Scholarships for Current College Students

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Just because you have started college already doesn’t mean you can’t continue to search for outside scholarships.

Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship
Sponsor: Fiesta del Sol
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students of Latino/Hispanic descent with at least a 2.5 GPA and can demonstrate community or school service and financial need. Applicant must live on the Southwest side of Chicago (see website for specific locations).

James Beckum – Player/Coach Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to attend or are current attending a college or university in Wisconsin. Applicant must complete at least 12 credits each semester and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.

NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Association of People with Disabilities
Amount: $5,625.00
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are interested in pursuing a career in the communications, media, or entertainment industry. While applicant does not need to be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for the scholarship, applicant must currently be enrolled in a college or university in the United States.

Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Pfizer Hemophilia
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who have been diagnosed with hemophilia A or hemophilia B.

Chicago Housing Authority Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Chicago Housing Authority
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are current residents in either the Chicago Housing Authority’s Public Housing Program or the Chicago Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Christopher Mark Pitkin Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Kern, and Santa Barbara Counties, California. Applicant must have a bleeding disorder or must have an immediate family member with a bleed disorder.

Dr. Earl James Fahringer Performing Arts Scholarship
Sponsor: Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the following Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Kern, Inyo, or Santa Barbara. Applicant must be a person with a bleeding disorder OR have an immediate family member with a bleeding disorder. Applicant must be accepted into an educational/vocational institution and plan to be studying education in the performing arts: music, art, drama, film, or dance.

Irene Adler Prize
Sponsor: Lucas Aykroyd
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship prize is open to women commencing or continuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree in journalism, creative writing, or literature at a recognized post-secondary institution in the United States or Canada in 2026-2027.

Kathy Pace Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Centre Technologies
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming freshmen and current college students who are pursuing a technology related degree at an accredited college in Texas or Oklahoma.

NEWH | Sunshine Chapter
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Sunshine Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Florida (Central – Northern) or Mississippi. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)

Stellantis Scholarship
Sponsor: Stellantis | American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Amount: $20,000.00
Closing Date: May 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are Native American, Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian. Applicant must be enrolled full-time and accepted into a college with a Mopar CAP or Mopar CAP Local curriculum. Applicant must be studying Mechanical Engineering, Digital and Information Technology, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, or Finance.

$1,000 College Survey Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students and alumni who have graduated within the last four years. Applicant must take a short survey on their college.

$1,000 Local Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Sweepstakes is open to all U.S. residents over the age of 18. Applicant must take a short survey on their local area.

$2,000 No Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate students and those planning to enroll within 12 months. Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States or an international student with a valid visa. Applicant must log in to Niche or create a free account to apply for the scholarship.

$2,000 No Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: SallieMae
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are of the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside and who are students, parents, guidance counselors, or financial aid officers at the time of entry. Applicant must complete an online registration form.

#LiveLikeLyly Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing a major in fashion or graphic design. Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

A Better Financial Future Scholarship
Sponsor: Smarter College
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are age 17 or older at the time of entry.

AACT John Kitt Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Candy Technologists
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will have college sophomore, junior or senior status in the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicant must have an interest in confectionery technology and majoring in food science, chemical engineering, biological science or a related area.

AAIA Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of American Indian Affairs
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled members within their respective tribe from continental U.S. tribes or Alaska Native. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Admit It to Quit It: End Distracted Driving Scholarship
Sponsor: Abrahamson & Uiterwyk
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of the United States who are graduating high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to distracted driving.

AFCCE Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to college students undertaking a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited U.S. college or university with a major in engineering or science and related to the telecommunications field.

AIAS Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students who intend to pursue a career in any aspect of game development including but not limited to: art, animation, programming, engineering, game direction, game design, sound design, law, marketing, and business marketing.

Altruism + All Good Deeds Scholarship
Sponsor: National Parent Volunteer Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have a commitment to volunteering and making a difference in their communities.

AMAC Scholarship Program
Sponsor: The Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are pursing careers in the aviation industry and seeking a BS or BA in Aviation, Business Administration, Accounting, Architecture, Engineering or Finance.

American Indian College Fund Scholarships
Sponsor: American Indian College Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are an enrolled member of a U.S. Federal or state Recognized Tribe or who can prove being a descendant of an enrolled parent or grandparent.

