November

College Board Opportunity Scholarships!
Don't miss out on a $500.00 Scholarship

Class of 2026: Complete these 6 college planning steps for 6 separate chances at $500. When you finish all 6, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $40,000 scholarship, but you can still earn money even if you don’t complete them all.

Click on the link below for more details:
https://opportunity.collegeboard.org/?SFMC_cid=EM566370-&rid=47707920

Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship

Deadline: November 5, 2025-Amount of scholarship $10,000

Since 2007, the Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship has honored 91 national scholars and 252 Emerging Leaders, awarding more than $1.2 million in youth scholarships and grants. Students are honored for making a significant impact against hunger by raising awareness and mobilizing solutions to eliminate childhood hunger. The scholarship is named for the Foundation’s founder and former president, who himself was an unstoppable champion in the fight to end hunger.  

The Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship recognizes students, ages 5 to 25, who are tackling hunger in their communities. Applicants should demonstrate creativity, leadership and impact in fighting food insecurity. National scholars receive a $10,000 academic scholarship and a $5,000 grant for their hunger-relief charity. They also attend the Sodexo Charity Classic, where they have the opportunity to connect with industry leaders who support the Stop Hunger mission. The annual application period runs from September 5 to November 5.

STEPHEN J. BRADY STOP HUNGER SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICIAL RULES

To ensure a chance to recognize students fighting hunger in our communities, carefully review the official rules for the Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships and the application process.

The Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships are designed to recognize and reward the great steps students are taking to fight hunger in our communities across the United States. By submitting an application, you agree that what you send will be deemed non-confidential and you grant Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Sodexo, Inc. (along with its subsidiaries and affiliates) the right to use, copy, modify, edit, publish, transmit, and display your submission via any media, and that Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Sodexo, Inc. will be free to use your name and other identifying information, unless you specifically request in writing that we not do so.

Applications close on November 5, 2024. Winners will be notified in February 2025, and a list of all winners will be posted on www.HelpStopHunger.org in May 2025.

Each year, National Stephen J. Brady Scholarship winners are recognized at the Foundation’s annual fundraising event, the Sodexo Charity Classic Presented by PepsiCo. The event will be held on May 5th – 7th 2025 in Frisco, Texas and winning scholars are required to attend this all-expenses-paid trip. The scholarship will be revoked if the Scholar cannot attend this trip. View video footage from previous Scholar winners and events here. Scholars are introduced to leadership representatives from top global and national food, beverage, supplies, equipment, and facilities management companies and encouraged to network and create new partnerships to further their anti-hunger work in the United States.

Applicant Requirements:

1. All applicants must be enrolled in an accredited educational institution (kindergarten through graduate school) in the United States. All applicants must be ages 5-25 and meet the age requirement by September 5, 2024.

2. All applicants must have demonstrated ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States within the last 12 months.

3. All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States who reside in the contiguous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii only.

4. Volunteer services performed by applicant must help non-family members.

5. If an applicant is selected as a potential national Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship recipient and is under the age of 18 at the time of selection in order to be confirmed as a winner, the applicant's or legal guardian must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Assignment of Rights.

6. Scholarship funds awarded to winners must be used for tuition and related fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at an accredited post-secondary education institution.

General Requirements:

1. Applicants and Recommenders must supply a valid e-mail address. Correspondence throughout the entire application process will be by e-mail only. If you fail to use a valid e-mail address that will accommodate bulk mail and/or attached documents, your application may not be considered.

2. The application form must be complete, and all information requested must be supplied. Please print a hard copy of your application form to retain for your records (do not send a printed copy of the nomination). Only information presented at the time of application submission will be considered. No additional information will be accepted.

3. Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation may select up to five national scholarship recipients; however, Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation reserves the right to select fewer than five national winners.

4. Each student selected as a national Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship Scholar will receive a $10,000 scholarship, as well as a $5,000 grant made in their name to the hunger-related charity of their choice in their local community. If the Scholar selected is in school, but is not yet enrolled in an institution of post-secondary education, then in lieu of a scholarship, a contribution in the amount of $10,000 shall be made to a qualified 529 Plan established by an eligible family member of that student for the benefit of that student only. If chosen as a Scholar, in order for Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to effectuate the deposit of the scholarship into the 529 plan, all relevant 529 Plan information shall be provided to Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation.

5. The hunger-related charity chosen by the selected Scholar must be a tax-exempt organization under applicable IRS regulations, and must have a mission dedicated to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States.

6. Employees of Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and Sodexo, Inc. are not eligible to receive an award, but family members who are not employees of Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation or Sodexo, Inc. may apply.

7. Applications must be submitted online from September 5 through November 5, 2024 (11:59 p.m. PST). Do not fax, mail, or send a printed copy of the application submission. Only information presented at the time of application submission will be considered. No additional information will be accepted.

