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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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Over $10,000 in Possibilities

August 28, 2025

In my research, I come across scholarships or other possibilities. Once again, you want to click on the link for all the criteria:

1. https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/make-me-laugh-scholarship

$1,500 Make Me Laugh Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2025

From webpage: “Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application. Must be a legal U.S. resident. Must be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.  This award is for U.S. students.

250 Word Essay or Video

“OMG… finding and applying for scholarships is serious business, but it’s time to lighten things up a little. We don’t want to know why you deserve $1,500 or how great your grades are, we simply want to LOL. Describe an incident in your life, funny or embarrassing (fact or fiction), and make us laugh!” (250 words or less)

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

Other Unigo Scholarships, one for $5,000 and one for $10,000

2. https://www.endcyberbullying.net/scholarship-beyond-school-walls

$1,000 Delete Cyberbullying Beyond School Walls Scholarship, D: Oct 31, 2025

From webpage: “To apply, you must be a high school student (9th-12th grader), college student or graduate student attending or planning to enter an accredited U.S. college or university.

Answer ONE of the following questions in one paragraph.
Option 1: “Why is it important to work to delete cyberbullying?”
Option 2: “How has cyberbullying personally affected you?”

https://www.endcyberbullying.net/scholarship

Other Delete Cyberbullying Scholarships

3. https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, D: April 1, 2026; First prize: $2,000 plus a two-year gift certificate from Duotrope; Second prize: $500; Third prize: $250

Honorable Mention: 10 Awards of $100 each

No fee to enter.

From webpage: “This is a contest for humor poems, not serious poems. Serious poems will not be judged. The poem you submit should be in English.”

Two Scholarships and Other Resources You Might Want to Explore

Here are two scholarships and one scholarship search engine.

Explore the scholarships if the criteria applies to you.

Everyone can the University Network Scholarship search engine.

1. https://www.triple3v.org/storyteller-program

$1,000 Storyteller Scholarship (twenty outstanding students), D: Nov 30, 2025

Ages 14-24 across the U.S.

Selected criteria from webpage: “Storyteller Scholarship, a simple no-essay, long form conversation-based scholarship. This program allows students to discuss how their experiences have shaped them via a video interview, conducted in-person at our office (or virtually) and shared across our social media platforms.

Be sure to bring a legal guardian with you if you are under 18!”

2. https://bold.org/scholarships/maggies-way-international-womans-scholarship/

$5,000 Maggie’s Way—International Woman’s Scholarship, D: Dec 31, 2025

High school or undergraduate student, female, international student in the U.S.

3. https://www.tun.com/scholarships/

Scholarship Search Engine of The University Network

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More than $2,500 in Scholarships with July and August 2025 deadlines

July 24, 2025

Here are three scholarships with the possibility of financing your college education.

The HBCU Endowment Fund Excellence Scholarship showed up in a search for scholarships to help pay for the Fall 2025 semester.

1. https://hbcuendowmentfund.org/scholarship

HBCU Endowment Fund Excellence Scholarship. D: July 31, 2025

Selected criteria from website:

“Scholarship Benefits

Selected recipients will receive:

  • Comprehensive financial support for tuition and academic expenses 
  • Access to exclusive mentorship opportunities 
  • Connection to a powerful network of HBCU scholars and alumni 
  • Professional development resources to support your leadership journey

Eligibility Criteria

  • Academic Enrollment: Confirmed acceptance or enrollment at an accredited HBCU for Fall 2025 
  • GPA Requirement: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale 
  • Field of Study: Open to students of all academic disciplines

Application Requirements

  • Completed scholarship application 
  • Official academic transcripts 
  • Personal essay (minimum 500 words) on the following topic

Essay Prompt: “The Importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Empowering African-American Communities”

Full scholarship packet to be downloaded and completed found at the link above.

2. https://marveloptics.com/blog/scholarship-program/

$1,500 MarvelOptics Scholarship Contest, D: August 15, 2025

Eligibility: 18 years or older; cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better

“WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Any current, full-time student at an accredited two-year or four-year American university or college is welcome to apply to the Scholarship Program. There is no age nor specified major requirement.

