The following scholarships are open to students who are undocumented, DACA-eligible, or hold DACA status. Some of the scholarships are specifically for undocumented students, while others are open to all students, no matter their citizenship.

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.

NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Association of People with Disabilities
Amount: $5,625.00
Closing Date: May 29, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are interested in pursuing a career in the communications, media, or entertainment industry. While applicant does not need to be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for the scholarship, applicant must currently be enrolled in a college or university in the United States.

Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize
Sponsor: Washington Map Society
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Prize is open to all full and part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first year post-doctoral students attending accredited colleges and universities anywhere in the world. Student must submit a research paper or bibliographic study related to the history of cartography.

Generation Hope Scholars Program – Washington, DC
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: Up to $2,400
Closing Date: June 1, 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 Washington, DC area (within 50 miles). Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident or have DACA status.

JASNA Essay Contest
Sponsor: Jane Austen Society of North America
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: June 1, 2026
Description: Contest is open to students world-wide who are enrolled in high school, college/university, or graduate school. Student must submit an essay on a given topic related a Jane Austen work.

SchoolHouse Connection and Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program
Sponsor: SchoolHouse Connection
Amount: $2,500.00
Closing Date: June 2, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently residing in the United States (undocumented applicants are eligible) who were born on or after June 2, 2007. Applicant must begin college (four year, community college, or trade school) for the first time in 2027-2028 academic year (not including dual-enrollment courses). This applies to high school juniors, high school seniors planning to take a gape year, and students receiving a GED and planning to begin college for the first time in the 2027-2028 academic year. Applicant must have experienced homelessness in the last six years.

MoolahSPOT $1,000 Scholarship
Sponsor: MoolahSPOT
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: August 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students at least 16 years or older who plan to attend, or are currently attending, college or graduate school. Students may be of any nationality and reside in any country. Applicant must submit a short form and a short essay.

Paradigm Challenge
Sponsor: Project Paradigm
Amount: Up to $100,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2027
Description: Challenge is open to students aged 4 to 18 years of age worldwide. Applicants may work in a team or alone to use kindness, creativity, and collaboration to help solve real-life problems.