January Scholarships

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AFS Global STEM Academies Scholarship
Sponsor: AFS
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 14, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to financially challenged students who want to study abroad and gain the intercultural skills needed to succeed in a global economy. Applicants must be planning to study abroad in Brazil or India. Applicant must be a high school student (graduates and graduating seniors are not eligible) who possess academic and career interest in science, technology, engineering, math or other field important to the energy industry.

AFLAC Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | AFLAC Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are permanent residents of Columbus, Georgia.

APIA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity and are citizens, nationals, or legal permanent residents of the United States. Applicant must be enrolling as an undergraduate student in a U.S. accredited college or university in the Fall of 2026. Special focus will be given to students who live at or below the poverty level and/or are the first in their family to attend college.

Bezos Scholars Leadership Development Program
Sponsor: Bezos Family Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors who attend a high school with at least 30% of the school’s student qualify for free or reduced lunch and is designated as Title I school. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be enrolled in or have taken at least one advanced course (Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or College Level).

BLSTF Scholarship
Sponsor: The Ocean Foundation
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. and internationally who can clearly demonstrate interest in enhancing our understanding of sea turtle behavior and conservation, habitat needs, abundance, spatial and temporal issues.

BMI Student Composer Awards
Sponsor: BMI Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Award is open to citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere who is engaged in the study of music with a recognized and established teacher (other than a relative). Applicant must be 27 years of age or younger as of the submission deadline. Applicant must submit one composition.

CEA Scholarships
Sponsor: CEA Study Abroad
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have applied to a CEA Study Abroad Program for the Late Spring semester.

Collegium Pharmaceutical Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Collegium Pharmaceutical
Amount: Full Ride!
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and graduates who will be entering their first year of undergraduate education. Applicant must be a current, legal resident of Massachusetts and plans to pursue a degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

Dolly Parton Songwriters Award
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current students of a U.S. college or university between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit an original song in any of the following genres: Americana, blues, bluegrass, contemporary Christian, country, folk, and roots.

Equitable Excellence Scholarships
Sponsor: Equitable
Amount: Up to $5,000 – renewable for up to four years
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Applicant must be a current high school senior who plans to enroll full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the United States for during the next academic year. Applicant must demonstrate ambition and self-drive as evidenced by outstanding achievement in school, community or work-related activities.

Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship
Sponsor: American Society of Civil Engineers
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled junior or senior civil engineering students at an ABET-accredited program who are U.S. citizens.

GP M.A.D.E. Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: GP M.A.D.E. Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students under the age of 20 who are residents of Missouri and are attending a college/trade school in the state of Missouri.

John D. Unangst Scholarship
Sponsor: Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors. Applicant or any member of the applicant’s family must be a member of the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union (Pennsylvania).

John Lennon Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to current full-time or part-time students of a U.S. college or university who are between the ages of 17 and 24 years of age. Applicant must submit one original song with lyrics that are accompanied by whatever instrumentation chosen by the applicant.

Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture
Sponsor: The Garden Club of America
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S. based institution in IN, KY, MI, OH, PA, or WV. Students should be majoring in horticulture or related fields and have at least a 3.5 GPA.

Kavi Ohri Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: BMI Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who reside in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Applicant must be planning to attend college in a music-related major.

Leaders Save Lives Scholarship Program
Sponsor: American Red Cross
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to all high school and college students. Applicant must host an American Red Cross blood drive between December 15, 2025 and January 15, 2026.

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