Scholarships for Motivation

Motivation is crucial to success. And it can also help fund your college education. Universities, nonprofits and other organizations provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated a high degree of motivation. If you've done something that requires a great deal of motivation – perhaps completing a marathon, organizing a large fundraiser or beating the odds to get accepted to your dream school – then you may qualify for one of these scholarships. To apply, you will probably need to submit transcripts showing academic achievement. A personal essay and letters of recommendation from people who can attest to your motivation also may be required. Get motivated to apply for financial assistance by looking through this list of scholarships for motivation.

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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
Educational Scholarships Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED)
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • Feb-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|School Service|
  • School (College): |Accredited College|Accredited University|Vocational School|
  • Career: |Electric Utility (Industry)|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.0
Miss Swinburne Scholarship The Rhode Island Foundation
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  • 1,000 - 2,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
A. Asbury Parks & Donna Lea Morgan Parks Scholarship Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Good Character|Intelligence|Motivation|Integrity|
  • School (K-12): |Crisfield Academy/High School, Crisfield, MD|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|Two-year|Four-year|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 2.0
CBC Spouses Education Scholarship Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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  • 400 - 8,200
  • 1 award
  • May 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Academic Achievement|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • October 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Commitment|Motivation|Compassion|
  • School (College): Attend a |Two-year|Four-year|Three-year|
  • Major: Study |Nursing|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Commitment|Motivation|Potential to Succeed|
  • Residence: Live in |Colorado|
  • School (College): Attend a |Four-year|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
Menorial Scholarship 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 |Zonta District Coos Bay Area, OR|
  • School (College): |Accredited Institution|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 500 - 2,000
  • 1 award
  • May 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|
  • School (College): Attend a college in |Rhode Island|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Workman Family Scholarship Wayne County Community Foundation
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  • 3,000
  • 2 awards
  • Apr-15-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Confidence|
  • School (K-12): |Dalton High School, Dalton, OH|Orrville High School, Orrville, OH|
  • Residence: Live in |Ohio|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
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
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  • 1,000 - 3,000
  • 4 awards
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Career Commitment|Maturity|Potential to Succeed|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Fairfield-Suisun communities, Fairfield, CA|
  • Residence: Live in |Fairfield-Suisun Community, Fairfield, CA|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
John I. & Madeleine R. Taeni Scholarship Fund Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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  • 5,150
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Charlotte, FL|Collier, FL|Glades, FL|Hendry, FL|
  • Residence: Live in |Lee, FL|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 500 - 1,000
  • 1 award
  • Apr-15-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Good Character|Motivation|
  • Organization: State Employees Association of North Carolina (Professional Organization)
  • School (College): |University|Four-year|Community College|Trade School|Technical School|Junior College|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • April 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Motivation|
  • School (College): Attend |University of Alaska, AK|
  • Major: Study |Music|Civil Engineering|Mechanical Engineering|Electrical Engineering|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,000 - 7,000
  • 1 award
  • Jan-5-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Interest|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Polish|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 10,000
  • 1 award
  • May-1-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Social values|Maturity|Goals|
  • Organization: Material Advantage (Club)
  • School (College): |North American university|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Motivation|Interest|
  • Organization: Polish National Alliance of Brooklyn, USA, Lodge #1903 (Professional Organization)
  • Residence: |Permanent Legal U.S. Resident|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
University of Alaska Anchorage David and Mary Carlson Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) Educational Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • Feb-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Academic Potential|Motivation|
  • Residence: Live in |Bristol Bay, AK|
  • School (College): Attend |University of Alaska Anchorage (AK)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Character Trait: Show |Leadership|Motivation|Talent|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school|Grades 9-12|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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