Browse 12 hand-curated Competition-Based scholarships. Every award here is filtered by funding level so you can focus on the support you need — see amounts, deadlines, and eligibility, then apply on the official site.
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United States
High school
Closes in 4 days
Annual National Shrimp Festival and Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
- Amount
- $1,000 first place, $500 second place, or $250 third place; each winner’s school also receives $500
- Deadline
- Oct 10, 2026
Baldwin County, Alabama high-school singers selected by their school to compete at the 2026 National Shrimp Festival.
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Worldwide
High school, undergraduate, and graduate
Closes in 25 days
IvyPanda
- Amount
- $1,000 first prize and $500 runner-up prize
- Deadline
- Oct 31, 2026
Current high-school, college, or university students worldwide submitting an original short English video.
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United States
Undergraduate and technical school
Closes in 40 days
The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
- Amount
- $2,500
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026
U.S. college or technical-school sophomores and above producing story-driven still or video photojournalism.
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United States
Graduate
Closes in 40 days
The James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
- Amount
- $2,500
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026
U.S. graduate journalism or photojournalism students submitting story-driven video work.
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United States
High school
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
- Amount
- $5,000 first place, $3,000 second place, and $1,000 third place
- Deadline
- Mar 1, 2027
A U.S. high-school student age 18 or younger who is an active eligible Scout, has earned the applicable highest award, and submits a comple…
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United States
Undergraduate and graduate
Welding Near You
- Amount
- $1,000 one-time scholarship
- Deadline
- Mar 31, 2027
A current or prospective U.S. college or university student with at least a 3.0 GPA who submits the required 1,200-word career-change essay…
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United States
Any level
Constituting America
- Amount
- $100 gift card to $5,000 scholarship, depending on entrant level and category
- Deadline
- May 31, 2027
U.S. citizens or legal residents in an eligible student, adult, senior, or K–12 teacher category who submit original, AI-free work respondi…
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United States
Undergraduate and graduate
ABC Humane Wildlife Control & Prevention and Landmark Pest Management
- Amount
- $1,000 first prize, with up to nine additional discretionary awards
- Deadline
- Jul 1, 2027
A female-identifying undergraduate or graduate STEM student at a recognized U.S. institution who submits the required essay, proof of enrol…
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United States
High-school
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- Amount
- National awards of $5,000, $3,000, $2,000, $500, and $500; local and state awards vary
- Deadline
- Local SAR deadlines vary; a Judge-at-Large entry is due December 31 where no participating state-level society exists
A U.S. citizen or legal-alien student in grades 9-12 submitting one original, documented American Revolution-era essay through the appropri…
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Worldwide except restricted countries
Youth entrepreneurship
Social Shifters
- Amount
- Multiple grant awards up to $15,000
- Deadline
- Aug 31, 2026 (past deadline)
Founders ages 18–30 leading majority youth-controlled, operating social-impact ventures aligned with a UN Sustainable Development Goal.
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Varies
United States
Any level
World Wildlife Fund-US
- Amount
- $5,000 for academic or professional development connected to conservation work
- Deadline
- Sep 18, 2026 (past deadline)
A U.S. resident age 18 to 30 who is already leading community-based work that advances environmental conservation and can use the award for…
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United States
High school
PLUS ME Project
- Amount
- $1,000
- Deadline
- Sep 25, 2026 (past deadline)
Los Angeles County students in grades 9–12 who submit an original personal story and can present it live if selected.
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