Cosma Student Scholarship
Sponsor: Cosma
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students enrolled full-time at a COSMA-accredited program with at least a 3.5 GPA and who demonstrate dedication to improving sports management education.
Cox Enterprises Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Cox Enterprises | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to underrepresented minority students who are in good academic and personal standing at any UNCF member institution. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA, and preference will be given to applicants pursuing majors in the areas of STEM.
CRAEF Scholarship
Sponsor: California Restaurant Association
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are California residents. Applicant must be a high school senior or current college student enrolled in a minimum of nine credit hours at an accredited post secondary school in a foodservice related program. Applicant must have a minimum number of hours of industry-related work experience. Applicant can attend a school out-of-state.
Dan Collins Scholarship Award
Sponsor: NaturalLawn of America
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current students enrolled full-time in a two-year Associate Degree or four-year Bachelor Degree college/university program. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA. Preference may be given to students enrolled in/with experience in the field of turfgrass management.
Daniel E. Lambert Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Legion Department of Maine
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are residents of Maine and have a parent or grandparent who is a veteran.
Dedman Essay Competition
Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin
Amount: Up to $1,500
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Competition is only open to high school sophomores and juniors currently enrolled in a public or private high school in Texas. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: Compassion can be understood as fellow-feeling, sympathy, or even participation in the suffering of another. It is a form of social engagement that has generally taken presence and proximity for granted, but how does the experience of compassion change when much of our communication and social exchange has moved online? Can you experience true compassion without physical closeness and/or direct exchange?”
Doctor Almo Sebastianelli Drum Corps Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Legion – Department of Pennsylvania
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in Pennsylvania who are the child or grandchild of a living or deceased Pennsylvania Legionnaire. Applicant must be a member of a high school band who is going on to higher education majoring in music.
DuPage County Farm Bureau General Scholarships
Sponsor: DuPage County Farm Bureau
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are interested in a course of study related to the agriculture industry, culinary and nutrition, or the trades. Applicant’s parents must be a member in good standing of the DuPage County Farm Bureau (IL).
DuPage County Farm Bureau Named Scholarships
Sponsor: DuPage County Farm Bureau
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students whose parents are members in good standing of the DuPage County Farm Bureau (IL). While one of the scholarships is open to all majors, the other majors are open to specifically to students studying an agricultural-related course of study or culinary or nutrition program with a knowledge about agriculture.
DutchCrafters Heritage Scholarship
Sponsor: DutchCrafters
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited four-year undergraduate institution located in the United States. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or maintain legal residency in the United States and have a 3.0 GPA. Student must submit an essay on how their cultural heritage will shape their vocational aspirations.
Earl Warren Scholarship
Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in their final year of college/university or their first year of law school. Applicant must be studying law. Applicant must have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to racial justice and civil rights.
Evelyn Paige Parker Scholarship
Sponsor: Poise Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are currently enrolled in a nursing program (ADN, BSN, Diploma, Graduate or Advanced Practice Nursing education) and who live in the Pittsburgh area.
Family Fellowship Scholarship
Sponsor: Foster Love
Amount: Up to $60,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students who have been in foster care while living in the United States. Applicant must have been in public or private foster care for the 12 consecutive months leading up to and including their 18th birthday OR have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship from foster care after their 13th birthday OR have been orphaned for at least one year at the time of their 18th birthday.
FMC Skaters Scholarship
Sponsor: FMC Ice Sports
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors in New England who are active in ice hockey, figure skating, and/or recreational ice skating.
Francis Maria Scholarship
Sponsor: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Amount: $10,000.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Antiochian Orthodox Christian students who are in their first three years of undergraduate college studies in the fall following their application. Applicant must submit an application and a short autobiographical essay.
Freshman Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois CPA Society
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who identify as a racial or ethnic minority and have an interest in majoring in accounting and attending a college in Illinois.
Future Designer Scholarship
Sponsor: CardsDirect
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: May 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. residents who are 17 years of age or older and who are enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution. Applicant must submit an original artwork or photograph for use on a holiday card.
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