8 College Scholarships You Can Still Apply For in May 2022

Have you put off applying for 2022 – 2023 college scholarships until the last minute? Looking to supplement your existing college scholarships to cover all or most of your tuition costs? Chicago Devotion has you covered.

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In all cases, the winners of these college scholarships will not be paid directly. Any scholarship awards will always be paid to the financial aid office of the winner’s academic institution or future academic institution in their name to be applied to their tuition (depending on the school’s requirements).

All college scholarships below are organized by deadline (soonest to latest) and are in no particular order.

The ScholarshipOwl “No Essay” Smart Owl College Scholarships

• Scholarship Value: $7,000
• Awards Available: 12
• Award Deadline: May 29, 2022
• Sweepstakes Draw Date: June 10th, 2022
• Must be a resident of any of the 50 United States, District of Columbia or US Territories, *(Rhode Island is excluded).
• Must be 16 years of age or older.
• Must either be enrolled now, or be enrolled within three months of registration in the Scholarship Sweepstakes, in a qualified high school, college or university within the United States.

This is for ScholarshipOwl’s monthly $7,000 scholarship sweepstakes, where one winner is chosen each month. The ScholarshipOwl sweepstakes is free to sign up for, but they also offer paid subscription plans if you want to use the platform to be matched with scholarships, get help with applying for scholarships, receive professional consultations, and more.

There are multiple legitimate companies that offer to match your scholarship needs to available college scholarships for a fee. ScholarshipOwl offers these services, and they are legitimate, if you are looking to be matched with scholarship opportunities that best match your personality, grades, lifestyle, etc. There is no purchase necessary to be entered in the monthly ScholarshipOwl $7,000 sweepstakes.

You do have to create a free online account to be enrolled, and, like any online account, that can sometimes come with notification emails for new scholarships and new products, services, etc. If you want to opt-out of all those promotional emails, just click unsubscribe on the emails that come your way.

Click Here to go to the ScholarshipOwl “No Essay” Smart Owl college scholarships page for more details.

ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarships for High School and College Students

• Scholarship Value: $10,000
• Awards Available: 10
• Award Deadline: May 31, 2022
• Sweepstakes Draw Date: Monthly winners are announced around the 1^st of each month, or as soon as is practicable, usually within the first week. 2022 Quarterly winners are announced on June 16, 2022; September 16, 2022; and December 16, 2022. You must enter each monthly and each quarterly sweepstakes separately each month and/or quarter.
• Must be thirteen (13) years of age or older on the date of entry.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of the fifty (50) United States or District of Columbia.
• Must be currently attending (or planning to attend) a college located in the United States.

Similar to the ScholarshipOwl sweepstakes, ScholarshipPoints (different program) runs its own sweepstakes that awards one $10,000 scholarship every quarter of the year exclusively to members.

There is no essay required, but you do have to sign up for a free online account to be automatically entered into the scholarship. After the deadline, you can then enter other quarterly drawings each quarter.

ScholarshipPoints also awards three monthly $1,000 scholarships — that’s 36 different scholarship opportunities available within one calendar year. To be entered into the monthly $1,000 awards, you must return to the site once each month to re-enter.

Click Here to go to the ScholarshipPoints $10,000 College Scholarships for High School and College Students page for more details.

Cappex Easy Money College Scholarships

• Scholarship Value: $1,000
• Awards Available: 12
• Award Deadline: May 31, 2022
• Sweepstakes Draw Date: The 1^st of each month, or as soon as practicable.

Per the Cappex website:

This scholarship is open to high school sophomores, juniors, and first semester senior students for all majors and schools. We will judge this scholarship based on other criteria such as volunteer work, extracurricular activities, special circumstances, etc.

The Cappex Easy Money Scholarship and/or Friends Scholarship (each, the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to registered Cappex users who are residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, thirteen (13) years of age or older whose registration for these Sweepstakes does not violate any applicable law or regulation, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. and currently planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school) located in the United States within four years of the Sweepstakes.

Entrants may enter the Sweepstakes by completing the online registration form on the page from which these Rules were linked or by searching for “Easy Money Scholarship” on www.cappex.com (an “Entry”). If you are not already a Cappex user, the Entry will require you to create a free Cappex account. Individuals who complete the foregoing steps and meet all other eligibility requirements contained in these Rules will be automatically entered for a chance to win the Sweepstakes.

One winner will be selected via random drawing on the first day of each month, or as soon as practicable, among all Entries received and processed during the previous calendar month, and the potential Winner will be notified by email or telephone within two (2) weeks following the drawing.

Click Here to go to the Cappex Easy Money college scholarships page for more details.

Be Bold Scholarship

• Scholarship Value: $25,050
• Awards Available: 1
• Award Deadline: Jun 1, 2022
• Winner Announced: November 30, 2022

This scholarship will not be awarded until November 30, but it’s still a great opportunity and a chance to plan for 2023.

Per the Bold.org website:

At Bold.org, we believe that the world will be shaped by the bold—the fighters, the risk-takers, the earnest overachievers who won’t take no for an answer—the ones who know that a mountain is climbed a step at a time.

Bold.org is built for students, like you, who are determined to make the climb.

As you join the Bold.org platform, you get the opportunity to showcase your goals, achievements, and drive to scholarship panels via your student profile.The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.

To us, boldest does not mean “best”, or “most accomplished,” being bold means being:

• Earnest
• Determined
• Moving

The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.

Furthermore, this scholarship will be similar to the many easy scholarships available on Bold.org in that it will favor students who apply earlier—who are bold and seize the day without procrastinating.

