$10,000 Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship (five scholarships), D: most likely June 30, 2025

TMCF/Bridging the Dream Scholarships for high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduates.

Tuition-Savings Programs like the Academic Common Market

Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)-State Doctoral Scholars Program

Plus Much More

First, a reminder of some easier scholarships that only require less than 500 words (some only a few sentences). These are often not tied to any GPA. Second, another reminder about the Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship and the Ted and Holly Robbins Scholarship.

500 Word or Less Scholarships and No GPA requirement

Check the links below to discover them. Some I have posted earlier in 2024.

1. https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/unigo-10k-scholarship

$10,000 Unigo 10K Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024

Prompt: “Would you rather be smart, funny or rich? Why?” (250 words or less)

Essay or Video submission.

2. https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/top-ten-list-scholarship

$1,500 Top Ten List Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024

Prompt: “Create a Top Ten List of the top ten reasons you should get this scholarship.” (250 words or less)

Essay or Video submission.

3. https://www.genkellyscholarship.com/apply

$1,000 Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024

4. https://www.collegeispower.com/scholarship.cfm

$1,000 College is Power (CIP) Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024

5. https://www.moolahspot.com/scholarship/

$1,000 The MoolahSPOT Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024

6. https://www.return2college.com/awardprogram.cfm

$1,000 Return to College (R2C) Scholarship, D: Jan 31, 2025

Up to $25,000 Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship, no GPA requirement

https://www.tacobellfoundation.org/live-mas-scholarship/

$25,000, $10,000, and $5,000 Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship, D: Jan. 8, 2025

Create a 2 minute or less [more than 30 seconds] no larger than 500 MB video about your passion and you might earn this scholarship.

Selected criteria from website:

Ages 16-26, legal resident of the U.S. or the dependent child of an active duty member of the U.S. miliary, no third-party infringement (no company logos on clothing or music heard on the video that is not your own creation, for example)

“Submit a video that addresses these questions:

• What is your passion and how are you currently pursuing it or planning to pursue it?
• How do you plan to use your passion to make your community, country, and/or world, etc. a better place?
• What is your education plan (education program, college, or certificate/degree program) and how will it help you pursue your passion and create positive impact?

Please visit the website above to get more information about what to include (and not include) in your video.

$5,000 Ted and Holly Robbins Scholarship, no GPA requirement

https://www.rollinsscholarship.org/scholarship-application

$5,000 Ted and Holly Robbins Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2024 (deadline extended)

“Scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors based on the most compelling stories — regarding their life story, their intended field of study, career and how they will make an impact on the world. Apply for a $5,000 Scholarship awarded Winter 2025!”

Essays of at least 500 words.

Who is Reading This Blog?

If you are reading this blog, drop us a line.

On the right hand of the website, find Email Tiger Scholars and click on the link. Let us know who you are (if you wish), and what major you are pursuing or hope to pursue. What do you like about the website? How could we improve?

In December, we will try to find scholarships that apply toward your majors in future December posts.

160 Scholarships administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and Other Scholarship Opportunities

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) administers 160 different scholarships. The application period opens December 1, 2024, and the deadline for applications is February 1, 2025.

CFMT Scholarship Showcase

The scholarships have different criteria, so to explore the different scholarships, click here for the Scholarship Showcase.

Some scholarships you might explore (there might be more): Teddy Wilburn Scholarship Fund, Emmett H. Turner Scholarship Fund, Mike and Mary Jean Kruse Scholarship Fund, Nashville Academy of Medicine Alliance Scholarship Fund for Nursing, Steve Thompson Scholarship Fund.

CFMT Special Requirement Scholarships

CFMT also administers special requirement scholarships.

On this page, go further down to discover scholarships for middle school students in Metro Nashville; scholarships for middle and high school students of Rutherford, Cannon, DeKalb, and Wilson Counties; scholarships for Father Ryan High School and St. Cecilia Academy; and employer based scholarships, such as CoreCivic, Dollar General, Genesco, Metro Nashville Police, Journeys, Tractor Supply Company, and Healthstream (these scholarships may have different deadlines than the general application of February 1, 2025).

One General Application for CFMT Scholarships, Deadline: Feb 1, 2025

https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/CFMTGenApp2025

CFMT offers one application for all 160 scholarships, informing you if you are eligible for other scholarships “based on the information in your application.”

