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 to 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
$5,000 | Generation Future
Deadline: July 31
How to enter: Share your vision for the future you want to see and how you are or will make it a reality.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be between the ages of 13–25.
iPad | CX iPad Summer Giveaway
Deadline: July 31
How to enter: Create a free CX account (or log back in ) and answer this question in one sentence: Which phone app do you use the most and why?
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be US residents 13 years or older.
$1,500 | Flavor of the Month Scholarship
Deadline: July 31
How to enter: Answer this question in 250 words or less: If you were an ice cream flavor, which would you be and why?
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be 14 years or older, legal residents of the US, and currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution.
$500 | Courage to Grow Scholarship
Deadline: July 31
How to enter: Short essay required.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be current high school juniors, seniors, or college students as well as US citizens with a minimum GPA of 2.5.
$2,000 | Minecraft Scholarship
Deadline: July 31
How to enter: Write a short essay of no less than 500 words about your opinion on how Minecraft can be a positive influence on education and career development.
Who’s eligible: Applicants must be US citizens currently enrolled in college or high school and have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Want to continue the scholarship search? Find even more awards using our Scholarship Search tool, and check in with CollegeXpress next month for another Scholarship Saturday.
