Due Date Scholarship Name

Description

The Horatio Alger Michigan Scholarship

Program provides financial assistance to
students in the State of Michigan who have
Horatio Alger Scholarship
25-Oct-14
exhibited integrity and perseverance in
$7,000
overcoming personal adversity and who
aspire to pursue higher education.

31-Oct-14

31-Oct-14

Coca-Cola Scholarship

Zombie Apocalypse
Scholarship
$2,000

Minority

GPA Requirement Financial Need

2.0+

Yes, adjusted gross

income must be
$55,000 or lower
(proof is required)

Awards 250 scholarships to students that

demonstrate: leadership, commitment
to community, and academic
achievement.

How To Apply

Must be involved in
www.horatioalger.org/scholar
co-curricular and
ships
community service

http://www.cocacolascholarsfoundation.org/

Answer the following question in 250 words

or less:
Imagine that your high school/college has
been overrun with Zombies. Your math
professor, the cafeteria ladies and even your
best friend have all joined the walking dead.
Use your brain to flesh out a plan to avoid
the Zombies, including where you would
hide and the top 5 things you would bring
with you to stay alive.

If you have made a difference by

volunteering in your community over the
4-Nov-14
past year you could win $1000 and a trip to
Washington DC in May and a chance at
$5000 in grants.
Available for high-achieving high school
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation seniors with financial need who seek t
4-Nov-14
Up to $40,000
oattend the nation's best 4-year colleges and
universities.
Submit an online short written response
(250 words or less) for the question:
What would you say to someone who
Education Matters
thinks education doesnt matter, or that
30-Nov-14
Scholarship
college is a waste of time and money?
$5,000

Community
Involvement

https://www.scholarshipexpe
rts.com/scholarships/ourscholarships/zombieapocalypse-scholarship

Student must have

engaged in volunteer
www.prudential.com/spirit
activity within last 12
months

Prudential Spirit of
Community Awards
$1,000

3.5+

Yes

www.jkcf.org/scholarships

https://www.scholarshipexpe
rts.com/scholarships/ourscholarships/educationmatters-scholarship

30-Nov-14

Stephen J. Brady Stop

Hunger Scholarship
$5,000

1-Dec-14

Rare Everyday Heroes

Scholarship
$2,500

1-Dec-14

1-Dec-14

12-Dec-14

The NRA Civil Rights

Defense Fund
$100-$1,000

Applicants must have demonstrated ongoing commitment to their community by

performing unpaid volunteer services
impacting hunger in the United States at
least within the last 12 months. Added
consideration is given to students working to
fight childhood hunger.

Yes, within last 12

months

Submit an original essay about someone

who you consider to be an Everyday Hero,
because through their life's work, they are
making a difference for others.

http://www.winningfutures.o
rg/rare-everydayheroes/about-rare/

NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund continues its

Yearly Youth Essay Contest celebrating the
Second Amendment as an integral part of
the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The
theme for the essay is What Does The
Second Amendment Mean to You? All
essays should be about 1,000 words.

http://www.nradefensefund.
org/contestsscholarships.aspx

Each year, nearly 40,000 high school

students from across the country enter to
win a share of the $2.2 million in educational
scholarships and incentives awarded
The Voice Of Democracy Up
through the VFWs Voice of Democracy
to $30,000
audio-essay competition. This years theme
is Why Veterans are Important to our
Nations History and Future.
College Advising Corps &
Zinch Scholarship
$1,500

15-Dec-14

AXA Achievement
Scholarship
$10,000-25,000

15-Dec-14

Burger King Scholars

Program
$1,000-50,000

http://www.vfw.org/VOD/

"What does going to college mean to you?"

in 280 characters or less.
To qualify, applicants must demonstrate
ambition and self-drive, as evidenced by
outstanding achievement outside the
classroom.
Scholarships will be awarded based on
academic record and participation in school
and community activities. Only the first
50,000 submitted applications will be
processed.

http://www.sodexofoundatio
n.org/hunger_us/scholarships
/scholarships.asp

http://www.zinch.com/ncacscholarship
https://us.axa.com/axafoundation/about.html

2.5+
http://www.bkmclamorefoun
dation.org/

15-Dec-14

Scholastic Art & Writing

Awards Scholarships
$500-1,000

Applicants must participate in the Scholastic

Art & Writing Awards by submitting original
art or writing pieces. Students who advance
to the national level will be considered for
scholarships.