Community Foundations all Over America Often Administer Scholarships

https://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator

Find a Community Foundation Close to You—there are many community foundations across the United States and many administer scholarships. Find out if a community foundation near your permanent residence address does.

Other Scholarship Opportunities

The following scholarships and databases are available to explore. I haven’t had time to write them up, so see what you find.

https://www.drpepper.com/s/tuition-finalists

Found done the page, you will find the link to a Dr. Pepper Tuition Sweepstakes: “Want to Make Your Tuition Dreams Come True? Join Pepper Perks and Enter the Tuition Sweepstakes For The Chance To Win $10k In Tuition.”

Available from 10/1/2024-1/20/2025.

https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/

The Marketplace by Kaleidoscope for grants, scholarships, and other forms of financial assistance.

https://www.reaganfoundation.org/education/scholarship-programs/ge-reagan-foundation-scholarship-program/

up to $40,000 GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program for high school seniors nationwide, D: Jan 5, 2025

https://rb.gy/otjijg

$500-$4,000 2025 Union Plus Scholarship, D: Jan 31, 2025

Several scholarships and other opportunities require a higher GPA and come with more than money.

The SMART-DoD Scholarship program requires a cumulative 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

https://www.smartscholarship.org/smart

$25,000-$38,000 Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) is a DoD Scholarship Program for STEM Students, Deadline: Dec 6, 2024

The Dellums SMART Scholarships, one of the scholarships, is for rising freshmen and high school seniors: “The Dellums SMART Scholarship is for students with no previous college credit who intend to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Students seeking to attend a historically Black college or university, minority institution, or minority serving institution are particularly encouraged to apply.”

The following description comes from Scholaroo’s description:

“The SMART scholarship program for service is a scholarship for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students currently pursuing a degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines.

The scholarship offers a reward of $25,000–$38,000 to 300 recipients to assist them with their tuition and school-related expenses.

SMART sponsors undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral study in 21 academic disciplines critical to national security and DoD’s future by providing full tuition, summer internships, a generous stipend, and guaranteed employment at a DoD laboratory or agency. In return, scholars commit to a one-for-one employment commitment at their department of defense (DoD) sponsoring facility after obtaining their degree.”

More description: https://scholaroo.com/scholarship/smart-scholarship-for-service-program/

Explore Scholaroo’s Extensive Database

To find more scholarships, check out Scholaroo’s scholarship database: https://scholaroo.com/scholarships/

The description for each scholarship is very detailed, including description, eligibility requirements, key information, timeline, and How to Ace this Scholarship suggestions.

I am very impressed!

Artist Scholarships

Here are two scholarships for you if you have an artistic bent:

1. https://www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cards-scholarship.htm

$10,000 Create A Greeting Card Scholarship, D: March 3, 2025

Selected criteria from webpage:

“Here’s How

• Submit original photo, artwork, computer or AI-created graphics for the front of a greeting card.
• Contest submissions accepted from: July 8th, 2024 – March 3rd, 2025.
• Winner will be announced on or about May 15th, 2025.
• Age Eligibility: Must be 14 years or older at time of entry and be enrolled in High School, College, University or Homeschool.
• The finalists will again be decided by voting!”

2.  https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/bobsfromskechersdesignscholarship

$10,000 Bobs From Skechers Paws For A Cause Design Scholarship 2024, D: Oct 31, 2024

Selected criteria from webpage:

“The BOBS from Skechers Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship will offer:

• A $10,000 college scholarship from the Skechers Foundation for the 2025/2026 academic year
• Your designed print produced on BOBS from Skechers shoes sold in the United States in 2025
• Three individual virtual mentoring sessions with Skechers corporate leadership and/or design team
• A $200 gift card for Skechers product at Skechers retail stores or skechers.com
• A pair of BOBS from Skechers shoes
• If a local animal welfare organization of your choice meets the criteria of our donation partner, we will endeavor to make a donation in your area

To Find More Scholarships, Not Only for Those With an Artistic Bent

To find other scholarships for the arts, not just drawing, check out this list: https://scholaroo.com/arts-scholarships/

Scholaroo also has a scholarship search engine for other majors and classifications, so check it out: https://scholaroo.com/scholarships/