Scholarship Saturday – January 24, 2026

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Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship
Sponsor: The Sunflower Initiative
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to highly motivated female graduating high school seniors who have a desire to attend a women’s college in the United States. Applicant must have at least a 3.7 GPA. There is no citizenship requirement, but student must plan on attending a college in the U.S.

Henry David Thoreau Scholarship
Sponsor: Henry David Thoreau Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who reside in Massachusetts and are in their final year at a Massachusetts high school. Applicant must plan to enroll in college the year that the scholarship is awarded and demonstrate strong academic qualifications and a commitment to an environmental field.

Hurst Review/AACN Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an AACN member institution and maintain at least a 3.2 grade point average in their current program or last school attended.

John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship
Sponsor: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Applicant must be pursuing a profession in visual arts and must show an affinity with the classical tradition of Western culture.

Journalist of the Year Scholarships
Sponsor: Journalism Education Association (JEA)
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in high school journalism for at least two years. Applicant must be a student of a JEA adviser and a state winner. To be considered for the scholarship, applicant must submit a portfolio of their work to their state – most state deadlines are in February.

Junior Duck Stamp Contest
Sponsor: United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students in grades K-12 who attend public, private, or home schools in the United States and the U.S. territories. Contestant must draw, paint, or sketch a picture of an eligible North American waterfowl species. Deadline for Maryland only. All other states have a later deadline.

Karen Lewis CTU-CPS Excellence in Science Award
Sponsor: Mary E. Smith Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship award is open to graduates or current Chicago Public School students entering or currently enrolled in an advanced educational program within the health sciences (including biology, chemistry, nursing, etc.); pursuing a technical certification, associate or bachelor level degree; with an emphasis in science and/or screening and research in the areas of oncology or neurology (including neuroscience, neurosurgery, and neuropathology) at a college or four-year university within the fifty United States or District of Columbia.

LAF Scholarships
Sponsor: Landscape Architecture Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students studying landscape architecture. Multiple scholarships available. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to minority students and students from California and Hawaii.

Mary Johnston Scholarship
Sponsor: Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are children, grandchildren, and legal dependents of OOIDA members.

MFS Scholarship
Sponsor: Military Family Support
Amount: Up to $12,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Florida high school seniors with a parent or grandparent, who is classified as Retired, Veteran, Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Officer, or a Former Officer of the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and meets the rank requirements.

Museum of Flight Student Scholarships
Sponsor: The Museum of Flight
Amount: Up to $30,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors planning to attend a college or university in science, engineering or mathematics related to the field of aviation or aerospace.

National Excellence in Academics & Community Service Award
Sponsor: Mary E. Smith Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship award is open to incoming and current college students who are brain tumor patients/survivors or closely related to someone diagnosed with a brain tumor.

National Excellence in Science & Medicine Award
Sponsor: Mary E. Smith Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship award is open to students entering or currently enrolled in an advanced educational program within health sciences (including biology, chemistry, nursing, etc.) with the intent to enter the field of oncology or neurology (including neuroscience, neurosurgery, and neuropathology) at a college or four-year university within the fifty United States or District of Columbia.

National Garden Clubs College Scholarships
Sponsor: National Garden Clubs
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to current undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Agronomy, Agriculture Education, Floriculture, Horticulture, Landscape Design, Botany, Forestry, Wildlife Science, Plant Pathology/Science, City Planning, Habitat or Forest/Systems Ecology, Environmental Concerns, Land Management or other related or allied subjects.

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
Sponsor: Oncology Nursing Society Foundation
Amount: Up to $7,500
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in (or applying to) a PhD, DNSc or DNP nursing degree program for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicant must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing.

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Scholarships
Sponsor: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are pursuing a career in aviation/aerospace, looking to get their private pilot’s license, or enrolled in an aviation related program. There are multiple scholarships available – see website for details.

PFLAG New Orleans Scholarship
Sponsor: PFLAG – New Orleans
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students applying to attend (or currently attending) a post-secondary educational institution. Applicant must self identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer… Or anywhere within the LGBTQ “family” and must be a resident of the state of Louisiana.

Pilots Scholarship
Sponsor: Grumma Owners and Pilots Association
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young people from any country who have a strong interest in general aviation, as demonstrated by having logged flight hours and/or completed/started ground school.

Roothbert Fund Scholarships
Sponsor: The Roothbert Fund
Amount: Up to $7,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who are motivated by spiritual values. Preference will be given to students who reside in or attend schools in the following states: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.

SME Education Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors, current undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree students who are pursuing degrees in manufacturing or a related field at a two-year or four-year college or university. Multiple scholarships are available.

Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: The Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Nebraska and will graduate from a Nebraska high school or earn a Nebraska GED. Applicant must have financial need.

Tillman Scholar
Sponsor: Pat Tillman Foundation
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship program is open to veterans and active-duty military service members, and current spouses of veterans or active-duty service members who are full-time undergraduate or graduate students.

VFF Scholarship
Sponsor: Vertical Flight Foundation
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students studying in a relevant engineering degree program.

Wings Over America Scholarship
Sponsor: Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and trade school students who are dependent children or spouses of active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or deceased Enlisted or Officer U.S. Navy personnel who serve or have served in U.S. Navy Aviation.

Winston Classical Voice Scholarships
Sponsor: National Society of Arts and Letters
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 16 and 22 years of age. Applicant must submit a ten-minute vocal performance. Scholarship funds are for private study, special training or personal advancement in the applicants’ future careers. The funds cannot be used for college tuition, housing or travel.

Winston Two-Dimensional Art Scholarships
Sponsor: National Society of Arts and Letters
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 16 and 22 years of age. Applicant must submit five (5) art works done within the past two years. Scholarship funds are for private study, special training or personal advancement in the applicant’s chosen art field – funds cannot be used for college tuition, housing or travel.

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