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Largest Dollar Amount Scholarships

When searching for scholarships, many students believe that they’re unlikely to find money for college in any substantial amount. While it can seem like the majority of scholarship opportunities out there are for paltry sums of $100 or $200, this is not the case with every award. Numerous scholarship awards are offered in amounts that almost anyone would consider worthwhile. But for the students who are most selective, ambitious, or pressed for time, we’ve compiled a list of some of the largest dollar amount scholarships, prizes that will likely pay tuition or more for anywhere from one to four years of school. Many of the largest dollar amount scholarships have some of the stiffest competition and the longest lists of selection criteria. However, you shouldn’t automatically discount these competitions. Take a few minutes and read the scholarship information provided below. You may have a shot at winning scholarships that will go a long way towards funding your education.

This section contains a listing of some of the largest dollar amounts available from a scholarship. While we definitely recommend you conduct a free college scholarship search to find all the scholarships for which you qualify and not just those worth $20,000 or more, this list definitely offers some potentially lucrative opportunities. Please feel free to explore some of these opportunities by clicking on the links below.

The Scholarships.com "Tell A Friend" $1,000 Sweepstakes
Application Deadlines: March 31, Annually
As a Scholarships.com member, you have free access to a customized scholarship search, detailed financial aid information, an organized college search, standardized test study guides and more. Like what you see? Spread the word about Scholarships.com to your friends through our “Tell A Friend” Scholarship and you'll have a chance to win money for college - $1,000 for you and $500 for one of your [...] More

Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest
Application Deadlines: January 14, Annually
The Annual Create-A-Greeting-Card $10,000 Scholarship Contest is open to high school, college, and graduate students. Applicants are asked to design the front of a greeting card that could be sold as an actual card in our line. Designs may consist of original photographs, artwork, and/or computer graphics. The student with the winning design will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship and his or her [...] More

Philly ISACA Scholarship Competition
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
The Philadelphia ISACA Chapter invites essay entries for the ISACA Scholarship Competition Award. Participants are to write an essay on one of the IT audit and controls-related topics or information security practices-related topics defined (as defined). Submissions will be reviewed by the Philadelphia ISACA Chapter Grants & Scholarships Committee. Essays will be evaluated based on innovation and [...] More

Ipsos i-Say Win $5,000 For College
Application Deadlines: Varies
This contest is open to all legal Canadian and United States residents who are 14 or older, with the exception of employees of IPSOS-REID CORPORATION and Ipsos Insight, its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective agencies, and members of their respective immediate families and/or persons with whom any of the foregoing are [...] More

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