[Page 4] The 210 Best Essay Scholarships in October 2026
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Keith Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Funded byBjorn SimmonsOpen to African American undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 9, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes91
Charles E. Nettles Continued Education Scholarship
Funded byAmoni PerrymanOpen to four-year undergraduates at HBCUs.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 10, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes92
MedLuxe Representation Matters Scholarship
Funded byMEDLUXE LLCOpen to low-income Black high school, college, and graduate students pursuing health care careers.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 10, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes93
Track to the Trades
Funded bySupplyHouseOpen to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are trade school students or high school seniors planning to attend trade school.Amount$75,000Deadline:Nov 10, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes94
EBG Nursing Scholarship
Funded byGilbert GarnerOpen to Texas nursing students in college, trade school, or graduate school with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 11, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes95
Framework Scholarship for Aspiring Local Business Owners
Funded byFrameworkOpen to undergraduate and trade school students who plan to start their own local business.Amount$2,500Deadline:Nov 12, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes96
Ndombe-Carrère International Scholarship
Funded byDan and Colleen Ndombe-CarrèreOpen to international undergraduate students at Cal Poly Humboldt.Amount$1,500Deadline:Nov 12, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes97
Framework Scholarship for Local Business Owners
Funded byFrameworkOpen to undergraduate and trade school students who already own and run their own business.Amount$2,500Deadline:Nov 12, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes98
L. Renee Burch-Bealer Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDixon-BrownOpen to low-income, first-generation high school seniors and college freshmen in Texas.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 13, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes99
Bernard Antonio Andrews Memorial Scholarship 'Because I Can'
Funded byAndrewsOpen to Black mechanical engineering juniors and seniors at eligible universities who are active in NSBE, ASME, or a similar group.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 13, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate100
James Diorato Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMichael DioratoOpen to high school and undergraduate students pursuing careers in aviation.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes101
Bick Mile Square Scholarship
Funded byBick Charitable FoundationOpen to high school, college, and trade school students in the Mile Square area of Hoboken, New Jersey.Amount$10,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes102
James Gabriel Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMcCormackOpen to high school juniors and seniors who have survived a congenital heart defect.Amount$1,225Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes103
All Chemical Transport Empowering Future Excellence Scholarship
Funded byAll Chemical Transport CorpOpen to students with a 3.5 GPA or higher pursuing transportation, logistics, supply chain, environmental safety, or chemical engineering.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes104
Dr. Soronnadi Nnaji Legacy Scholarship
Funded byNnaji FamilyOpen to first- and second-generation African immigrant high school seniors and undergraduates studying STEM.Amount$5,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes105
Eldorado Tools: The Build and Make Scholarship
Funded byEldorado Tools Inc.Open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing construction or manufacturing.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes106
Frank and Nelcie Williams Memorial Scholarship
Funded byWilliamsOpen to New Jersey high school seniors.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes107
DMV Future Builders Scholarship
Funded byOriginals 3D PrintsOpen to college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, D.C. with volunteer experience.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes108
Gabe J. Maletta Memorial Scholarship for Mental Health
Funded byRichard StoeckelOpen to first-generation high school seniors with volunteer experience pursuing mental health careers.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes109
Luis Escobar III Foundation Scholarship
Funded byEscobarOpen to Christian high school seniors and undergraduates in Florida pursuing engineering.Amount$20,000Deadline:Nov 16, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes110
Yaa Asantewaa Scholarship
Funded bySamuella BussOpen to Black women in graduate school studying social work, public health, STEM, or social justice.Amount$3,000Deadline:Nov 17, 2026Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes111
Undergraduate Minorities in STEM Scholarship
Funded byLeslie SmithOpen to BIPOC undergraduates studying STEM at HBCUs with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,400Deadline:Nov 17, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes112
Jean-Paul Henry Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLoved Ones of Jean-Paul HenryOpen to student fathers building careers in the marine or maritime industry.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 18, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes113
Michelle Bellamy Memorial Scholarship for African American Women in Tech
Funded byCrisjana BellamyOpen to African American women pursuing four-year undergraduate degrees in technology.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes114
Grace In Action Scholarship
Funded byGrace In Action Mission Inc.Open to high school juniors and seniors who are first-generation immigrants active in their church.Amount$3,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes115
Carolina Kennel Club Veterinary Scholarship
Funded byCarolina Kennel Club Inc.Open to graduate students pursuing veterinary medicine.Amount$5,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes116
Vickie Drum Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDavid ClineOpen to mothers in North Carolina enrolled in college or trade school.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes117
HBCU Legacy & Excellence Scholarship
Funded byOriginals 3D PrintsOpen to HBCU freshmen, sophomores, and juniors with campus leadership experience and a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 20, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes118
Faithful Leaders Scholarship
Funded byAyokunnumi OluwakuyideOpen to Black freshmen, sophomores, and juniors at the University of Notre Dame studying business, finance, or economics.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 21, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes119
Carlos Flores (Rocking through Kindness) Grant
Funded byPhillip CardonOpen to Texas high school students who play an instrument and plan to pursue music.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 22, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes120
