Churches, synagogues, and religious organizations like to help students pay for their education. Below are scholarships for students of specific faiths.

Educational Award
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $600.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Award is open to insured members of the Catholic Order of Foresters who are attending or planning to attend an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.

Fraternal Scholarship
Sponsor: Catholic Order of Foresters
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students who have been COF members for at least 15 moths prior to apply and are between the ages of 17 and 22. Applicant must host a Feeding God’s Children event, participate in Catholic Order of Foresters’ Alternative Break, and serve as a religious education instructor at any level at their home parish or in their college town during the application period.

Christian Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: Simmons and Fletcher, P.C.
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in or accepted and plan to attend a Christian college or university for undergraduate studies in the fall. Applicant must be a participant in volunteer or community work. Applicant must submit an essay on the following prompt: “how Christian education and Christian business leaders help to enhance the moral fibers of the United States.”

Diocese of Miami and the Southwest Scholarship
Sponsor: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school senior in good standing in the Diocese of Miami and the Southeast. Applicant must be a current resident of one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

Amish Descendant Scholarship
Sponsor: Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who grew up in an Amish or Plain Anabaptist home where pursuing education was not supported by parents.

Beth E. Marcus Scholarship
Sponsor: Reformed Church in America
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to women members of the Reformed Church of America who are preparing for ministry through theological education.