Monday, February 23, 2015

Scholarships for Average Students

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Scholarships for Average Students

There’s nothing wrong with being average, in fact, most people are.


We know you’re unique in oh-so-many ways – so what if your grades are just so-so?


At Fastweb, we believe – no, we know that every student deserves scholarship opportunities.


The good news is that scholarship providers know that, too. There are plenty of awards available to the masses, many of which don’t even require a minimum grade point average or even an essay!


Check out the following scholarships for average students:


Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship



Deadline: 9/30/15



Available to: High School Freshman through Graduate Student, Year 5

Award Amount: $1,500

Sponsored by Digital Responsibility, the Don't Text and Drive Scholarship is available to high school, undergraduate or graduate students.


You must be U.S. citizen or legal resident and complete a short statement on why you pledge not to text and drive in order to qualify for this award.


Get more information on the Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship.


Invite a Friend Sweepstakes



Deadline: Last day of each month; Refreshes monthly



Available to: All Fastweb Members

Award Amount: $500

The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least thirteen (13) years of age.


You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link.


For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will entered as a pair into the monthly drawing.


Learn how you can Invite a Friend, qualifying both of you for $500!


American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest



Deadline: Varies



Available to: High School Freshman through High School Senior

Award Amount : $18,000

Provided by The American Legion, the National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.


You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government.


A complete list of topics are available on the Legion's Web site.


Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship.


Learn more information about the American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest.


Ventures Scholars Program



Deadline: Varies



Available to: High School Freshman through College Freshman

Award Amount: $10,000

The Ventures Scholars Program is open to underrepresented and first-generation college-bound students. You must be pursuing a math- or science-based career to be considered for this award.


Learn more information about the Ventures Scholars Program.


CKSF Scholarship Competition



Deadline: Varies



Available to: High School Freshman through Graduate Student, Year 5

Award Amount: $2,500

The CKSF Scholarships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the U.S.


You must register to participate in scholarship quizzes that test your knowledge of topics ranging from general "common knowledge" to specific academic subjects, books, websites, and even movies.


You will be scored based on a combination of time and accuracy.


Students with the highest scores at the end of each competition win.


Learn more information about the CKSF Scholarship Competition.


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