Scholarships

Scholarships for College Students

College students can and should apply for scholarships in their freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and graduate years of college!

Shawna Newman

October 04, 2024

Make the scholarship search a component of your college education.

Scholarships for College Students

Fastweb's $1,000 National Scholarship Month Sweepstakes

National Scholarship Month is a great time to set yourself new application goals. Use November to explore scholarship opportunities and to get serious about applying for them. Let us know how many scholarships you'll be applying for by picking the answer that fits you. Every answer's correct! To enter you must be a Fastweb member. Answer a multiple-choice question—there's no wrong answer—and submit your entries daily through November 30, 2024. Deadline: 11/30/24
Award Amount: $1,000

Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge

Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow. Deadline: 11/30/24
Award Amount: $2,500

ServiceScape Scholarship

The ServiceScape Scholarship is available to students who are 18 years of age and older. To be considered, you must submit a 300 - word essay on the following topic: "How does writing impact today's world?" Deadline: 11/29/24
Award Amount: $1,000

Creative Excellence Scholarship

The Creative Excellence Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students. You must be majoring in graphic arts and design, fashion, or a related field and have a minimum 3.0 GPA to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must submit a 1000 - word essay describing how design impacts branding along with a sample of your own design. Deadline: 11/30/24
Award Amount: $500

DoD SMART Scholarship Program

The DoD SMART Scholarship Program is available to undergraduate and graduate students. You must be pursuing a technical degree in one of the 21 STEM disciplines, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, participate in summer internships, and be willing to accept postgraduate employment at the Department of Defense to be eligible for this award. Recipients of this full - tuition award will also receive an annual stipend of $30,000 to $46,000. Deadline: 12/6/24
Award Amount: Full - Tuition

Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship

The Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship is available to students between the ages of 13 and 22. The competition tests students' skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. Top students are invited to represent their respective states at the U.S. National Championship and can compete for financial prizes. Deadline: 12/15/24
Award Amount: $1,000 - $3,000

Ayesha Farrukh Scholarship

The Ayesha Farrukh Scholarship is available to full - time high school and college students. You must be a first - generation student who demonstrates leadership potential and a commitment to community service to be eligible for this award. A minimum 3.5 GPA is required. Deadline: 12/15/24
Award Amount: $500 - $2,500

Fall 2024 Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes

The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age. You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link. For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will be entered as a pair into the current drawing. Deadline: 12/31/24
Award Amount: $1,000

Financial Goals Scholarship

The Financial Goals Scholarship is available to students who are 18 years of age or older. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Tell us about a financial goal that you have. Explain why you want to achieve this goal and how you plan to do so." Deadline: 12/31/24
Award Amount: $2,000

Live Más Scholarship

The Live Más Scholarship is available to innovators, creators, and dreamers between the ages of 16 and 26. To be considered, you must create and submit a film, animation, or a simple testimonial of up to two minutes in length that tells the story of your life's passion. Deadline: 1/8/25
Award Amount: Varies

Union Plus Scholarship

The Union Plus Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students. You must be a current or retired member of a participating union, or the spouse or dependent child of a member to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 1/31/25
Award Amount: $500 - $4,000

"Unboxing Your Life" Video Scholarship

The "Unboxing Your Life" Video Scholarship is available to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered for this award, you must create a five - minute video based on the following prompt: "This Is Who I Am: Unboxing My Life." Deadline: 3/1/25
Award Amount: $3,000

Frame My Future Scholarship Contest

The Frame My Future Scholarship Contest is open to full - time undergraduate and graduate students. To enter, you must create and upload a 30 - second video from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube showing how you plan to "Frame Your Future" and why you will frame your degree. Deadline: 3/15/25
Award Amount: $2,000

Stossel in the Classroom Video Contest

The Stossel in the Classroom Video Contest is open to students between the ages of 10 and 23. You must create a one - to three - minute video on one of four topics to be considered for this award. Deadline: 3/21/25
Award Amount: $2,500

Future Designer Scholarship

The Future Designer Scholarship is available to full - time students who are at least 17 years of age. You must submit an original design for a holiday greeting card to be considered for this award. The winning design will be featured as product on CardsDirect.com. Deadline: 5/1/25
Award Amount: $1,000

Creativity Leads to Success Scholarship

The Creativity Leads to Success Scholarship is available to high school, college, and graduate students who are 18 years or older. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 500 - word essay that answers the following question: "How has creativity helped you in problem solving?" Deadline: 6/15/25
Award Amount: $750 - $1,250
Between juggling your heavy course load, a part-time job and the distant remains of a social life, searching for scholarships is the last thing you feel like doing - especially because you may assume that, since you're a college student you won't win a scholarship anyway. False. College students win scholarships all the time! Are you a grad student? Consider checking out this list of scholarships for graduate students. Become a Fastweb member to make paying for school easier! Don't miss out on the scholarships YOU specially qualify for, important pre-college tasks and current college student must-dos. Make paying for school easier! Sign up in less than 2 minutes . Seriously, those tuition bills aren't going to pay themselves and, with the cost of college these days, you need scholarships more than ever. The good news is, we've done the heavy lifting (searching) for you. Now, all you need to do is apply!

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Shawna Newman

Managing Editor, Contributing Writer

Shawna Newman is the Managing Editor and a writer at Fastweb. She has over 10 years of experience in higher education. Her direct work with college admissions teams, financial aid officers, college deans, ...