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.

WIA Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Women in Aerospace Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: June 16, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to female students of any citizenship or nationality who are rising college juniors or seniors and have an interest in a career in the aerospace field and pursuing a higher education degree in engineering, math, or science.

First in Family Humanist Scholarship; Freedom From Religion Foundation Forwards Freethought Scholarship
Sponsor: Black Skeptics Los Angeles | Freedom From Religion Foundation
Amount: $5,000.00
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students of color who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist and/or secular. Preference will be given to students who are first in their families to go to college and students who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented and/or LGBTQ are encouraged to apply. Applicant must provide an admission letter to a two or four-year college.

Danny Gutierrez Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students who are studying Engineering/Technical. Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipients.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

Take Charge of Tomorrow Scholarship
Sponsor: Jurewitz Law Group
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from San Diego, California who have at minimum GPA of 3.0. Applicant must submit an essay on a given topic related to standing up against the odds.

Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship
Sponsor: Access Scholarships
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years who are U.S. residents, DACA and undocumented students, or international students currently studying in the U.S.

ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Sponsor: ABC Humane Wildlife Control and Prevention, Inc.
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current female college students studying or planning to study the fields of science, engineering, mathematics, or technology. Applicant must submit an essay on why they are passionate about STEM.

Soy el Futuro Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: July 3, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to Latino students who are currently enrolled in a college or university and working towards a certificate program (vocational, technical, or trade school), undergraduate or associate degree, or graduate degree (Master’s or Ph.D. Applicant’s home residence must be in Illinois. Students without immigration status or DACA recipients whose home residence is Illinois are welcomed to apply!

GeneTex Scholarship Program
Sponsor: GeneTex
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: July 13, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students pursuing a STEM undergraduate or graduate degree. Scholarship is open to international students.

Fountainhead Essay Contest
Sponsor: Ayn Rand Institute
Amount: Up to $25,000
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide. Applicant must submit an on a given topic related to Ayn Rand’s “The Fountainhead.” There is no citizenship requirements to apply.

Labroots Scholarships
Sponsor: LabRoots
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: July 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students worldwide enrolled or accepted for a graduate or undergraduate degree for the upcoming academic academic year. Applicant must be enrolled in a STEM program.

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.

$1,500 Easy Scholarship: Offline Mode
Sponsor: DoSomething
Amount: $1,500.00
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: No post, comment, or like is worth risking a life. Distracted driving claimed 3,208 lives in 2024, and you chose to Do Something about it! Share your story about why you chose to take the Offline Mode pledge, help your firends stay in #OfflineMode by sharing the pledge and toolkit, and show your community what it looks like to keep eyes on the road, and not on your feed. Submit your impact, and share why you took the offline Mode pledge and what going offline means to you. You’ll be eligible for the opportunity to earn up to a $1,500 scholarship.

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.