Calvin Coolidge Presidental Foundation Protectionism Essay Contest
Requirements:
To be eligible for the high school division, you must be scheduled to graduate from high school no earlier than 2026. Homeschooled students are welcome to apply.
All entrants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America by the 2025 submission deadline.
Application: Coolidge Review Essay Contest Application
Amount: First Place=$10,000, Second Place=$5,000, Finalists=$1,000
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Don and Roy Splawn Charitable Foundation West Scholarship
Requirements:
Must be a graduating high school senior residing in California.
Must be currently employed (paid/unpaid/internship) or have been employed within the past 12 months.
Must be able to demonstrate hardship in their life.
Must have a GPA of 2.6 or higher.
Application: Don & Roy Splawn Scholarship Application
Amount: $250-$2,000
Deadline: September 12, 2025
The Gates Scholarship
Requirements:
To apply, students must be:
A high school senior
From at least one of the following ethnicities: African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian & Pacific Islander American, and/or Hispanic American
Pell-eligible
A US citizen, national, or permanent resident
In good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
Additionally, a student must plan to enroll full-time, in a four-year degree program, at a US accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university.
*For American Indian/Alaska Native, proof of tribal enrollment will be required.
Application: The Gates Scholarship
Amount: Full Cost of College Attendance
Due Date: September 15, 2025
Don't Text and Drive 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: Don't Text and Drive Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Due: September 30, 2025
SkillPointe Foundation Scholarship for Technical/Vocational Training
Requirements: The SkillPointe Foundation is awarding multiple $1,000 scholarships every quarter for individuals pursuing technical/vocational training in construction, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and other fields.
The SkillPointe Foundation’s mission is to ensure everyone has access to training to become a skills-based professional. This scholarship is open to everyone 17 years of age or older, of any ethnicity and educational background. U.S. citizens or legal residents, whose course of study or training program includes technical school, vocational school, or community college, are encouraged to apply. This scholarship is exclusively for individuals wishing to gain a certificate, credential, or 2-year degree.
Application: SkillPointe Foundation Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Big Future Scholarship
Requirements: Must attend a public, private, or home school, located in one of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other U.S. territories and possessions, or are U.S. Citizens or residents who attend a U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (“DoDEA”) school outside of the United States and U.S. territories.
Application: Big Future Scholarship Application
Amount: $40,000
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Requirements:
Current high school students attending a school in the US who will graduate during the 2023-2024 school year.
US citizens, US nationals, US permanent residents, or refugees
Expecting to receive a high school diploma during the current academic year
Planning to pursue a degree at an accredited US post-secondary institution
Able to verify a minimum overall B/3.0 GPA in high school coursework
Application: Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholars Application
Amount: $20,000
Due Date: September 30, 2025
Mediation & Conversations Scholarship
Requirements:
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 two to four year post-secondary institution.
Employees of Dolan Divorce Lawyers, 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 should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.
Application: Mediation & Conversations Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Due Date: September 30, 2025
Sallie Mae Scholarship
Requirements:
The $2,000 Sallie Mae Scholarship is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and any US Territory age 17 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 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.
Application: Sallie Mae Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Path to Pro Home Depot Scholarship Program
Requirements:
Be a high school senior, high school graduate or have a GED equivalent.
Plan to enroll, or be enrolled, in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States.
Not be an employee or dependent of an employee of the The Home Depot. Employees of The Home Depot and their dependents are eligible to apply for a scholarship from The Homer Fund.
Focused on Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, or Construction Management
Application: Path to Pro Home Depot Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Requirements: Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 24 at the time of application submission.
Application: Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway Scholarship Application
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: September 30, 2025