Appily Easy College Money Scholarship
Sponsor: Appily
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 13 years of age or older who will be attending college in the future. Applicant must create a Appily profile (if they don’t have one already), share about their extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities, and then search Appily for scholarships.

Artistic Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are/will be pursuing a major in the visual/performing arts (film, theatre, fashion, photography, graphic design, dance, music, journalism, mass communications, etc.). Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Be Bold No-Essay Scholarship
Sponsor: Bold.org
Amount: $25,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students of all education levels, states, fields of study, and GPA. Applicant must create a Bold.org account and create a “bold” profile – bold does not mean “best,” or “most accomplished.” Being bold means being earnest, determined, and moving.

C.I.P. Scholarship
Sponsor: College is Power
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students age 17 years of age and older who plan to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months or who are currently enrolled in a program of higher education. Applicant must submit an online form and a short essay on their primary goal for going to school.

CABAA Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicago Area Business Aviation Association (CABAA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are studying aviation. Preference will be given to students from the Chicagoland/Illinois area.

CAPTRUST Scholarship
Sponsor: CAPTRUST
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who at least a 3.7 GPA. Applicant must submit short essay responses sharing information about personal goals, accomplishments, career goals, and community impact.

Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Sponsor: Discover Financial Services
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must sign up to receive helpful tips on planning and paying for college and they will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes.

Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship (CVS)
Sponsor: Hemophilia Federation of America
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students clinically diagnosed with hemophilia or von Wilebrand disease. Applicant must be a high school senior, high school graduate or GED recipient, or current college students.

Fifth Month Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are currently enrolled (or will enroll in the future) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Applicant must “write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important.”

Fishing Heritage Scholarship
Sponsor: Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to descendants of a licensed California commercial fisherman, descendants of the current spouse of a licensed California commercial fisherman, or holder of a valid California commercial fishing license or worked on a vessel licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game for at least the past five years. San Luis Obispo County qualified applicants will have priority of the available scholarship funds.

Groundbreaker Leadership Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students who are citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must have demonstrated visionary leadership abilities through innovative means.

HRI Scholarships
Sponsor: Horticultural Research Institute (HRI)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students majoring in landscape, horticulture, or related majors. Students should visit website for specific requirements as the organization offers multiple scholarships with different requirements.

Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship
Sponsor: Against the Grain Productions
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Asian American high school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship. Applicant must be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the U.S. and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Lisa Michelle Memorial Fund
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who will be enrolled in the fall. Applicant must have had a parent or guardian who has passed away due to alcohol, drug, or prescription drug abuse.

Marie Barney Boston Scholarship
Sponsor: Marie Barney Boston Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have completed at least 50 hours of community service in high school OR 30 hours of community service in college.

New York Ramblers Scholarship
Sponsor: New York Ramblers Soccer
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are athletes and self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex person OR a demonstrated and committed ally.

NEWH | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | Washington DC Metropolitan Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or Washington, DC. Applicant must have a career objective in of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)

Omega Phi Beta Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Omega Phi Beta Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship iso pen to incoming and current college women who are studying a STEAM field.

Scholarship Detective Launch Scholarship
Sponsor: Scholarship Detective
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current students who are permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must fill out a short online application and share in 140 characters or less how they will use the scholarship.

School Survey Sweepstakes
Sponsor: Niche
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Sweepstakes is open to current high school students, high school alumni who graduated within the last four years, and the parents of those students or alumni. Individual must take a survey on a United States high school.

Seasons in Malibu Scholarship
Sponsor: Seasons in Malibu
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who want to become a mental health professional. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to mental health.

Second Career Scholarship
Sponsor: Selected Independent Funeral Homes Educational Trust
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a mortuary science program at an ABFSE accredited school in North America who is not related to an owner of a funeral home currently in operation.

Shirtcotton Scholarship
Sponsor: Shirtcotton
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students. Applicant must share their accomplishments, why they should be selected to win the scholarship, and how t-shirts have played a role in their life.

Sonic Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Sonic
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current students enrolled in an automotive, aviation, or manufacturing trade program.

