Being a leader is no easy task. It requires a strong knowledge, motivation, and humility. Leaders are those that we look to for direction, inspiration, advice, and to keep us going when things get tough. If you’ve taken on a leadership role, whether it was for your school’s sport team, club, outside organization, or volunteer group, you may be qualified to earn free money for college. Leadership scholarships reward students who show skills in motivating others in and out of the classroom. Get matched with the right scholarship by filling out our Scholarship Match Quiz! If you’re a leader, check out this list of leadership scholarships to help add to your college savings.
The SSA Student Activist Scholarship is available for secular, humanist, and atheist/non-theist students who demonstrate leadership and activism in their communities.
The Freethought Arizona Scholarship is available for secular, humanist, and atheist/non-theist students in Arizona who demonstrate leadership and activism in their communities.
Western Governors University is an accredited online university that offers online bachelors and masters degrees. One of the awards they offer are the WGU leadership scholarships. The program aims to help women who want to jumpstart their careers by earning a bachelor or masters degree online.
The Black Skeptics of Los Angeles First in the Family Humanist Scholarship is available for secular, humanist, and atheist/non-theist students of African descent who demonstrate leadership and activism in their communities. Applicants must reside in Los Angeles.
This award is for U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate students who are residents of Florida. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Click here to learn more and apply today!
Elevated Boston is awarding two $2,500 scholarships. This scholarship is open to high school seniors who will be entering college as a freshman, current students, transfer students, and graduate students attending a Massachusetts College or University in the fall of 2021.
The Generation Google Scholarship was established to help aspiring students pursuing computer science degrees excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive $10,000 USD (for those studying in the US) or $5,000 CAD (for those studying in Canada) for the 2021-2022 school year. The Generation Google Scholarship will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, demonstrated leadership, and academic performance. The program is open to students who meet all the minimum qualifications and we strongly encourage students that identify with groups historically excluded from the technology industry, including Women, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, to apply. Applicants are not required to currently be enrolled in an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program for the 2020-2021 academic year to apply
Those awarded this scholarship may be awarded $18,000 to full tuition. Separate application is required and includes an essay, resume, letter of recommendation from high school counselor, principal or teacher, and campus interview. Full-time enrollment, participation in campus activities, on-campus residency and satisfactory academic progress are required to maintain the award through graduation.
This award is available to current high school seniors in California who have a parent, grandparent, or legal guardian who is a proprietor of an establishment with a California liquor license, or who is employed full-time by an individual or corporation holding a California liquor license. To be eligible, the applicant must have participated in one or more of the following extracurricular activities during his/her junior and senior years of high school: community service, athletics, music or the performing arts.
Coca-Cola Scholars are well-rounded, passionate, service-oriented, and demonstrate a sustained commitment to bettering their communities. U.S. High school seniors are eligible to apply. Children or grandchildren of employees, officers or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies or subsidiaries are ineligible.
