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Top 89 Scholarships for Fall in 2023
Fall is one of the busiest times of the year for students. After all, fall is the season when school starts which means classes, homework, sports, and other activities. For students who are high school seniors, the fall also means that college admissions and scholarship deadlines are just around the corner.
For all students, fall is a great opportunity to get into the habit of applying for scholarships. Every single dollar that you earn through scholarships is a dollar that you don’t have to pay in tuition, room, or board. This can lead to big savings if you were planning on taking out student loans (because it means that you eliminate your debt and student loan interest).
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Top 89 Scholarships for Fall in 2023
The Scholarships360 Research Team reviews all scholarships individually and strives to exclude any scholarship where any of the below applies:
- The scholarship requires a fee to apply
- The scholarship provider’s privacy policy allows for the misuse of student data
- The scholarship requires paid membership in an organization (with certain exceptions for reputable trade organizations and others)
- Student are required to sign up for a site or service to apply*
- The scholarship seems primarily used for lead generation** or idea harvesting purposes***
- The scholarship website has many grammatical errors and/or advertisements
- The scholarship or scholarship providing organization seem untrustworthy
- There is no evidence the scholarship was previously awarded
- The scholarship has not been awarded in the past 12 months
- There is no available contact information
If you believe a scholarship has been published in error, please reach out to [email protected] and we’ll take a look!
* There are certain exceptions to this, for example if the sponsoring organization is a major corporation or nonprofit with its own scholarship application system.
** Lead generation scholarships will require students to sign up for an app or website and require minimal (if any) application requirements.
***Idea harvesting scholarships will require students to submit blog posts or other materials that companies may use for marketing purposes.
$10,000 “No Essay” Scholarship
Scholarships360 Exclusive
Easy scholarship open to all US-based high school, college, community college and graduate students.
$2,000 Nitro College Scholarship – No Essay
Sponsored
Easy scholarship open to all high school, college, community and graduate students.
$25,000 No Essay Scholarship
Sponsored
Open to high school and college students, as well as anyone looking to attend college or graduate school in the next year.
Ayn Rand Institute Novel Essay Contest (Atlas Shrugged)
Offered by Ayn Rand Institute
Open to high school seniors and university students who write an essay on Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged."
Churchill Scholarship
Offered by Winston Churchill Foundation
Open to students at participating U.S. colleges, who hope to obtain a masters at Cambridge in a STEM field.
Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship
Offered by Unigo
Open to U.S. students aged 14 or older who detail what course of action they would take in the case of a zombie apocalypse.
Actuarial Scholarship for Minority Students
Offered by Mutual of Omaha
Open to full-time undergraduate students who are pursuing an actuarial or mathematics degree.
Marshall Scholarship
Offered by Marshall Scholarships
US citizens with a bachelor’s degree who are pursuing a graduate degree in the United Kingdom.
Elevate Salon Institute (ESI) Cosmetology Student Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program at an Elevate Salon Institute within the U.S.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023Horst M. Rechelbacher Foundation “Sustainable Beginnings” – Basic Cosmetology and Barbering Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or currently enrolled students at a cosmetology and/or barbering licensure granting institution in the U.S.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023$25k “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
Sponsored
Easy scholarship open to high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students.
Horst M. Rechelbacher Foundation “Sustainable Beginnings” – Esthetics Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or currently enrolled students at an esthetics licensure granting institution in the U.S.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023JCS Beauty “Nourish and Shine” BIPOC Cosmetology Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to new or currently enrolled Black/African American students at a cosmetology program leading to licensure in the U.S. or Canada.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023L’oréal Professionnel Inspiration Through Education Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023Sage Michaela Lucas “Timing is Everything” Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or current esthetics students enrolled in an accredited program and who identify as people of color (POC).
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023Diversity in Esthetics Scholarship for PCA Partner Schools
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to students from underrepresented groups who are entering or currently enrolled in an esthetics program at a PCA SKIN® Partner School.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023European Wax Center’s Experts in Wax Scholarship for Cosmetology or Esthetics Students
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology or esthetics program that leads to licensure in the U.S.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023Green Circle Salons Environmental Beauty Scholarship
Offered by Beauty Changes Lives
Open to incoming or currently enrolled students in cosmetology or barbering programs at accredited institutions in the U.S. and Canada.
This scholarship might not currently be accepting applications. Most scholarship programs only accept applications a few months ahead of their annual deadline. We’ve estimated this deadline based on last year’s deadline in order to help you plan out your scholarship applications.
Nov 30, 2023$10,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship
Sponsored
Annual $10k scholarship from CollegeXpress open to all high school students.
Niche $2,000 “No Essay” College Scholarship
Sponsored
Easy scholarship from Niche open to all high school, college, and graduate students.
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Looking for even more scholarships?
Lucky for you, we have also written specific top scholarship guides for every month of the year! Here are the top scholarships for fall 2022:
- Scholarships with September 2022 Deadlines
- Scholarships with October 2022 Deadlines
- Scholarships with November 2022 Deadlines
If you are looking for other more specific types of scholarships, we’ve got guides for those too! Here are some of our most popular guides that are all updated for the fall months: