51+ Fantastic May Scholarships

Important Due Dates for May College Scholarships

May is the final month of spring. Applying for scholarships due this month can leave you with more free time in the summer.

Even if you aren’t taking any summer classes, fall will be here before you know it.

So:

Here’s a list of May scholarships with 2021 deadlines.

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• Deadlines in Early May (1st – 14th)
• Deadlines in Mid May (15th – 19th)
• Deadlines in Late May (20th – 31st)

May Scholarships in 2021

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1. Trial Pro Academic Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and must be enrolled full time in high school, full-time college student pursuing an AA, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in an accredited university. Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and maintain it throughout the academic year.

2. Rise Financial Progress Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021 (or first 1,000 applicants)
Award Amount: $3,000
Eligibility: Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents that are full-time or part-time university students; or enrolled to start at an eligible career school, college or university next term. Must also have a GPA of at least 2.0.

3. Carrington-Philbert Scholarship Program
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $2,500
Eligibility: Applicant must be African-American and plan to attend a U.S. two-year community college or four-year college.

4. 2021 Warrior’s Legacy Scholarship Fund
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Open to seniors graduating high school in 2021 or full-time students currently enrolled in an accredited technical school, college, or university in the United States with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Must also be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a parent/guardian with proper service certification (police, EMT, paramedic, firefighter, military).

5. Horch Roofing Trade School Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who will attend a college/trade school or a current college/trade school student who resides in the state of Maine.

6. Brady Cobin Law Group Essay Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $500 – $2,500
Eligibility: This essay contest is open to high school students as well as students enrolled in two-year and four-year colleges and universities and graduate school programs throughout the United States.

7. American Floral Endowment Scholarships
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $300 – $4,000
Eligibility: Over 24 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in floriculture and horticulture. Each one has different requirements within those fields.

8. Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $20,000
Eligibility: Open to exceptionally innovative and creative high school juniors, seniors and college freshmen who are:

• from Connecticut or the New York City metro area (and plan to attend or are attending college anywhere in the U.S.)
• OR from any part of the U.S. who plan to attend (or are attending) college in CT or NYC

9. Dr. Harold Kerzner Scholarship Fund by Learning Institute
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: up to $7,500
Eligibility: Applicants must be students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in project management or related fields of study from accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities. Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students are eligible to apply.

10. The Robert J. Yourzak Scholarship Fund
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in project management or related fields of study from accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities anywhere in the world.

11. Traub-Dicker Rainbow Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Application Opens: April
Award: $1,500 – $3,000
Eligibility: Open to women-identified lesbians who are graduating high school or already enrolled in college in any year of study, including graduate school. 

12. The Melissa Stoneberger Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Open to a highly motivated student who is involved in his/her community, with strong leadership skills and personal drive, a full-time student, who is both willing to help us in continuing Melissa’s legacy and in need.

13. Brower Youth Awards Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $3,000
Eligibility: Open to youth environmental change leaders ages 13 to 22 (as of May 1, 2021) living in North America (including Mexico, Canada, some Caribbean Islands) and US “Territories”.

14. Ivey Engineering Bi-annual Scholarship Essay Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be a current high school senior; or be transitioning from high school to a college or university; or be already enrolled as an undergraduate in a college or university inside the United States or Canada.

15. WOCN Society Accredited Educational Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $2,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be accepted into a WOC Nursing Education Program (WOCNEP) Accredited by the WOCN Society; and must be seeking education in wound, ostomy and continence nursing care.

16. Trial Pro, P.A. Academic Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 1, 2021
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Must be enrolled full time in high school, full-time college student pursuing an AA, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in an accredited university. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

17. Ashoori Law Good Deeds Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be enrolled or accepted in an accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate program with a GPA of 3.0+ and have performed an act of kindness for another person.

18. The Marie A. Calderilla Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 4, 2021
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Eligibility: Must be a female student, pursuing first undergraduate degree or certificate program; and a graduating high school senior or re-entry student planning to attend a college in the San Mateo County Community College District.

19. The Jimmie Crutchfield Memorial Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 4, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be a graduating high school senior carrying a minimum 2.5 GPA and planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. postsecondary institution.

20. Countdown to College Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 4, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to any college-bound teen in grades 9th-12th.

21. Natalya Beneschott Scholarship for Medical School Students
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 5, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to graduate students in the following medical specialties: pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, rheumatology, neurology, nephrology, or ob-gyn.

22. Hsiao Memorial Social Sciences Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 11, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be pursuing a graduate degree in the social sciences (economics preferred but not required). Minimum GPA: 3.0. Preference for Asian heritage, though not required.

23. EFWA Postgraduate Scholarships
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Eligibility: Open to women who are pursuing a PhD degree in accounting.

24. All-Star College Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: up to $10,000
Eligibility: Open to children adopted at or after the age of 13. Applicants must be incoming college freshmen under the age of 20.

25. Florence E. Potts Memorial Foundation Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating high school students who want to pursue a career in education at an accredited college or university; OR graduating high school students with a documented individualized education plan (IEP) who plan to attend a trade school, college or university; OR currently enrolled college student with a declared major of education. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

26. The Factual Media Literacy Scholarship Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: $750
Eligibility: Must be a current high school student (or equivalent) set to graduate in Summer 2021 or after; OR a current undergraduate set to graduate after Summer 2021 (any majors can apply).

