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Top 20 January Scholarships to Apply for in 2022

The New Year means a fantastic slate of January scholarships for students to apply for! By the time January rolls around, all of the high school seniors should be finished (or will be finishing) their college admissions. This means that seniors will help plenty of time to apply for scholarships for college! Meanwhile, high school juniors will be kicking off their admissions processes and can get into the scholarship habit!

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• Top January Scholarships
• Summary of Scholarships with January Deadlines

Whether you are in high school, college, or graduate school, the New Year is a great time to start applying for scholarships. Start your year right with these great January scholarships!

Top January scholarships in 2022

Course Hero $4k College Giveaway

• Eligibility: Open to college students who are at least 18 years old
• Award: $4,000
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

$2,000 Nitro College Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school, college, community and graduate students
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

$500 CollegeVine Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school students who are U.S. residents
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: Weekly

$2,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship

• Eligibility: Students ages 13+
• Amount: $2,000
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

$2,222 ScholarshipOwl ‘You Deserve It’ Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to all students who are at least 16 years old
• Amount: $2,222
• Deadline: January 28, 2022

$2,500 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: January 31, 2022

Annual Catholic College Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students who are a current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending a Catholic university or college.
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

Annual Protestant Faith Based College Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students who are a current high school freshman, sophomore, or junior interested in attending a Protestant university or college.
• Amount: $1,500
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

Young Filmmakers Contest

• Eligibility: Students in grades 3 up through age 25 who submit films of 3 to 8 minutes about our earth and sustainability 
• Amount: $200 to $2,000
• Deadline: January 5, 2022

Ron Brown Scholars Program

• Eligibility: High school achieving Black/AfricanAmerican students with demonstrated financial need 
• Amount: $10,000 per year for a total of $40,000
• Deadline: January 9, 2022

Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to students between the ages of 16 and 26 who submit a video entry about their life’s passion
• Amount: $5,000 to $25,000 per year
• Deadline: January 11, 2022

Air Force ROTC High School Scholarship

• Eligibility: Applicants must either be a United States citizen or obtain U.S. citizenship by the last day of the first term of their freshman year (for four-year offers) or the first term of sophomore year (for three-year offers). Applicants must have SAT composite of 1240 or ACT composite of 26 and a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Amount: Varies
• Due: January 13, 2022

JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest

• Eligibility: United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools
• Amount: 15 Awards range from $100 to $10,000
• Deadline: January 14, 2022

Probo Medical Scholarship

• Eligibility: High school, college, and graduate students with a 3.0 or above GPA who submit an essay about medical technology and the future
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: January 15, 2022

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: January 22, 2022

Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship

• Eligibility: Open to high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level who respond to the writing prompt about technology 
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: January 30, 2022

Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award 

• Eligibility: High school seniors, college students, community college students, or graduate students
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: January 31, 2022

PanHellenic Scholarships

• Eligibility: U.S. college bound/college students of Greek heritage
• Amount: Varies
• Deadline January 31, 2022

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

• Eligibility: Scholarships are open to students ages 13 and up in grades 7 through 12
• Amount: $500 to $10,000
• Deadline:  January 31, 2022

Union Plus Scholarship

• Eligibility: Current and retired members of participating unions, their spouses and their dependent children
• Amount: $500 to $4,000
• Deadline:  January 31, 2022

Summary of January scholarships

1. Course Hero $4k College Giveaway
2. $2,000 Nitro College Scholarship
3. $500 CollegeVine Scholarship
4. $2,000 CollegeXpress Scholarship
5. $2,222 ScholarshipOwl ‘You Deserve It’ Scholarship
6. $2,500 Christian Connector Scholarship
7. Annual Catholic College Scholarship
8. Annual Protestant Faith Based College Scholarship
9. Young Filmmakers Contest
10. Ron Brown Scholars Program
11. Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
12. Air Force ROTC High School Scholarship
13. JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest
14. Probo Medical Scholarship
15. Google SVA Scholarship
16. Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
17. PanHellenic Scholarships
18. Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award 
19. Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
20. Union Plus Scholarship