Some students are offered athletic scholarships to continue their sport in college. However, not all student athletes are give this opportunity. Luckily, there are outside scholarships open just to student athletes. Some of the scholarships listed are for specific sports, while others are open to all student athletes.

Ron Finley Scholarship
Sponsor: Save Oregon Wrestling Fund
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: April 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in Oregon who want to enroll and wrestle in college next fall.

Sara Scholarship
Sponsor: Henry & Sara Sheehan Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: April 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female high school seniors who have some involvement with the sport of golf.

FMC Skaters Scholarship
Sponsor: FMC Ice Sports
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in New England who are active in ice hockey, figure skating, and/or recreational ice skating.

Swim with Mike Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship
Sponsor: Swim with Mike
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to athletes who participated in organized competitive youth, high school or collegiate athletics and subsequently have sustained a life changing accident or illness (e.g. paralysis, blindness, cancer, amputation, head injuries).

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Sponsor: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: May 4, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to student athletes who have achieved in their last year of varsity-level intercollegiate spring athletics at an NCAA school. Applicant must be nominated by the faculty athletic representative or athletic director and be enrolling as a full- or part-time graduate students. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

AAU Karate Scholarships
Sponsor: Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have participate in AAU Karate for a minimum of four years. Student must be a graduating high school senior who will be attending an accredited college or university in the fall or a current undergraduate student.

Walter J. Travis Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Walter J. Travis Society, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in the full-time undergraduate or graduate studies. Applicant must be pursuing a career in landscape design/golf course architecture, golf course turf grass management/golf course superintendent, professional golf management, club professional, or sports journalism with a special interest in golf.

CBSMF Scholarship
Sponsor: Charles B. Staats Memorial Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 27, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from the Metro Atlanta area. Applicant must have demonstrated swim coach experience for at least two years.

JWV National Youth Achievement Grant Program
Sponsor: Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Grant program is open to high school seniors who are direct descendants (children, grandchildren and great grand-children) of members in good standing. In addition to the academic scholarships, there is also a scholarship open specifically to students who have documented athletic achievement during their high school career.

TrophyCentral Sportsmanship & Compassion Scholarship
Sponsor: Trophy Central
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen who had at least a 3.25 GPA in high school. Applicant must have demonstrated a unique or special form of sportsmanship, kindness or compassion. Although not required, special attention will be given to applicants who are the first in their generation to attend college or are entering a branch of the military (ex. ROTC).

John and Sue Gompper Founders Scholarship
Sponsor: Kentucky Youth Soccer Association
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in a Kentucky Youth Soccer program during their junior or senior year of high school.