Name Requirements Amount Deadline
2009 Holocaust Remembrance Project Any grade, U.S. resident, essay $2,500- $10,000 30-Apr
A&F Business Consultants Junior or Senior, essay $1,000 20-Jun
AFA Teens Essay about Alzheimer's $5,000 15-Feb
All-ink.com Essay $5,000 31-Dec
American Planning Association Junior or Senior, U.S. Resident or Citizen abroad, develop an historic preservation plan for Palmdale $5,000 15-Jan
Anne Ford Scholarship Senior, 3.0 GPA, identified disability $10,000 31-Dec
Ashley Marie Easterbrook Scholarship Senior, 3.5-3.74 GPA, essay, letter of recommendation $1,000 31-Mar
Avar Press Literary Essay Scholarship Junior or Senior, 1,250- 1,500 word essay $500- $1,000 15-May
AXA Achievement Focus on personal accomplishments $2,000- $25,000 Varies
Ayn Rand Essay Contest Essay on Anthem (9th & 10th) or Fountainhead (11th & 12th) $30- $10,000 9th/10th: 20 March    11th/12th: 25 April
Best Buy Academic, volunteer & work experience $1,500- $10,000 15-Feb
Burger King 2.5 GPA, working 15+ hours per week, community service $1,000 2-Feb
Christophers' Annual Poster Contest 9th-12th grade, 15 x 20 inch poster with "You can make a difference" somewhere on it $100- $1,000 19-Jan
Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest 9th-12th grade, essay on why the second amendment is important $100- $1,000 1-Dec
Coca Cola Scholars 3.0 GPA $10,000- $20,000 31-Oct
College Campaign  Any grade, essay, poster, or TV ad $500- $2,500 15-Mar
Courageous Persuaders Video Scholarship High school student, make 30-second video warning middle school students about  underage drinking $3,000 11-Feb
Create a Greeting Card Any grade, submit photo, artwork, or computer graphics for the front of a greeeting card $10,000 15-Jan
CSE Insurance Senior, 3.0 GPA, accepted to college, parent must be government employee, Essay $500- $1,000 3-Apr
Dell Scholars Program Senior, U.S. Citizen, AVID or AP student, 2.4 GPA, financial need Varies 15-Jan
Discover Scholarship Program Junior, 2.75 GPA for 9th & 10th grade, demonstrated community service & leadership, has overcome a roadblock $30,000 Apply between              12/1 and 1/31
Do Something Awards 18 or under, U.S. Citizen, extensive community involvement to tackle a specific problem $5,000 1-Mar
"Dream Deferred" Essay on Civil Rights in the Middle East Under 25,  600- 1,500 word essay on designated topic $500- $2,000 9-Jan
Elks National Foundation Senior, U.S. Citizen.  Looks at employment, community service, honors/awards, leadership, essay, grades, financial need.  MUST TURN IN APP TO LOCAL CHAPTER- STOP BY CAREER CENTER $4,000- $60,000 9-Jan
Frame My Future Senior, use a 8.5 x 11 inch paper to create essay, photograph, picture, or any other creation to represent your future $1,000 31-Mar
Gallery Collection At least 14 years old, design a greeting card $10,000 29-Jan
Imagine America Senior, 2.5 GPA, community service, will attend participating career college $1,000 Apply between 1/31/09 and 12/31/09
Janice M. Scott Memorial Scholarship Senior, U.S. Citizen, 2.5 GPA, demonstrated leadership abilities.                                       *APP IN CAREER CENTER* $2,500 31-Mar
JFK Library High School student, essay $500- $5,000 10-Jan
KFC Scholars Senior, 2.75 GPA, financial need up to $5,000/year 10-Feb
Kohl's Not a HS grad before Mar-08 and significant volunteer activities $50- $5,000 Nomination-                    Feb 1 thru Mar 15
Metro PCS Senior, 3.0 GPA, School activities, work experience, etc. $1,000 15-Dec
MFF Senior, 3.6 GPA, Minimum SAT of 1850 or ACT of  28, community service, leadership, financial need. MUST BE NOMINATED $2,000 minimum 2-Feb
National Commission for Cooperative Education 3.5 GPA, acceptance to one of the National Commission Partner institutions, one page essay $6,000 15-Feb
Pfizer Epilepsy Scholarship Senior, under doctor's care for epilepsy, essay, community activities, 2 letters of recommendation $3,000 1-May
Princeton Prize in Race Relations Any grade, Involved in activity that promotes race relations, have an adult supporter (not related), attend college in approved area (Los Angeles is on list) $1,000 31-Jan
Prudential 5th-12th grade, volunteer activity within past year $1,000- $5,000 31-Oct
Quest Bridge High School junior, academic, financial & extenuating circumstances considered Varies TBA in February
Ronald McDonald Seniors, various $2,000 TBA in December
Schering Plough Seniors with asthma, 3.5 GPA, outstanding performance in performing arts, community service, athletics, visual arts or science $5,000 31-Oct
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Grade 7-12, submit work in Dramatic Script, General Writing Portfolio*, Humor, Journalism, Nonfiction Portfolio*, Novel Writing, Personal Essay/Memoir, Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Short Story, or Short Short Story Recognition, Exhibition, Publication, or Scholarship of $10,000 16-Jan
Textbookx Essay $250- $2,500 31-Oct
Toyota TBA $10,000- $20,000 TBA
Walmart Senior, 2.5 GPA, taken ACT or SAT, financial need $3,000 31-Jan
What About Peace? 14-20 years old, answer the question: What About Peace?, using one of many different formats (music, writing, picture) $50- $1,000 15-Feb
Writers of the Future Any grade, new and amateur (unpublished), 17,000 words, science fiction, fantasy, or dark fantasy short story $500- $5,000 Quarterly- next is March 31
Youth Foundation Senior, U.S. Citizen, 3.5 GPA, financial need $10,000- $16,000 1-Dec