January Deadlines

Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

Requirements: 

You must be a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, at least 16 years of age and no older than 24 years of age, located in the United States or D.C. and on track to apply for or currently enrolled in an accredited post-high school/post-secondary educational programs located in the United States or D.C. (including accredited two-and four-year colleges, universities, vocational-technical and trade schools).

You’ll have to identify the specific secondary education program, college or certificate/degree option you want to get into, or for which you which you need funds. You may be looking to enroll or already enrolled in this secondary educational program.

If you are a minor, you’ll need written consent from a parent or legal guardian to participate.

You must be willing to work with the Taco Bell Foundation’s Scholarship Management Company throughout the application and award process.

Application: Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship Application

Amount: TBD

Due Date: January 3, 2024

GE Reagan Foundation Scholarship

Requirements: 

To be eligible for this award, applicants must:

• demonstrate at school, at the workplace, and within the community the attributes of leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship;

• demonstrate strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 grade point average/4.0 scale or equivalent);

• be citizens of the United States of America;

• be current high school seniors attending high school in the United States (students living on U.S. Armed Forces base and home schooled students are also eligible); and

• plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study toward a bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States for the entire upcoming academic year.

Application: GE Reagan Foundation Scholarship

Amount: $40,000

Deadline: January 4, 2024

APIA Scholars

Requirements: 

• Live at or below the poverty level, or are otherwise of low socioeconomic status;

• Are the first in their families to attend college;

• Are representative of the APIA community’s diversity, (geographically and ethnically}, especially those ethnicities that have been underrepresented on college campuses due to limited access and opportunity; and

• Have placed a strong emphasis on community service and leadership as well as solid academic achievement.

Application: APIA Scholars Application 

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: January 9, 2024

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF)

Requirements:

To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:

- Be a graduating, minority high school senior

- Be a United States citizen

- Present evidence of financial need

- Demonstrate a record of academic excellence

- Demonstrate leadership potential and a dedication to community service

- Submit an official SAT and/or ACT test exam score from junior or senior year*

- Plan to attend an accredited and approved 4-year college within the United States or affiliated with a United States-based college or university

- Not possess a degree from, or be enrolled in, a 2 or 4–year college when applying

Application: Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Application 

Amount: Up to $30,000

Deadline: January 10, 2024

America Farmer's Grow Ag Leadership Scholarship

Requirements: Eligibility for America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders scholarships: 

o Students must: 

• Be high school seniors or enrolled in college. 

• Plan to pursue a degree or certification in specific areas of agriculture or chemical/ electrical/mechanical engineering (a complete list of majors is available in the America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Program Overview or at GrowAgLeaders.com). 

• Live in a specific state/county (a complete list of majors is available in the America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Program Overview or at GrowAgLeaders.com). 

• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. 

• Obtain two online farmer endorsements – visit GrowAgLeaders.com for the complete requirements. 

• Students do not have to be FFA members to apply. 

• Students do not have to live in the same county as the endorsing farmer. 

Application: America Farmer's Grow Ag Leadership Scholarship

Amount: $1,500

Due Date: January 11, 2024

Profile in Courage

Requirements: The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories; and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate. Employees of John Hancock Financial Services and members of their families are not eligible to participate.

Application: Profile in Courage Scholarship Application

Amount: $10,000

Deadline: January 12, 2024

San Joaquin Engineers Council Scholarship

Requirements: 

1. Must be a high school senior. 

2. Must be eligible to attend an ABET accredited college. 

3. Must have at least a 3.0 grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale) for the 10th and 11th grades. Your GPA will be computed by the San Joaquin Engineers Council Scholarship Committee based on the official transcript submitted with the application. 

4. Must attain a minimum test score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and/or the American College Testing Program (ACT). These scores are used only as a minimum threshold level, and are not otherwise used in the selection process. 

Application: San Joaquin Engineers Council Scholarship

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: January 13, 2024

Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship

Requirements: Competition open to all high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government. Entrants receiving full four-year scholarships shall be eligible only for one-year special awards. Awards for those entering Armed Forces Colleges are eligible for one-year special awards.

Application: WCF Scholarship Application 

Amount: $5,000

Due Date: January 15, 2024

Mensa US Scholarship

Requirements: 

1) Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program in an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning during the academic year following the application date.

2) Applicants must submit an application and essay explaining his or her career, academic and/or vocational goals.

No application forms are available at any other time. Between September and January, interested individuals can visit the scholarship application area of this site to determine eligibility and, if eligible, enter the program.

