by Todd Durell

Here’s a list of links to scholarships and contests that are open to homeschool students.  Please check back from time-to-time as I will update the list periodically.  You can find more detailed information about various college funding opportunities in the “Scholarships and Contests” category in the list on the right side of this post.

These scholarships and contests are listed according to application deadlines.  If you’re interested in a particular scholarship, thoroughly familiarize yourself with the contest’s website and submission / eligibility requirements.

Various Deadlines (multiple scholarships and/or varies by state or region):

Ayn Rand Institute

Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest

Alliance for Young Artists and Writers

American Legion National Scholarships

Optimist Club International Scholarships

National Garden Clubs High School Essay Contest

Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS® Program

Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Competition

Wal-Mart Foundation Scholarships

Stop the Hate:  Youth Speak Out

November 2010:

First Freedom Center

December 2010:

Being an American Essay Contest

AFSCME Family Scholarship

National Center For Learning Disabilities Anne Ford Scholarship

AXA Achievement Scholarship

January 2011:

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

Seussville

OP Loftbed Scholarship Award

Thurgood Marshall College Fund

February 2011:

United States Institute of Peace

ESA Foundation Endowment Scholarships

The Vegetarian Resource Group

April 2011:

Holocaust Remembrance Project

American Foreign Service Association

American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Program

Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

May 2011:

National Dairy Shrine / McCullough Scholarship

June 1 annually:

American Ground Water Trust Scholarships