HOW TO APPLY:

A. Select your preferred social media outlet(s): Blog, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube.

B. Answer the following prompt: Helen Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” What does that mean to you?

C. You may post on more than one social media outlet or your blog page. You can choose to post a short essay or a video.

D. If you choose to write a short essay, it must be a maximum of 300 words.

E. A video must be 1-minute in length.”

Since this scholarship offers various social media outlets to create your vision, find more information at the link above.

3. https://www.realtyhop.com/resources/scholarship

$1,000 RealtyHop Scholarship, D: Aug 31, 2025

Eligibility: undergraduate students and high school seniors “working towards a bachelor’s and/or associate degree program in the US who demonstrate the ambition, diligence, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit that is central to our company culture.”

Scholarship prompt: Essay under 500 words using the Scholarship Application Form found at the link above:

“Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life. Please provide a link to the listing. Finalists may have an opportunity to be featured on our blog.”

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More than $20,000 Possible Scholarships with Immediate Deadlines

June 26, 2025

You may have seen some of these scholarships recently, but I wanted to curate those with upcoming deadlines and those you have some time to work on.  

The “With Immediate Upcoming Deadlines” scholarships have June 30 or July 1, 2025 deadlines. Those marked with **** may be easier to apply for. Read the websites for complete information.

The “Some Time to Work on Them” scholarships have various deadlines: for example, July 11, 2025 or Dec 2, 2025.

Find more scholarships to apply for at https://scholarshiptigers.com/

With Immediate Upcoming Deadlines

1.  https://www.emergencydentistsusa.com/dental-scholarship/

$1,000 Emergency Dentist USA Annual Video Scholarship, D: July 1, 2025

Students of all majors, high school and college. Any U.S. Citizen or foreign citizen residing legally in the U.S.

60 second-120 second video, addressing the topic, “Tell (or enact for us) what superpower you would love to have and how you would use it to help create better dental health in all people!”

****2. https://www.mybiosource.com/scholarship_all_majors

$1,000 MyBioSource Inc. Scholarship for All Majors, D: June 30, 2025 (five winners): Open to high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate students, international students; any major (STEM majors have a separate application); complete an application with a 250 “word response on why you have chosen your intended college major and why you should receive the scholarship”

3. https://www.tun.com/scholarships/the-hyundai-women-in-stem-scholarship/

$10,000 Hyundai Women in STEM scholarship, D: June 30, 2025 (five scholarships awarded)

From webpage:

“Eligible Recipients

High school seniors and college undergraduates who identify as female, reside in the United States, and wish to pursue a STEM-related field of education.

Application Process

Hyundai is dedicated to developing technology that elevates human experience.

Write an essay of 500 words or more describing a tech project or initiative you envision in your chosen STEM field that addresses a real human need. Discuss how you would integrate empathy into your research and design process, how you’d ensure inclusivity and accessibility, and the positive outcomes you foresee for individuals and communities when people remain the central focus of innovation.”

Amount: $10,000 (Five scholarships awarded)

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

$8,000 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest, D: June 30, 2025 (also, D: Sept 30, 2025; D: Dec 31, 2025)

Selected criteria from the webpage:

“Their Story. Your Voice.

Your voice is your own. But it’s also been impacted by others. Who, we wonder, has inspired you? Let us know by entering the Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest.

You could win an $8,000 college scholarship

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 and helped you build the confidence you need to achieve your goals.

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: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
  • Be age 16 or older.
  • Have at least one (1) year (or at least 18 semester hours) remaining before college graduation.
  • If you are not yet in college, begin your freshman year of college no later than the start of the 2025 – 2026 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

****5. https://peacecontests.org/#poetry

$1,000 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards, D: July 1, 2025

“Open to people worldwide. Poems must be original, unpublished, and in English.

The awards contest is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under.”