http://www.artandwriting.org
/the-awards/guidelinesdeadlines/

Are you a young entrepreneur? Graduating

NFIB Young Entrepreneur high school seniors who operate their own
18-Dec-14
Award
small business

18-Dec-14

various

Foot Locker wants to celebrate YOU- not

necessarily because you scored the winning
Footlocker Scholar Athletes
touchdown or goal- but because sports have
helped you grow into a strong leader at
school and in your community
Scholarships are awarded to students
planning to pursue science and technology
degrees at 2 or 4 year universities. Details
vary by university and program. Usually
FIRST Scholarship Progarm
requires participation in FIRST Robotics
Competition (FRC) or FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC).

http://www.nfib.com/foundat
ions/yef/yef-programs/youngentrepreneur-awards/

3.0+
https://footlockerscholarathle
tes.com/

http://www.usfirst.org/about
us/scholarships

Part of the essay prompt:

1-Jan-15

Fire Speech Essay Contest Why is free speech important at our

$1,000-10,000
nations colleges and universities?

http://www.thefire.org/stude
nt-network/essay-contest/

1-Jan-15

FIRE's Free Speech Essay

Contest Scholarships
$500-10,000

http://www.thefire.org/stude
nt-network/essay-contest/

5-Jan-15

5-Jan-15

JFK Profile in Courage

Essay Contest
$10,000
Young Patriots Essay
Contest
$2,000-5,000

To apply, applicants must write an essay of

800-1,000 words on a given topic related to
free speech.
Students are asked to write an essay of
1,000 words or less that demonstrates an
understanding of political courage as
described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in
Courage.
Applicants must submit an essay on a given
topic related to economics and public policy.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/

http://debatecentral.ncpa.org/yp14/

6-Jan-15

7-Jan-15

8-Jan-15

14-Jan-15

NAFEPA Scholarship
$2,500

Winners will be selected based on

transcripts, extracurricular/leadership
activities, three letters of reccomendation,
financial need, and a 300 word essay on
leadership activities and future goals.

Reccomended, but
just one factor.

Applicants must conduct original research on

a topic of interest within one of the given
competition categories and compile a
MIT INSPIRE Competition
detailed report of no more than 20 pages.
See website for complete details.

GE-Reagan Foundation
Scholarship Program
$10,000

The GE-Regan Foundation rewards collegebound studetns who demonstrate

exemplary leadership, drive, integrity and
citizenship with financial assistance to
pursue higher education

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program

selects 1,000 talented students each year to
Yes; African
receive a good-through-graduation
American/Blac
scholarship to use at any college or
k, American
university of their choice.
The Gates Millenium
Indian - Alaska
Scholarship
Native, Asian
(Amount depends on need)
Pacific Islander
American,
Hispanic
American

15-Jan-15

Providian Medical
Scholarship
$500

16-Jan-15

U of M Club of Detroit
Scholarships

Applicants must submit an original essay of

up to 1,500 words that describes how
medical equipment technology has changed
the face of a college course and curriculum.
Entries can also include how this area of
study will continue to evolve and advance.
Scholarships for Fall 2015

Yes

Application in Counseling
Office

http://getinspired.mit.edu/

3.0+

3.3+

Yes

Yes, must be pellgrant elligble!

http://www.reaganfoundatio
n.org/ge-scholarship.aspx

Student must display

leadership in extracurriculars,
https://www.gmsp.org/
community, or othr
activites

3.0+

http://www.providianmedical
.com/providian-medicalscholarship/

31 ACT or Top 1% of
class

www.umclubgreaterdetroit.or
g

20-Jan-15

20-Jan-15

30-Jan-15

31-Jan-15

31-Jan-15

1-Feb-15

The selection committee will consider

financial need, community involvement,
Ronald McDonald House essay content, and academic achievements
Charities U.S. Scholarship and records; Must reside within the
$1,000-5,000
geographic boundaries of a participating
RMHC Chapter

Point Foundation
Scholarship

Point Foundation empowers promising

LGBTQ students to achieve their full
academic and leadership potential

AXA Community
Scholarship
$2,500

www.lmcu.org/hutt

Award is for students who have been

actively involved in a volunteer activity that
has had a significant, positive impact on race
relations in their school or community.

http://www.princeton.edu/pp
rize/

Demonstrate ambition and self-drive as

evidenced by outstanding achievement in
school, community or work-related activities

Two $2,500 scholarships are awarded who

NFL Alumni-Detroit Chapter
attend high school within Wayne County, MI
Scholarship

https://pointfoundationschol
ars.communityforce.com/Stu
dent/Introduction.aspx
http://www.powerpoetry.org
/content/poetry-scholarshipspower-poetry

Students who are members or dependent

children of Lake Michigan Credit Union and
who are in good standing. Must be a
Lake Michigan Credit Union
member on the first day of the academic
$2,000
year in which the awrd is used. Ten
scholarships will be rewarded.

