[Page 4] The 210 Best Essay Scholarships in July 2026
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100% free.Carolina Film Festival Scholarship
Funded byCarolina Film FestivalThis scholarship aims to support aspiring filmmakers who demonstrate a genuine passion for storytelling through film.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 4, 20269 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes91Linda Hicks Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCalvin Hicks and Tanya MinorThis memorial scholarship is intended to honor the love and legacy of Linda Hicks by supporting African American women who have been directly impacted or have a loved one that has experienced an abusive relationship and/or substance addiction.Amount$1,500Deadline:Aug 7, 202612 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes92Women in Elementary Education Scholarship
Funded byBozick FamilyThis scholarship seeks to support students who are passionate about shaping the minds of the next generation through teaching.Amount$3,000Deadline:Aug 9, 202614 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes93Hunter Dean Temple Art Scholarship
Funded byTemple Sales Inc.This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Hunter Dean Temple by supporting students who are passionate about art.Amount$4,000Deadline:Aug 10, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate94Kenyada Me'Chon Thomas Legacy Scholarship
Funded byCermonia ThomasThis scholarship will support BIPOC high school seniors with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 10, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes95Rosie Walks Human–Wildlife Coexistence Scholarship
Funded byRosie Walks LLCThis scholarship seeks to support students who are passionate about pursuing fields related to wildlife conservation and ecological management.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 12, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes96Shawn Morrill Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySGNL Communications, LLCThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Shawn Morrill by supporting students who are determined, hardworking, and committed to creating their own path forward.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 12, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes97Otto Bear Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDave Schmotzer and Lynette FrickeThis scholarship seeks to pay forward the love, kindness, and joy that Otto brought to the world by supporting young women pursuing STEM.Amount$20,000Deadline:Aug 12, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes98Finestida Scholarship for Women
Funded byFinestida LLCThis scholarship aims to support women who are excited about their fields of study as they pursue the higher education they need to thrive professionally.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 14, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes99Follow Your Hart Scholarship
Funded byReese HolohanThis scholarship seeks to make college more accessible by supporting students who are preparing to graduate high school and continue their growth journeys in college or trade school.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 14, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes100Nickolas Roy & Scott Laverdure Scholarship
Funded byChitwood FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the lives of Nickolas and Scott by supporting students from their home state as they pursue higher education.Amount$2,000Deadline:Aug 14, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes101Project “Investing in the Black”: Future Community Leaders Scholarship
Funded byUphill Management SolutionsThis scholarship aims to recognize and support students who are committed to studying and solving real challenges affecting communities, including economic mobility, education access, health outcomes, and wealth creation.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 17, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes102Autumn Leah Beemer Memorial Scholarship
Funded byKristy KauffmanThis scholarship seeks to carry on Autumn Leah’s name and legacy by supporting students who demonstrate her values, goals, and drive for success.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 18, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes103Arthur and Elana Panos Scholarship
Funded byTA WapakonetaThis scholarship seeks to support students with entrepreneurial mindsets, who are guided by their faith.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 19, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes104Cooper Congress Scholarship
Funded byMatthew CooperThis scholarship seeks to bridge divides through dialogue and policy by supporting the next generation of political leaders and encouraging them to work together.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 20, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes105Bosch Reserve Spirits Scholarship
Funded byMichael Bosch<p class="tiptap-paragraph">This scholarship aims to support students who are passionate about pursuing careers in the fields of distilling and/or bourbon or whiskey stewardship.</p>Amount$1,500Deadline:Aug 22, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes106Central Carolina Insurance Risk Management Scholarship
Funded byCentral Carolina Insurance Agency Inc.This scholarship seeks to support students who are preparing to embark on careers focused on risk management.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 22, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes107Ani Porter Pre-Law Scholarship
Funded bySamantha ShullmanThis scholarship seeks to honor Ani Porter by supporting students who share her passion for law.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 24, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes108Stephan L. Wolley Memorial Scholarship
Funded byWolley FamilyThis scholarship aims to support student-athletes who are dedicated to achieving their athletic and academic goals.Amount$2,700Deadline:Aug 25, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes109Driven By Diamond Foundation Scholarship
Funded byDriven By Diamond FoundationThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Diamond Maurice Fisk Jr. by supporting students who share his calling to commercial driving.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 25, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes110Mattie K Peterson Higher Education Scholarship
Funded byMichael PetersonThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Mattie K Peterson by supporting students who are active members of their communities.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 25, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes111Kids’ Minds Matter: Southwest Florida Continued Education Scholarship
Funded byLee Health FoundationSupports students in LMHC, LCSW or Social Work programs at Florida Gulf Coast University who are committed to pediatric mental health and interested in working with Lee Health in Southwest Florida.Amount$15,000Deadline:Aug 26, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes112Manuela Calles Scholarship for Women
Funded byDr. Sandra CallesThis scholarship seeks to support young women in college who are pursuing careers in mental health or business.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 26, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes113Hilda Klinger Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCarin KlingerThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Hilda Klinger by supporting students who are pursuing degrees in the arts.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 27, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes114Autel Awarding Excellence Scholarship
Funded byAutel U.S.This scholarship aims to lessen the financial burden of college for hardworking and gifted students who have shown their desire to make a future for themselves in the automotive repair industry.Amount$25,000Deadline:Aug 27, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate115AROC AI/ML Scholarship
Funded byAROCThis scholarship aims to narrow the gap in access to STEM education so that all students can pursue the careers of their dreams.Amount$5,000Deadline:Aug 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes116Andrea N. Santore Scholarship
Funded byBronson LoatmanThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Andrea N. Santore by supporting students who are pursuing her fields of interest.Amount$1,856Deadline:Aug 27, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes117Mighty Memorial Scholarship
Funded byChynenye OkonkwoThis scholarship aims to honor Mighty’s legacy by supporting nursing students so they can achieve all of their dreams.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes118Eitel Scholarship
Funded byDanielle EitelThis scholarship aims to aid female students who are pursuing higher education at a Baptist college.Amount$500Deadline:Aug 29, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes119Aaron and Ruby Dicks Scholarship
Funded byDicks-BusseyThis scholarship seeks to honor the lives of Aaron and Ruby Dicks by supporting students in South Carolina who are pursuing higher education.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 29, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes120
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