6. https://www.doubleasolutions.net/scholarship/

$1,000 Double A Solutions Scholarship, D: July 1, 2025

Some Time to Work on Them

1. https://tmcf.org/scholarships/open-scholarships/

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Open Scholarships, deadlines vary (These scholarships can help meet a “gap” in funding, such as a student who might need $2,000 to afford the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semester.)

Some of these have deadlines like July 11, 2025 or December 2, 2025 (or until funds are exhausted).

2. TSU Foundation Scholarships Are Open

If you have been reading your TSU email this summer, you may have seen a recent email with the Subject line, “Foundation Scholarships Available,” and the message proclaiming, “Apply Now.”

The Tennessee State University Foundation Scholarships are open, and only TSU students (and in some cases, though soon to be) can apply for Foundation scholarships.

https://tnstate.academicworks.com/opportunities

For an overview of the different TSU scholarships, click the link above.

Once you have reviewed some of the scholarship opportunities, you can use your TSU username and password to complete the General

Application: https://tnstate.academicworks.com/users/sign_in

You won’t finish the General Application in one sitting, so save as you go along and you can come back to finish later.

Also, once you have completed the General Application, you will get notice within the database of scholarships you might be qualified for, but the system will need more information from you.

For example, the $5,000 Amos-Leon’ and Brenda Wills Otis Scholarship will have supplemental requirements, such as

  1. Please upload your current resume
  2. Are you a graduate of LEAD Academy in Nashville TN?
  3. Did you attach a letter of recommendation from a LEAD Academy alumni, faculty or administrator?

There are several more scholarships available, so apply!

Qualifying for a TSU Foundation scholarship does not guarantee you will receive the scholarship.  

Possible Scholarships for the Future

For Students

$2,500-$30,000 Scarlett Family Foundation Scholarships, opens Sept 15, 2025: D: most likely closes Dec 15, 2025

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More than $70,000 Up for Grabs to Help Pay for College

June 13, 2025

Up to $10,000 For a Bright Future Scholarships

https://www.forabrightfuturefoundation.org/scholarships

Up to $10,000 For a Bright Future Scholarships, D: June 30, 2025

For a Bright Future administers several scholarships. Some of these scholarships are for majors in STEM, education, healthcare, financial technology, and the creative arts.

Also, some scholarships are for single parents or military personnel, veterans, and their families.

GPA of 3.0 or above. International students who live and attend school in the United States may also apply. Undergraduate and graduate students can apply.

Overall, “For A Bright Future Scholarship Programs support minority students who are socially and economically disadvantaged and achieved outstanding academic success, as well as demonstrated involvement in their community or the workplace.”

Click on the link above for more details.

I found this scholarship from this article, “STEM Scholarships for Minorities”: https://goingmerry.com/blog/stem-scholarships-for-minorities/

$50,000 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition and

Other Philosophical Essay Competitions

While these essay competitions are not scholarships per se, the money could be used to pay for school. Also, what you gain from making these philosophical forays in your thinking can be quite valuable.

1. https://berggruen.org/essay-competition-open

$50,000 Berggruen Prize Essay Competition, D: July 31, 2025

Articles in English (not to exceed 10,000 words) or Chinese (15,000 characters in Chinese)

The essay concerns the nature of consciousness.

2. https://www.the-hinternet.com/p/digital-plowshares

$10,000 The Hinternet Essay Prize Contest, D: Sept 1, 2025

Open to everyone.

Essay on the question, “How might current and emerging technologies best be mobilized to secure perpetual peace?”

More competitions like these can be found in the DailyNous article, “Berggruen Increases Essay Competition Prize to $50,000”: https://dailynous.com/2025/04/16/berggruen-increases-essay-competition-prize-to-50000/

Reminder of Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

https://tnstate.academicworks.com/opportunities

TSU Foundation Scholarships

The Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship

$10,000 Hyundai Women in Stem 2025, D: June 30, 2025

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

$8,000 Regions Riding Forward Scholarship Contest, D: June 30, 2025

https://bold.org/scholarships/women-in-stem-scholarship/

$1,000 Women in STEM Scholarship, D: Oct 20, 2025

Google TMCF Open Scholarships

Thurgood Marshall College Fund Open Scholarships, deadlines vary (These scholarships can help meet a “gap” in funding, such as a student who might need $2,000 to afford the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semester.)

