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Top 19 October Scholarships in 2021
By Will Geiger
Will Geiger is the co-founder of Scholarships360 and has a decade of experience in college admissions and financial aid. He is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Kenyon College where he personally reviewed 10,000 admissions applications and essays. Will also managed the Kenyon College merit scholarship program and served on the financial aid appeals committee. He has also worked as an Associate Director of College Counseling at a high school in New Haven, Connecticut.
Will earned his master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in history from Wake Forest University.
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We can’t believe that it is already October. The tenth month of the year means that school is in full swing and we are officially in fall! October is also a month with lots of great scholarships!
Whether you are a high school senior who is in the thick of the admissions process or a current college student in the middle of your semester, you should take some time out of your week to apply for these awesome October scholarships!
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Keep on reading to learn about the October scholarships, including deadlines, award amounts, and eligilbity.
Top October scholarships in 2021
College Board “Complete Your FAFSA” Scholarships
- Eligibility: High school seniors
- Amount: 500 awards worth $500
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
$2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students
- Amount: $2,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
$1,000 October Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 20, 2021
Breanden Beneschott Fire Memes Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all students who submit their favorite memes. Bonus points for originality!
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 1, 2021
Dream Big Scholarship
- Eligibility: This scholarship is open to all college and university students ages 18 and older who write an essay about their dream job
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 1, 2021
HireAHelper Skilled Trade & Technology Scholarships
- Eligibility: Currently enrolled (or planning to) as a high school senior, or in a community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program
- Amount: $2,000
- Deadline: October 14, 2021
Paliwal Club of 100 Scholarship
- Eligibility: Females college and graduate students in S.T.E.A.M related majors
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 15, 2021
Scholarship America Dream Award
- Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in higher education programs (two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school)
- Amount: Winners receive awards ranging from $5,000 to $15,000. Awards are renewable up to three additional years or until a first bachelor’s degree is earned, whichever occurs first, on the basis of full-time enrollment, satisfactory academic performance, and availability of funding. Each year of eligible renewal, the award will increase by $1,000.
- Deadline: October 15, 2021
Heisman High School Scholarship
- Open to high achieving high school student athletes
- Amount: $500 to $5,000
- Deadline: October 19, 2021
ScholarshipOwl “You Deserve It ” Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all high school and college students
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 29, 2021
Hertz Fellowship
- Eligibility: Hertz Fellowships include up to five years of funding (including living expenses) for research, mentoring, and workshops
- Amount: Up to $250,000
- Deadline: October 29, 2021
Christian Connector Scholarship
- Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be a current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending a Christian university or college.
- Amount: $2,500
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all students ranging from high school students to college and community college students.
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Coca Cola Scholarship
- Eligibility: Class of 2020 high school seniors attending high school school in the USA
- Amount: $20,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors and college students with an interest in Web Design
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Next College Athlete No-Essay Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to all high school student athletes
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship Program
- Eligibility: Open to all high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students
- Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Share Your Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to students at every level who create a TikTok video about what a great day at their dream job would be like
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
#WeBelongInCollege Scholarship
- Eligibility: Participation is limited to residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are currently attending an accredited postsecondary institution in the United States or plan on attending prior to December 31, 2022.
- Amount: Up to $2,500
- Deadline: October 31, 2021
Summary of October scholarships
- $2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
- $1,000 October Scholarship
- Breanden Beneschott Fire Memes Scholarship
- Dream Big Scholarship
- HireAHelper Skilled Trade & Technology Scholarships
- Paliwal Club of 100 Scholarship
- Scholarship America Dream Award
- Heisman High School Scholarship
- ScholarshipOwl “You Deserve It ” Scholarship
- Hertz Fellowship
- Christian Connector Scholarship
- Cappex Easy College Money Scholarship
- College Board Opportunity Scholarships
- Coca Cola Scholarship
- Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship
- Next College Athlete No-Essay Scholarship
- ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship Program
- Share Your Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship
- #WeBelongInCollege Scholarship