27. NWSA Graduate Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be a female student who, in the fall of the year of the award, will be engaged in the research or writing stages of a Master’s Thesis or Ph.D. Dissertation in the interdisciplinary field of women’s studies.

28. NWSA Women of Color Caucus-Frontiers Student Essay Award
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award: $500
Eligibility: Open to women of color who are current individual NWSA members and currently enrolled in a graduate or a professional program. Recent recipients of a terminal degree (no later than May 2019) are also eligible to apply.

→ Related: 38 Awesome Grad School Scholarships for Women

29. Law Firm Marketing Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to high school seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or higher who are planning on attending an accredited United States college or university in 2021.

30. SeniorCare.com Aging Matters Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 15, 2021
Award Amount: $1,500
Eligibility: Must be an existing college student or incoming freshman (to be enrolled in the Fall of 2021 in good academic standing) and attending any 2 year or 4 year accredited college or university as a full-time student.

31. Angel Wings Foundation Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 18, 2021
Award Amount:  $5,000 – $10,000
Eligibility: Open to students of Thai ancestry residing in California, Nevada, Oregon, & Washington. Must be a graduating high school senior, have a GPA of 3.0 or high, and be entering an accredited college or university for the 2021-2021 school year.

32. Philosophy Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 22, 2021
Award: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Philosophy.

33. Emerging Leaders Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 22, 2021
Award: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in philosophy.

34. Ayn Rand Fountainhead Scholarship Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 28, 2021
Award Amount: up to $10,000
Eligibility: Open to students worldwide (except where void or prohibited by law) in grades 11 – 12.

35. No Essay ‘You Deserve It’ Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 29, 2021
Award Amount: $2,222
Eligibility: Must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories (except for Rhode Island and Michigan). Additionally, you must either be enrolled now, or will be enrolled within three months of applying for the scholarship, in a qualified high school, college or university within the United States.

39. Hustle Tech & Business News No-Essay Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Must be an email subscriber to The Hustle and an undergraduate or graduate level student.

40. WayUp Dream Job No-Essay Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship will be awarded to the student who makes the most out of the WayUp platform by creating a profile and applying to internships/jobs.

41. LeverEdge Better Rates No-Essay Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students.

42. Golden State Nursing Foundation (GSNF) Scholarships
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Applicants must be attending an accredited nursing school program to apply. Includes BSN, MEPN, and advanced degrees (Masters, Doctorate, PhD).

43. NAAMLP Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $2,500
Eligibility: Open to students whose intention is to work as scientists, engineers or technicians in the field of mine land reclamation.

44. Post Secondary College Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $2,500
Eligibility: Applicant must have a GPA of 3.0+ and be enrolled in business administration, education, finance or accounting, information technology, insurance studies, marketing or mathematics.

45. Leon Bradley Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $3,500
Eligibility: Must be a minority student in his/her final year of teacher preparations, which includes student teaching.

46. MyMozaic Monthly Scholarship Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or are lawfully living in the United States and must be 13 years of age or older on the date of their entry. Selection is based on the quality of students’ MyMozaic profile.

47. AED Superstore College Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicant must be a high school senior or a student currently enrolled in an accredited university.

48. A Voice for Animals Contest
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $200 – $500
Eligibility: Participants must currently be attending middle or high school, or be home-schooled, and less than 19 years of age on January 23, 2021 (the date the contest opened for entries). 

The contest is open to all otherwise eligible students worldwide regardless of nationality, citizenship, or country of residence.

49. WomenIn Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award: $2,500
Eligibility: Open to women students pursuing game development or the business of interactive entertainment. Must be a full-time undergraduate student or a graduate student; be 21 years or older (if under 21, must acknowledge that they are not eligible to participate in activities during D.I.C.E. Summit including the mentor program on site); and have a minimum GPA of 3.3.

50. Against the Grain Artistic Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity and a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.

Open to either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university. Must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

51. Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,500
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity and a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S.

Open to either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university. Must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

52. Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Eligibility: Open to citizens, nationals or legal permanent residents of the U.S. who are at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity.

Must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university. Must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

53. #LiveLikeLyly Memorial Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Open to citizens, nationals or legal permanent residents of the U.S. who are at least 25% Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity. 

Applicants must be either a high school senior or a college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university. Must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

54. Innovation in Education Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $500
Eligibility: Open to students in high school or college within the U.S. or Canada with a GPA of 3.0+.

55. Full Circle Scholarship
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $10,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time students registered as an enrolled member of a federal or state-recognized tribe, or a descendant of at least one grandparent or parent who is an enrolled tribal member.

And, must also be enrolled in a certificate, associate, bachelor’s, or graduate program at an accredited tribal, public, or private (non-profit) college or university. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0.

56. The Earnest Scholarship Fund
→ GO HERE TO APPLY
Deadline: May 31, 2021
Award Amount: $5,000
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled, or soon be enrolled, as a full-time student at a Title IV accredited, not for profit U.S. college or university for the Fall 2021 semester. There are no minimum GPA, residency, or major requirements to apply! Applicants can be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (including DACA students).

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Concluding thoughts on scholarships in May

That’s what I was able to find for May scholarship opportunities being offered this year.

I sure hope you can find some to apply for and win. Everything little bit helps when you’re paying for college on your own!

Do you know of any of scholarships in May that I should add to this list?

 

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