More scholarships can be found at https://scholarshiptigers.com/

Making Appointments in the Writing Center for the Summer (New Information)

We are making a transition from tnstate.mycoline.com to EAB-Navigate to make appointments in the Writing Center (in person or online).

If you wish to make an appointment, you can reach out to Mike Turner at mjturner@tnstate.edu or call my office phone at 615-963-5570. In addition, you can contact Ms. Rhonda Kavan, Coordinator of the AARC Writing Center, rkavan@tnstate.edu or call 615-963-5102.

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Up to $6,000 in Scholarship Opportunities and Scholarship Coaching

May 29, 2025

Up to $6,000 in Scholarship Opportunities

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2iVJ00000aJtKFYA0

up to $4,000 per year UNCF/FedEx Scholarship Program, D: July 8, 2025

Selected criterial from webpage: “The UNCF/FedEx Scholarship Program provides scholarship opportunities for first-year undergraduate students attending Historically Black Colleges or Universities.

This renewable scholarship program is funded by the FedEx Corporation and provides a need-based award up to $4,000 to eligible applicants.

Open to graduating high school seniors and first-year undergraduate students attending Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU) enrolled as full-time freshman for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, have completed a FAFSA form, demonstrated unmet, financial need as determined by the institution they attend, and enroll and remain enrolled at a four-year UNCF member institution or another HBCU for the duration of their matriculation.

Applicants are required to submit an online application, complete with a letter of recommendation, a personal statement of career interest, and a current transcript. Your academic and career aspirations.

Open to U.S. citizens or U.S. national or permanent resident, high school seniors or college freshman”

Note: This scholarship is for U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident high school seniors or college freshmen who will attend an HBCU all four years starting Fall 2025, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

It covers unmet financial need—any remaining balance not covered by other aid. For example, if you owe $3,750, the scholarship will pay that amount.

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/program-landing-page?id=a2iVJ00000ch1e5YAA

up to $2,000 need-based UNCF/Publix Cares Scholarship, D: July 17, 2025

Tennessee State University students can apply for this scholarship.

Selected criteria from the webpage; more criteria available at the link above:

“Publix Cares Scholarship was established by Publix Super Markets, Inc., a Florida corporation, in partnership with UNCF to provide scholarships to eligible students attending at one of the following selected institutions:

Benedict College, Bethune-Cookman University, Clark Atlanta University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Morehouse College, Savanah State University, Spelman College, Tennessee State University, University of Central Florida, and Virginia State University.

In addition, applicants for the Publix Cares Scholarship Program must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Possess a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale;

2. Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (“FAFSA”) form;

3. Have a demonstrated, unmet financial need as verified by their college or university; and

4. Be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time at one of the institutions listed above beginning fall 2025.

Students may be of any classification, but preferences shall be given to applicants who will be enrolled as college juniors and college seniors in the Fall 2025.”

Note: If you’re a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident attending one of the listed universities full-time with a 2.75+ GPA (preference given to juniors and seniors), you can apply.

It covers unmet financial need—any remaining balance not covered by other aid. For example, if you owe $1,800, the scholarship will pay that amount.

More Scholarships Offered by the UNCF

https://opportunities.uncf.org/s/search-wizard

You can explore more scholarships offered by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) at the link above.

Scholarship Coaching

The writer of this blog is Mike Turner. I am a writing consultant/instructor in the AARC’s Writing Center at Tennessee State University. I have been offering guidance and how to find scholarships to lead to a more money, less college debt future since 1996.

Besides assistance with any writing project (papers, applications, resumes, scholarship applications, graduate school applications, just to name a few), I also give scholarship coaching sessions.

If you are a TSU student, faculty, staff, or alum, you can sign up for a scholarship coaching session for 30 minutes or an hour.

