Scholarships are an incredibly important part of being able to afford your college journey. Unlike student loans, you don’t need to pay scholarship money back, so you should apply for as many as possible! Each month, CollegeXpress highlights upcoming awards and contests as part of “Scholarship Saturday” to help make your search a little easier. Check out the featured awards below, and be sure to apply if you’re eligible. Good luck!
Upcoming deadlines
$1,000 | Uncensored: Honor Black History By Reading A Banned Book From Marley Dias' #1000BLACKGIRLBOOKS
Deadline: February 29
How to enter: Read a book from the Uncensored: Banned Books by Black Authors List and share how you'll discuss the value of these books and stories with your peers during Black History Month.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be between the ages of 13–25.
$2,000 | CX Study Snack Scholarship
Deadline: February 29
How to enter: Just create a free CollegeXpress account (or log back in) and answer this question: What's your favorite study snack?
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be US residents ages 13 and older.
$1,500 | Scholars Helping Collars Scholarship
Deadline: February 26
How to enter: Submit a 500–1,000-word essay with two to three photos of your volunteer efforts to help animals in need and how that involvement has changed your life or shaped your perceptions of the importance of animal welfare.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be US residents enrolled as full-time juniors or seniors in high school.
$1,000 | College Ave Monthly Scholarship Sweepstakes
Deadline: February 29
How to enter: Complete the short application.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
$55,000 | Doodle for Google
Deadline: March 14
How to enter: Submit a doodle based on the theme "My wish for the next 25 years."
Who’s eligible: Students in grades K–12 who are enrolled in US-based schools (including homeschool) or schools in Puerto Rico, US territories and freely associated states, and the District of Columbia may enter.
Looking for other great opportunities to win money for college? Find more using our Scholarship Search tool, and check in with CollegeXpress next month for another edition of Scholarship Saturday.
