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Each WWIN Star Scholar receives up to $5,000 per academic year, totaling up to $20,000 over her undergraduate career at any approved Washington college or university of her choice. This scholarship is available for women aged 18 and older.

($1,000) - Complete the application form, which includes a 140-character message about e-waste. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists. The finalists will be asked to write a full-length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste.

School can get expensive, so we want to know how winning a $3,000 All About Education Scholarship could help make a difference in your life. Education can truly change a person's life - and this scholarship might be that first step. Let us know why winning a scholarship for education matters to you.

The Intel Growing the Legacy Scholarship Program will support undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants must be current AISES members. Applicants must be an enrolled member or a decedent of an enrolled member of a federal or state-recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; a Native Hawaiian or decedent from a Native Hawaiian; or a Pacific Islander or decedent from Pacific Islander; or an Indigenous person of Canada.

($1,000) - This scholarship is awarded to American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian AISES members pursuing the sciences, engineering, medicine, natural resources, math & technology degrees. Students are required to submit three essays (prompts provided), up to 1,000 words each. 

Jay-Z wants to give you money for college! Students with a minimum GPA of 2.0 are eligible to apply.

One is the loneliest number. Three is a crowd. Then there is five. What's so special about five? Well, this lucky number could help you win a $1,500 scholarship. It would take more than just one hand to count all the reasons why the number five is important - and we want to know what you think!

EOC is a nine-month college pipeline program hosted by the University of Washington Foster School of Business. The program currently serves 170 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from 75 schools in the state of Washington. Students attend sessions on the UW campus one Saturday every month for college preparation, business lectures, professional development, and powerful mentorship. YEOC is a FREE nine-month program. The only cost to students is transportation to UW Seattle.

Open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate students, adults 25 years and older, and seniors 65 years and older. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit the website for details. Amount varies.

($10,000)—This is the coolest scholarship contest around! Students are challenged to create and wear prom outfits made entirely from Duck Tape for the chance to win scholarship cash.

A $2,500 scholarship is offered to an HS graduate continuing his or her education in the aviation industry.

Open to all U.S. HS students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less, up to $500.

In 250 words or less, submit a response to the question: "If you could get one 'do-over' in life, what would it be and why?"

($1,500) - In 250 words or less submit a response to the question: "Summer and ice cream go hand-in-hand. July is National Ice Cream Month, and that's the inspiration behind this award. People are very similar to ice cream; some are nutty, others a little exotic, and some are very comforting. If you were an ice cream flavor, which would you be and why?"

($1,500) - Make Me Laugh is a fun scholarship that lets you cut loose and lighten things up. Are you looking for a scholarship for comedians? Now is your chance to show us your funny bone. Perhaps you always have an embarrassing - but funny - story to share. Great! We'll promise to laugh with you, not at you. Must be 14 years of age or older at the time of application.