Abercrombie & Fitch Anti- Must have experienced bullying and/or have
Bullying Scholarship
lead anti-bullying efforts.
1-Feb-15
Program
$2,500
Member of Service 1 Federal Credit Union or
the child or grandchild of member; selected
on the basis of academic record,
Service Federal Credit
demonstrated leadership, and particpiation
2-Feb-15
Union
in school and community activities, honors,
$1,000
work experience, and statement of goals and
aspirations.

6-Feb-15

Yes

LBGTQ

Applicants must submit a poem based on

Power Poetry Scholarship
one of many given themes; see website for
Slams
details.
$1,000

Princeton Prize in Race

Relations
$1,000

http://www.rmhc.org/rmhcus-scholarships

2.7+

http://www.axaachievement.com

3.0+

http://nshssfoundation.org/sc
holarships/abercrombie-fitchanti-bullying-scholarship/

www.service1fcu.com

3.0+ OR 19+ ACT

www.nflalumnidet.org

7-Feb-15

Charles Crupi Memorial

Poetry Contest
$100-$250

10-Feb-15

Disability Awareness
Scholarship
$1,000

12-Feb-15

13-Feb-15

Courageous Persuaders
Competition
$250-3,000

Students may submit up to three of their

poems and the winners will be published in
The Albion Review .
Applicants must submit an essay between
500 and 1000 words about how they or
someone they knew overcame disability to
do something great.

15-Feb-15
15-Feb-15

15-Feb-15

18-Feb-15

http://www.courageouspersu
aders.com/scholarships.htm

Applicants must have a GPA of 3.4 or higher,

taken challenging courses through their high
Richie's Spirit Scholarship
school career, and demonstrated strong
$1,000-$3,500
leadership roles within the community

Jackie Robinson Foundation

National Co-Op Scholarship

Program
Tall Clubs International
Student Scholarships
$1,000
AFA Teens for Alzheimer's
Awareness College
Scholarship
$500-5,000
Create-A-Greeting-Card
Scholarship Contest
$10,000

http://www.militaryvaloan.co
m/disability-scholarships.html

3.0+

Applicants must create a TV commercial

targeted to middle school students to warn
them about the dangers of underage
drinking. Emphasis is placed on concept and
the message, not on production values.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides

scholarships up to $24,000/four years.

15-Feb-15

http://www.albion.edu/acade
mics/departments/english/ch
arles-crupi-memorial-poetrycontest

3.4+

Yes; African
American/Blac
k, American
Indian - Alaska
Native, Asian
Pacific Islander
American,
Hispanic
American

21+ ACT

Yes

Yes

http://www.richiesspirit.org/c
ollege-scholarships

Yes

http://www.jackierobinson.or
g/apply/generalapplicants.php

3.5+
To qualify, applicants must meet the TCI
height requirement minimums of 5'10" for
women and 6'2" for men.
To apply, applicants must write an
autobiographical essay related to
Alzheimer's disease.
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must
create and submit a photo, artwork, or
computer graphic for the front of a greeting
card.

http://tall.org/

http://www.youngleadersofaf
a.org/about_new.html
http://www.gallerycollection.
com/greetingcardscontests.ht
m

21-Feb-15

27-Feb-15

28-Feb-15

28-Feb-15

The Christophers' Poster

Contest for High School
Students
$100-1,000

Spirit of Anne Frank

Scholarship
$10,000

Gerber Foundation
Scholarhsip
$2,300

MEA Scholarship $1700

Applicants must create an original poster

that interprets the theme "You Can Make a
Difference," and illustrates the idea that one
person can change the world for the better.
Posters will be judged on overall impact,
effectiveness in conveying the theme,
originality, and artistic merit.

http://www.christophers.org/
page.aspx?pid=274

Applicants must be graduating high school

seniors who are community leaders and
going to a four year college in Fall 2015. The
award recognizes students who exemplify
the commitment, ideals and courage that
Anne Frank represents today. Essay
required!

Yes

Educational report, letter of

reccomendation, personal background
infromation, and personal essay required.

www.gerberfoundation.org

Awards are available only to Michigan public

high school graduates and recipients must
attend a public state institution of higher
education or the few private institutions
listed on the application.