While the scholarship will be awarded on November 30, 2022, the scholarship will have rolling monthly application deadlines. Students applying within earlier application windows will have a greater chance of winning the award. Students at any education level, school, field of study, and GPA will be considered.

Click Here to go to the Bold.org scholarship page for more details.

First Responders Children’s Foundation Scholarships

• Amount: $6,250 (renewable each year in college)
• Deadline: June 15, 2022
• Scholarship Renewal Deadline: Passed
• Winners Announced: Privately

The First Responders Children’s Foundation Scholarship is open to the biological, adopted, or step-children of first responders (Police Officers, Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and 911 dispatchers) with a 2.7 GPA or above.

Click Here to go to the First Responders Children’s Foundation application page for more details.

CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• Scholarship Value: Up to $25,000
• Awards Available: 10
• Award Deadline: Jun 27, 2022
• Winners Announced: Individually, Privately

Per the CIA website:

The CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program is a financial needs-based initiative where you will be exposed to intelligence challenges while performing meaningful work that relates to your college major in an unmatched experience in a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.

Undergraduate students, serving as scholarship recipients with CIA, attend an accredited college/university on a full-time basis and work during summer breaks at the Agency. While working at CIA, you will be exposed to real intelligence challenges while performing meaningful work that relates to your college major.

• Full time
• Starting salary: $32,733 – $43,609 ($15.74 – $20.96 per hour)
• High School Diploma or GED; Bachelor’s; Current Student
• Must be at least 18 years of age by September 15th of this year

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age by September 15th of this year
• Financial need as demonstrated by the gross annual household income ceiling up to $120,000
• If the applicant has not been listed as a dependent for the previous tax year, the gross annual household income ceiling is $50,000 or less
• Acceptance at a 4-year college/university; or pursuing undergraduate degree as a full-time student and enrolled in or planning to take at least 12 credits per semester
• At least a 3.0 GPA on a 4-point scale for high school and/or college
• Two 90-day tours are preferred; however, one 90-day tour is the minimum requirement.  Also, willingness to work at CIA full time after graduation
• Ability to meet the minimum requirements for joining CIA, including U.S. citizenship and a background investigation

Desired Qualifications

• Academic excellence in core subjects relating to college major or desired major
• Relevant practical or job experience in your field of interest
• Demonstrated leadership qualities
• Genuine interest in contributing to CIA’s mission
• Proficiency in a foreign language. Languages of interest are listed on our Foreign Language page

The Scholarship Program is extremely competitive; therefore, attention to detail is critical.

Because CIA invests in scholarship recipients, accepting an offer means continued employment with the Agency for a specified timeframe. You are required to work at the Agency after college graduation for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of the college sponsorship you received from CIA. Students who leave earlier are required to reimburse the U.S. Government for their tuition. All positions require relocation to the Washington, DC area during summer work tours.

Click Here to go to the CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program page for more details.

Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship – College Award by Virtasant, Inc.

• Scholarship Value: $2,500
• Awards Available: 1 winner every six months
• Award Deadline: July 4, 2022
• Winner Announced: July 19, 2022

Per the Virtasant, Inc., application page on Bold.org:

Right now, Black and Latinx people only make up around 5% – 8% of the tech workforce. Women account for a mere 1 in every four tech jobs. For Native Americans and Indigenous groups, employment numbers are even lower, at around 1% at leading tech companies. These numbers reflect an improvement over the last few years, but this is not nearly enough.

The tech industry sets out to serve a remarkably diverse world. To accomplish this, the industry itself has to reflect that world. At Virtasant, we understand the need to embrace fresh perspectives, probe unexamined problems, and tap into unique ideas. We want to support the innovative minds that represent the groups and communities that are still getting left behind in tech.

To achieve this mission, we created the Future Leaders in Technology scholarship for students from these communities, who are pursuing careers in tech.

The scholarship includes a $2,500 award to one college or university junior or senior student.

The scholarship is open to college and university students pursuing a degree in computer science, electrical engineering or data science. You must also be a member of an underrepresented group, including: Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Native American, LGBTQA+, and Women.

Click Here to go to the Future Leaders in Technology Scholarship page for more details.

Minecraft Scholarship by Apex Hosting

• Scholarship Value: $2,000
• Awards Available: 1
• Award Deadline: Jul 31, 2022
• Winner Announced: By email, Privately

Per the Apex Hosting website:

Students are able to apply for the world’s only Minecraft scholarship, the sixth annual Apex Hosting $2,000 scholarship, which can be used towards tuition for their next semester at college.

All drawings will be done early August each year after submission deadlines have passed. All interested students will be required to write a short essay about their opinion on how Minecraft can be a positive influence within their education and career development.

Minecraft has been used in many different facets of education and we want to know how you believe that the game can be further utilized to enhance learning and development. We are interested in hearing your thoughts and experiences about how this amazing game that we love can be much more than just a game.

Eligible students will need to:

• Write a short essay of no less than 500 words about your opinion on how Minecraft can be a positive influence on education and career development.
• Fill out the information form on the Apex Hosting application page with your essay and appropriate information.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be a United States citizen.
• You must currently be enrolled in college or high school.
• You must carry a 3.0 or higher GPA.

The Apex Hosting LLC scholarship committee will review each application and notify the recipient by email.

Click Here to go to the Apex Hosting Minecraft Scholarship page for more details.

Also, don’t forget these great websites where you can apply for so many more college scholarships — they have many great opportunities for you today and throughout your collegiate career.

• Scholarships.com
• Student Scholarships
• Scholarships360
• College Board

Good luck out there, graduates, the future is yours!

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