The $1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship
Sponsor: SuperCollege.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school seniors, college students, graduate school students and returning adult students who will enroll in a college or university. Applicant must fill out a short form.

There’s Space for Everyone Scholarship
Sponsor: ExtraSpace Storage
Amount: $3,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are legal residents of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to their community.

Trey Porter Law Scholarship
Sponsor: Trey Porter Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students attending Canadian and American college and universities. Applicant must submit an essay on how they plan to make their community a better place after graduation.

We Rise LGBTQ Scholarship
Sponsor: Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBTQ+ students for post-high school education (including but not limited to trade and technical degrees or certificates, and Associate and Bachelor’s degrees). Applicant must be from the San Francisco Bay Area.

We The Future Contest
Sponsor: Constituting America
Amount: Varied based on class standing
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Contest is open to K-12 students, college students, law school students, graduate schools students, adults 25 years of age and older, and seniors 65 years of age and older. Contest is about the U.S. Constitution. Each age group has different requirements, so applicants should visit website for details.

3Rivers Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: 3Rivers
Amount: $50,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Contest is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students, and returning adult students who are 3Rivers members (Indiana, Ohio). Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to personal finance and money.

180 Medical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: 180 Medical
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending a two-year, four-year, or graduate school program full-time in the fall. Applicant must be under a physician’s care for a spinal cord injury, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, neurogenic bladder, or ostomy.

AFIO Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college or graduate students who have interest and career ambitions in national security.

Allan MacCurrach Jr. Award
Sponsor: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Foundation
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a college or technical school who are majoring in a field related to golf course management, planning a career as a superintendent or related profession, be 23 years of age or older, and be a GSAA member.

Antiochian Women Grant
Sponsor: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Grant is open to females 26 years of age or older who are in good standing of their Antiochian parish.

AWAM Scholarships
Sponsor: The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female students enrolled in an A&P technician program.

Bertolino Government Regulatory Impact Scholarship
Sponsor: Bertolino LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit a video between one and two minutes discussing a matter impacting American society that they believe will have a significant impact in the next 50 years.

Children Impacted By Crime Scholarship
Sponsor: WriterAPrisoner.com
Amount: $250.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have been impacted by crime, such as having a parent incarcerated or been a victim of crime.

Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship
Sponsor: Clifford H. “Ted” Rees, Jr. Scholarship Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in a HVACR training program at an accredited school. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship specifically for military veterans and students in Florida.

Collegiate Inventors Competition
Sponsor: National Inventors Hall of Fame
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Competition is open to students enrolled as full-time students in any U.S. college or university for at least part of the 12 months prior to entry. Contestants can enter as an individual or a team. Contestants must submit an original idea or work product.

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Scholarships for Adult Learners
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to adult learners from the Memphis area. There are multiple scholarships – see website for specific details.

Costas G. Lemonopoulous Scholarship
Sponsor: National Association of Letter Carriers
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to children of NALC members attending public, four-year colleges or universities supported by the state of Florida or St. Petersburg Junior College (no private colleges or universities and no other junior colleges).

CURE – Cancer Support Scholarship
Sponsor: Lep Foundation for Youth Education
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to accepted and current college students who were diagnosed with cancer in childhood and whose disease and related treatments placed a significant financial burden on them and their families.

David Hudak Memorial Essay Contest for Freethinking
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Competition is open to freethinking students of color ages 17-21 who are either high school seniors or students currently enrolled in a college or university. Applicant’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must not have completed an associate’s or bachelors’s degree from an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on the following topic: “Why white supremacy dgoes hand-in-hand with Christian nationalism.”

Dermer Appel Ruder Scholarship
Sponsor: Dermer Appel Ruder, LLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be pursuing undergraduate degrees in pre-law studies or students entering law school in the Fall 2026 semester. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic of their choice related to an area of law that interests them.

Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize
Sponsor: Washington Map Society
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
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.

Elmhurst Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Elmhurst Garden Club
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are college juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in Horticulture, Environmental Studies, Biology, Botany and/or other related sciences.

Generation Hope Scholars Program – Washington, DC
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young parents (be a teen parent – any gender, defined as pregnant/expecting by 19) and 25 or younger at the time of application. Applicant must be from the Washington, DC area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.

