The Best 2024 Scholarships
Below are 24 scholarships students should consider applying for in 2024:- The Gates Scholarship
Deadline: 9/15/24
Award Amount: Full-Tuition The Gates Scholarship is available to African - American, American Indian / Alaska Native, Asian / Pacific Islander American, and / or Hispanic American high school seniors. You must have a minimum 3.3 GPA and be Pell - eligible to be considered for this award. - Fastweb's $1,250 Your Future is Now Sweepstakes
Deadline: 9/20/24
Award Amount: $1,250 What's your scholarship application goal? Let us know for a chance to win a $1,250 scholarship! New semester, fresh start! Your future is now, and your finish line—whether high school graduation, trade school completion, or getting your college or advanced degree—is getting closer each day. The scholarship application effort you put in right now impacts your future. To enter, you must be a Fastweb member. Answer a multiple-choice question—there's no wrong answer—and submit your entries daily through September 20, 2024. - Summer 2024 Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $1,000 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. - Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $2,500 - $100,000 The Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway is open to students between the ages of 18 and 24. You must sign in to or create a Pepper Perks account and upload a 60 - second video that explains your academic goals, professional aspirations, or even personal dreams. Videos will be judged on the following criteria: career goals, need for tuition assistance, impact of tuition assistance, and overall presentation quality and delivery. Finalists will compete on the field at a Conference Champ Game in December. - Tide, Downy, and Gain Back To School Scholarship
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $10,000 The Tide, Downy, and Gain Back To School Scholarship is available to students who are at least 17 years of age. To enter the Sweepstakes, you must log into or create a P&G Good Everyday Rewards account and complete the entry form. You may also enter by mail. - Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $20,000 The Coca-Cola Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree at an accredited post - secondary institution in the U.S. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be considered for this award. Home - schooled students may also apply. - Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $2,500 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. - Direct Textbook Essay Scholarship Contest
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $100 - $2,000 The Direct Textbook Essay Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Beyond the Classroom: How Education Shapes My Future-Self and the World Around Me." - Key Thinkers Scholarship
Deadline: 9/30/24
Award Amount: $1,000 The Key Thinkers Scholarship is available to full - time students who are 18 years of age and older. You must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. You must also submit a 500 - to 750 - word essay on the following topic: "What does financial responsibility mean to you and what steps should students take to plan their budget?" - CJ Pony Parts Scholarship Video Contest
Deadline: 10/15/24
Award Amount: $500 The CJ Pony Parts Scholarship Video Contest is open to students who will be enrolling in post - secondary education. You must submit a video of up to three minutes responding to one of the prompts on the topic of Mustangs. - Connect Scholarship Program
Deadline: 10/15/24
Award Amount: $500 The Connect Scholarship Program is open to full - time juniors, seniors, and graduate students. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and submit a 500 - to 700 - word essay on one of the following topics: "How International Tourism to the U.S. Impacts It’s Economy" or "How Technology can Revolutionize (or has Revolutionized) the Ground Passenger Transportation Industry." - Sustainability Essay Contest
Deadline: 10/27/24
Award Amount: $1,000
The Sustainability Essay Contest is open to high school students. You must submit an essay on a sustainable construction - related topic to be considered for this award. - U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program
Deadline: 10/30/24
Award Amount: $2,500 - $20,000 The U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program is available to undergraduate students. You must register and complete a series of online lessons to be considered for this award. - BOBS from Skechers Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship
The Skechers Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship is available to students who are at least 18 years of age. To be considered, you must submit a unique, appealing, emotional, and creative dog or cat mosaic pattern that can be applied to a specific sneaker design. You may submit one design in each category (one cat and one dog) that includes a brief written or video description of your design, and a story about your best shelter pet memory or what the BOBS from Skechers collection means to you.
Deadline: 10/31/24
Award Amount: $10,000 - ServiceScape Scholarship
Deadline: 11/29/24
Award Amount: $1,000 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?" - Creative Excellence Scholarship
Deadline: 11/30/24
Award Amount: $500 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. - DoD SMART Scholarship Program
Deadline: 12/6/24
Award Amount: Full - Tuition 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 and be able to participate in summer internships and 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. - Financial Goals Scholarship
Deadline: 12/31/24
Award Amount: $2,000 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 a personal finance topic. - Union Plus Scholarship
Deadline: 1/31/25
Award Amount: $500 - $4,000 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. - Truman Scholars Program
Deadline: 2/4/25
Award Amount: $30,000 The Truman Scholars Program is open to full - time students in their penultimate year of school who are interested in pursuing any graduate degree, other than the MBA, in a field that is likely to lead to a career in public service. - Create-a-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest
Deadline: 3/3/25
Award Amount: $10,000 The Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship Contest is open to students who are at least 14 years of age. To enter, you must submit an original design for a Christmas card, holiday card, birthday card, or all - occasion greeting card. All designs or photographs must be the original work of the applicant. - RealtyHop Scholarship
Deadline: 4/30/25
Award Amount: $1,000 The RealtyHop Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life." - Future Designer Scholarship Deadline: 5/1/25 Award Amount: $1,000 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.
- 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 Be sure to check out these scholarship lists too: Scholarships for Graduate Students 2024 Scholarships for College Students 2024 Scholarships for the Class of 2024 Scholarships for the Class of 2025 To find even more 2024 scholarships – specifically the scholarships YOU should consider applying for – create your free Fastweb profile. Your custom profile highlights the 2024 scholarship matches that fit you. While the celebratory status ought to remain, the New Year should also be a time for positive reflection!! Don't spend your Midnight crafting plans; celebrate the accomplishments you've made too! In fact, this approach may be the best way to establish your 2024 New Year's resolutions. JUMP TO COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 2024 LIST Start by listing five of your wins in 2023. Ask yourself, how did these great things enhance my well-being (mental health and physical health)? How did my New Year's Resolution fuel my happiness? How did my Resolution shape a prosperous path for my future? Now, establish New Year Resolutions for 2024; take your 2023 successes and ask yourself how you can do even better in 2024! You stuck with your 2023 Resolutions, after all. Enhance your wins for bigger wins this year.
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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, ...