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Top April Scholarships in 2022
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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If you’re a high school senior approaching graduation, there’s still plenty of time to put a dent in your tuition bill with some of the best April scholarships! This list also includes great opportunities for high school students in their freshman, sophomore, and junior years, as well as April scholarships for college students.
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Keep reading for information about scholarship eligibility, deadlines, and award amounts for these top April scholarships!
Top April Scholarships in 2022
Frame My Future Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors planning to enroll as a full-time students and current undergraduate/graduate students at U.S.colleges and universities
- Amount: $5,000
- Deadline: April 1, 2022
American Indian Education Fund Undergraduate Scholarship
- Eligibility: American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian students accepted to an accredited undergraduate program
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: April 4, 2022
American Indian Education Fund Graduate Scholarship
- Eligibility: American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian students accepted to an accredited graduate program
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: April 4, 2022
$1,483 Anne DiSerafino Memorial Arts Scholarship
- Eligibility: Female artists pursuing an education in fine arts at 4-year college or universities
- Amount: $1,483
- Deadline: April 10, 2022
Maine Chiefs Of Police Memorial Scholarship
- Eligibility: Graduating high school senior who intends to pursue a career or profession related to law enforcement.
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: April 10, 2022
$1,000 Andrew Perez Mental Illness/Suicidal Awareness Education Scholarship
- Eligibility:BIPOC high school or undergraduate students who struggle with mental health
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: April 14, 2022
$10,000 Isaac Yunhu Lee Memorial Arts Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school and undergraduate students with artistic goals who have financial need
- Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: April 14 , 2022
Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship
- Eligibility: College students who plan to study abroad
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: April 15, 2022
$750 Hispanic Empowerment No-Essay Scholarship
- Eligibility: Hispanic high school seniors or current undergraduate students
- Amount: $750
- Deadline: April 16, 2022
$500 Psychology Matters No-Essay Scholarship
- Eligibility: Psychology majors at every level of study
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: April 16, 2022
$500 WiseGeek Lifelong Learners No-Essay Grant
- Eligibility: Open to students at every level who have student loan debt
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: April 16, 2022
$500 WiseGeek Nurse Appreciation No-Essay Scholarship
- Eligibility: Aspiring nurses at any educational level
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: April 16, 2022
Create Real Impact Contest
- Eligibility: Students between 14 and 22 years old who create art/video about distracted driving
- Amount: $1,500 (multiple awards!)
- Deadline: April 18, 2022
$1,800 Verve Arts Scholarship
- Eligibility: New Jersey high school seniors or current undergraduates pursuing an arts degree at a 4-year college
- Amount: $1,800
- Deadline: April 21, 2022
$2,500 New Jersey First Generation Scholarship
- Eligibility: New Jersey high school senior or undergraduate students who have a GPA of 3.5 or above and are involved in curricular activities
- Amount: $2,500 (two scholarships are awarded!)
- Deadline: April 25, 2022
We the Students Essay Contest
- Eligibility: Students must be in grades 8 through 12
- Amount: $7,500
- Deadline: April 25, 2022
Ayn Rand Fountainhead Essay Contest
- Eligibility: Open to high school juniors and seniors who write an essay about Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead.
- Amount: up to $10,000
- Deadline: April 28, 2022
Anthem Essay Contest
- Eligibility: Students in 8th through 12th grade who write a 600 – 1,200 word essay
- Amount: Up to $2,000 (many prizes!)
- Deadline: April 28, 2022
ACFEF Scholarships
- Eligibility: Open to all high school or college students currently accepted/enrolled in an institution with a culinary, pastry, or foodservice-related major
- Amount: $1,500 to $2,500
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
$1,000 Future Female Educators Scholarship
- Eligibility: Female high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate students working towards an education degree
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
Sara Scholarship
- Eligibility: Female golfers who are high school seniors
- Amount: $2,000
- Deadline: April 30. 2022
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Scholarships
- Eligibility: To be eligible students must be planning a STEM focus at a 2-year college, 4-year college, master’s program or doctoral program.
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarships
- Eligibility: High school juniors (class of 2022) residing in the USAS who play a high school or club sport (must maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher)
- Amount: $1,000 (over 100 awarded!)
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
Upakar Indian-American Scholarship
- Eligibility: High-achieving Indian-American high school and college students with financial need
- Amount: $8,000
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
Digital Responsibility E-Waste Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school, college, or graduate students who answer the prompt: The most important reason to care about e-waste is…
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: April 30, 2022
April checklist for students
High school seniors
- High school seniors will be making their college decision this month. While going by your “gut” can be useful, you should be focusing on the data too.
- Some students don’t know that it is possible to appeal for more financial aid! This can potentially help you decrease the cost of attendance (and the amount of student loans that you need to take out).
- Speaking of student loans, if you are considering taking out private student loans (which should only be taken out after your other financial aid, including federal loans are exhausted), you should use a student loan marketplace to shop around.
High school juniors
- Keep up the good work in the classroom! Junior year grades are extremely important in the admissions and scholarship selection processes.
- You will want to build a preliminary college list. Scattergrams are a great way to be data-driven as you craft this initial list.
- There are also a number of great scholarships for high school juniors. It is never too early to start applying for scholarships.
Summary of the top April scholarships:
- Frame My Future Scholarship
- American Indian Education Fund Undergraduate Scholarship
- American Indian Education Fund Graduate Scholarship
- $1,483 Anne DiSerafino Memorial Arts Scholarship
- Maine Chiefs Of Police Memorial Scholarship
- $1,000 Andrew Perez Mental Illness/Suicidal Awareness Education Scholarship
- $10,000 Isaac Yunhu Lee Memorial Arts Scholarship
- Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship
- $750 Hispanic Empowerment No-Essay Scholarship
- WiseGeek Lifelong Learners No-Essay Grant
- $500 Psychology Matters No-Essay Scholarship
- $500 WiseGeek Nurse Appreciation No-Essay Scholarship
- Create Real Impact Contest
- $1,800 Verve Arts Scholarship
- $2,500 New Jersey First Generation Scholarship
- We the Students Essay Contest
- Ayn Rand Fountainhead Essay Contest
- Anthem Essay Contest
- ACFEF Scholarships
- $1,000 Future Female Educators Scholarship
- Sara Scholarship
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Scholarships
- Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarships
- Upakar Indian-American Scholarship
