Top Scholarships for Middle School Students
There are scholarships for students in middle school too!
One of the most common questions we get from students and parents is “are there any scholarships for middle school students?”
After all, some students want to start their scholarship search as early as possible and fear that all of the great scholarships are for high school students.
There is some truth to this as the majority of scholarships are for high school, college, and graduate students. However, we have found a number of great scholarships that are open to more students, including middle school students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
Keep on reading to learn more about some of the scholarships that middle school students may be eligible for.
Top Middle School Scholarships
CollegeXpress $1,000 Summer Vacation Scholarship Contest
- Eligibility: This scholarship is open to all students who are 13 years or older and legal residents of the United States or DC.
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: July 31
Make Me Laugh Scholarship
- Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
- Amount: $1,500
- Deadline: August 31st
Patriot’s Pen Essay Scholarship
- Eligilbity: Students in grades 6-8
- Amount: Up to $5,000
- Deadline: October 31st
Shout it Out Scholarship
- Eligibility: Must be a college or community college student by the fall of 2025
- Amount: $1,500
- Deadline: September 30th
Simple and Sweet Scholarship
- Eligibility: Students at least 13 years of age who submit an essay
- Amount: $1,500
- Deadline: February 28, 2021
We the Students Essay Contest (Opens 12/2020)
- Eligibility: Students must be in grades 8 through 12
- Amount: $7,500
- Deadline: April 15
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Breakthrough Junior Challenge Scholarship
- Eligibility: Students ages 13 to 18 who create a physics, life sciences, or mathematics video project
- Amount: $250,000
- Deadline: June 25
Ocean Awareness Contest
- Eligibility: Students ages 11 to 18 who create a work of art in their chosen genre, including visual art, film, music, poetry, prose, and interactive and multimedia
- Amount: Scholarships worth from $100 to $1,500
- Deadline: June 15
