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.

Updated: July 17th, 2021

December is a very busy month for most students. It marks the end of the first academic semester which usually means additional homework and exams. For students who are high school seniors, December is when some students learn the status of Early Decision and Early Action applications. Most seniors will also finalize their applications for Regular Decision applications. On top of all of this, students are also preparing for their December break. This is an excellent opportunity to apply for many of the great December scholarships available!

Jump ahead to:

• Top December scholarships in 2020
• Summary of December scholarships

Below you will find the top December scholarships that are available for high school students, college students, and even graduate students! Some of them expire very soon, so don’t wait!

Top December scholarships in 2021

$15,000 Tallo Scholarship

• Eligibility: Applicants must be legal U.S. citizens physically living in the U.S., at least 13 years of age, and attending a post-secondary institution in 2021
• Amount: $15,000
• Deadline: December 31, 2020

$10,000 ScholarshipPointsScholarship Program

• Eligibility: Open to all high school students, college students, community college students, and graduate students
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: December 31

$1,000 Ascent Social Cause Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 18 years or older who share about how they support their communities
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 15

Ascent Social Cause Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and 18 years or older who share about how they support their communities
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 15

AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students and high school seniors pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: December 1

Annual Black Entrepreneurship Grant

• Eligibility: Open to current or aspiring Black entrepreneurs undergraduate or graduate students across any field or business stage 
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: December 1

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

• Eligibility: Scholarships are open to students ages 13 and up in grades 7 through 12. Public/private school and homeschooled students in the U.S., Canada, or American schools worldwide are welcome to apply.
• Amount: $1500 to $10,000
• Deadline: Depending on region, December 1 through 31

Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship

• Eligibility: These scholarships are open to female undergraduate and master’s students studying artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science, computer science or mobile/web development at North American universities, including Canada and Mexico
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: December 4 at 3:00pm CT

Generation Google Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to all high school seniors and college students who excel in technology. Historically underrepresented  groups, such as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students are especially encouraged to apply
• Amount: $5,000 to $10,000
• Deadline: December 4

Google SVA Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to  to student veterans who are planning to or already pursuing a higher education degree for computer science in the United States
• Amount: $10,000
• Deadline: December 4

Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships

• Eligibility: Applicants ages 5-25 who demonstrate an on-going commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting US hunger within the last 12 months
• Amount: $1,000 to $5,000 (and an additional $5,000 for charity of winners’ choice)
• Deadline: December 5

Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship

• Eligibility: All high school and college students with at least a 2.5 GPA who share their ideas to fight childhood hunger
• Amount: $1,000 to 3,000
• Deadline: Varies, but most are December 11

Angelica Song Rejection is Redirection Scholarship

• Eligibility: This scholarship is for anyone who has experienced rejection, and used it as redirection
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 11

Burger King Scholars

• Eligibility: High school seniors or college students who are leaders in community service, athletics, or another extracurricular activity.
• Amount: Up to $50,000
• Deadline: December 15

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship

• Eligibility: Applicants must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study and working toward graduate degrees in an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada. Students who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada are not eligible
• Amount: $12,500
• Deadline: December 15

Pettable Pet Lovers Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Open to all high school, college, and graduate students who submit their favorite pet photos with a short caption, including their Instagram handle and pet’s name
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 15

UNIMA-USA Puppetry Scholarship

• Eligibility:  American puppeteers who wish to study puppetry outside the U.S.
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 15

Hooked To Books Scholarship

• Eligibility:On the scholarship result announcement date (1/25/2020), the winner must be enrolled in a two year or four-year college program. This scholarship is open to applicants from all countries in the world
• Amount: $1,500.00
• Deadline: December 18 

Achieve Today Scholarship

• Eligibility: Applicants must be 18 years old and currently enrolled in college. They must submit a three to five minute video, audio, or essay on a topic of personal development or high performance
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 31

Averie Bishop All Rise Minorities In Law Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to first-gen college students from minority backgrounds who plan on attending law school
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 31

Equitable Excellence Scholarship (formerly the AXA Scholarship)

• Eligibility: High-achieving United States citizens or legal residents in the 50 United States, Washington, D.C., or Puerto Rico who are seniors in high school planning on attending a two or four year college or  university 
• Amount:  $2,500, $10,000 or $25,000
• Deadline: December 15

Customized Girl Annual Scholarship

• Eligibility: Current or incoming undergraduate students currently enrolled or planning to enroll in college who create an empowering tee-shirt slogan
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 21

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

• Eligibility: 9th-12th grade high school, college, or graduate students, including adult students who submit an essay
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December  31

Run With Meg Scholarship for Female Entrepreneurs

• Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate female students in any field of study who aspires to build a business or who is currently building a business
• Amount: $1,950
• Deadline: December 31

Unpakt College Scholarship

• Eligibility: College and graduate students who submit an essay about moving
• Amount: $100, $500, and $1,000 scholarships
• Deadline: December 31

A “Voice For Cats” Essay Contest 

• Eligibility: Incoming and current college students who submit an animal rescue essay
• Amount: $1,000 to the scholarship winner, and $1,000 to the animal rescue of choice
• Deadline: December 31

WiseGeek Mental Health Well-Being No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to college students at every level who have experienced mental health challenges
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31

WiseGeek No-Essay Military Appreciation Grant

• Eligibility: Active, former, or future service member of the US military who are U.S. Citizens or permanent legal residents
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31

WiseGeek Nurse Appreciation No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Aspiring nurses at any educational level 
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31

WiseGeek Women in STEM No-Essay Scholarship

• Eligibility: Females in high school who plan to pursue a degree in STEM
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: December 31

Zippia’s Teacher Dream Job Scholarship

• Eligibility: This scholarship is open to any college, university, associates program, junior college, vocational school, or high school students living in the United States who are planning on a teaching career 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December 31

Summary of December scholarships

1. $15,000 Tallo Scholarship
2. $10,000 ScholarshipPointsScholarship Program
3. $1,000 Ascent Social Cause Scholarship Task on YouTube 
4. AAPT Barbara Lotze Scholarship
5. Annual Black Entrepreneurship Grant
6. Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
7. Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholarship
8. Generation GoogleScholarship 
9. Google SVA Scholarship
10. Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarships
11. Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
12. Angelica Song Rejection is Redirection Scholarship
13. Burger King Scholars
14. P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship
15. Pettable Pet Lovers Scholarship 
16. UNIMA-USA Puppetry Scholarship
17. Hooked To Books Scholarship
18. Achieve Today Scholarship
19. Averie Bishop All Rise Minorities In Law Scholarship
20. Equitable Excellence Scholarship
21. Customized Girl Annual Scholarship
22. Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
23. Run With Meg Scholarship for Female Entrepreneurs
24. Unpakt College Scholarship
25. A “Voice For Cats” Essay Contest 
26. WiseGeek Mental Health Well-Being No-Essay Scholarship
27. WiseGeek No-Essay Military Appreciation Grant
28. WiseGeek Nurse Appreciation No-Essay Scholarship
29. WiseGeek Women in STEM No-Essay Scholarship
30. Zippia’s Teacher Dream Job Scholarship