I ask you some general questions such as age, major, GPA, future aspirations, hobbies, permanent residence, and special situations (first generation college student, foster care, etc). With such information, we can then go about looking for scholarships, internships, or other sources for your major and future profession to help finance your education without you incurring crippling debt.

At the end, I send you a PDF of the information we have compiled in a Scholarship Tigers Report.

Information about our summer hours and how to sign up below.

Writing Help at the TSU Writing Center for Scholarships 

or Any Writing Concern

If you are a Tennessee State University student, faculty, staff, or alum and 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!

Summer 2025 (including May) hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm, and Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm. 615.963.5102.

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

If you are not attending school this summer, you can still reach out and get help from us during the summer!

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 consultant (Ms. Kavan, Dr. Carroll, Ms. Danley, or Mr. Turner). This includes brainstorming ideas or creating scripts for videos.

For scholarship coaching, sign up for Mr. Turner.

For assistance with finding scholarships, sign up for Mr. Turner or Ms. Danley.

If you want to reach out to me individually, email Mike Turner at mjturner@tnstate.edu.

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More than $40,000 of Opportunities in Scholarships and Congratulations for Blue Ink: A Literary Journal

May 23, 2025

Blue Ink: A Literary Arts Journal

Congratulations to the student writers and the editorial board of the TSU’s Languages, Literature, and Philosophy’s new journal of student writing, Blue Ink: A Literary Arts Journal.

Check it out and see what talent we have here at TSU!

I would encourage all participants in Blue Ink and other students at Tennessee State University to consider applying for these scholarships and reach out to the AARC’s Writing Center at TSU if you need any assistance.

Three Scholarships to Consider worth $28,000 Due in June

1. https://bold.org/scholarships/the-be-bold-no-essay-scholarship/

$25,000 “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship, D: June 1, 2025

While this scholarship requires no essay and is open to any student at any level (high school, undergraduate, and graduate), it does require you to create a Bold.org “profile [which] is most bold, according to [the] characteristics: Earnest, Determined, and Moving.”

Note: You can see pass winners of this $25,000 scholarship and finalists. Take note of their Bold.org profile and think about how you can be creative in putting your Bold.org profile together.

Much like if you are a TSU student applying for a TSU Foundation scholarship, the writing consultants in the Writing Center can review your profile and help you put your best foot forward by making sure your profile stands out and represents the best of you.

2. https://bold.org/scholarships/ronran-glee-literary-scholarship/

$2,000 RonranGlee Literary Scholarship, D: June 17, 2025; 5 winners

Open to high school seniors, two and four-year undergraduate students

Essay topic: “Please select a paragraph of your choosing (provide a copy of the paragraph in your response), preferably from an ancient literature or philosophy book, and write a short essay expounding your understanding of the writer’s underlying meaning of the text

Note: This is basically asking for you to interpret (do a “close reading”) of a piece of literature, something many students have done when they look ENGL 1020, a World Literature course, or a Philosophy course.

You can ask the Writing Center consultants to help you with coming up with places to find the text you wish to interpret and different approaches you can take in this essay.

3. https://scholarships360.org/scholarships/search/pen-to-paper-scholarship-for-storytellers/

$1,000 Scholarship360 “Pen to Paper” Scholarship for Storytellers, D: June 30, 2025

Selected criteria in quotation marks from the website:

“To apply for this scholarship, students must submit a 250-word piece of original creative writing.

[Note: Please only respond to 1 of the following 3 prompts] 1. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? What would be your weakness? 2. Write a short story using the following three words as a foundation – (1) friendship, (2) abrupt, (3) repair 3. Describe a day in the life of an inanimate object.”

Note: Notice that you must answer one of the three prompts with an original 250-word piece of creative writing.

“Please note that applicants will be reviewed based on both the quality of their essay and quantity of scholarships applied for on the Scholarships360 platform. Scholarships360 users who are more active on the platform will be given higher consideration. Happy writing!”

