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10 Not-So-Basic Fall Scholarships

October 6, 2016
by Susan Dutca-Lovell
Frolicking at fall festivals and pumpkin patches, apple picking at orchards, baking pumpkin-everything goodies, playing hide-and-seek in corn mazes and getting spooked with friends at haunted houses are just a few of some favorite fall activities. It also happens to be a time where students are seriously applying for scholarships to secure free college money. So while you're sipping a pumpkin spice latte and cozied by the fire, apply to these not-so-basic fall scholarships:

Frolicking at fall festivals and pumpkin patches, apple picking at orchards, baking pumpkin-everything goodies, playing hide-and-seek in corn mazes and getting spooked with friends at haunted houses are just a few of some favorite fall activities. It also happens to be a time where students are seriously applying for scholarships to secure free college money. So while you're sipping a pumpkin spice latte and cozied by the fire, apply to these not-so-basic fall scholarships:

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  1. The Explorers Club Student Grants

    Deadline: October 10
    Maximum Award: $5,000

  2. Your Art Can Save Lives Student Poster Design Competition

    Deadline: October 11
    Maximum Award: $1,000

  3. Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway

    Deadline: October 17
    Maximum Award: $100,000

  4. WomenIn Scholarship

    Deadline: October 31
    Maximum Award: $2,500

  5. Healy Foundation Scholarship

    Deadline: October 31
    Maximum Award: $3,000

  6. Google SVA Scholarship for Student Veterans

    Deadline: November 4
    Maximum Award: $10,000

  7. The Anne Ford Scholarship

    Deadline: November 13
    Maximum Award: $10,000

  8. American Copy Editors Society Scholarship

    Deadline: November 16
    Maximum Award: $2,500

  9. North American International Auto Show Poster Contest

    Deadline: November 22
    Maximum Award: $1,000

  10. The Crowdifornia College Essay Contest

    Deadline: November 30
    Maximum Award: $1,500

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