Duke Award
Sponsor: Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
Amount: Up to $15,000
Closing Date: January 25, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to outstanding Hawaiian high school seniors who exemplify the character and personality traits of Duke Kahanamoku. Applicant must be nominated by a school or athletic official.

Media Plan Case Competition
Sponsor: Washington Media Scholars Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 26, 2026
Description: Competition is open to undergraduate students enrolled at a college or university in the United States. Applicant must team up with another student (does not need to attend same institution) to submit a competitive media plan.

QCESC Scholarship
Sponsor: The Quad City Engineering and Science Council
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 27, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who plan on studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) at an accredited college or university. Applicant must be a Quad City area resident in the Illinois Counties of Carroll, Henry, Knox, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, or Whiteside, or in the Iowa Counties of Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, or Louisa.

Boren Scholarship
Sponsor: Boren Awards for International Study
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: January 28, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asian, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Ahmanson Family Foundation
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students attending a UNCF member school and are from greater Los Angeles, California.

BankWest Scholarships
Sponsor: BankWest
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to South Dakota high school seniors and current undergraduate students who are BankWest Deposit Account holders for a minimum of six months preceding application.

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Sponsor: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.

Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers
Sponsor: Charles Butt Foundation
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to prospective teachers who are currently in, or plan to enter, an eligible teacher preparation program at a Raising Texas Teachers partner school (see website for details). Each Texas school has a different deadline; a few deadlines have passed, but most deadlines are January 30 or after.

DCBF Annual College Scholarship Competition
Sponsor: The Darin C. Banks Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who are U.S. or naturalized citizens and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to mentors or what they would share in a TED talk.

Fidelity Scholars Program
Sponsor: UNCF | Fidelity
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students ages 16 to 24 who are permanent residents of Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Texas, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Ohio, Colorado, or the District of Columbia. Applicant must plan to attend a four-year accredited, non-profit college or university as a first-time, incoming freshman in their permanent state or residence.

First Amendment Scholars – Law Student Essay Competition
Sponsor: Freedom From Religion Foundation | Diane and Stephen Uhl
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Contest is open to law school students attending a North American law school. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “In 2025 the Supreme Court extended Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), citing it repeatedly in Mahmoud v. Taylor, where the Court sided with religious parents who objected on religious grounds to public school instruction that included books with LGBTQ themes or characters.”

Future of Agriculture Scholarship
Sponsor: Iowa Corn
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are an Iowa Corn Growers Association member or son/daughter of an ICGA member. Applicant must be planning to study a field that can equip them to contribute to the agriculture industry in Iowa.

Governors’ Scholarship for Foster Youth
Sponsor: College Success Foundation – Washington State
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from Washington state who have been placed by a Washington state court order in any of the following living conditions: foster care, guardianship or dependency guardianship.

Leadership 1000 Scholarship
Sponsor: College Success Foundation – Washington State
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to attend, or are currently attending, an eligible four-year college or university in Washington State and whose family income does not exceed the amount listed by family size (available on website).

Licensing International Scholarship
Sponsor: Licensing International
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students seeking education in business, e-commerce, marketing, design, engineering, entrepreneurial studies or other brand licensing industry-related programs.

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Sponsor: College Success Foundation – Washington State
Amount: $4,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors from specific Washington state zip codes 98104, 98108, 98118, 98122, 98134, 98144). Applicant must be a member of a racial or ethnic group that in underrepresented in higher education (American Indian or Alaska Native, Cambodian, Filipino, Laotian, Vietnamese, African or Black, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, or Multi-racial).

Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: January 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current high school and college students. Applicant must submit a short statement about technology addiction.

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