CLEARINGHOUSE!
Make sure to look at the scholarships here at the Scholarship Clearinghouse where dozens of scholarships are listed and organized according to their deadline. Be sure to also use the scholarship list on Naviance for a more complete list of scholarships and sign up to fastweb.com to be matched to scholarships that fit your profile. Every year some private and federal scholarships/grants are unclaimed – you can get some of that funding!
The College Office refreshes these lists periodically, but if the site is not current try Googling the name of the scholarship plus the current year (2019-2020) to update.
Scholarship Search Engines (deadlines vary)
SCHOLLY (ask Ms. Hirschfield for a code)
United Negro College Fund Scholarships
Unigo.com Scholarships for Pennsylvania schools and/or residents; offers an organizer template
Horatio Alger Association – various targeted scholarships with various deadlines
Scholarships for Trade/professional schools
Maguire Scholarship – see list of participating schools
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus
Scholarship Bulletin – search this site for some very specific scholarships, for example ‘child of an AFT member’, ‘member of Freedom Credit Union’ – many of these are quite generous!
Explore ‘easy’ scholarships at Do Something.org. Deadlines vary.
Rolling Deadlines RaiseMe – Earn micro-scholarships for college for your achievements in high school.
Various deadlines, Writer’s Square– awards scholarships for writing and photography entries.
Various programs and deadlines, Philadelphia Futures offers financial and college-readiness support through several different grant programs.
Bonner Scholars
The Bonner Program provides a generous four-year scholarship to undergraduate students enrolled with participating colleges in exchange for weekly commitment to intensive and meaningful service with a community organization. For more information and to see the list of participating colleges visit HERE.
College Green Light
This site aggregates summer programs, fly-in opportunities, and enrichment with a focus on underrepresented and economically challenged students. Explore the site HERE.
Featured Scholarships–SLA students have applied to a number of the following scholarships.
| SEPTEMBER 2019 | ||
| Opens/Due | Scholarship Name | Special criteria/note |
| Sept 1 | AXA Achievement Scholarship | Community service |
| Sept 1 | http://www.justpoetry.org/submissions | |
| Sept 15 | 1-800-Wheelchair Scholarship Fund | |
| Sept 15 | Catching the Dream Scholarship | ¼ or more Native American |
| Sept 15 | Gates Scholarship | First phase of application |
| Sept 17 | We the Future Contest | Constitution essay |
| Sept 18 | DirectTextbook.com. | Various deadlines. Add your email to get notifications. |
| Sept 18 | Tweet for Success Scholarship Contest | Career essay |
| Sept 30 | Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship | |
| Sept 30 | Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship | |
| Sept 30 | Shout It Out Scholarship | |
| Sept 30 | Writers of the Future Contest | New contests quarterly |
| Sept 30 | Illustrators of the Future Contest | New contests quarterly |
| Sept 30 | Shipdig Scholarship | Essay writing |
| Sept 30
Various Deadlines |
Don’t Text and Drive
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Community Service. Check web site for different scholarships & deadlines |
| OCTOBER 2019 | ||
| Opens/Due | Scholarship Name | Special criteria/note |
| Opens in October | Foot Locker Scholar Athletes | Committed to sports |
| Oct 6 | AES Engineering | |
| Oct 15 | Asian American & Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution Scholarship Fund | 2 different scholarships. One due Nov. 6. See list of affiliated institutions HERE. |
| Oct 15 | Colgate-Palmolive Hispanic Scholarship | |
| October 18 | Omega Psi Phi Fraternity | Two opportunities: an essay contest and the Charles R. Drew Scholarship (check back for spring deadlines). |
| Oct 25 (1st deadline, for state and national scholarships) | Horatio Alger Association Scholarship | The site lists a number of scholarships; deadlines and criteria differ |
| Oct 31 | Voice of Democracy | Essay contest |
