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Top March Scholarships in 2022
Even though your semester is halfway over, there is plenty of time to apply for March scholarships! St. Patrick’s Day, spring break, and college basketball’s March Madness are all hallmarks of the third month of the year. For students, March can feel like a long month (unless you are lucky enough to have spring break) because it is middle of the semester.
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Luckily, there are a bunch of fantastic scholarships that you can apply for to keep you going! Whether you are a high school junior or senior, a college student, or a graduate student, there are some high quality March scholarships for you to apply for so you can pay for your higher education!
Here are the top March scholarships to apply for in 2022:
Below you will learn more about scholarship eligibility, deadlines, and award amounts for these top March scholarships!
$33,688 Rita’s First-Gen Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors who will be first-generation college students
- Amount: $33,688
- Deadline: March 1, 2022
James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to high school seniors who are the sons, daughters, and financial dependents of Teamster members (including the BMWED, BLET, GCC and TCRC)
- Amount: $10,000 over four years
- Deadline: March 1, 2022
Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
- Eligibility: Open to all high school, college, and university students who are at least 14 years old
- Amount: $10,000
- Deadline: March 2, 2022
$1,000 LikelyThis.xyz, LLC First Generation Scholarship
- Eligibility: First-generation undergraduates with a 3.0 GPA or higher who is transferring colleges
- Amount: $1,000
- Deadline: March 2, 2022
$922 Giving Back to the Future Scholarship
- Eligibility: Undergraduate African American students with volunteering experience planning to give back to their community
- Amount: $922 (two scholarships are awarded!)
- Deadline: March 3, 2022
$1,500 Carey Jackson Future Leaders Scholarship
- Eligibility:High school, undergraduate, and graduate Black students majoring or planning to major in STEM
- Amount: $1,500 (four scholarships are awarded!)
- Deadline: March 4, 2022
Doodle for Google Scholarship
- Eligibility: This scholarship is open to all students in grades kindergarten to Grade 12
- Amount: $5,000 to $30,000
- Deadline: March 4, 2022
$500 Shine Your Light High School Scholarship
- Eligibility: High school seniors interested in a career in mental health (first-generation and underrepresented students are strongly encouraged to apply)
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: March 4, 2022
JC Runyon Foundation Scholarship
- Eligibility: Students who successfully completed an inpatient program in a facility, wing or unit dedicated to behavioral health. Applicants must have already been accepted into an undergraduate program to a college, university, or trade school
- Amount: Varies (To get an idea, the Foundation has awarded over $600k in scholarship funding to 37 students nationwide)
- Deadline: March 5, 2022
Kaplun Essay Contest
- Eligibility: Students who are in grades 7 through 12 who submit an essay about their Jewish faith
- Amount: $500 to $1,800
- Deadline: March 13, 2022
Blacks at Microsoft Scholarships
- Eligibility: High school seniors planning to major in engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or select business programs (such as finance, business administration, or marketing).
- Amount: $20,000
- Deadline: March 15, 2022
Microsoft disAbility Scholarship
- Eligibility: Open to current high school seniors living with a disability (as defined by WHO), whether that be visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, speech or other disability.
- Amount: $20,000
- Deadline: March 15, 2022
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarships
- Eligibility: High school seniors, college and graduate students majoring in culinary arts
- Amount: Scholarships worth from $2,500 to $10,000
- Deadline: March 15, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars Program
- Eligibility: First generation high school seniors who are underrepresented and need financial assistance
- Amount: $5,000
- Deadline: March 18, 2022
$1,300 Carlynn’s Comic Scholarship
- Eligibility: Undergraduates interested in comic or animation-type video creation
- Amount: $1,300
- Deadline: March 20, 2022
Society for Automotive Engineers Scholarship
- Eligibility: College and graduate students
- Amount: Varies
- Deadline: March 21, 2022
$500 Artists and Writers in the Community Scholarship
- Eligibility: Aspiring writers or artists who have an Associate’s degree and are pursuing a BA or MFA
- Amount: $500
- Deadline: March 31, 2022
$3,025 Diabetes Impact Scholarship
- Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students with diabetes
- Amount: $3,025
- Deadline: March 31, 2o22
$4,500 Latinas in STEM Scholarship
- Eligibility: First-generation Latina high school senior or undergraduate students interested in pursuing STEM
- Amount: $4,500
- Deadline: March 31, 2022
Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
- Eligibility: Any student in grades 9-12 in the United States who submits an art piece
- Amount: Up to $31,000
- Deadline: March 31, 2022
