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July Scholarship Opportunities to Apply For

Don’t take a break from your future—keep applying for scholarships this summer! Check out these opportunities with upcoming deadlines.

Summer break might mean vacations for some—but for savvy students, it’s scholarship season. Whether you're about to enter high school, preparing for grad school, or somewhere in between, there are tons of scholarships with July deadlines that you can still apply for.


Below you’ll find scholarships grouped by eligibility, so you can scroll straight to the section that fits you best—high school students, graduate students, or open to all. Just don’t wait—many of these deadlines hit soon!

Scholarships for High School Students

  • Summer Saver Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school 10th, 11th, and 12th-grade students. Award: $500; Deadline: July 31

Scholarships for High School and Undergrad Students

  • Bachus & Schanker, LLC Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and full-time college students attending a 4-year college or university in the United States. Must have a 3.0 GPA. Write an essay about the 7th Amendment. Award: $2,000; Deadlines: July 30 and November 30
  • Employment BOOST Academic Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and 2-year and 4-year college students in the US with a GPA of 3.6 or higher. This scholarship is open to students pursuing any major. One scholarship will be given to a student pursuing any major, and a second scholarship will be given to a student pursuing business or STEM fields. Award: $1,000; Deadlines: Are accepted year-round on a rolling basis
  • Eskew Law Scholarship for Children of Convicted Felons. This scholarship is open to high school seniors, current college students, and students attending trade schools. Must be a child of a parent who has a felony conviction. The GPA minimum is 3.0. Award: $1,500; Deadline: July 31
  • Innovation in Education Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school and college students who have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others with a GPA minimum of 3.0. Open to students in the US and Canada. Award: $500 (repeats monthly). Deadline: The 20th of every month. 
  • Leaders Save Lives Scholarship. This scholarship is from the American Red Cross. This scholarship is open to high school and college students, including trade schools or community colleges. Simply organize a blood drive within these time frames. Awards: Up to $2,500; Deadlines: December 15-January 15, & June 1- August 31
  • Secular Student Alliance (SSA) Student Activist Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school and college students in the United States. Students must have engaged in activism in their community. Award: Varies; Deadline: July 31
  • Spirit of Giving Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors, 2 and 4-year college students, trade school students, and students pursuing certificate programs. Award: $1,000; Deadline: July 31

Scholarships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

  • 1st Financial Bank Financial Goals Scholarship. This is a monthly scholarship open to US residents aged 18 and older who are planning to enroll or are currently enrolled in a college degree program. This is an essay-based scholarship that centers around the importance of incorporating financial literacy into one’s college career. Award: $2,000; Deadline: July 31
  • Altec Design Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students enrolled in any accredited institution for the upcoming Fall semester. All academic majors are welcome to apply. Award: $750; Deadline: July 15
  • GeneTex Scholarship Program. This scholarship is available to undergraduate students as well as graduate students worldwide pursuing STEM degrees. Awards: Up to $2,000; Deadlines: July 11 and December 6

Scholarships For Students Who Are Parents

  • SBB Research Group STEM Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time at a college or university who are pursuing STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics). Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5. This scholarship is open to students worldwide, and there are no age restrictions. Award: $2,500; Deadline: On a rolling basis (12 awarded per year).

Scholarships For (Basically) Everyone

  • Dashanna K. McNeil Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school, associate, bachelor, and graduate students pursuing nursing related fields. Award: $1,865; Deadline: July 31
  • CollegeXpress What’s Your Summer Vibe Sweepstakes. Sign up or log back in to CollegeXpress.com to enter our new monthly scholarship contest. All you have to do is complete your free profile and answer the question: What's your ideal summer vibe: soaking up the sun all day or chilling out in a shady spot? That’s it! Award: $1,300; Deadline: July 31

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About Jean O'Toole

Jean O’Toole is an educational consultant and author of the bestselling book Scholarship Strategies: Finding and Winning the Money You Need. Over the past 15 years, she has helped tens of thousands of students in the United States. Individuals collectively have been awarded millions of dollars by applying Jean’s scholarship strategies. In 2008, Jean co-founded Connections101, a company specializing in providing motivational tools for scholarship searching. It is her goal to empower students to design their paths to their future without college debt. Visit Connections101.com for more information, and follow Jean on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

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