There are thousands of scholarships out there. Some are large scholarships that are well publicized, while others are lesser known. My goal is to share some lesser-known scholarships with my readers every Saturday.

Don’t wait. Apply for these great scholarships today! And, if you missed the last Scholarship Saturday, check it out. There are scholarships there that are still open! Lastly, check out my lists of scholarships with February and March deadlines. Only brief information about each scholarship is listed. Therefore, you are encouraged to visit the scholarship websites to get further details about eligibility and requirements.

Here are your scholarships for Saturday, February 21, 2015.

M. Josephine O’Neil Arts Award

Sponsor: Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Lambda State Organization

Award Amount: Varies

Deadline: Mar. 1, 2015

Description: Award is open to females who are legal residents of Illinois and in or approaching her junior year at an accredited college or university and majoring in one or more of the arts (music, dance, drama, or fine arts).

Bucks for Books Scholarship

Sponsor: Lodi Grape Festival

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors graduating from a school in the Lodi Unified School District or whose primary residence is within the Lodi Unified School District, or college students who graduated from a high school in the Lodi Unified School District.

Engineering For You 2 Video Contest

Sponsor: National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

Award Amount: Up to $25,000

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Competition is open to all individuals, including students in grades K-12 and current college and graduate students. Contestants must submit a video on a topic related to engineering.

GEICO Achievement Award

Sponsor: GEICO

Award Amount: $2,500

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Applicant must be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States with sophomore or junior status. Applicant must be majoring in business, computer science, mathematics or a related field and have demonstrated leadership on campus or within the community.

Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship

Sponsor: The Sunflower Initiative

Award Amount: $10,000

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to highly motivated female graduating high school seniors who have a desire to attend a women’s college in either the United States or Canada.

NPPA Scholarship

Sponsor: National Press Photographers Foundation

Award Amount: Varies

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S. or Canada or have been accepted at a four-year institution to complete suspended studies. Applicant must provide evidence for an aptitude for photojournalism as well as academic ability and financial need.

Tzu Chi Scholars

Sponsor: Tzu Chi Foundation

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Applicant must be a U.S. high school senior who will enroll in an accredited U.S. college full-time during the entire academic year of 2015-2016. Applicant must demonstrate strong financial need for college tuition.

Vincent de Paul Scholarship

Sponsor: SCL Health

Award Amount: Up to $3,000

Deadline: Mar. 2, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to dependent children and stepchildren, age 25 and under, of regular full-time and part-time associates of SCL Health and its affiliates. Applicant must be a high school senior or graduate who plans to enroll or students who are already enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.

“Frame My Future” Scholarship Contest

Sponsor: Church Hill Classics

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015

Description: Applicant must be a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and intend to enroll as a full-time student at a U.S. college or university in the 2015-2016 academic year. Applicant must submit an original creative image that shows “how you want to Frame Your Future!”

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State

Award Amount: Up to $5,000

Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students in good academic standing who are U.S. citizens. Applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant and is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program or internship.

Life Lessons Essay Contest

Sponsor: Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education

Award Amount: Up to $15,000

Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who are between 17 and 24 years of age and have experienced the death of a parent or legal guardian. Applicant must be currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a college, university or trade school. Applicant must submit a 500-word-essay or a 3-minute video discussing how the death of their parent or guardian affected their life financially and emotionally.

SanDisk Scholars Program

Sponsor: SanDisk

Award Amount: Up to $10,000

Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015

Description: Applicant must be a high school senior or college freshman or sophomore who will be majoring in (or planning to major in) Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.

yconic Health and Medical Student Scholarship – link no longer available now that deadline has passed

Sponsor: yconic

Award Amount: $3,500

Deadline: Mar. 3, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. residents who are enrolled (or will be) in a healthcare related program at an accredited institution of learning.

Hamilton Award

Sponsor: Alexander Hamilton Friends Association

Award Amount: $500

Deadline: Mar. 5, 2015

Description: Award is open to high school juniors who are college bound with a strong record of community service and academic achievement. Student must have financial and/or personal need.

Annual Kaplun Essay Contest

Sponsor: Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Foundation

Award Amount: Up to $1,800

Deadline: Mar. 6, 2015

Description: Contest is open to students in grades 7 through 12. Applicant must submit an essay related to Jewish values. Students do not have to be Jewish to enter.

DNA Day Essay Contest

Sponsor: American Society of Human Genetics

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Mar. 6, 2015

Description: Contest is open to high school students in grades 9-12. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic related to genetics.

NoFilter Scholarship Slam

Sponsor: Power Poetry

Award Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Mar. 6, 2015

Description: Applicant must be 25 years of age or younger and a current or former high school student who will attend or is attending college within the United States or its territories. Applicant must submit a poem addressing the questions, “What do your selfie photos look like without filters? What do your words sound like without filters?”

Religious Liberty Essay Scholarship Contest

Sponsor: Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Award Amount: Up to $2,000

Deadline: Mar. 6, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors. Applicant must write an essay on a topic related to religious liberty.

ACEC Scholarships

Sponsor: American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)

Deadline: Mar. 9, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to students seeking degrees in engineering who will be entering their junior, senior, fifth, or master’s degree year in the fall of 2015 at an ABET-accredited engineering program or in an accredited land-surveying program.

Leadership 1000 Scholarship

Sponsor: College Success Foundation – Washington State

Award Amount: Up to $5,000

Deadline: Mar. 9, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to attend, or currently attending, an eligible four-year college or university in Washington State whose family income does not exceed the amount listed by family size (available on website).

Women in Technology Scholarship (WIT)

Sponsor: Visionary Integration Professional (VIP)

Award Amount: $2,500

Deadline: Mar. 9, 2015

Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled at, or accepted into, either a two or four-year college or university within the United States for the 2015 school year. Applicant must be planning a career in computer science, information technology, management information systems, computer engineering, or related field.

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