EXCITING NEWS! The 2026 versions of the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks are now available!
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Scholarships for Middle School Students
If you have a middle school or younger student, you need this valuable scholarship information!
I get asked frequently if there are college scholarships for students in middle school.
First, YES there are!
Second, if you are wondering the same thing, GOOD FOR YOU for beginning to plan for your child’s scholarship search before they even get to high school!
There are actually quite a few scholarships for students who are in middle school, but they are not listed in scholarship databases because of federal privacy laws.
Here are a bunch of scholarships for middle school students. Many are called “contests” instead of college scholarships.
If the scholarship application deadline has passed, make note of the important details and help your student apply the following year.
Use the Scholarship Toolkit Organizer and never miss a deadline. Find it here.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Transportation Development Foundation Student Video Contest
Zombie Apocalypse College Scholarship
International Young Eco-Hero Awards
EngineerTeen Writing and Design Contest
Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Youth Scholarship
Armed Services YMCA Art & Essay Contest
NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund Youth Essay Contest
Tian Hong Cross-Cultural Youth Poem and Art Contest
What are parents saying about the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks?THIS! ⬇️
“The How to Win College Scholarships ebooks are absolutely worth the modest price and so easy to use the searchable PDF format. The #1 reason, in my opinion, “you don’t know what you don’t know”. That applied to me and my kids too – when starting the process with my oldest daughter. Thankfully I knew Monica, got the very first version of her ebook and benefited from her experience. I started learning early about what was needed so I could help my daughter. She is now 25, a college grad and finished with $0 in student loan debt! I have two sons currently in college and one HS sophomore. No student or parent loans needed yet! Most helpful to us have been these sections in the book: partnering with your student/ teamwork, getting great letters of recommendation, the scholarship “resume”, and how to write exceptional essays -along with tons of other practical tips based on Monica’s experience and interviews with scholarship judges.” – B.G., Happy Mom and Scholarship Help and College Talk for Parents Group Member
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Open to High School Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors! APPLY NOW HERE
Rubincam Youth Writing Competition
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest
Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
VFW Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay Contest
Stossel in the Classroom Essay Contest
Stossel in the Classroom Video Contest
20+ SMART Scholarships for Kids Under 13
There are important and easy (no pressure) actions that parents can take with their middle school and younger students now to help them become stronger scholarship applicants later in high school.
Watch this short video now:
If you are a middle school student or the parent of one, what you will learn in my scholarship guide ebooks will give you the edge needed to make scholarship applications stand out and immediately get noticed by the judges.
THAT is how scholarship money is won!
Don’t help your students apply for any college scholarships until you read the How to Win College Scholarships ebooks for parents and their students! Click here now to learn how to download your copies.
Yes, college scholarships for middle school students DO exist! Here is a list to save. Share on X
Monica Matthews is the author of How to Win College Scholarships. She helped her own son win over $100,000 in college scholarships and now shares her expertise with other parents and their students. She truly has “been there, done that” in regard to helping parents and students navigate the scholarship process.
Her method of helping students in finding college scholarships, writing unique and compelling scholarship essays, creating amazing scholarship application packets, and more have taught desperate parents to help their own students win thousands of scholarship dollars. She teaches them how to apply S.M.A.R.T. with outstanding results.
Monica’s scholarship tips have been featured on many prominent websites, and she has been dubbed the “Go-To” expert on college scholarships.
It was very interesting to know that you don’t need to have all A’s or be an athlete to receive a scholarship.
Yes, absolutely Alfred, and many people do not realize this!
I’m really excited for college and i hear it is very fun and I’m trying to be ready when the time comes
Let me know if I can help in any way. 🙂
I’m a currently in 8th grade and I’m having a hard time finding a scholarships that isn’t for high school students or college students.
Hi, Ellie. So you went through the list on this page and you were not eligible to apply for any of the middle school scholarships? How old are you? See if you qualify to apply for the scholarships found right here. I hope that helps! You are so smart to be thinking about college scholarships now. There are also many things you can be doing now to become a stronger scholarship applicant. Please watch the short video found here.