GrassRoots Tree & Turf Care Scholarship
Sponsor: GrassRoots Tree & Turf Care
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students pursuing a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution. Applicant must submit an essay that explains how they would become the Best Service Company in the law-care industry.

JASNA Essay Contest
Sponsor: Jane Austen Society of North America
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
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.

Kenneth L. Proulx Memorial Essay Contest for Ongoing College Students
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Contest is open to ongoing undergraduate college students up to age 24 already attending a North American college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on the following topic: “Why Trump is wrong that ‘you just can’t have a great country if you don’t have religion.”

Kenneth W. Payne Student Prize
Sponsor: The Association for Queer Anthropology
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Prize is open to graduate and undergraduate students in acknowledgment of outstanding anthropological work on 1) a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans* topic, or 2) a critical interrogation of sexualities and genders more broadly defined.

Kids’ Chance of Washington Scholarship
Sponsor: Kids’ Chance of Washington
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to spouses or children of injured Washington workers whose injury, while at work in Washington State, resulted in a permanent inability to work or death. Scholarship is available for college undergraduates, technical school students, high school students participating in a Running Start program, or other accredited school.

Last Dollar Grant
Sponsor: CollegeBound Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Baltimore City public high school graduates whose expected family contribution (EFC) and financial aid package total less than the cost to attend college.

MHA Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: Midwest Hemophilia Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to any post secondary undergraduate students who has been diagnosed with a bleeding disorder and lives in the service area of the Midwest Hemophilia Association (Missouri and eastern Kansas).

Michael L. Lomax Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current first year undergraduate students who will be enrolled at any UNCF member institution. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and have demonstrated, unmet financial need.

NAFB Scholarship Program
Sponsor: NAFB Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students for the Fall 2026 semester who are enrolled in or transferring to an agricultural communications curriculum. Strong consideration will be given to candidates with concentration and/or application in broadcast media.

National American Indian Medical Scholarship
Sponsor: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and post graduate students who are studying Nursing and are 1/4 American Indian, enrolled in a tribe.

Paumanauke Native American Indian Scholarship
Sponsor: Paumanauke Native American Festival
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to tribally enrolled Native American Indians attending colleges, universities, and accredited post-secondary educational institutions on a full-time basis.

Peace Keepers Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Illinois residents who are the dependents of active duty or retired Law Enforcement or Law Enforcement killed in the line of duty or dependents of active duty military, active Military Reserve, active National Guard or a member killed in action. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student at an institution of higher learning in Illinois during the upcoming school year.

Purple Heart Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Military Order of the Purple Heart
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students with at least a 2.75 GPA. Applicant must be a Purple Heart recipient who is a member of the MOPH, a spouse of a Purple Heart recipient who is a member of MOPH, or someone who is a direct lineal descendent (child, step-child, adopted child, grandchild, step-grandchild, or great grandchild) of a Purple Heart recipient who s a member of MOPH.

R. Harper Brown Scholarship
Sponsor: Chicago Scots
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with acceptance and intention to attend university in Scotland and students at accredited American colleges and university looking to study abroad in Scotland. Preference will be given to applicants who reside within 100 miles of the greater Chicago area.

Ron Howell Caregiver Scholarship
Sponsor: 180Medical
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who are the primary unpaid caregiver for a family member or loved one with a chronic disability or medical condition requiring consistent in-home care.

South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship
Sponsor: South Dakota Legislature
Amount: Up to $7,500 over four years
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open residents of South Dakota at the time of high school graduation with at least a 24 on the ACT or 1260 on the SAT and who had a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 prior to graduation. Applicant must attend a university, college, or technical school that provides instruction from a campus located in South Dakota.

Student Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Hawaii Education Association
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to student teachers intending to teach in the Hawaii State Department of Education and who are enrolled in a State Approved Teacher Education Program as a full-time undergraduate or post baccalaureate candidate in any state-approved or nationally accredited institution of higher learning in the upcoming academic year.

TCA Gareth Morgan Student Teacher Scholarship
Sponsor: Texas Classical Association
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to student teachers enrolled in a Latin certification program in Texas.

