The following scholarships are open to students who are undocumented, DACA-eligible, or hold DACA status. Some of the scholarships are specifically for undocumented students, while others are open to all students, no matter their citizenship.

MGM Resorts International Scholarship
Sponsor: MGM Resorts
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate freshmen who are enrolled in a four-year HACU. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must be majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Culinary Arts, Event Management, Finance, Hospitality, Hotel Administration, International Business, Marketing, or Public Relations.

$500 Easy Scholarship – Uncensored: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students between the ages of 13 and 25 years of age who live in the U.S. (or are a U.S. citizen, but living abroad). Book bans have reached an all-time high! In 2023 alone, more than 4,000 unique titles were challenged in public libraries and school libraries, the most PEN America has recorded since they started tracking these bans. Read a book from DoSomething’s Uncensored: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month booklist and share your personal reflections about the importance of the story and how you’ll advocate for culturally representative stories in your school. You’ll be eligible for the opportunity to earn a $500 scholarship.

$1,000 Easy Scholarship: Be An Advocate For STEM Education Funding
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: We know there are real equity gaps in STEM especially for marginalized students who don’t see themselves reflected in STEM professions and underresourced schools that don’t have funding to keep pace with how quickly the field is evolving. Take action by sending a letter to your state representative and urge them to invest in STEM education and programs!

$2,500 Easy Scholarship: Certified Bestie
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Mental Health is a topic that can feel difficult to discuss. Only 46% of young people say they are comfortable talking to their friends about their mental health and less than one in five do so regularly. However, if you’re feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders, your friends may be experiencing it, too. Become a Certified Bestie by completing one (or both) of the free and easy Wellness Education Lab online training courses, and submit your certification(s) for the opportunity to earn a $2,500 scholarship.

$2,500 Easy Scholarship: Science Go Seek
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Despite growth in STEM jobs outpacing other fields, young people, especially those without a college degree, are more likely to believe that STEM is not useful for their careers. Choose something that interests you and find a way that science, technology, engineering, or math explain how it works. You’ll then share this in a 60-90 second video. Once you’ve uploaded your video, you’ll be entered for the opportunity to earn a $2,500 scholarship!

Anthem Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 8 through 12. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “Anthem.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.

Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize
Sponsor: Washington Map Society
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Prize is open to all full and part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first year post-doctoral students attending accredited colleges and universities anywhere in the world. Student must submit a research paper or bibliographic study related to the history of cartography.

JASNA Essay Contest
Sponsor: Jane Austen Society of North America
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2024
Description: Contest is open to students world-wide who are enrolled in high school, college/university, or graduate school. Student must submit an essay on a given topic related a Jane Austen work.

Key to a Bright Future Scholarship
Sponsor: The Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: June 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with at least a 3.0 GPA and current undergraduate students (students at two-year schools with the intention of transferring to a four-year college or university, or current four-year college or university students). Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, hold Permanent Residency or have DACA status. Applicant must submit a short introduction and an essay on something/someone that served as turning point.

New Heights Scholarship
Sponsor: The Bussey Law Firm, P.C.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 4, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students enrolled in a two-year or four-year post-secondary educational institution. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, hold permanent residency or be a DACA recipient. Applicant must submit a short essay mapping out the path they see themselves taking through college to their chosen career.

Fountainhead Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: June 7, 2024
Description: Contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide. Applicant must submit an on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.

WIA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Women in Aerospace Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: June 18, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to female students of any citizenship or nationality who are rising college juniors or seniors and have an interest in a career in the aerospace field and pursuing a higher education degree in engineering, math, or science.

First in Family Humanist Scholarship; Freedom From Religion Foundation Forwards Freethought Scholarship
Sponsor: Black Skeptics Los Angeles | Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: June 21, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students of color who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist and/or secular. Preference will be given to students who are first in their families to go to college and students who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented and/or LGBTQ are encouraged to apply. Applicant must provide an admission letter to a two or four-year college.

California Dream Act Scholarships
Sponsor: California Student Aid Commission
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who attended a California high school for a minimum of three years and will enroll in an accredited California college or university. Applicant must be a non-resident applying under AB 540 and AB 131.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

IvyPanda Essay Writing Contest Scholarship
Sponsor: IvyPanda
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and university students from any country. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to AI in modern education, cyberbullying, or mental health challenges for students.

Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Sponsor: Jurewitz Law Group
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors or current undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients. Applicant must submit an essay on a time they stood up for what was right.

Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
Sponsor: Access Scholarships
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years who are U.S. residents, DACA and undocumented students, or international students currently studying in the U.S.

ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: ABC Humane Wildlife Control and Prevention, Inc.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current female college students studying or planning to study the fields of science, engineering, mathematics, or technology. Applicant must submit an essay on why they are passionate about STEM.

ILLCF Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 3, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to Latino students who are currently enrolled in a college or university and working towards a certificate program (vocational, technical, or trade school), undergraduate or associate degree, or graduate degree (Master’s or Ph.D. Applicant’s home residence must be in Illinois. Students without immigration status or DACA recipients whose home residence is Illinois are welcomed to apply!

GeneTex Scholarship Program
Sponsor: GeneTex
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: July 12, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or graduate degree. Scholarship is open to international students.

Prism Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Prism Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 12, 2024
Description: Scholarships are open to current college students who express activism in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) and/or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities; however, applicants do not need to identify as either to apply. Preference will be given to those who identify as both API and LGBTQ. There is no citizenship requirement, however student must be attending a U.S. accredited institution.

Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing
Sponsor: LearnCurious
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 23, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. and international students who are rising high school juniors and seniors. Applicant must respond to one of three prompts. Option 1: “Narrative: Do you remember the first time, or a specific time, you made someone laugh? OR, do you remember a time someone made you laugh?” Option 2: “Meta: Write a letter to your future self and detail a day in your life currently.” Option 3: “Wacky: Complete the 11 Mad-Lib-style fill-in-the-blank, then craft a piece of poetry or prose that include both a secret message as well as each of your chosen words.”

Labroots Scholarships
Sponsor: LabRoots
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students worldwide enrolled or accepted for a graduate or undergraduate degree for the upcoming academic academic year. Applicant must be enrolled in a STEM program.

MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students at least 16 years or older who plan to attend, or are currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Applicant must submit a short form and a short essay.

Platt Family Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Lincoln Forum
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: August 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to students who were full-time, undergraduate students in an American college or university during the Spring semester. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “In this current presidential election year, which some have described as the most important in history, what arguments can be made that the 1864 Lincoln-McClellan race was indeed the most crucial of American history.”

Girls Impact the World Film Festival Scholarship
Sponsor: Connecther
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to middle school and high school students, as well as college undergraduates who are under the age of 25. Applicant must submit a 3-6 minute short film that raises awareness about critical issues affecting women and girls around the world OR propose solutions to critical challenges faced by women.