Scholarship Tigers–Students Helping Each Other Find Money for College

This handout was created for the presentation, “Academic Woes Don’t Have to Create Financial Woes: Invest in your Academic and Financial Future,” given on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026, in the Forum at the TSU Student Center.

The presentation was given by Dr. Monique Robinson, Student Success Specialist and Mr. Michael Turner, Writing Consultant and Instructor.

The above handout contains

Scholarship Writing Prompts for a $10,000 Scholarship

Three Principles of the Scholarship Mindset

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

$2,500 Superpower Scholarship

$2,000 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship

$5,000 Education Matters Scholarship

$1,000 Digital Responsibility Scholarships

$2,500 Redefining Victory Scholarship, D: Apr 1, 2026, eight awarded

$250-$10,000 DoSomething Scholarships, Deadlines vary

$1,500 Project STEM Heros Scholarship, D: Feb 26, 2026

$500 Street Sweep Scholarship, D: Mar 31, 2026

$250 Ripple Effect Scholarship, D: Mar 31, 2026

$5,000 or $2,500 POET Never Satisfied Scholarship, D: Feb 13, 2026

Micro-internships found through Parker Dewey database

$10,000 Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship, D: Mar 9, 2026

$2,500 Stossel in the Classroom Video Contest, D: Mar 13, 2026

$1,500 Jessie Koci Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship. D: Mar 19, 2026

Bold.org Scholarships

$1,000 Scholarship for Women Writers, D: May 30, 2026

Up to $10,000 Aspire Higher Scholarships, opens Mar 13, 2026, closes June 10, 2026

$2,000 RonranGlee Special Needs Teacher Literacy Scholarship, D: June 18, 2026, five awarded

$5,000 Stephen L. Daniels Lift As We Climb Scholarship, D: June 30, 2026

$1,000 “Pen to Paper” Scholarship for Storytellers, D: Oct 31, 2026

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

$10,000 BlueCross Power of We Scholarship, D: Apr 1, 2026, six given

Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarships, open Apr 1, deadline Apr 30, 2026

Up to $15,000, 2026-2027 TMCF/McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden Scholarship, D: Apr 24, 2026

Up to $1,500 TMCF/Enterprise Access HBCC Scholarship, D: Apr 24, 2026

Scholarships found through Community Foundations

TSU Foundation Scholarships

$5,000 ($20,000 over four years total) Beyond the Boroughs Scholarship, D: Mar 15, 2026

$1,000 2026 Perspectives Scholarship, D: Feb 28, 2026

$5,000 Donald and Barbara Mozley Scholarship for engineering undergraduate students, D: Feb 28, 2026, seven awarded

Other Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) scholarships

$1,500 Raise me Up to DO GOOD Scholarship, D: Mar 15, 2026, two awarded

Tylenol Future Care Scholarships, $10,000 scholarship, award to 10 students; $5,000 scholarship, awarded to 25 students

$25,000; $10,000, and $5,000 Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship, Opens around Oct 14, 2026; possible deadline: Jan 6, 2027

$10,000 Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship, five recipients, most likely opens in Mar 2026, deadline around June 30, 2026

$2,500-$30,000 Scarlett Family Foundation Scholarships, opens Sept 15, 2026, deadline will be Dec 15, 2026: for Business, Education, and STEM major from the Middle Tennessee area

$1,000 Delete Cyberbullying Scholarships, three scholarships

$8,000 and $2,000 Project Light Video and Radio Competition, D: Apr 1, 2026

$25,250 Isaac Yunhu Lee Memorial Arts Scholarship, D: Apr 8, 2026

Where to Find Writing Help and Scholarship Coaching at the AARC Writing Center at TSU

Addendum: How to Become a Millionaire Before You’re 65 (Some ideas)