$1500 Fifth Month Scholarship
For Students Age 14 and Older
Today, we are featuring the $1500 Fifth Month Scholarship. Here are the details you need to know:
Eligibility:
This award is for U.S. students.
Must be a legal U.S. resident.
Must be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia.
Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application.
Application Requirements:
Submit an online written response to the question: “May is the fifth month of the year. Write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important. Be serious or be funny. Either way, here’s a high five to you for being original.” (250 words or less)
Deadline: May 31, 2026
Scholarship Summer Camp + Note-Taking Power System
Our Most Popular Program!
The Scholarship Summer Camp is for high school students in the Classes of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.
Your student will learn the skills required for scholarship success by applying for real scholarships, including a $35,000 scholarship capstone project!
Every Monday through Thursday, a new, pre-recorded lesson will be released.
On Thursday evenings, we will be live (but recorded for future viewing), discussing the week’s lessons and taking Q&A.
Here’s the agenda:
Week 1: The Tools For Scholarship Success
Week 2: Your Personal Narrative
Week 3: Finding The Right Scholarships For You
Week 4: Why Do You Deserve To Win This Scholarship? (Apply for a Real Scholarship This Week!)
Week 5: Topical Scholarships (Apply for Another Real Scholarship This Week!)
Week 6: $35,000 Capstone Scholarship Project!
Session A starts June 1st. If the timing doesn’t work for you, click here to check out the B session, which starts July 27th.
As an added bonus, get Katie Azevedo’s Note-Taking Power System absolutely free (a $47 value) when you sign up for the Scholarship Summer Camp using this link only.
FREE BONUS! The Note-Taking Power System™
Your teen’s step-by-step system for turning notes into better grades.
What Students Learn:
The exact reason their notes don’t actually help them study (even if they look organized)
What they should be writing down in class, and what they should ignore completely
Why rewriting notes at home often makes studying harder, not easier
The “clarify step” that turns confusing notes into something they can actually understand
How students can walk into tests already knowing what’s going to be on them (without guessing)
Why copying everything the teacher says is one of the biggest mistakes students make
The hidden difference between notes that just sit on a page and notes that genuinely improve grades
How to fix messy, incomplete notes in minutes, even if they didn’t understand the lesson the first time
Why AI note-taking tools can actually make learning worse (and what to do instead)
The fastest way to turn class notes into something they can legitimately study from





