May Scholarships

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UNCF/FedEx Scholarship
Sponsor: FedEx/UNCF
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: May 18, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshman who had at least a 3.0 GPA in high school. Applicant must enroll and remain enrollment at a four-year Historically Black College or University for the duration of their college career.

ISACA Scholarship Program
Sponsor: ISACA Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 5, 2026extended to May 19, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to students who are members of a historically underrepresented population within the tech place who plan on pursue a career in a cyber-related field.

Graduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: May 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students who demonstrate academic achievement and promise in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In addition to the general scholarship, there are scholarships open to minority students and international students studying in the U.S.

Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LaTutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 20, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.

Joe Williams Music Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UNCF
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: May 21, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate juniors and seniors who are majoring in a music related discipline and can demonstrate financial need. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, International or DACA student.

Kay/Moore Scholarship
Sponsor: SpecialLove for Children with Cancer
Amount: Up to $3,500
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to young people who have undergone treatment for cancer who are, or have been, participants of at least one camp-based program sponsored by Special Love, Inc.

Legacy Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and have lost a parent or guardian to cancer. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall.

NCCF Survivor Scholarship Program
Sponsor: National Collegiate Cancer Foundation
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 22, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are 18-35 and are cancer survivors or current patients. An exception will be made if you are 17 years of age and entering college in the fall.

Marks & Harrison Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Marks & Harrison
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 24, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school juniors and seniors, as well as current community college and undergraduate students. Applicant must submit an essay or video on a topic related to distracted driving.

Susan H. Reid Scholarship
Sponsor: Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 24, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who have had a parent that has either been diagnosed, treated, or passed away with cancer, OR has a personal cancer history.

UFCW International Scholarship Program
Sponsor: United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Charity Foundation
Amount: Up to $8,000 (over four years)
Closing Date: May 24, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to UFCW members who have been active since January 1, 2025 or children/dependents of active members if they are unmarried and under the age of 20 on May 24, 2026.

A Voice for Animals Contest
Sponsor: Humane Education Network
Amount: Up to $500
Closing Date: May 25, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to animals.

NATAS PSW Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: NATAS Pacific Southwest Chapter
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 25, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled in nine units or more and graduate students enrolled in six units or more for the coming Fall or Spring school year. Applicant must be a resident of the Pacific Southwest Chapter Area (San Diego, Las Vegas, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria or Palm Springs) and intending to pursue a career in television and related fields.

Best Foot Forward Scholarship
Sponsor: Grant Law Office
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 26, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students in the United States who are residents of Georgia. Applicant must submit an essay on a significant challenge they have faced.

Van Zanten Scholarship
Sponsor: Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: May 26, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors living in the Community YMCA’s service area (Eastern Delaware). Applicant must have YMCA experience and must submit an essay on their YMCA experience.

Andrea R. Lacy “Grit Award” Scholarship
Sponsor: Luv’s Brownies
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 27, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have maintained an overall average GPA of 3.0 and have demonstrated academic promise and continuous GPA improvement during high school. Applicant should have a track record of community service as well as demonstrated financial need. Applicant must submit an essay describing their “grit story” and two letters of recommendation.

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.

Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 27, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students with a significant bilateral hearing loss (at least a 50 dB unaided hearing loss in both ears). Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

Military Veteran Scholarship
Sponsor: The Behan Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 27, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. military veterans, current service members in the U.S. military, or the children of a Veteran or current service member. Applicant must be currently enrolled in, or have been accepted to, an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited university or college in the U.S.

Allan H. Selig Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Brewers Community Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $2,500 annually, renewable each year for a total of $10,000 over four years
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors from a Wisconsin High School Class of 2026 and accepted to a college or university based in the State of Wisconsin.

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