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Scholarship Tigers—High School Edition, more than $20,000 in Scholarships

June 22, 2026

This is Part 1 of the scholarship handout I created for high school students who attended the KYB Leadership Academy Workshop at the Brown-Daniel Library at Tennessee State University on Friday, June 12, 2026.

For more information about the KYB Leadership Academy: https://kybleadership.com/

Part 1 is a handout entitled “Scholarships for High School Students”: high school students can apply for these scholarships now and in the future:

KYB-Leadership-Workshop-Handout-2026-Part 1Download

In addition, you will find information about Other Websites to Find More Scholarships and How to Avoid Scholarship Scams.

What you will find in this handout are

Freewriting Towards a $2,000 Scholarship

$2,000 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship, D: Oct 31, 2026

$1,000-$10,000 Unigo Scholarships, monthly

$1,500 Do-Over Scholarship, D: June 30, 2026

$1,500 Make Me Laugh Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2026

$5,000 Education Matters Scholarship, D: Nov 30, 2026

$10,000 Unigo $10K Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2026

$250-$10,000 DoSomething Scholarships, ages 13-25, Deadlines vary

$5,000, two $2,000, and one $2,000 Frame My Future Scholarships

$3,250 first winner, $2,250 second winner, $1,500 third winner Cariloop’s Caregiver Scholarship, D: June 30, 2026

Scholarships at Bold.org from $500-$25,000

$28,000 total in various contests, Stossel in the Classroom Student Contests

Other Websites to Find More Scholarships

How to Avoid Scholarship Scams

Part 2, which will come out later this week, are “Scholarships to Aspire Toward to Help Pay for College”: scholarships for Middle Tennessee students that they can start preparing for. This handout will contain scholarships that you can apply for in your senior year of high school. Also, college students can also apply for these scholarships.

Also included in the handout will be an updated list of “Resources,” people who have successfully created a process where they received more than $85,000 in scholarship money.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Mike Turner, Writing Consultant/Instructor and Scholarship Coach, at mjturner@tnstate.edu.

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Scholarship Contests: Two Emails May be the Way to Go  and How to Avoid Scams

October 9, 2025

Use Two Emails

One rule of trying out for online scholarship contests is to not fall for scams.

Contests should never charge anything, ask for your social security number, and never guarantee you awards.

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/how-to-avoid-scholarship-scams

A good article to give you some steps to distinguish between legitimate scholarships and scams is found above, “How to Avoid Scholarship Scams” by Cole Claybourn, March 15, 2024.

I highly recommend setting up two accounts for scholarships, one email for scholarship applications that you make on the college’s website or through websites like https://bold.org/.

The second email is for scholarship contests, such as the $15,000 Citizens Scholarship, $40,000 Niche Scholarship, or $10,000 Dr. Pepper Cheez-It Tuition Award.

Four Scholarship Contests for You to Consider

1. https://www.drpeppercheezittuition2025.com/

$10,000 Dr. Pepper Cheez-It Tuition Award, D: Oct 31, 2025

From website: “School is back in session and so is the chance to win a $10,000 tuition award towards education expenses, loans, or even to gift to a student.

Legal Residents of the 50 United States (D.C.) 18 Years and Older.”

You basically sign up and play games. Eventually, there will be a drawing for $10,000 tuition award. You can play games daily.

2. https://www.citizensbank.com/student-loans/scholarship.aspx

$15,000 Citizens Scholarship Sweepstakes, $2,500 monthly prizes

From website: “For the monthly drawings and annual grand prize winner, high school seniors 18 years and older who will be enrolled in college within one (1) year of winning an award, plus undergrads, grad students and parents or legal guardians of any of those students are eligible to win.”

By reviewing the Official Rules, you can determine if you are eligible for the $2,500 Citizens Building the Workforce of the Future Scholarship, awarded quarterly.

3. https://www.sallie.com/scholarships/no-essay

From website: “The $2,000 No-Essay Scholarship Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 16 or older at the time of entry, and who meet one (1) of the four (4) following eligibility requirements at the time of entry:

  • a parent who currently has a child enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  • a student who is currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located within the United States;
  • a parent who currently has a child enrolled as a high school senior or junior located within the United States;
  • a student who is currently enrolled as a high school senior or junior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school (“Entrant”).”

4. https://www.niche.com/colleges/scholarships/40k-no-essay-scholarship-202510

$40,000 Niche No Essay Scholarship, D: Oct 15, 2025

From webpage: “All high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year. Please note: Not everyone is eligible for this scholarship. Niche sponsored scholarships and sweepstakes are for people with US citizenship or a valid Visa/US passport only.”

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