Awards renewable scholarships to

underrepresented students who want to
1-Mar-15
ACS Scholars Program
enter the fields of chemistry or chemistryrelated fields. Awards up to $5000. 2 letters
of rec required.
Winners are selected on the basis of
Rosa Parks Scholarship
scholarship, leadership, financial need, and
1-Mar-15
Foundation
dedication to the civil rights principles of
$2,000
Rosa L. Parks.
For students who have demonstrated
Barbara Wiedner and
leadership and personal initiative in
Dorothy Vandercook Peace
1-Mar-15
activities involving peace, social justice,
Scholarship
nuclear disarmament, and/or conflict
$250-500
resolution.

www.annefrank.com

http://www.mea.org/meascholarship

AfricanAmerican,
Native
American,
Hispanic

3.0+

Yes

2.5+

Yes

http://www.acs.org/content/
acs/en/funding-andawards/scholarships/acsschol
ars/apply.html

http://www.peacescholarship
s.org/

3-Mar-15

7-Mar-15

15-Mar-15

Frame My Future
Scholarship Contest
$1,000

Mary Jane Dockeray

Scholarship
$1,500

UCT Heaston Scholarship

Program
$3,000-6,000

Applicants must create an original, creative

entry piece that reflects the given topic. The
piece may be a photograph, collage, poem,
drawing, painting, graphic design, typed
essay, scrapbook style page, or anything that
can be created within one image. The entry
must be the applicants' own work.

Pursuing a degree in science at a two or fouryear college. Essay, offical transcript, and
two recoommendations required.

Lawrence P. Doss
Scholarship Foundation

Application in Counseling
Office

For those who show evidence of hard work

to overcome obstacles, academic success
and extracurricular success in high school,
and a commitment to community service.
Priority consideration will be given to
students wishing to pursue an education
degree in order to teach special needs
students, but applicants pursuing other
degree programs are encouraged to apply.

2 references, 150-250 essay, list of

activities/awards, first page of family Federal
tax return
Applicants must draw, paint, or sketch a
Junior Duck Stamp Contest
15-Mar-15
picture of an eligible North American
$500-2,000
waterfowl species.
Scholarship to MCC or Baker College or to an
Women's Division Chamber area technical school.
16-Mar-15
of Commerce
$1,000

15-Mar-15

http://www.diplomaframe.co
m/contests/frame-my-futurescholarship-contest2015.aspx

http://www.uct.org/why-joinuct/scholarship-programs/

2.5+

Yes

Yes

http://lawrencepdossfnd.org/
app.pdf
http://www.fws.gov/juniordu
ck/ArtContest.htm

MCC or Baker
College must have
3.0; for technical
school must have
2.5

www.womensdivision.org

16-Mar-15

National Independent
Automobile Dealers
Association Scholarship
$3,500

17-Mar-15

Robert Ficano Hope

Foundation Scholarship
Application

25-Mar-15

Nicholas A. Virgilio
Memorial Haiku
Competition
$50

31-Mar-15

Frauenthal Scholarship
Fund $1,000

31-Mar-15

Lance Corporal Phillip E.

Frank-Fifth Third Bank
Memorial Scholarship
$2,000

1-Apr-15

lapomarda Family
Scholarship

1-Apr-15

AFSA High School Senior

Scholarship Contest
$2,000

1-Apr-15

Drake Davis Scholarship

$1,000

Applicants must have maintained an

outstanding academic achievement record
as reflected by an official high school
transcript and demonstrate an aptitude for
college work as measured by SAT or ACT
scores. Essay: Discuss how the automotive
marketplace has changed during the past 10
years and how those changes have impacted
the industrys approach to business. Include
your interest in the automotive industry and
the role it has played in your familys life.

Must be Wayne County resident and must

attend a Wayne County High School. 200
word statement, 2 letters of rec.

http://www.niada.com/found
ation_scholarship.php

3.0 GPA

Yes

To enter, applicants must submit up to three

haiku poems. All haiku must be previously
unpublished, original work, and not entered
in any other contest or submitted elsewhere
for publication.
For Muskegon County high school graduates

To apply, applicants must read an essay

about automatic fire sprinklers and then
take a 10 question, open book, online test
about it
For graduating high school seniors who
exemplify outstanding qualities in
leadership, character, and community
service

http://robertficanohopefound
ation.org/index.php

http://www.hsahaiku.org/hsacontests.htm#einbond

Top 5% of class
All applicants must exemplify the spirit of
The Heart Of A Marine Foundation ideal:
Honor, Patriotism, Loyalty, Respect, and
Concern for others. Grade point average is
not a requirement. Character is what is
important.
Students must answer the essay question on
the website online application form.

