Blinded Veterans Association Scholarships
Sponsor: Blinded Veterans Association
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to spouses, dependent children, and grandchildren of blinded veterans who are incoming or current undergraduate or graduate students.
CaGIS Student Scholarships
Sponsor: Cartography and Geographic Information Society
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree program who are studying cartography, geographic information science, or a closely related field.
Career-Based Scholarship
Sponsor: Delaware Department of Education
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in a Delaware public or private college in a major leading to a career in a high need field in Delaware. Eligible majors include: Accounting, Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Management, Nursing, or Operations Management.
Coca Cola First Generation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Coca-Cola Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are first generation college students. Applicant must attend a high school at a HACU-Member Hispanic-Serving School Districts (HSSDs) or a high school senior who participated in a HACU Student Program during this current academic year. Applicant must be planning on majoring in Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Math, or Business Administration.
Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate women who have attained the Girl Scout Silver or Gold Award. Applicant must be planning on studying abroad or studying a foreign language.
Corteva Agriscience Scholarship
Sponsor: Corteva Agriscience
Amount: $3,575.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students enrolled at a HACU-member institution who is majoring in Agriculture or Agrobusiness.
Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship
Sponsor: Denny’s | Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students currently attending a HACU member institution with at least a 2.5 GPA.
DMI Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDPRB)
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students (sophomore through senior) enrolled in college/university programs that emphasize diary. Majors can include communications/public relations, journalism, marketing, business, economics, nutrition, food science, and Ag education.
Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased Veterans and Others
Sponsor: Delaware Department of Education
Amount: Tuition and fees at your college (see website for specific details)
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Program is open to residents of the state of Delaware between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age whose parent was a resident of Delaware at the time of death or declaration of mission in action or prisoner of war status.
Encore Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Encore Protection
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently attending or have been accepted to an accredited college or university. Applicant must be the victim of a drunk driving accident or the child, dependent or spouse of a victim of a drunk driving accident.
Fadel Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Fadel Educational Foundation
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students are who Muslim and U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Fresh Start Scholarship
Sponsor: Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to females who are residents of Delaware or are currently employed in Delaware for at least the past 12 months. Applicant must be at least 20 years of age, taken at least a two year break in education, and is admitted to an accredited Delaware college in a two-year or four-year degree program at the undergraduate level.
Generation Hope Scholars Program – Dallas Fort Worth
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: May 15, 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 Dallas-Forth Worth area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.
George D. McCoy Scholarship
Sponsor: Bleeding Disorders Foundation of North Carolina
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are diagnosed with mild, moderate, or severe hemophilia A. The applicant does not need to be a North Carolina resident.
Hampton Roads Pride Scholarship
Sponsor: Hampton Roads Pride
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and community college, undergraduate, graduate, and trade school students who identify as LGBTQ or an ally of the LGBTQ community. Applicant must reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Hayek Essay Contest
Sponsor: The Mont Pelerin Society
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Contest is open to individuals 36 years old or younger. Applicant must submit an essay on a quote from Hayek.
Kay Longcope Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA)
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to LGBT individuals of color planning to pursue a career in journalism and are able to demonstrate their passion and commitment to the profession.
Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
Sponsor: National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association (NLGJA)
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to current or incoming undergraduate or graduate students who are enrolled in an accredited journalism or mass communications field. Applicant must also demonstrate an awareness of the issues facing the LGBT community and the importance of fair and accurate news coverage.
Maude and Alexander Hadden Scholarship
Sponsor: Youth Foundation, Inc.
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors who are United States citizens seeking higher education at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States. The Scholarship Committee will consider character, financial need, scholastic achievement (at least a 3.5 GPA), objectives, volunteerism, potential for leadership and good citizenship.
Milady Rise Scholarship
Sponsor: Professional Beauty Association
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in school, as well as active licensed professionals. Applicant must be Milady RISE Certified in Client Well-Being & Safety.
Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity
Sponsor: Renee B. Fisher Foundation
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: May 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as any person entering an undergraduate degree program in the fall after the application deadline. Applicant must be a Connecticut or New York City metropolitan area resident planning to attend or attending an institution of higher education anywhere in the United States, or a resident of any part of the U.S. planning to attend or attending an institution of higher education in Connecticut or New York City.
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