Thomas J. Seefred Trust Scholarship
Sponsor: Thomas J. Seefred Trust
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students between the ages of 18-25 years of age who are Ohio residents (preference for residents of Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties) and have been diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes.

West Virginia Nursing Scholarships
Sponsor: West Virginia Center for Nursing
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students seeking RN or LPN status as well as students pursuing ADN and BSN degrees. Recipient will be required to practice nursing in West Virginia for one or two years following program completion (see website for details.

WHVACR Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Women in HVACR
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to female high school seniors and current undergraduate and trade school students who are planning to enter the HVACR industry.

Jack and Jill – Jacqueline Moore Bowels Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Jack and Jill Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American students who will be enrolled full-time at an accredited, post secondary institution and who will be beginning their junior or senior year majoring in Communications.

Kids’ Chance Scholarship
Sponsor: Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young people whose parent or parents have been permanently disabled or killed on the job in Alabama. Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current college student.

Student Video Contest
Sponsor: American Road & Transportation Builders Association
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: June 2, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students in elementary school through graduate school. Contestant must submit a video on transportation infrastructure.

ATCA Scholarships
Sponsor: Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 3, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to air traffic control and aviation science students. In addition to the general scholarships, there is a scholarship open specifically to female students. There is also a scholarship open to children of air traffic control specialists -open to all majors.

American Advertising Federation-New Mexico Scholarship
Sponsor: Albuquerque Community Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,400
Closing Date: June 4, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to New Mexico residents enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student in his or her junior or senior year, as well as graduate students. Applicant must be studying Business with a marketing emphasis, strategic communications, advertising and marketing, graphic design, fine arts, photography, or illustration while maintaining a career focus in advertising or public relations.

Andrew Piech Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Albuquerque Community Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,200
Closing Date: June 4, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in New Mexico who are/will be studying an Automotive Technology or related Applied Technologies field.

Rae Lee Siporin Scholarship for Women
Sponsor: Albuquerque Community Foundation
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 4, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to females who have taken a break during their educational career, but are returning for the senior year of college. Applicant must be planning to attend a New Mexico college or university for a minimum of one semester during the next academic year.

Youth in Foster Care Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Albuquerque Community Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 4, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are between 17 and 21 years of age and have been in the New Mexico foster care system for a minimum of one year.

Ramsay Law Firm Scholarship
Sponsor: Ramsay Law Firm, P.A.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in North Carolina. Applicant’s parent must have sustain a serious injury – whether in the workplace, in a car accident, or elsewhere.

TLMI Scholarships
Sponsor: TLMI
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who demonstrate interest in employment in the tag, label and/or package printing industry.

Associates Scholars Empowerment Program
Sponsor: Daughters of Charity Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 8, 2026
Description: Scholarship program is open to Black/African American students enrolled at an accredited U.S. based two-year degree granting institution or an accredited, UNCF approved certificate granting program. Applicant must have at least a 2.25 GPA.

Burress Injury Law Scholarships
Sponsor: Burress Injury Law
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 8, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are are U.S. citizens. Applicant must have a demonstrated record of community or volunteer service. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Describe a challenge or trying time in your life through which you persevered, and how the experience helped shape your future.”

HBCU Scholars Empowerment Program
Sponsor: Daughters of Charity Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 8, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American students admitted to or enrolled as a full-time freshman at an accredited U.S. located four-year, Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) or Historically Black College or University (UBCU) in the upcoming academic year.

Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who have neurological disabilities or are the child of a person with a neurological disability. Priority will be given to direct spinal cord injuries and diseases resulting in paralysis such as spinal tumors, strokes or aneurysms affecting the spinal cord, or spina bifida.

Cohen & Jaffe Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 12, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students admitted or enrolled in an accredited college, university, or graduate school who is a New York State resident and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on standing up for others OR the importance of community engagement.

Frieda Saraga Scholarship
Sponsor: PFLAG of Jacksonville
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: June 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who reside in the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Florida) and must demonstrate service to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

AmericanTrucks Student Scholarships
Sponsor: AmericanTrucks
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited United States technical institute, secondary votech or tuition bearing apprenticeship program in he traditional building trades (e.g. carpentry, HVAC, electrical or related fields of study.