Note: You will have to create a Scholarship360 account in order to apply for this scholarship. Also, if you apply for more scholarships on the Scholarship360 platform, you will be given more consideration.

You should apply for as many scholarships as possible on the Scholarship360 platform as well as this one.

Scholarship is open to “high school juniors and seniors in the graduating class of 2025 or 2026, or currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students. U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents can apply.”

Note: This scholarship is open to undergraduates and graduate students attending TSU, as long as they are U.S. Citizens or legal permanent residents.

Also, high school juniors and seniors can apply.

Other Scholarships to Consider

Some of these are just to alert you to possible scholarship opportunities.

Go through past blog entries to find scholarships you may have missed.

Some of these are familiar while others are for you to investigate and see if the opportunities apply to you.

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

Unigo.com scholarships to consider, such as the $1,500 Fifth Month Scholarship (D: May 31, 2025), $2,000 Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship (D: Oct 31, 2025), $5,000 Education Matters Scholarship (D: Nov 30, 2025), and $10,000 Unigo Scholarship (D: Dec 31, 2025).

https://www.peointernational.org/educational-support/

All the different educational support for women administered by P.E.O. International (such as low interest loans, scholarships for international women to study in the U.S. or Canada, need-based grants for women who have had their education interrupted, women in their senior of high school to help pay for college, and other programs)

$10,000 Hyundai Women in STEM scholarship, D: June 30, 2025 (five scholarships awarded)

https://bold.org/scholarships/young-women-in-stem-scholarship/

$5,000 Young Women in STEM Scholarship, D: June 10, 2025 (three winners): Low-income female students, high school seniors or undergraduates, write a “series of short essay questions about yourself and your goals for the future.”  (three questions, 250 words each)

https://www.mybiosource.com/scholarship_all_majors

$1,000 MyBioSource Inc. Scholarship for All Majors, D: June 30, 2025 (five winners): Open to high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate students, international students; any major (STEM majors have a separate application); complete an application with a 250 “word response on why you have chosen your intended college major and why you should receive the scholarship”

Refer to past blog entries to see how to contact the TSU Writing Center. You can also email me, Mike Turner, writing consultant and scholarship coach, at mjturner@tnstate.edu

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TSU Foundation Scholarships Appear to be Open, and Advice from a $100,000 Scholarship Winner

May 15, 2025

TSU Foundation Scholarships Appear to be Open

If you are reading your TSU email, you may have seen a recent email with the Subject line, “Foundation Scholarships Available,” and the message proclaiming, “Apply Now.”

The Tennessee State University Foundation Scholarships appear to be open, and only TSU students (and in some cases, though soon to be) can apply for Foundation scholarships.

https://tnstate.academicworks.com/opportunities

For an overview of the different TSU scholarships, click the link above.

Once you have reviewed some of the scholarship opportunities, you can use your TSU username and password to complete the General Application: https://tnstate.academicworks.com/users/sign_in

You won’t finish the General Application in one sitting, so save as you go along and you can come back to finish later.

Also, once you have completed the General Application, you will get notice within the database of scholarships you might be qualified for, but the system will need more information from you.

For example, the $5,000 Amos-Leon’ and Brenda Wills Otis Scholarship will have supplemental requirements, such as

  1. Please upload your current resume
  2. Are you a graduate of LEAD Academy in Nashville TN?
  3. Did you attach a letter of recommendation from a LEAD Academy alumni, faculty or administrator?

There are several more scholarships available, so apply!

Qualifying for a TSU Foundation scholarship does not guarantee you will receive the scholarship.  

Advice from a $100,000 Scholarship Winner

I went to YouTube and searched for “advice from 100,000 scholarship winners.”

This video by Gabriella was near the top and is worth watching. (I believe I may have posted about her in the past). 

Gabriella is a first-generation college student. She graduated from college with zero debt, and her parents did not have to contribute any money for school. She earned over $100,000 in scholarships. In this video, she talks about tips, tricks, and myths about searching for scholarships.

Gabriella discusses how to differentiate yourself from others, increasing your chances of being selected.