8. Multiple applications for the same applicant will not be accepted. If more than one application for an individual is received, the first application received will be the application accepted and reviewed.

9. All applications will become the property of Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and will not be returned.

10. Winners will be notified in February 2025, and a list of all winners will be posted on www.HelpStopHunger.org in May 2025.

11. Scholarships awarded under this program may be subject to federal, state, and local tax. Individuals should consult their tax advisor.

By submitting an application, the applicant indicates that he/she understands and accepts the terms for the Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships. For additional information regarding the scholarship program contact Stop Hunger’s partner, International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS), by visiting https://istsprogramsupport.com/. 

How to Apply:

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James Alan Cox Photojournalism Scholarship

Deadline: November 15, 2025-Amount of scholarship $2,500

Type of Awards:

• Five (5) $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to five (5) college or technical school students, payable to their school. Four awards will be for video work while one will be for still photography.

• One (1) $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to one (1) graduate student, payable to their school, for video work.

• Five (5) Digital SLR Cameras will be awarded to five (5) high school students. (High school applicants should only submit still photographs. The video awards are for college and graduate students only.)

Focus of work and entries: PHOTOJOURNALISM. (Please see the 2022 or previous years’ scholarship recipients to view examples of winning videos and photographs.) Scholarships will be awarded to those students whose work “tells a story”. This is a fairly broad topic and may include a variety of subject matter and approaches (breaking news, sporting events, etc.)  Please keep in mind that, for the still photography submissions, we are NOT looking for “art” photography.

Suggestions for subject matter: As we emerge from the worldwide COVID pandemic, there are still stories to be told about the effects of illness and isolation, but we are at last able to also focus on other things that are unrelated to the virus. For instance, your video submissions or photo images can relate to stories in your community or school – scenes from a graduation, induction into the military, a scientific experiment, police response to an emergency, sporting events … or even an unsolicited act of kindness such as helping an older person or rescuing a pet.  Whichever videos or images you choose, they should be timely, objective, aesthetically interesting and tell a story.  In terms of still photography, you may submit individual images that stand alone, or a series of photos related to one topic or story.  

Again, we are looking for photojournalism. We are asking you to do a lot with this application – write an essay and send us your transcript and letters of reference – so if you are submitting still photos, please don’t ruin your chances of being considered by entering images of flowers, glamour shots or kittens – no matter how adorable they may be.  

How to Apply:

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Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship

Deadline: November 15, 2025-Amount of scholarship $500

To be considered eligible for the Odenza Marketing Scholarship you must:

• Be between the ages of 16 and 25 on the day of the deadline.

• Submit answers to the essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the deadline.

• Have at least one full year of post-secondary studies remaining at the time of the award. (Current High School Students are also eligible.)

• Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.

• Be a citizen of the United States or Canada.

The scholarship winner will be announced roughly six weeks after the deadline and will be posted on this website immediately after. All applications must be received by 11:59 pm ET on the day of the deadline. No late applications will be reviewed. View the online application. 

How to Apply:

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Volunteer for Vets Scholarship

Deadline: November 30, 2025-Amount of scholarship $1,000

Pontius Tax Law, PLLC is a proud supporter of U.S. Veterans. The firm’s founder, John Pontius, is a Veteran himself and is committed to honoring the military personnel who have served our country. Attorney Pontius started practicing law in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps with the 1st Armored Division in Germany and was later deployed to Iraq. Attorney Pontius also has experience supervising the IRS-sponsored military Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in Germany. There, he managed a team of eight employees and ensured the quality control of over 2,000 federal and 700 state tax returns for military service members.

Due to Attorney Pontius’ close ties to the military, he has decided to create a scholarship specifically for Veterans or a U.S. veteran’s child. Pontius Tax Law believes Veterans are owed a huge debt for the service they have done for our country. We are seeking input from veterans or the children of veterans on ways that we, as a community, can better support them. We are also interested in hearing how being a Veteran or the child of a Veteran has impacted your life and changed your views. The deadline for this $1,000 scholarship is November 30, 2025. If you are a Veteran or a child of a Veteran, please be sure to apply!

Eligibility

• The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, vocational student, college student, or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States, residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, and who is enrolled in a vocational program or a two to four year post-secondary institution.

• Employees of Pontius Tax Law, PLLC, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.

• Candidates for this scholarship must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good academic standing overall.

Application Requirements

• The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information

• The candidate must submit a 750-1,000-word essay response to the prompt: How can we better support Veterans in our community? Please provide specific examples.

• Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI-generated writing is detected in the essay, the application will be denied.

• The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic.

• The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred to a new school may submit an unofficial transcript from their current institution, as well as the most recent official transcript from their previous school. High school students can submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.

How to Apply:

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