Scholarships for Good Character

Good grades and athletic talent aren’t the only things that can help pay your way through college – simply being a good person can also earn you a scholarship. Scholarships for good character are awarded to students who have, in some way, demonstrated their good personal character or strong moral fiber, through a specific act or through long-term commitment to a community or cause. Many local community foundations offer these awards to celebrate upstanding members of the community. The applications for theses scholarships often include an essay explaining why you have good character, and letters of reference from other members of the community who can speak about your good qualities. In some cases, no application is required and applicants are nominated or chosen by a committee. To find out about some scholarships that celebrate good character, check out the list below.

Showing 81-100 of 231 scholarships
Dr. O.M. and Ruth A. Harper Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |Clendenin, WV|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Geraldine Gee Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 900
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • School (College): |Accredited Nursing Program|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Todd Lewis Gift of Life Memorial Scholarship Hancock County Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Disability: |Cancer|Life Threatening Disease|
  • School (K-12): |Greenfield-Central High School, Greenfield, IN|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
Kenneth Andrew Roe Scholar American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Auxiliary, Inc.
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  • 13,000
  • 1 award
  • Mar-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Good Character|Integrity|Academic Achievement|
  • Residence: |North American country|
  • School (College): |US Accredited Institution|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
WIS. Dells Wrestling Club Scholarship Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, WI|
  • Athletics: |Wrestling|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
Open Scholarships Zonta Club of Coos Bay
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  • 1,500
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Good Character|Motivation|
  • Residence: Live in |Coos County, OR|
  • School (College): |Accredited Institution|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
STEM Scholarships Zonta Club of Coos Bay
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  • 1,500
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Good Character|Motivation|
  • Residence: Live in |Coos County, OR|
  • School (College): |Accredited Institution|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
W. P. Black Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 2,000
  • 88 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Jones, David T. Memorial Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
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  • 500
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, WI|
  • Residence: Live in |Wisconsin Dells, WI|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 2,000
  • 2 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Capital High School, Charleston, WV|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Boggs Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 2,200
  • 2 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Clay County High School, Clay, WV|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
Bernardine Bess Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 2,000
  • 3 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Saint Albans High School, Saint Albans, WV|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Dale C. Bailey Scholarship Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |West Virginia|
  • School (College): |Four-year|West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WV)|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.5
Duluth Central High School Alumni Scholarship Fund Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • Jan-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|Perseverance|Consideration|
  • School (K-12): |Central High School|Duluth East High School, Duluth, MN|Denfeld High School, Duluth, MN|
  • School (College): Attend |Lake Superior College (MN)|Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WI)|University of Minnesota (MN)|University of WisconsinSuperior (WI)|College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
Grand Army of the Republic Living Memorial Scholarship Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865
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  • 200 - 500
  • 1 award
  • Apr-30-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|Firmness|
  • Military: |Descendant of Union Veteran of the Civil War|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College sophomore|College junior|College senior|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
Walter and Anna Soneson Scholarship Fund Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
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  • 3,000 - 3,500
  • 1 award
  • Jan-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (K-12): |Public High School|Illinois|
  • Residence: Live in |Iowa|Minnesota|Wisconsin|Michigan|Duluth, MN|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • December 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |Hendricks, IN|
  • School (College): |Two-year|Four-year|Accredited Public College|Accredited Private College|Indiana|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,000
  • 2 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • Residence: Live in |Kanawha, WV|Putnam, WV|
  • Major: Study |Accounting|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.5
Nurses Training Scholarship American Legion Auxiliary - Department of Oregon
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • June 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|Determination|Ability|Aptitude|Seriousness|
  • Military: |Child of Disabled U.S. Armed Forces Veteran|Wife of Disabled Armed Forces Veteran|Widows of Armed Forces Veterans|
  • Residence: Live in |Oregon|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
James V. Day Scholarship American Legion - Maine
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  • 500
  • 2 awards
  • May-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|
  • School (College): Attend a college in |Maine|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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