Flinn Scholarship
Sponsor: Flinn Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and Arizona residents. Applicant must participate and demonstrate leadership in a variety of extracurricular activities, attain at least a 3.5 GPA, and rank in the top five percent of their graduating class (if the school reports class rank).
GSF Scholarship
Sponsor: Good Samaritan Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current Nursing students. Applicant must provide a letter of intent, letter of recommendation, copy of an unofficial transcript, color photo, and a professional resume.
Innovation in Education Scholarship
Sponsor: LA Tutors
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: October 20, 2025
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.
NEWH | North Central Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH _ The Hospitality Industry Network – North Central Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 20, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students attending an accredited college in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, or Wisconsin. Applicant must have completed at least half the requirements for a degree and must be pursuing a career objective in the Hospitality industry (Hotel/Restaurant management, Culinary, Food Service, Architecture, Design, etc.)
Marching Band Scholarships
Sponsor: Music for All
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: October 21, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who participate in marching band. Applicant must be nominated by the directors of bands performing at a Bands of America Regional, Super Regional, or Grand National Championship.
NEWH | New York Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: NEWH – The Hospitality Industry Network | New York Chapter
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 24, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to currently enrolled college students attending an accredited college in Connecticut, New York, Northern New Jersey or Rhode Island. Applicant must have a career objective in of the areas of the Hospitality Industry (i.e. Hotel/Restaurant Management, Culinary/Foodservice, Architecture, Interior Design, etc.)
Steel Intern Scholarships
Sponsor: Association for Iron & Steel Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 26, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time in a four-year undergraduate program at an accredited North American university. Applicant must be majoring in engineering/engineering technology majors and have at least a 2.5 GPA.
Turn 2 Foundation/Sharlee Jeter Scholarship
Sponsor: Turn 2 Foundation | UNCF
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 27, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to college freshmen who have completed the Jeter’s Leaders Program who are graduating high school seniors or current HBCU college students and are residents of Michigan, New York, New Jersey, or Florida. Preference is given to graduates who have completed the Jeter’s Leaders Program in Kalamazoo, Michigan or New York.
Chick-fil-A Community Scholars
Sponsor: Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: October 28, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate or graduate students or students planning to enroll in undergraduate or graduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicant must have shown demonstrated care through community-service in the twelve (12) months prior to application.
ISAC Scholarship
Sponsor: ISAC Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 28, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who are studying Cybersecurity. In addition to the general scholarships, there are scholarships open to students specifically from a demographic that is historically underrepresented within the tech profession, as well as students in the following metro areas: Hartford (CT), Houston, Washington DC, Las Vegas, New England, North Texas, Illinois, Sacramento, or San Diego.
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC)
Sponsor: National Center for Women & Information Technology
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 28, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. high school and college women with an interest in computing and technology. College students must attend an NCWIT Academic Alliance institution and major or minor in computing.
Bayer Fund STEM Scholarship
Sponsor: Bayer | UNCF
Amount: $4,250
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high-achieving African American/Black third-year college students (Juniors) who are majoring in a STEM field. Preference shall be given to eligible candidates who reside in or are permanent residents of a location that is close to a Bayer site (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin).
ClothingRIC Scholarship
Sponsor: ClothingRIC
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to full-time students enrolled in an American college or university with good academic standing. Applicant must share their motions and aims in life and how the degree they are working towards contributes to it.
Congressional App Challenge
Sponsor: Internet Education Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Challenge is open to U.S. students in middle school or high school who live in a Congressional district that is participating (check website for details). Applicant must create any type of app they like on any platform they like.
Deborah E. Trautman Future Nurse Leader Scholarship
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Amount: $3,500
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to graduate nursing students who aspire to leadership positions in academic nursing.
Diamond Hill Scholarship
Sponsor: UNCF | Diamond Hill
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students enrolled full-time with at least a 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be a student who is either an Ohio resident enrolled at any accredited college or university OR any student attending an Ohio university or college full-time.
Etta Gray Memorial Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UNCF | The William Hipp Family
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current students who have a permanent residence in Upstate South Carolina and are pursuing a technical certification (i.e. Computer Technology, PC Programming, and Networking) at specific technical colleges in Upstate, South Carolina.
Panda Cares First-Year Scholars Program
Sponsor: Panda Cares | UNCF
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to high school graduates who are attending their first year of college. Applicant must have demonstrated financial need and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
Quilt Scholarship Program
Sponsor: UNCF | Bowie and Helen Duncan
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who are majoring in the field of education and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
U.S. Bank Scholarship Program
Sponsor: U.S. Bank
Amount: Up to $20,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who is at least 16 years of age or older and are enrolled as a current undergraduate student as of September 1, 2026. Applicant must complete financial lessons to be entered.
Youth Art Contest
Sponsor: Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
Amount: UP to $200
Closing Date: October 30, 2025
Description: Contest is open to students 18 years of age or younger who are directly or indirectly affected by cancer. Applicant must submit an original piece of artwork or photo.
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