| Oct 31 | Unigo Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship | Writing project |
| Oct 31 | Coca-Cola Scholars Program | Community service |
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NOVEMBER 2019 |
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| Due | Scholarship Name | Special criteria/note |
| Nov 1 | Lax Scholarship Fund for Gay Men | |
| Nov 1 | Ron Brown Scholar Program | African-American, Economic challenges |
| Nov 5 | Prudential Spirit of Community Awards | |
| Nov 13 | Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship | Financial need |
| Nov 15 | Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition | |
| Nov 15 (three scholarships, different due dates) | Eagles Fly for Leukemia Kim Hill College Scholarship | Cancer patients/survivors |
| Nov 29 | Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award | Minimum 50 hours of volunteer work |
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DECEMBER 2019 |
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| Due | Scholarship Name | Special Criteria/Note |
| Dec 1 | Dell Scholars | Demonstrated financial need |
| Dec 2 | Cooper Industries | (UNCF Scholarship for business and engineering) |
| Dec 6 | Comcast Leaders and Achievers | |
| Dec 15 | Derrick Law Car and Truck Accident Scholarship | (affected by vehicle injury) |
| Dec 15 | Burger King Scholars Program | |
| Dec 15 | AXA Achievement Scholarship | |
| JANUARY 2020 | ||
| Due | Scholarship Name | Special Criteria/Note |
| Jan 3 | GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program | |
| Jan 3 | Foot Locker Scholar Athletes | (applications open in early fall) |
| Jan 15 | Drexel Liberty Scholars Program | |
| Jan 15 | Washington Crossing Foundation (government careers) | |
| Jan 15 | Mensa Education and Research Foundation | |
| Jan 15 | McNulty Scholarship (girls, St. Joe’s) | |
| Jan 17 | Alzheimer Awareness Essay Scholarship | |
| Jan 22 | Asian-American scholarships | |
| Jan 30 | Technology Addiction Awareness | write 140 character message about the dangers of technology addiction |
| Jan 31 | Union Plus Scholarship | (family membership in participating Unions) |
| Jan 31 | KPMG Women’s Leadership Awards | |
| Jan 31 | William B. Ruggles Journalist Scholarship | |
| FEBRUARY 2020 | ||
| Due | Scholarship Name | Special Criteria/Note |
| *Feb 1 | Temple Outstanding Achievement Scholarship | (Must be nominated by SLA/see Ms. Hirschfield) |
| Feb 1 | Jackie Robinson Scholarship | (minority students; opens in November) |
| Feb 5 | McDonald’s HACER Hispanic Scholarship | |
| Feb 12 | Davidson Fellows Scholarship | |
| Feb 14 | Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship (Af.Am.male) | |
| Feb 14 | Continental Societies Scholarship | |
| Feb 15 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | (opens January 1) |
| Feb 15 | Drexel Liberty Scholars Program | (regular decision) |
| Feb 21 | Urban League of Philadelphia Community Scholars | |
| *Feb 22 | Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Scholarship | (must be nominated, see Ms. HIrschfield) |
| Feb 28 | P.L.A.Y. Scholarship | (interested in rescue animals/animal welfare) |
| Feb 28 | Youth Foundation Grant | (updates Feb 1) |
| Feb 28 | Zeta Omicron Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha (Af.Am. Males | |
| Feb 28 | Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia Annual Scholarship | |
| MARCH 2020 | ||
| Opens/Due | Scholarship Name | Special Criteria/Note |
| March | Mayor’s Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania | Must be applying to Penn; the website updates automatically in February |
| March/April | UNCF Scholarships | Must be a minority |
| Mar 1 | Marion Luckers Kidney Foundation Scholarship | Must have been impacted or have had a family member or friend impacted by kidney disease. |
| Mar 1 | The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship | Must be planning to continue education in Pennsylvania |
| Mar 1 | Philadelphia City Scholarship | Must be enrolling at a school in Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, or Bucks County |
| Mar 1 | Anna M. Vincent Scholarship Trust | Must have held a paying job while in school |