ARN Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to ARN members who are enrolled in a BSN or graduate level degree program in Nursing.

Children of Injured Workers Scholarship
Sponsor: Hoggatt Injury Law
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students who have a parent who has been affected by a work-related injury. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have at least a 2.5 GPA.

ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship
Sponsor: ExtremeTerrain
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are/will be pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Environmental Research, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Studies, Sustainable Land Management, Parks and Recreation, or Sustainable Agriculture Systems during the fall term.

GoFoodservice Scholarship
Sponsor: GoFoodservice
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college at the start of next school year and students who are currently enrolled in a Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management program.

Golden Key Scholarships and Awards
Sponsor: Golden Key International Honour Society
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Awards are open to Golden Key members who are current undergraduate or graduate students, or graduates and alumni. In addition to the general scholarships, there is a specific scholarship for students who will be studying abroad.

Heart Disease Scholarship
Sponsor: Berger and Green
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S. who has been diagnosed with heart disease or a congenital heart defect.

Helen Gee Chin Scholarship
Sponsor: Helen Gee Chin Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens who plan to or are currently enrolled full-time as an undergraduate at an accredited U.S. four-year college or university for the entire academic year. Applicant must have studied one or more of the Chinese Martial Arts – Kung Fu, Wu Shu, or Tai Chi – for a minimum of five years.

Horatio Alger National Career & Technical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Horatio Alger Association
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who will be enrolled in an eligible program in the Fall. Applicant must be under the age of 30 and a U.S. citizen. Applicant must exhibit a strong commitment to pursue and complete a career or technical program at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States.

Indiana Garden Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Indiana Garden Club
Amount: Minimum of $500
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Applicant must be majoring in ecology, horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture, conservation, botany, forestry, agriculture, earth sciences, arboriculture, food science, forest ecosystems, plant pathology, or plant sciences.

Learn.org Scholarship
Sponsor: Learn.org
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who will be enrolling in or pursuing an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate/PhD degree.

Mental Health America of Greater Tarrant County
Sponsor: Mental Health America
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are residents of Tarrant County, Texas. Applicant must be enrolled in coursework and/or have a declared degree plan for the following disciplines: any kind of psychology, social work, psychiatry/mental/behavioral health, social and behavioral sciences, behavioral / cognitive neuroscience, mental health or rehabilitative counseling or nursing, cognitive development, etc. and have at least a 3.0 GPA. This scholarship is for fall courses.

Osage Nation Higher Education Scholarships
Sponsor: The Osage Nation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legally enrolled members of the Osage nation interested in pursuing post-secondary education at the associate level or beyond.

Phi Chi Theta Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Phi Chi Theta Educational Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to college students who are members of Phi Chi Theta in good standing.

Scholarships4mom.net Scholarship
Sponsor: Scholarships4Moms.net
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legal U.S. residents who are at least 18 years of age and currently enrolled, or will be enrolled within the next three months, in a college or university in the United States. Applicant must be a mother or an expectant mother.

TELACU Education Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: TELACU
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to first-generation college students who come from a low-income household and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must be a permanent resident within the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, or San Bernardino (California). Priority will be given to students majoring in the fields of Business and STEM.

Twiddy & Co. Scholarships
Sponsor: Twiddy
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a bachelor’s or master’s program in a hospitality-related discipline such as business, statistics, hospitality or spa management, and pursuing a hospitality management, leadership hospitality entrepreneurial-related career.

Van Nattan-Hansen Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Denver Astronomical Society
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are or will be majoring in astronomy or the physical sciences.

WebstaurantStore Scholarships
Sponsor: WebstaurantStore
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students majoring in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or a closely related field. In addition to the general scholarship, there is a scholarship open to ethic minority students.

AWAF Scholarship
Sponsor: Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation (AWAF)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female, North American citizens, with a passion for a career or advancement in the automotive industry or a related industry. Applicant must be accepted to or enrolled in an accredited collegiate program with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Tony Campman Scholarship
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students attending college in Colorado, Wyoming or New Mexico studying for a water environment profession (e.g. biology, environmental science, engineering with a strong emphasis in wastewater treatment, water pollution control, or environmental protection).