Yes

Yes

Application in Counseling
Office
http://www.heartofamarine.o
rg/programs/Scholarships.asp
x

http://www.mortgagebrokers
burnaby.com/apply.php.
http://www.afsascholarship.o
rg/

http://www.drakedavis.com/s
cholarship.html

1-Apr-15

2-Apr-15

15-Apr-15

15-Apr-15

17-Apr-15

25-Apr-15

Applicants must create and submit a video

designed to motivate, persuade, and
Project Yellow Light Hunter encourage teens to not text while driving.
Garner Scholarship
Winning video will be turned into an Ad
$1,000-5,000
Council PSA and will be distributed
nationally to 1,600 TV stations.
Michigan Oil & Gas
Producers Education
Foundation
$500

Applicants must also be pursuing a degree in

a field of study, which will allow them to
obtain full time employment in the crude oil
and natural gas industry.

http://projectyellowlight.com
/apply/highschool

3.0+

Yes

Two scholarships will be awared to

qualifying graduating high school students
Best Financial Credit Union who are members of BFCU, in good
$1,000
standing, and an additional $250 will be
given to the nominated teacher of each
scholarship winner, for use in their
classroom.
Applicants must answer four personal, openended, and thought-provoking questions.
HotelsCheap General
The students whose responses are the most
Scholarship for Higher
persuasive, compelling, and well-written will
Learning
be considered finalists.

AAA Michigan's School

Safety Patrol Scholarship
Program
$1,000
Current Surfaces
Scholarship
$1,000

26-Apr-15

Ayn Rand "The

Fountainhead" Essay
Contest
$50-10,000

1-May-15

Detroit Economic Club

Scholarship Program

Students must show documented proof of

AAA Michigan School Safety Patrol
participation in elementary or middle school,
have good academic standing, and a strong
record of incolvement in the community
and/or extracurriculars

www.bestfinancialcu.org

http://www.hotelscheap.org/
scholarship

3.0+ & 21 ACT

Open to track participants with 3 years

experience in the sport.
Applicants must submit an essay for the
book "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand on
one of the topics listed on the website.
Essays will be judged on whether they are
clearly written, articulate, and logically
organized.
To assist students from Detroit and and
Macomb, Oakland, & Wayne Counties in
pursuing an undergraduate education.

http://www.mogpef.org/

Application in Counseling
Office

http://www.currentsurfaces.c
om/scholarship/

http://essaycontest.aynrandn
ovels.org/TheFountainhead.as
px?theme=blue

3.2+ last two years Special consideration

for students that
or at time of
write about
graduation
hardships faced

http://cfsem.org/scholarships

1-May-15

Donna A. Adams
Scholarship Program

1-May-15

Potential Magazine
Countdown to College
Scholarship
$1,000

1-May-15

Applicants must be high school

seniors who have been accepted
into a pre-engineering,
engineering, or engineering
technology program

31-May-15

Stefan Wanczyk Foundation

Scholarship $2000

15-Jun-15

Abbott & Fenner

Scholarship
$1,000

1-Jul-15

Barbara Mandigo Kelly

Peace Poetry Awards
$200-1,000

Up to four non-renewable scholarships for

$3,000 will be awarded annually to a
graduating senior from Detroit Public
Schools who also graduated from eastside
Detroit public elementary schools.

Yes

Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties in

pursuing a program of undergraduate
education
Acceptance letter, and 3 letters of rec
required.

http://cfsem.org/scholarships

http://potentialmagazine.com
/

3.0+ &/or top 30%

of class

Must have attended a Wayne County area

high school.
2.5+

Applicants must submit an essay discussing

their educational career and life goals.

Must demonstrate
hardship, which could
otherwise prevent the
student from attending
college.

Application in Counseling
Office

http://www.abbottandfenner.
com/

To participate, applicants must submit two

copies of up to three original, unpublished
poems (maximum of 30 lines per poem).

LULAC National Scholarship Established to help youth in underserved

Fund
communities make the dream of college
$250-2,000
enrollment a reality.

Yes

http://www.peacecontests.or
g/
3.5+ and 29 ACT
3.0+ or 23 ACT

www.lnesc.org