[Page 4] The 210 Best Essay Scholarships in July 2026
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100% free.KinderKids Early Childhood Excellence Scholarship
Funded byKinderKids Learning Center IncThis scholarship seeks to support students who are passionate about working with children and contributing to their education.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 23, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes91Little Miami Brewing Native American Scholarship Award
Funded byLittle Miami Brewing CompanyThis scholarship aims to honor and preserve Native American history by helping the next generation of Native students pursue their dreams of higher education.Amount$2,500Deadline:Jul 24, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes92Bobby and Kanesha Jones Scholarship
Funded byJonesThis scholarship seeks to support college-bound and current students who are passionate about pursuing STEAM fields.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 25, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes93STLF Memorial Pay It Forward Scholarship
Funded byDylan YoungThis scholarship aims to support students who are leaders in their communities and who devote their time to helping others.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 26, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes94Jules Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Resilience Scholarship
Funded byMuntasir AminThis scholarship seeks to honor Jules by supporting students who share her experience of persevering through a chronic illness.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 26, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes95Heath's Healthy Hearts LLC Annual Scholarship Award
Funded byHeath's Healthy Hearts, LLCThis scholarship aims to support graduating high school seniors as they take the next steps in their educational journeys.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 26, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes96From TBI Resilience to STEM Success Scholarship
Funded byDylan YoungThis scholarship is a testament to the strength and potential of traumatic brain injury survivors pursuing STEM careers and serves as a reminder that anything is possible.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes97Victoria Johnson Minority Women in STEM Scholarship
Funded byVictoria JohnsonThis scholarship seeks to support graduating or soon-to-be graduating undergraduate and graduate STEM students as they pursue professional programs.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes98Made for More Educational Scholarship: A Truly Wicked, Inc. (TWSC) Initiative
Funded byTruly Wicked, Inc.This scholarship seeks to ease the financial barriers that often limit educational opportunities by supporting students working to build stability, independence, and a better future through education.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes99Patriots Path Scholarship
Funded byNavy Yacht Club Long BeachThis scholarship aims to support JROTC and ROTC participants by making college more affordable and accessible.Amount$4,000Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes100Hispanic Climb to Success Scholarship
Funded byTirado FamilyThis scholarship aims to support low-income Hispanic students so they have the resources necessary to afford college.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes101Jacob Kelly Memorial Scholarship for Arts and Music
Funded byKellyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Jacob Kelly by supporting students who share his devotion to music and art.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, Undergraduate102TRAM Panacea Scholarship
Funded byAnonymousThis scholarship seeks to support future healthcare providers by lowering the financial burdens of higher education.Amount$5,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes103Fakhri Abukhater Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAbukhater FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Fakhri Abukhater by supporting the goals and hopes of Palestinian students as they pursue higher education.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes104TRAM Resilience Scholarship
Funded byAnonymousThis scholarship aims to support students who are in need of financial assistance in order to complete their educational programs.Amount$5,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes105MJ Strength in Care Scholarship
Funded byCaitlin BeckThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Mary Jane Beck by supporting students who share her devotion to nursing.Amount$1,500Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes106TRAM Purple Ribbon Scholarship
Funded byAnonymousThis scholarship supports students dedicated to ending intimate partner violence through social justice work, leadership, and community impact.Amount$5,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes107TRAM Themis Scholarship
Funded byAnonymousThis scholarship aims to support future social justice attorneys so they can complete their educational journeys and succeed in their careers.Amount$5,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes108Brett Brakel Memorial Scholarship
Funded byRachel BrakelThis scholarship seeks to support a student who shares Brett’s passions for learning and the game so they can excel in higher education.Amount$4,000Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes109Kathleen Dilger Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDilger FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor and support individuals who share Kathleen’s passion for reading and recognize its transformative power.Amount$3,300Deadline:Jul 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes110Samantha S. Roberts Memorial Scholarship
Funded byRoberts familyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Samantha S. Roberts by supporting students from the Midwest who are passionate about art.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 29, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes111Maleiha Lei Lee Garcia Smith STEM Scholarship
Funded byShalawn GarciaThis scholarship aims to support students who demonstrate a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, innovation, and making a positive impact on the world.Amount$5,000Deadline:Jul 29, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes112Marie Jean Baptiste Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMarie Jean Baptiste Memorial ScholarshipThis scholarship seeks to support students who embody Marie's commitment to education and community service.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes113Courage & Hope Scholarship
Funded byLas Vegas Breast Cancer WarriorsThis scholarship seeks to support students whose families have been affected by breast cancer and the high costs of treatment.Amount$2,500Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes114Lydia Fray Music Scholarship
Funded byCassie DoneganThis scholarship aims to support students who are passionate about music and pursuing higher education in the field.Amount$1,500Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes115Kay Sykes Arts Scholarship
Funded byCassie DoneganThis scholarship seeks to support students who are passionate about the arts and are continuing their creative journey in college.Amount$1,500Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes116Jersey Johnny Memorial Scholarship
Funded byJill CimaskoThis scholarship seeks to support students who are known by their communities to show up and help their neighbors, in the spirit of Jersey Johnny.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes117Calvin C. Donelson Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCalvin C. Donelson FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Calvin C. Donelson by supporting students who are pursuing careers in the trades.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes118ACHE Southern California LIFT Scholarship
Funded byACHE of Southern CaliforniaThis scholarship aims to lift up the next generation of healthcare professionals so they can access the positions of their dreams.Amount$10,000Deadline:Jul 31, 2026Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes119Nielsen Rewards No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgThis scholarship opportunity is perfect for anyone who loves earning rewards for sharing their opinions on products and services.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 31, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes120