WIA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Women in Aerospace Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
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.

BigSun Scholarship
Sponsor: BigSun Athletics
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all student athletes who are high school seniors or current college students. Applicant must submit an essay on how their high school sports participation influenced them.

Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LaTutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.

Brandywine Valley Hemophilia Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Brandywine Valley Hemophilia Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students diagnosed with hemophilia or other significant bleeding disorders. Evidence of this diagnosis must be provided by your clinician or HTC.

Young Filmmakers Contest
Sponsor: One Earth Film Festival
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 25, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students in grades 3 through college (ages 8 and up) from the United States. Student must create a film on one of many given topics (climate, energy, food, transportation, waste, water, Wildlife and Ecosystems) related to the Earth.

Dr. Mable V. Jones Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 26, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled at an accredited UNCF member institution with at least a 2.5 GPA. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident in the following geographic of Metropolitan Detroit: Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw ,or Wayne.

Thelma M. Shafran Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: June 26, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female students enrolled full-time as an undergraduate junior or senior at a UNCF Member Institution. Applicant must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a degree in any STEM related field and have at least a 2.5 GPA. Preference will be given to students who are enrolled at Bennett College or Spelman College.

Against All Odds Scholarship
Sponsor: Elite Lawyer
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or planning on attending college or graduate school in during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must submit an essay or video on what positive change they are working to bring to their community this year.

LaFrancine Stallings Math & Science College Scholars Program
Sponsor: Dr. Ronald V. Stallings | UNCF
Amount: Up to $6,375
Closing Date: June 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate juniors enrolled full-time pursuring a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) major at any four-year accredited HBCU during the upcoming academic year.

William Harrison Bailey, Jr. and Vivian C. Bailey Scholarship
Sponsor: The William Harrison Bailey, Jr. and Vivian C. Bailey Scholarship Fund | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: June 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who live with or have been raised by a single parent. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA.

All Majors Scholarship
Sponsor: MyBioSource Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, and current undergraduate and graduate students at an accredited college or university for the Fall 2026 semester. Applicant must submit an application and short essay on why they chose their major.

Courage to Grow Scholarship
Sponsor: Courage To Grow
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to juniors and seniors in high school and college students with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Applicant must explain in 250 words or less why they believe they should be awarded the scholarship.

Digital Privacy Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school, college, and graduate school students. Home school students are also eligible. Applicant must complete a short form and finish the following statement in 140-characters or less: “I’m taking responsibility for my digital profile by…”

Educational Award
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $600.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Award is open to insured members of the Catholic Order of Foresters who are attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.

Fraternal Scholarship
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who have been COF members for at least 15 moths prior to apply and are between the ages of 17 and 22. Applicant must host a Feeding God’s Children event, participate in Catholic Order of Foresters’ Alternative Break, and serve as a religious education instructor at any level at their home parish or in their college town during the application period.

ISAC Grant Programs
Sponsor: Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Grants are open to residents of Illinois who are enrolled at least half-time at an ISAC-approved Illinois two- or four-year college. There is a grant available to dependents of police or fire officers and dependents of correctional officers. This deadline is only for summer term consideration.

Lam Research Scholarship
Sponsor: Lam Research | UNCF
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to African American/Black undergraduate and graduate students enrolled full time at UNCF Member Institutions majoring in Chemical/Electrical/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Computer or Materials Science, Chemistry, or Physics.

Review Your College Scholarship
Sponsor: Unigo
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 13 years of age or older at the time of application and who are currently enrolled or have previously been enrolled) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning. Applicant must provide a star rating and written review of an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning they are or have attended.

NEWH | Atlantic City/Philadelphia Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH: The Hospitality Industry Network – Atlantic City/Philadelphia Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in East Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey or Delaware. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)

Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship
Sponsor: Coca-Cola Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at a UNCF member college or university during the current academic year. Applicant must be first in their family to attend a four-year college or university, have demonstrated unmet financial need, and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Publix Cares Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Publix Super Markets, Inc
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: July 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Black/African American, Latinx, Native American, Asian American or Pacific Islanders who have at least a 2.75 GPA and have demonstrated unmet financial need. Applicant must attend specific colleges in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia (see scholarship site for details).