| Mar 1 | Mckee Scholarship | Must be a male with an absent father |
| Mar 1 | Herb it Forward | Must demonstrate strong financial need |
| Mar 2 | James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship | Parent/guardian must be a teamster member |
| Mar 2 | Design a Greeting Card | This contest runs for a year (begins in May); the prize is $10,000 |
| Mar 2 | PayPal paid internship (Af. Am.) | |
| Mar 2 | Cecilia Moy Yep Scholarship | For Asian American Women |
| Mar 3 | American Society of Mechanical Engineers | |
| Mar 12 | Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarships | |
| Mar 15 | Mel Klein Scholarship | Must be planning to apply to Tulane, Colgate, Columbia, or Stanford |
| Mar 16 | UNCF Boule Scholarship – a notice at the top of this link says the application is closed, but scroll down to the botte to see the current 2020 deadline | Must be African American |
| Mar 19 | UNCF STEM Scholarship | Minority students |
| Mar 20 | GSK Opportunity Scholarship | For students who face/have faced significant adversity |
| Mar 20 | Feinstein Fund | |
| *Mar 22 | Colleges that Change Lives | Must be admitted to one of the colleges that change lives. Updates in January |
| Mar 22 | Samuel A. Green Scholarship | Website might be blocked by SDP |
| Mar 23 | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarships
Click links for 2 scholarships, 1 internship |
African American women |
| Mar 29 | UNCF (member school) Scholarships | |
| *Mar 31 | R.W. Sorrel Scholarship | |
| Mar 31 | Christine B.Dexter Foundation Scholarships | Must be applying to New England schools |
Due in April 2020
April, 2019 Imagine-America (trade schools)
April, 2019 Moore College of Art Scholarships
April 1, 2019 American Fire Safety Association
April 1, 2019 Schoolmens Club of Philadelphia
April 1, 2019 Pennsylvania Land Surveyors’ Foundation Scholarship
April 1, 2019 AKA Omega Omega Scholarships – see Ms. Hirschfield (Af.Am.)
April 5, 2019 HUSSAIN Scholarship(SouthAsian)
April 5, 2019 Joseph and Jesse Coleman Scholarship
April 5, 2019 D. Coleman Witte Scholarship(art/archi.inter.design;Philregion)
April 5, 2019 Beech Scholarship (Temple/Cheney/Lincoln/CCP – minority)
April 5, 2019 The Richard A. Ash Scholarship Fund
April 5, 2019 Crouthamel Family Nursing Scholarship
April 5, 2019 Mervyn Sluizer, Jr. Scholarship Fund (Boy Scouts)
April 8, 2019 Wilt Chamberlain Scholarship Application
April 12, 2019 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science (Af.Am.Hisp.)
April 15, 2020 We the Students Essay Contest
April 15, 2019 Dunkin’ Philadelphia Regional Scholarship
April 15, 2020 (opens in January) Barron Prize for Young Heroes – awards students who work on inspiring service projects.
April 19, 2019 Leon Sullivan Charitable Trust(Af.Am.)
April 20, 2019 Lions Chapter 14a (physical challenges)
April 30, 2019 Asian Bank Scholarship
April 30, 2020 E-Waste Scholarship–
Due in May 2020
May 1, 2019 Luther and Mary Ida Vandross Scholarship (HBCU)
May 10, 2019 The Benjamin and Fredora K. Wolf Memorial Foundation (limited income)
May 10, 2019 Robert C. Digges Scholarship (not need based)
May 13, 2019 Pepper Hamilton Raise Your Voice Essay Contest: Write a 500 to 1200 word essay on the question: Should local or federal officials be responsible for tackling social issues such as drug use, crime, immigration issues? See Ms. Hirschfield for a flyer describing rules and requirements.
May 15, 2019 Francis H. Thole Essay Contest: Constitution of the United States (See Ms. Hirschfield for more information.)
May 17, 2019 The Omin Fellowship Essay Contest: write an essay of 800 to 1500 words on promoting brotherhood – one SLA student essay, chosen by the English Department, will win a cash award.
May 20, 2019 Art Start Scholarship Tyler School of Art
May 29, 2019 Thomas J. Lynch Scholarship (STEM)
May 30, 2020 1800 Wheelchair Scholarship
May 31, 2019 Student Map and Poster Competition
May 31, 2019 Walmart Associate Scholarship
May 31, 2019 Check out these ‘easy’ scholarships!
Due in June 2020
June 16, 2019 Lucidpress Scholarship
June 21, 2019 PhillySEEDS (public housing/HCV)
June 27, 2019 Poetry Slam (random drawing of your poem!)
June 30, 2019 Writers and Illustrators of the Future
