Are you the first person in your family to attend college? Or, did your parents not attend college? If the answer is yes to either of these questions, you are considered a first generation college students. Below are scholarships for students like you.

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.

First in Family Humanist Scholarship; Freedom From Religion Foundation Forwards Freethought Scholarship
Sponsor: Black Skeptics Los Angeles | Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
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.

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.