37 Amazing October Scholarships to Apply For Right Now

Are you still looking for scholarships? Apply to these October scholarships so you don’t fall behind.

 

 

There are always plenty of scholarships to apply for in October. If you have a lower GPA or hate applying for scholarships with essays, no worries, there are a variety of scholarships to apply for. From $500 scholarships to full-ride scholarships that cover your tuition, housing, and educational expenses, these October scholarships are for everyone.

 

 

Here are the Best October Scholarships for You

 

AIFS 60th Celebration Scholarship

• Open to: Students who apply to one of the eligible AIFS Abroad Spring 2025
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  N/A
• Amount:  $2,500  (60 Awards)
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

AIFS Diversity Achievement Scholarship

• Open to:  Historically underrepresented students in education abroad and plan to study abroad or intern through AIFS Abroad
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  N/A
• Amount:  $5,000  (3 Awards)
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Anidjar & Levine Community Service Scholarship  

• Open to:  Undergraduate and graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $2,500
• Deadline:  October 1

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Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. Law School Diversity Scholarship Program

• • Open to: Minority Law School Students
  • Major: Law
  • GPA Minimum: 3.0
  • Award:  $2,000
  • Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. Medical Diversity Scholarship Program

• • Open to: Minority Medical School Students
  • Major: Medical
  • GPA Minimum: 3.0
  • Amount:  $2,000
  • Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Financial Champions Scholarship From 1F Cash Advance

• Open to:  High school, part-time or full-time in college, trade school, or graduate school students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $500 – $6,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Forest Decor $1,000 Scholarship Opportunity

• Open to:  Currently enrolled in or accepted to a full-time undergraduate or graduate program
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

 

 

Hispanic Serving Institution Scholarship

• Open to:  Hispanic students who attend Hispanic Serving Institutions and plan to study abroad or intern through AIFS Abroad
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $2,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Historically Black College and University Scholarship

• Open to:  African American students who attend HBCUs and plan to study abroad or intern through AIFS Abroad
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $2,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

JMJ Phillip Group College Scholarships

• Open to:  High school seniors and college students
• Majors:  Students who will major or are majoring in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math)
• GPA Minimum:  3.6
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Students with Heart Foundation

• Open to:  Undergraduate and graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $500 – $6,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

The Starfish Scholarship

• Open to:  High school seniors and college students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 1

 

 

Steel Intern Scholarships

• Open to: Sophomores, juniors, and seniors applying to attend grad school
• Majors:  Engineering, engineering technology, computer science, data science, safety or industrial hygiene programs
• GPA Minimum:  2.5
• Amount:  Paid summer internship followed by a $7,500 one-year scholarship
• Deadline:  October 14

 

 

AmericanMuscle’s Student Scholarship

• Open to:  High School Seniors and College Students
• Majors:  Automotive or related field of study
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $2,500
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Annual Prevounce Preventive Health Graduate Scholarship Program

• Open to:  Accepted or currently enrolled in a graduate program
• Majors:  Pursuing a career in Medicine, Nursing, or Public Health
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $3,000
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Annual Prevounce Preventive Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• Open to:  Accepted or currently enrolled in an undergraduate program
• Majors:  Pursuing a career in healthcare and related fields.
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

 

CJ Pony Parts Scholarship

• Open to:  Students who will be enrolled in college next semester
• Majors: N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $500
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Evans Scholarship

• Open to:  High School Seniors and College Freshmen must have caddied, regularly and successfully, for a minimum of two years and are expected to caddie at their sponsoring club the year they apply for the Scholarship
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount: Full tuition and housing college scholarship
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Eye Associates Scholarship 

• Open to:  Accepted to an accredited college or university and are going to be enrolled full-time within the next six (6) months or accepted to an optometry school and are going to be enrolled as an optometry student within the next six (6) months
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship

• Open to:  High school seniors and college students
• Majors:  Environmental Studies, Ecology, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Sciences, Sustainable Land Management, Environmental Biology, Sustainable Agriculture Systems.
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $2,500
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Pretty Photoshop Actions Scholarship Program

• Open to:  High school seniors and college students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $500
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Vince’s Pre-Veterinary Student Scholarship 

• Open to:  Currently enrolled in good standing in an accredited pre-veterinary or animal sciences undergraduate program in the United States
• Majors:  Animal Science or Pre-Veterinary
• GPA Minimum:  3.33
• Amount:  $500
• Deadline:  October 15

 

 

Innovation in Education Scholarship

• Open to:  High school, college, and grad students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $500
• Deadline:  October 20

 

 

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s International High School Essay Contest

• Open to:  High school seniors
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $1,000 – $5,000
• Deadline:  October 20

 

 

Chick-fil-A Community Scholars

• Open to: High school seniors, college undergrads, and graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $25,000  (12 Awards)
• Deadline:  October 30

 

 

U.S. Bank Student Scholarship

• Open to: College students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  N/A
• Amount:  $2,500 – $20,000  (7 Awards)
• Deadline:  October 30

 

 

 

1st Financial Bank USA Financial Goals Scholarship

• Open to:  Planning to enroll or currently enrolled in college
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount: $2,000  (Awards one winner each month)
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

AdvertiseMint $1,000 Scholarship

• Open to:  Undergraduate and graduate students
• Majors:  All
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

American Bullion Scholarship

• Open to:  Undergraduate students
• Majors:  All
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

Annual Video Contest Scholarship

• Open to:  High school, college, and graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount: $1,000 (1st prize), $500 (runner-up prize)
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

Chemistry Scholarship Program

• Open to:  Undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. students
• Majors:  Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Technology, or other chemistry-related sciences
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

Combating Campus Issues Scholarship

• Open to:  All students currently enrolled in an accredited community college, junior college, undergraduate, or graduate institution
• Majors:  All
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

DP Law Encouraging Diversity Scholarship

• Open to:  High school seniors, vocational students, undergraduate or graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

The Good Works Scholarship

• Open to:  High school seniors, vocational students, undergraduate and graduate students
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  3.0
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

The PinkRose Scholarship

• Open to:  Accepted or enrolled in college and has lost a parent to Breast Cancer
• Majors:  N/A
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $1,000
• Deadline:  October 31

 

 

AGC Education and Research Foundation Graduate Scholarship 

• Open to:  College seniors or current Master’s/Doctoral students
• Major:  Construction Management or construction-related engineering. A dual degree with Construction or construction-related engineering as one
  part is acceptable.
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount: $3,750  (Renewable)
• Deadline:  November 1

 

 

AGC Education and Research Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship 

• Open to:  Rising college sophomores, juniors in a four-year program or rising seniors in a five-year program at the time the scholarship is awarded in the fall of 2025
• Major:  Construction Management or construction-related engineering. A dual degree with Construction or construction-related engineering as one
  part is acceptable.
• GPA Minimum:  None
• Amount:  $2,500  (Renewable)
• Deadline:  November 1

 

Whether you are a grad student, a high school senior, or a college junior October is a great time to apply for scholarships. Don’t hesitate to apply for these October scholarships and you will be closer to being a debt-free student.