Application: Mensa US Scholarship Application

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: January 15, 2024

The Coolidge Scholarship

Requirements: 

• Coolidge Scholarship applicants must intend to enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate for the first time in fall 2024. That is to say, students in their junior year of high school, or the equivalent if home schooled, are eligible to apply. (Students who are currently high school juniors but take some courses at a local college are indeed eligible to apply for the Coolidge Scholarship.)

• Coolidge Scholarship applicants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America at the time of application.

• Coolidge Scholarship applicants cannot be the immediate family member of any current employee or trustee of the Coolidge Scholars Program or the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.

Application: The Coolidge Scholarship Application

Amount: Entire College Tuition

Deadline: January 18, 2024 @ 5:00pm

JCI Senate Foundation Scholarships

Requirements: Graduating high school seniors in the United States, where that state has an active JCI Senate program (see www.usjcisenate.org  [under scholarship] or www.usjcisenatefoundation.org  for a listing of eligible states).  You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this scholarship. 

Application: JCI Senate Foundation Application

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: January 19, 2024

Breanna Coleman Memorial Scholarship

Requirements:

• Any high school senior who will be a first-generation college student pursuing a four-year degree in nursing may apply for this scholarship if they have volunteering and extracurricular involvement.

Application: Breanna Coleman Application

Amount: $5,000

Due Date: January 24, 2024

Amazon Future Engineer

Requirements: 

• Planning on pursuing a programming degree at college

• Want to learn more about computer science

• Have financial need

• 3.0 GPA or above

• Eligible to work in the US

Application: Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Application 

Amount: $40,000

Deadline: January 27, 2023

ScholarshipOwl No Essay Scholarship

Requirements: 

• You must be a resident of any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories

• You must be 16 years of age or older

• You must either be enrolled in a college/university or registered in a qualified high school

• You must be located within the United States

Application: ScholarshipOwl Application

Amount: $1,000

Due Date: January 29, 2024

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Scholarship

Requirements: 

To be eligible for the scholarship a student must:

A) Be entering college in the Fall of 2023 as a Freshman at a two or four-year school.

B) Be currently involved in high school sports, intramural sports, or community-based sports.

Application: Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Scholarship Application

Amount: $20,000

Deadline: January 30, 2023

Technology Addition Awareness Scholarship

Requirements: You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

Application: Technology Addition Awareness Scholarship Application

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: January 30, 2024

Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships

Requirements: All applicants must be citizens of the United States and must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the United States. DAR chapter sponsorship is not required; however, a DAR member may be used as a reference or may assist you with your application.

Application: DAR Scholarship Applications 

Amount: TBD

Deadline: January 31, 2024

MJC Scholarships

Requirements: 

To qualify for scholarship consideration students must meet the minimum criteria:

• Have a 2.5 or higher cumulative GPA 

• Have 12 units completed by the end of the Fall 2022 semester (does not apply to high school students)

• Be a student in good standing at Modesto Junior College or your high school

• Submit a complete application, adhering carefully to all instructions

• Be actively enrolled at MJC Spring 2022 (12 units not required to apply- does not apply to current high school seniors)

• Plan to enroll as a full time student (12 units) Fall 2023

• Have an active MJC college email (@student.yosemite.edu) Current high school seniors can apply now for admission to MJC

Application: MJC Scholarship Applications

Amount: TBD

Deadline: January 31, 2024

National Eagle Scout Association Scholarships

Requirements: 

• Eagle Scouts must be a member of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) to apply.

• Eagle Scouts may apply for NESA scholarships beginning in their senior year of high school through their junior year in an undergraduate program or by the halfway point of their associate degree program or skilled trade program.

• Recipients may receive a NESA scholarship one time only.

• NESA scholarships are available to Eagle Scouts currently enrolled in or accepted by an accredited educational institution as a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours) in a program leading to an academic degree (including associate degrees) or a skilled trade program.

• Cooke four-year scholarship awardees must be enrolled in an accredited four year college or university as a full-time student (at least 12 credit hours) in a program leading to a bachelors degree.

• NESA scholarships are not available to students attending any of the U.S. military academies.

• NESA scholarships are not available to graduate students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree.

Application: National Eagle Scout Application

Amount: $10,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

College Covered Scholarship

by Discover Student Loans

Requirements: The Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories who are at least sixteen (16) years old at the time of entry. Entrants must also be high school senior students who will be or college students who are enrolled at least half-time in a Bachelor's or Associate's degree program or graduate program at an eligible school or parent/legal guardians of students that satisfy the above eligibility requirements.