Gabriella relays how she had to write eight separate essays about herself for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She recommends seeking help from your “favorite writing coach” or “writing teacher” to refine and make what is unique about yourself make you stand out from the crowd, allowing the scholarship committee to see who you really are!

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

Several successful recipients of the TSU Foundation Scholarships have received help from the AARC’s Writing Center at TSU.

The most successful candidates wrote the General Application over time, and they had the writing consultants at the TSU Writing Center review their applications.

We often suggested the need to expand their material. For example, an organization that is not as well know may need a small descriptor (an “appositive phrase”) to tell the scholarship committee what the organization is.

We also helped students to be more concise. For example, what are three activities for an organization that you volunteered for that you want people to know about. 

Also, any essays or short answer questions can be reviewed by the writing consultants at the TSU Writing Center.

If you are a Tennessee State University student, faculty, staff, or alumni and 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!

Summer 2025 (including May) hours are Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm, and Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 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 (Ms. Kavan, Dr. Carroll, Ms. Danley, or Mr. Turner). This includes brainstorming ideas or creating scripts for videos.

For assistance with finding scholarships, sign up for Mr. Turner or Ms. Danley.

If you want to reach out to me individually, email Mike Turner at mjturner@tnstate.edu.

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Over $30,000 in Scholarships and How to Make Time When You Have No Time

April 24, 2025

Time and Deadline Consciousness—How to Make Time When You Have No Time

Today is April 24, and you might ask yourself, “How did I get here? Where did 2025 go? Why is April going so fast?”

If you are a TSU student, you know that April 25 is the last day of class, and Final exams are given April 28-May 2.

Also, many scholarship deadlines that have been posted on this blog are rapidly approaching!

How do you reconcile the time it takes to search for and apply for scholarships with your immediate need to finish your classwork and do well?

I have a few suggestions.

I. Search this blog for scholarships and close deadlines.

Spend 5-15 minutes just reviewing past scholarship posts for April and seeing what deadlines are approaching.

See what the deadline is, what the qualifications are, and take note of them. This is your first step.

https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarships/open-scholarships/

For example, the deadline for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund scholarships is April 25, 2025, at 11:59 pm Eastern time.

II. Make an appointment in the Writing Center (either online or in person).

By designating 30 minutes or an hour to scholarship applications, essays, or videos, you are choosing to spend some of your time working on scholarship material.

Some scholarships are quite easy, requiring only 140 characters, 3 sentences, or 250 words, such as

https://www.digitalresponsibility.org/ewaste-scholarship

$1,000 E-waste Scholarship, D: Apr 30, 2025

Prompt: 140-character statement that completes this sentence: The most important reason to care about e-waste is…

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

$1,000 Three Sentence Scholarship (Return2College Scholarship), D: Apr 30, 2025

Prompt: Three (3) sentence essay. In three sentences or less, please answer: “Why are you getting your degree? (submit up to 11 times with different entries)

https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/all-about-education-scholarship/

$3,000 All About Education Scholarship, D: Apr 30, 2025

(Essay or Video) Prompt: “How will a $3,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?” (250 words or less)

https://couragetogrowscholarship.com/

$1,000 Courage to Grow Scholarship, D: June 30, 2025

Prompt: Explain in 250 words or less why you believe you should be awarded this scholarship.  

GPA of 2.5 or better. Must be a junior or senior in high school or college student. U.S. citizens.

III. Work on scholarships in three-, five-, and ten- minute bites.

Keep a notebook or your phone note taking app to write down ideas or write applications when you find a minute or two available.

Then, schedule a 1-2 hour session that you keep with yourself at night to apply for as many scholarships as you can. You don’t have to be perfect, just good enough.

If music is not too much of a distraction, you might want to listen to some as you complete applications. Just make sure that the music doesn’t appear in any videos that you make or lyrics don’t accidentally get written into your applications.

