A true patriot is red, white and blue, inside and out.
These patriotic scholarships promote part of our First Amendment rights—especially the freedom of speech part!
Nothing encompasses the American dream more than these patriotic scholarships. Scholarship opportunities enable students to gain access to higher education by helping high school and college students pay for school. Opportunity and freedom of speech are really at the heart of the United States of America.
Celebrate what it means to the American, with scholarships that give you a platform to speak to whatever your passionate about, AND help to make college more affordable.
Check out the following patriotic scholarships, which celebrate the red, white and blue:
Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $3,000
Follow Your Passions—Art School Scholarships Available Ready to make a change? Study art and design in San Francisco or online. Scholarships worth up to $3,000 are still available. Apply Today!
Available to: Minimum Age 16
Award Amount: $2,500
Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
The Naval Intelligence Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 2,500 - word essay on how naval intelligence supports naval power across the Sea Services.
Available to: College Freshmen through Seniors
Award Amount: $500 - $1,500 The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is open to full - time undergraduate students enrolled in an American college or university. To enter, you must submit a 1500 - to 5000 - word essay on the following topic: "The year 2022 is the anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. How has the whole question of memorializing leading figures of the Civil War, including Lincoln, changed in the hundred years since then?"
Available to: College Freshmen through College Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
The Race to Inspire Essay Contest is open to students who have run a 5k, 10k, half marathon, or marathon. To be considered, you must submit a 1000 - 2000 word essay detailing what inspired you to run, what challenges you faced, and what you learned through the experience.
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
The Marine Corps Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 2,500 - word essay on the following topic: "Bring new thinking about how the U.S. Marine Corps will tackle the security challenges of the coming decades."
Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $30,000 The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must write and record a three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "Why Is The Veteran Important?"
Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship is available to those who are children or surviving spouses of an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. You must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years old to be eligible for this award.
Available to: High School Freshmen through High School Seniors
Award Amount: From $14,000 - $18,000 The National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship.
Available to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: Varies
The Families of Freedom Scholarship is available to the dependent children, spouses, and domestic partners of 9/11 victims, including airplane crew and passengers; World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors; and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and law enforcement personnel who were involved in the rescue efforts.
Available to: High School Juniors
Award Amount: $10,000 The Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program is open to high school juniors who are direct descendants of U.S. wartime veterans who served during one or more of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for membership in the American Legion by the United States government. In order to apply, you must have completed an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university. Selection is based on the following criteria: academic record; involvement in school activities; involvement in community activities and financial need. Additional consideration will be given to descendants of U.S. veterans of the Korean War.
Available to: High School Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 The Leaders Save Lives Scholarship is available to students enrolled in high school or at an accredited college or university. You must host an American Red Cross blood drive and collect a minimum of 25 pints of blood to qualify for this award. You may not adopt an existing blood drive. However, a new student may take over an existing Leaders Save Lives blood drive.
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 1-5
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten months of full - time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 20 locations across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country's most critical needs. City Year corps members engage others in service and make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of children and youth. Corps members also receive a weekly living stipend and basic health insurance.
$3,000 July Scholarship
Deadline: 7/15/22Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $3,000
Follow Your Passions—Art School Scholarships Available Ready to make a change? Study art and design in San Francisco or online. Scholarships worth up to $3,000 are still available. Apply Today!
Goodwall #ScholarshipNow Challenge
Deadline: 7/31/22Available to: Minimum Age 16
Award Amount: $2,500
Participate in the #ScholarshipNow challenge for a chance to win $2,500! To participate, download the Goodwall app and simply share a video telling us how winning this scholarship would help you achieve your educational goals, on the hashtag #ScholarshipNow.
Naval Intelligence Essay Contest
Deadline: 7/31/22Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
The Naval Intelligence Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 2,500 - word essay on how naval intelligence supports naval power across the Sea Services.
Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest
Deadline: 7/31/22Available to: College Freshmen through Seniors
Award Amount: $500 - $1,500 The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is open to full - time undergraduate students enrolled in an American college or university. To enter, you must submit a 1500 - to 5000 - word essay on the following topic: "The year 2022 is the anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. How has the whole question of memorializing leading figures of the Civil War, including Lincoln, changed in the hundred years since then?"
Race to Inspire Essay Contest
Deadline: 8/15/22Available to: College Freshmen through College Graduate Students
Award Amount: $500
The Race to Inspire Essay Contest is open to students who have run a 5k, 10k, half marathon, or marathon. To be considered, you must submit a 1000 - 2000 word essay detailing what inspired you to run, what challenges you faced, and what you learned through the experience.
Marine Corps Essay Contest
Deadline: 8/31/22Available to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: $5,000
The Marine Corps Essay Contest is open to active duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians. To be considered, you must submit a maximum 2,500 - word essay on the following topic: "Bring new thinking about how the U.S. Marine Corps will tackle the security challenges of the coming decades."
Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition
Deadline: 10/31/22Available to: High School Students
Award Amount: $30,000 The Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition is open to high school students. To enter, you must write and record a three - to five - minute audio essay on the following topic: "Why Is The Veteran Important?"
Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship
Deadline:VariesAvailable to: Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Award Amount: Full-Tuition
The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship is available to those who are children or surviving spouses of an active-duty service member who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. You must be between the ages of 18 and 33 years old to be eligible for this award.
American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Freshmen through High School Seniors
Award Amount: From $14,000 - $18,000 The National High School Oratorical Contest is open to junior high and high school students who are under the age of 20 and citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. You must prepare an oration on some aspect of the U.S. Constitution, with some emphasis on the duties and obligations of citizens to our government. A complete list of topics are available on the Legion's Web site. Each individual state winner certified into and participating in the first round of the national contest receives an additional $1,500 scholarship.
Families of Freedom Scholarship
Deadline: RollingAvailable to: Undergraduate Students
Award Amount: Varies
The Families of Freedom Scholarship is available to the dependent children, spouses, and domestic partners of 9/11 victims, including airplane crew and passengers; World Trade Center and Pentagon workers and visitors; and relief workers, including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and law enforcement personnel who were involved in the rescue efforts.
Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Juniors
Award Amount: $10,000 The Samsung American Legion Scholarship Program is open to high school juniors who are direct descendants of U.S. wartime veterans who served during one or more of the periods of war officially designated as eligibility dates for membership in the American Legion by the United States government. In order to apply, you must have completed an American Legion Boys State or American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program and plan to attend an accredited U.S. college or university. Selection is based on the following criteria: academic record; involvement in school activities; involvement in community activities and financial need. Additional consideration will be given to descendants of U.S. veterans of the Korean War.
Leaders Save Lives Scholarship
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: High School Freshmen through College Seniors
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 The Leaders Save Lives Scholarship is available to students enrolled in high school or at an accredited college or university. You must host an American Red Cross blood drive and collect a minimum of 25 pints of blood to qualify for this award. You may not adopt an existing blood drive. However, a new student may take over an existing Leaders Save Lives blood drive.
City Year - Volunteer for America
Deadline: VariesAvailable to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 1-5
Award Amount: 10 awards between $1,000 and $2,500 City Year, a proud member of AmeriCorps, is a national service organization that brings together young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding ten months of full - time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. In 20 locations across the United States, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to address our country's most critical needs. City Year corps members engage others in service and make a positive difference in their communities and in the lives of children and youth. Corps members also receive a weekly living stipend and basic health insurance.