Application: College Covered by Discover Student Loans Application

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: January 31, 2024

eQuality Scholarship Collaborative

Requirements: Applicants must be a resident of northern or central California, have completed or completed high school or equivalent between and plan to attend or have begun attending an accredited post-secondary institution for the first time in 2024. This scholarship is to recognize service to the LGBT+ community. 

Application: eQuality Scholarship Application

Amount: $6,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Golden 1 College Scholarship

Requirements: 

In order to be eligible, you must:

• Hold a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher

• Be involved in community service and extracurricular activities totaling at least 24 hours in the last 12 months

• Be a Golden 1 member for at least one year, or be a dependent of someone who has been a member for at least one year

Application: Golden 1 College Scholarship Application

Amount: $1,000 annually to full-time students who plan to attend an accredited non-profit, two-year community college in California; $5,000 annually to full-time students who plan to attend an accredited, non-profit four-year college or university in California. 

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Shred Nations Scholarship

Requirements: Applicants must have completed secondary school, or currently be a senior in a secondary school, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 with an interest in business, environmental studies or the shredding and recycling industry. Applicants will be required to submit a nomination from a NAID member. NAID members will be comprised of any employee or owner of a NAID member company.

Application: Shred Nations Scholarship Application

Amount: $5,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships

Requirements: 

• Applicants must be citizens of the United States.

• Applicants must attend or plan to attend an accredited college or university in the United States.

• All multi-year scholarships, typically renewable up to four years, must be for consecutive years of attendance.

• Awards are based on academic excellence, commitment to the field of study, and/or financial need, or other restrictions on specific scholarships.

• Awards are placed on deposit with the recipient’s college or university and any unused portion shall be returned to the DAR.

• Applicants are only eligible to receive one scholarship from the DAR.

Application: DAR Scholarships 

Amount: Various

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Toshiba ExploraVision Scholarship

Requirements: 

• All entrants must be United States or Canadian citizens and living within the United States, U.S. Territories or Canada and enrolled full-time in a public, private or home school

• Students must be no older than 21 years of age

• National Science Teachers Association employees, NSTA board members, ExploraVision judges and their respective families are not eligible to enter the competition

• Any project that has won at ExploraVision's regional and/or national levels may not be re-submitted in future years

• Any project previously awarded a prize in another competition may not be submitted

• Any student who was selected as a regional or national finalist in ExploraVision can only compete in subsequent years with a new team — i.e., with students who have not previously been selected as ExploraVision regional or national finalists

• Students enter as a team of 2-4 students with a teacher/coach and optional mentor (no individual entries)

Application: Toshiba Exploravision Scholarship Application

Amount: Certificates, technology gifts, and amount up to $10,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Advocates Law Scholarship

Requirements: 

• Follow us on one of our social media pages. Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, or Linkedin.

• All prospective or current students enrolled in an accredited university or college, located within the United States may submit an application.

Application: Advocates Law Scholarship Application 

Amount: $1,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Sallie Mae "No Essay" Scholarship

Requirements: 

• 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 located within the United States;

• A student who is currently enrolled as a high school junior or senior who intends to enroll in an accredited college or university located with the United States, within a year of graduating high school.

Applications: Sallie Mae "No Essay"

Amount: $2,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

CollegeXpress Scholarship

Requirements: 

•  Must be 13 years of age or older and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. or D.C.

• Must be currently attending high school, college, vocational, or any other accredited post-secondary institution.

*Employees/officers/directors of Carnegie Dartlet entities and family/household members are not eligible. 

Application: CollegeXpress Application

Amount: $10,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Appily Easy Money Scholarship

Requirements: 

• This scholarship is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and first semester senior students for all majors and schools. We will judge this scholarship based on other criteria such as volunteer work, extracurricular activities, special circumstances, etc.

Application: Appily Easy Money Application

Amount: $1,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Fresh Start Scholarship

Requirements: 

• Must be 13 years of age or older and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. or D.C. 

• Must be currently attending high school, college, vocational, or any other accredited post-secondary institution.

*Employees/officers/directors of Carnegie Dartlet entities and family/household members are not eligible

Application:  Fresh Start Scholarship

Amount: $2,024

Due Date: January 31, 2024

Order Sons of Italy in America Grand Lodge of California Scholarship

Requirements: Annual Scholarship awards are limited to members of the Senior Class of any secondary school and shall be awarded on the following basis: (a) Scholastic Ability (b) Character (c) Activities Most awards will likely go to students planning to attend a 4-year college, but at least 1 award will go to a properly qualified student planning to pursue their education in a recognized and accredited vocational or technical school, which may be a two-year degree or certificate granting institution.

Application: Order Sons of Italy in America Grand Lodge of California Scholarship Application 

Amount: $1,000

Due Date: January 31, 2024