More Scholarships to Explore

In my research, I discover more scholarships that I can post or write up. Here are some scholarships that you might want to explore and find out more about

1. https://drchiureviews.com/reviews.php

$1,000 Review It Scholarship, D: May 15, 2025

Attending college or university by Sept 15, 2025; achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in their last academic year; write a review on your favorite movie (under 1,000 words) If ads pop up, don’t click on them

2. https://www.pulseofp3.org/scholarships

The Pulse of Perseverance Scholarships, offered monthly (involves downloading an app to get matched to a career mentor)

3. https://www.rover.com/college-scholarship/

$2,500 Rover Scholarship, D: May 1, 2025

Write a 400-500 word response to “How did growing up with a pet in your life (could be a friend’s or family member’s) impact the person you are today?”

4. https://bold.org/scholarships/young-women-in-stem-scholarship/

$5,000 Young Women in STEM Scholarship, D: June 10, 2025 (three winners)

Low-income female students, high school seniors or undergraduates, write a “series of short essay questions about yourself and your goals for the future.”  (three questions, 250 words each)

5. https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/scholarships/earl-warren-scholarship/

U.S. student who will be attending an accredited law school in the United States. No minimum GPA or LSAT score.

$15,000-$45,000 Earl Warren Law Scholarship, D: May 1, 2025

6. https://scholarships360.org/scholarships/search/pen-to-paper-scholarship-for-storytellers/

$1,000 “Pen to Paper” Scholarship for Storytellers, D: June 30, 2025

Open to high school juniors or seniors, college, and graduate students who are interested in creative writing.

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More than $1,000 in Scholarships and How To Find More

February 18, 2025

I discovered several scholarships, and I will highlight one that is against cyberbullying; then, I will provide the link and the description to some food science scholarships.

Finally, I will show you where I found these scholarships.

$1,000 Delete Cyberbullying Social Media Scholarship, D: Feb 28, 2025

https://www.endcyberbullying.net/scholarship-social-media

$1,000 Delete Cyberbullying Social Media Scholarship, D: Feb 28, 2025

Selected criteria from webpage:

“In an effort to get students committed to the cause of deleting cyberbullying, we are offering the Delete Cyberbullying Social Media Scholarship for high school and college students to help cover educational expenses.

We want to raise awareness that much of cyberbullying takes place on social media. Those who spend more time on social media are more likely to be cyberbullied so it’s important for students to be aware of the signs of cyberbullying.

How to Apply:

  • To apply, you must be a high school student (9th-12th grader), college student or graduate student attending or planning to enter an accredited U.S. college or university.
  • Selection is based on the written statement and focused on creativity, content and commitment to the cause of deleting cyberbullying.

Short Essay

Answer ONE of the following questions in one paragraph.
Option 1: “Why is it important to work to delete social media cyberbullying?”
Option 2: “How has social media cyberbullying personally affected you?” ”

There are two more cyberbullying scholarships offered in 2025; find information about them here: https://www.endcyberbullying.net/scholarship

For more information about how to stay safe and end cyberbullying, check out the front webpage: https://www.endcyberbullying.net/

Food Science Scholarships and How to Find More Scholarships

I found the above scholarship and the food science scholarships on JLV College Counseling’s blog.

The Food Science scholarships’ deadlines are Feb 28, 2025, and the scholarships vary from $1,500 to $5,000 or more ($25,000 for the Dr. Elwood F. Caldwell Graduate Fellowship).

https://www.ift.org/community/students/scholarships.aspx

“Feeding Tomorrow Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships

Sponsor: Feeding Tomorrow

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: February 28, 2025

Description: Scholarships are open to students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a variety of disciplines within the science of food.”

The description above is taken from JLV College Counseling’s Scholarship Saturday for Feb 15, 2025, listing more than 70 scholarships: https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/2025/02/15/scholarship-saturday-february-15-2025/#more-159513

To learn more about JLV College Counseling, https://jlvcollegecounseling.com/

To read more Scholarship Saturday entries, click on Blog once you are there.

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. This includes brainstorming ideas or creating scripts for videos.

For assistance with finding scholarships, sign up for Mr. Turner or Ms. Danley.

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