[Page 4] The 210 Best Essay Scholarships in March 2026
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100% free.Schlosser Healthcare Risk Equilibrium Scholarship
Funded byElliot OmansonThis scholarship aims to honor Mario Schlosser by supporting students who want to reform healthcare with technology.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 14, 202611 days left!Education LevelUndergraduate, Graduate91Erin Lanae's HBCU Excellence Scholarship
Funded byErin BynesThis scholarship seeks to support students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities who need assistance paying for their schooling.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 14, 202611 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes92Fuiava Environmental Science Scholarship
Funded byNathan FuiavaThis scholarship aims to support young Samoans who feel a responsibility to care for our environment, guided by the values of fa‘a Samoa—respect, service, family, and love for the land and sea that sustain us.Amount$1,500Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes93Joanette Coogan Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCoogan FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the life and memory of Joanette Coogan by supporting students who are graduating from Ellsworth High School or Hayward High School in Wisconsin.Amount$5,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes94Tebra Laney Hopson All Is Well Scholarship
Funded byTebra Hopson All Is Well Scholarship IncThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Tebra Laney Hopson by supporting students who share her love of learning.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes95Willie Louis Pegues Science Scholarship
Funded byDream Write Hope UniversityThis scholarship seeks to honor the legacy of Willie Louis Pegues by supporting students who share his commitment to education, family, and community service.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes96Dr. G. Yvette Pegues Disability Scholarship
Funded byDream Write Hope UniversityThis scholarship aims to support students who have disabilities so they can overcome the barriers they face and flourish in their pursuit of higher education.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes97Go Blue Crew Scholarship
Funded byBrian ThelenThis scholarship will support a high school student at Hudson High School, Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central High School, or South Lyon High School.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes98Jamie Anderson Scholarship
Funded byGwendolyn JohnsonThe Jamie Anderson Scholarship aims to support and encourage young individuals who, like Jamie, have a desire to pursue a career in social work despite facing difficult circumstances.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes99Raise Me Up to DO GOOD Scholarship
Funded byGinger ZappaThis scholarship seeks to support students who have been raised by parents who have made an impact on them and their ambitions.Amount$3,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes100Beatrice Diaz Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLisa TruppaThis scholarship aims to honor the legacy of Beatrice Diaz by supporting students who are passionate about pursuing degrees in business administration or education.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes101Autumn Davis Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMiranda WarrenThis scholarship seeks to support students who will be pursuing the mental health field in some capacity with their careers.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes102Bob and Joan Miller Community Service Award
Funded byHerman FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the lives of Bob and Joan Miller by supporting students who share their commitment to service.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes103Transgender Future Scholarship
Funded byChloe SheppardThis scholarship seeks to support transgender students who are passionate about improving the world for those following in their footsteps.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 15, 202612 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes104Healing Futures Scholarship
Funded byKiana LewisThis scholarship seeks to support students who are committed to advancing health equity, wellness, and medical care in underserved communities by engaging in work rooted in empathy and cultural specificity.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 16, 202613 days left!Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes105Evangelist Nellie Delores Blount Boyce Scholarship
Funded byFamily of the HonoredThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Nellie Delores Blount Boyce by supporting students who are preparing to pursue higher education.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 16, 202613 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes106Susie Elizabeth Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySusie ElizabethThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Susie Elizabeth by supporting students with special needs as they pursue their goals.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 17, 202614 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes107Taylor Legal Services Scholarship
Funded byTaylor Legal ServicesThis scholarship aims to support students from rural high schools who are preparing to attend college and pursue law.Amount$3,800Deadline:Mar 17, 202614 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes108God Hearted Girls Scholarship
Funded byGod Hearted GirlsThis scholarship will support a female high school student who practices Christianity.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 17, 202614 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes109Hawk Houghton Memorial Scholarship
Funded byKrystal ZivThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Hawk Houghton by supporting students who spread positivity to their schools and communities.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 17, 202614 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes110Liam O'Connor Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTimothy France-KellyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Liam O’Connor by supporting students who share his passions.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 19, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes111Craig Family Scholarship
Funded byCraig FamilyThis scholarship aims to support students who are preparing to pursue higher education so they can benefit from all of the opportunities available to them.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 19, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes112Wolf Gustaveson Memorial Scholarship
Funded byJanessa NikolsThis scholarship aims to honor the memory of Wolf Gustaveson by supporting students who share his passion for automotive technology.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 20, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes113Wolf Gustaveson Memorial Scholarship at Maine East
Funded byJanessa NikolsThis scholarship aims to honor Wolf Gustaveson’s kind heart, welcoming spirit, and love for cars and technology.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 20, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes114Patrick B. Moore Memorial Scholarship
Funded byFriends and Family of Patrick B. MooreThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Patrick Moore by supporting students who are preparing to make the jump from high school to college in order to achieve their goals.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 20, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes115Team Crosby Forever Veterinary Medicine Scholarship
Funded byDennis NarlockThis scholarship will support a college student studying veterinary medicine.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 20, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes116MannKind Al Mann Centennial Scholarship
Funded byThe Diabetes LinkThis scholarship seeks to empower young adults with diabetes to pursue their dreams in the life sciences.Amount$100,000Deadline:Mar 20, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes117Ella's Gift
Funded byJanice GabeIn memory of Ella’s fighting spirit, this scholarship aims to support and empower female students who have faced challenges related to mental health and substance abuse, helping them to pursue and achieve their educational goals.Amount$4,000Deadline:Mar 21, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes118JK and Mary Ann Newville Memorial Engineering and Nursing Scholarship
Funded byTim NewvilleThis scholarship seeks to honor the lives of JK and Mary Ann Newville by supporting students who are pursuing their dreams of higher education.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 21, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes119Central Aroostook High School Class of 1987 Alumni Scholarship
Funded byCathy LyndsThis scholarship aims to support deserving students who are in the final stretch of their high school journey so they can succeed in college.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 21, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes120