15 February Scholarships in 2022 For Incoming College Freshmen
Christen Arafeh 
February Scholarships in 2022 For Incoming College Freshmen
Despite February being the shortest month, you will not find yourself short on possible sources for scholarship money. Find a way to cover your upcoming cost of attendance for any college or university you're applying to by going for as many of these February scholarships as you're eligible for.
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15 Scholarships with Deadlines on February
Eligible college-bound students in pursuit of ways to fund or financially support their cost of going to college can apply to one of the 15 scholarships with an application deadline in February.
Award Amount: $25,000
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Eligibility: Bold.org selects only 1 winner yearly for this $25,000 scholarship that is open to students in the United States of any education level, school, field of study, and GPA. To join, applicants must create their "boldest" profile at the bold.org website. Here is their description for this scholarship:
The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.
To us, boldest does not mean “best”, or “most accomplished”. Being bold means being Earnest, Determined and Moving.
The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most bold, according to these characteristics.
It will be unique in that it will favor students who apply earlier—who are bold and seize the day without procrastinating.
The scholarship will have rolling monthly application deadlines. Students applying within earlier application windows will have a greater chance of winning the award.
Award Amount: $8,000
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Eligibility: The University of Iowa offers this merit scholarship program to incoming first-year students who are not residents of Iowa.
Applicants must be students that are from historically underrepresented populations (Alaskan Native, American Indian/ Native American, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more underrepresented races) at the University of Iowa or participation in a federally funded Upward Bound program.
Merit is also a criteria. Winners must maintain a 2.0 minimum GPA and enroll as a full-time student.
Award Amount: Up to $100,000
Deadline: February 5, 2022
Eligibility: McDonald's is giving away a college scholarship worth up to $100,000 to as many as 30 students with at least one parent of Hispanic heritage.
Applicants must be a high school senior, legal U.S. resident who is younger than 21 years old. They must carry a minimum 2.8 GPA, be eligible to attend a two- or four-year accredited university or college with a full-time course of study and you must disclose other scholarship programs that you’ve applied for.
Applicants must enroll and attend an accredited institution in the academic year after selection (verification needed, as scholarship funds are paid directly to the schools) and must have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage.
Award Amount: $1,500
Deadline: February 9, 2022
Eligibility: The Linda L. Mann Scholarship Fund for Music Majors was created to fund a scholarship for a graduating senior high school student who is planning to major in music education at Florida Southern College.
The applicant must be a graduating high school senior in southern Florida.
Award Amount: $2,500
Deadline: February 10, 2022
Eligibility: This is given annually to a graduating senior high school student athlete from the northernmost 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.
The applicant must be graduating with a minimum 2.0 GPA and be interested in pursuing a degree in education and/or coaching for the purpose of teaching and coaching at the high school level upon graduation from college.
The applicant must also be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident. The applicant may attend any accredited college or university.
Award Amount: $6,000
Deadline: February 12, 2022
Eligibility: The AMS Minority Scholarships will award funding to minority students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students.
To be eligible, the applicant must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States or hold permanent legal resident status.
2. Be a minority student who will be entering their freshman year of college in the fall of 2022 .
3. Plan to pursue careers in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Marine Biology is not eligible.
4. Have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Award Amount: $4,000
Deadline: February 12, 2022
Eligibility: Applicants must be a senior in high school and have at one time played in a Dixie Youth Baseball league.
To be eligible, the applicant must:
1. Be a graduating high school senior or current student enrolled in college residing in the northernmost 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle.
2. Plan to major or are already majoring in accounting and attend Amarillo College, West Texas A&M University or Texas Tech University
This is renewable upon a 2.5 GPA and full-time student status (typically 12 credit hours/semester for undergraduate studies). Recipients are notified in June.
Award Amount: $7,500
Deadline: February 14, 2022
Eligibility: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer educational scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 for those attending a technical college or for entering freshmen, undergraduate or graduate students.
To be eligible, applicants need to be legally blind, maintain a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for most scholarships, be a full-time student (as well as students who work 32 or more hours per week and attend college part time), and be involved in their school/local community.
Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: February 14, 2022
Eligibility: The Bobette Bibo Gugliotta Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing honors the late Bobette Bibo Gugliotta, author of several books, including Katzimo: Mysterious Mesa; Pigboat 39, about a World War II submarine; and Women of Mexico: The Consecrated and the Commoners.
To apply, the applicant must have demonstrated passion for creative writing (two writing samples are required with the student's application), be a graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County, be planning to enroll or currently enrolled in a four-year degree program in a college or university as a full-time student and be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen.
Award Amount: Up to $20,000
Deadline: February 18, 2022
Eligibility: MathWorks Math Modeling (M3 Challenge) is a contest for high school juniors and seniors in the United States. Through participation, students experience what it's like to work as a team to tackle a real-world problem under time and resource constraints, akin to those faced by professional mathematicians working in the industry. The Challenge awards $100,000 total worth in prizes.
11th and 12th graders from anywhere in the United States, including territories and DoDEA schools, and sixth form students (age 16-19) in England and Wales may participate. Home-school and cyber school students in those areas are also eligible. Teams must be composed of three to five students and one teacher-coach and a maximum of two teams per school may register.
Award Amount: $12,000
Deadline: February 23, 2022
Eligibility: This is intended to support students who express passion and demonstrate involvement in activities towards social justice causes, especially in support of immigrants, are immigrants themselves, or are from immigrant families.
Applicants must be a current graduating senior of a school in the Sequoia Union High School District or East Side College Preparatory in East Palo Alto, California who is planning to enroll in a two- or four-year college or university on a full- or part-time basis (minimum of 6 units required).
Preferred applicants will have a demonstrated interest in immigrant-oriented social justice and/or are an immigrant themselves and/or were raised in a first-generation immigrant family.
Minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale with demonstrated financial hardship is required.
Non-US citizens and undocumented students are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Award Amount: $20,000
Deadline: February 26, 2022
Eligibility: The Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund will award five scholarships of $5,000 to qualified incoming freshmen enrolled at four-year colleges or universities.
Each scholarship is renewable for a total of four years on the basis of satisfactory academic performance in a full-time undergraduate degree program. Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Applicants must be incoming freshman enrolled full-time at an accredited and approved four-year institution in the upcoming academic year, pursuing a career in engineering, physical, computer or environmental sciences (excluding healthcare professions such as physician, nurse, pharmacist, dentist, etc.).
Applicants must be of Filipino heritage (at least 50%) with a minimum GPA of 3.0, show financial need and be residents of one of the Northern California counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma or Stanislaus - OR - the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Orange or San Diego.
Award Amount: Up to $6,000
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Eligibility: The Diamond State Scholarship awards $1,250 that can be renewed for up to three additional years as long as a minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained.
Eligible applicants must be Delaware residents, be a high school senior who ranks in the upper quarter of their class, have a 3.0 GPA and a 1290 SAT or ACT equivalent, and be enrolled as a full-time student in a degree program at a nonprofit, regionally accredited institution.
Award Amount: $500
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Eligibility: Action For Nature (AFN), a non-profit organization, has created the International Young Eco-Hero Awards to recognize and reward the successful individual environmental initiatives of young people ages 8 to 16.
Applicants must submit a project that concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world and was self-directed (i.e. not assigned by a teacher). The project should be at least 6 months long and close to completion or completed within the last year. Preference is given to projects that are ongoing or that have occurred over 2+ years.
Award Amount: Up to $30,000
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Eligibility: The Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship is dedicated to carrying on the tireless mission of the late Trib Total Media managing editor to inspire the next generation of journalists to pursue their work with the same unfailing passion and integrity that Jim displayed each day.
Each year, Trib Total Media will select one Western Pennsylvania student to receive up to $30,000 in scholarship funds awarded in annual installments of up to $7,500 each. The recipient also will receive a summer internship at Trib Total Media and, upon graduation, an offer for full-time employment.
Applicants must be enrolled in or (if currently a high school senior) planning to attend an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Journalism, English Writing or Communication and remain in the approved course of study through graduation and must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.25.
Applicants should have a primary residence in the Pittsburgh region, including, but not limited to Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland or Washington counties.
More Scholarship Support?
We've given you 15 options in our list of scholarships with the February deadlines, and applying to as many as you're eligible for will help with all your college costs. All it takes is taking time to arrange any requirements and going ahead and applying to them.
The college admissions application process itself is already quite stressful and time consuming. If you need help looking for more scholarships that you are eligible to apply for, the Personalized Scholarship Search may be perfect for you. This, combined with our 5 Day Scholarship Challenge can help make your scholarship application process much faster, helping you land that coveted scholarship and more.
About the Author
Christen is the founder of Hive Education. She is passionate about helping families navigate the college application and admissions processes. She helps students set goals to work towards their own debt-free degrees with her personalized scholarship searches, scholarship courses, and by sharing her scholarship strategies that won her over $900,000 in for her own college education. With four years of experience in higher education, two years working with teens in inner city high schools in New Orleans, and starting her first college consulting company during a pandemic in 2020 she strives to make college accessible for everyone, especially for first generation, low income, and minority students. In her spare time she loves to share her love for books with her daughters. You can find her on Facebook.
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