Tom Cory Scholarship
Sponsor: Architectural Precast Association
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 3, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are in pursuit for an architectural degree. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and must be involved in activities related to the architectural field.

Angela and Reginald Goins Endowed Scholarship
Sponsor: Angela and Reginal Goins | UNCF
Amount: $4,500.00
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students attending a four-year HBCU. Applicant must reside or be a permanent resident of New York City, Chicago or metro Detroit.

Macy’s Mission Every One Scholarship
Sponsor: Macy’s | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: July 6, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to African American incoming and current college students who are/will be attending a HBCU during the upcoming academic year. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA.

Conflict Conqueror Scholarship
Sponsor: The Bihm Law Firm, LLC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 8, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students with at least a 3.5 GPA and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Describe a time in your life when you experienced conflict. Please elaborate on the steps you took to resolve the conflict and what you learned from the experience.”

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Sponsor: Gen and Kelly Tanabe
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grades 9-12, college, or graduate school students who are legal U.S. residents. Applicant must submit an essay answering why they deserve the scholarship or their academic or career goals.

Achieve Today Scholarship
Sponsor: Achieve Today
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to any current student of an accredited U.S. university or college. Applicant must submit a video OR essay on personal development or high performance.

Apprentice Ecologist Initiative Youth Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Nicodemus Wilderness Project
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students between the ages of 13 and 21 who are candidates for a degree/diploma at a primary (middle school), secondary (high school), or accredited post-secondary educational institution from any country around the world. Applicant must conduct their own environmental stewardship project.

Discover Student Loans Scholarship
Sponsor: Discover Financial Services
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students who are 16 years of age or older. Applicant must sign up to receive helpful tips on planning and paying for college and they will be automatically entered into the sweepstakes.

MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
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.

NursingColleges.com Scholarship
Sponsor: NursingColleges.com
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: September 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to any student in a U.S. based accredited nursing degree program who has attended the university for at least one semester (and will continue to do so in the fall).

Justice for All Scholarship
Sponsor: The Bettersworth Law Firm
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: September 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a career in the legal profession, law enforcement, or are pursuing a degree in pre-law or government. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “Why do you want to enter this profession? Please make sure to include how your life has been impacted by a member of the legal community.”

Don’t Text and Drive Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: September 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school students in grades 9-12 and current college or graduate school students. Applicant must complete a short form and share a 140-character statement explaining why they will not text and drive.

R2C Scholarship
Sponsor: Return2College
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: September 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and legal residents who are starting a program of higher education (college or graduate school) within the next 12 months or are currently enrolled. Applicant must be 17 years of age or older (there is no maximum age limit). Applicant must share in three sentences of less why they are getting their degree.

Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship
Sponsor: Attorney John T. Fields Family Law Attorney
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: October 5, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university. The student must have been impacted by domestic violence that was committed against them or a family member, or they must have a substantial interest in providing solutions to prevent domestic violence in the United States.

NYFWA Scholarships
Sponsor: New York Financial Writers’ Association
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 9, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate journalism students in the tri-state New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

Whistleblower Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Tony Munter Whistleblower Attorney
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate, graduate, and law school students, as well as incoming college freshman at an accredited U.S. school. Applicant must submit an essay on a time they have stood up for something they believe in or a time they spoke out against wrongdoing.

SPS Scholarships
Sponsor: Society of Physics Students
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: November 17, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate physics students. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships specifically for female students.

Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Attorney Marketing Network
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: December 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are studying computer science, mathematics, science or engineering and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

UNCF General Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: March 31, 2027
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time at one of the 37 UNCF member institutions during the 202\6-2027 academic year. Applicant must have a demonstrated financial need as verified by the financial aid office and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Food Dreams Scholarship
Sponsor: Food Dreams
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are/will be pursuing a degree in culinary arts. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be willing to commit to at least one year of employment in several Jean-Georges restaurant properties if selected for the scholarship.

art + biz Scholarship
Sponsor: Barrel and Flow Fest
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Western Pennsylvania who identify as Black or African American, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color. Applicant must be currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a visual arts, performing arts, or culinary arts.

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