50+ Scholarships for College Students (Current & Incoming!) to Apply for in 2023

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: September 30, December 31, March 31, June 30

Eligibility:

-Open to high school, college, and graduate school students of all years

-Must be a US citizen/permanent resident, a student with DACA status, or an international student studying in the US.

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Amount: $2,500

Deadline: Monthy

Eligibility:

-Must be currently attending, or planning to attend, a college in the US

-Must be a US citizen or permanent resident

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: Last day of each month

Eligibility:

-Open to high school seniors and undergraduate students

-Must be a US citizen

Amount: $2,222

Deadline: End of each month

Eligibility:

-Open to students ages 16 and older

-Must be a current high school or college student

-Must be a US citizen

Amount: $25,000

Deadline: Continuous

Eligibility:

-Open to all students! The $25,000 “Be Bold” Scholarship is a no-essay scholarship that will be awarded to the applicant with the boldest profile.

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: End of each month

Eligibility:

-Open to legal residents of the US who are 13 and older.

Amount: $500

Deadline: January 15

Eligibility:

-Open to all incoming and current college students ages 18 and older

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1

Eligibility:

-Minimum 3.6 GPA

-Must be currently enrolled in a US high school or college

-One scholarship is specific to STEM students, and the other scholarship is open to students of all majors!

Amount: $36,000

Deadline: January 5

Eligibility:

-Open to US residents ages 13-19

-Must self-identify as Jewish

-Must be serving in a leadership role on a project aimed at repairing the world

Amount: Varies by scholarship

Deadline: January 6

Eligibility:

-Must be a high school senior or current college student from one of the following states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington

-Must either identify as LGBTQ or be a straight ally

-Must have demonstrated financial need

Amount: $500

Deadline: January 11

Eligibility:

-Must be attending an accredited US college or university

-Must be a US citizen

Amount: Up to $25,000

Deadline: January 11

Eligibility:

-Open to students (ages 16-26) who are passionate about creating a better future and making a positive impact on their community

-Must be a US citizen/permanent resident

Amount: Varies

Deadline: February 1

Eligibility:

-Open to US citizens who are high school graduates, 18 years of age or older

-Must be planning to study in an overseas program in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand

Amount: $500 – $5,000

Deadline: February 14

Eligibility:

-Open to the following students: high school seniors, undergraduate, transfer, and graduate students

-Must be of Hispanic heritage

-Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or have DACA status

-Minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for high school students; minimum of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for college and graduate students

-Must submit the FAFSA or state-based financial aid forms

Amount: Full-tuition (doesn’t include books or room and board)

Deadline: February 15

Eligibility:

-Applicants must be living in the United States and the college or university they attend must be located in the United States, however, US citizenship is not required

-Minimum 3.7 GPA

-Open to high school seniors and students currently attending four-year colleges and universities

Amount: $5,000 – $10,000

Deadline: February 20

Eligibility:

-Must be a graduating high school senior

-Must promote vegetarianism in your community and show a commitment to a vegetarian diet/lifestyle

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: March 11

Eligibility:

-Must be between 17 and 35 years old

-Must attend a 2-year or 4-year college or university

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: March 31

Eligibility:

-Open to female undergraduate and graduate students studying architecture or landscape architecture in the U.S. and Canada

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31

Eligibility:

-Be enrolled full-time in high school or at least part-time in college, graduate, professional, or trade school

Amount: up to $5,000

Deadline: April 1

Eligibility:

-Any legal U.S. resident who will be a full-time student at a U.S. college or university is eligible to apply

-Applicants must create their own original piece of work centered around the theme, This Is How I Frame My Future

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: April 1, November 15

Eligibility:

-Any legal U.S. resident in high school or college who will be attending an accredited university or college is eligible to apply

Amount: $10,000

Deadline: April 1

Eligibility:

-The scholarship program is designed to provide opportunities to groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM: women, people of color, people with disabilities, individuals who identify as LGBTQ, and those that are or will be first-generation college students

-Must have financial need

-Current or planned 4-year degree enrollment in the following majors: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: April 30, August 1

Eligibility:

-Open to current students in an eligible undergraduate program, or  graduating high school seniors in the U.S., working towards a bachelor’s degree or associate’s degree

-Open to international students studying in the US, as well as students with DACA status

Amount: $500

Deadline: May 1

Eligibility:

-Applicants should be part of the first generation of their family (i.e., parents and grandparents did not attend a college or university) to attend a four-year college program.

-Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent U.S. Resident.

-Must be enrolled (or accepted) in an accredited college or university and planning on continuing the next year.

Amount: Varies

Deadline: May 3

Eligibility:

-Open to college sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in Criminal Justice or related discipline such as social sciences, public administration, computer science, finance, linguistic arts, chemistry, physics, etc., leading to a four-year degree

Amount: Varies

Deadline: May 15

Eligibility:

-Must have 2.5 or higher G.P.A. (unweighted)

-Must be a high school senior, incoming, or current college student to qualify for scholarships.

-Must be majoring in one of the following areas: Culinary Arts, Baking/Pastry, Hospitality Management or Agriculture

-Must attend college/university in the U.S.

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: June 15, December 8

Eligibility:

-Open to students pursuing education in a science-related field (Life Science, Medical Science, Health Science)

-Schools/Colleges/Institutes within the US, Canada, and European Countries only

Amount: Varies

Deadline: June 30, December 30

Eligibility:

-Open to students pursuing degrees in nursing

-Must be a resident of one of the following states: Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: July 16, December 17

Eligibility:

-Student in good standing and enrolled at an accredited college or university

-Declared STEM major

-Open to international students

Amount: $5,000

Deadline: July 20

Eligibility:

-Be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school that MPOWER supports

-Be an international student allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada (or a student with DACA status)

Amount: up to $3,000

Deadline: July 30

Eligibility:

-Open to current freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students, or students attending a military academy

-Minimum 3.0 GPA

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: August 1

Eligibility:

-Must be a high school senior or undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate student about to attend or currently attending an accredited college or university in the United States

-Must be a citizen or a legal resident of the United States

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: September 15, March 15

Eligibility:

-Open to female high school and college students who want to start their own online business

Amount: up to $2,000

Deadline: September 17

Eligibility:

-Different scholarships open to high school, college, and graduate school students

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: September 30

Eligibility:

-Applicants for this scholarship should be enrolled at a public community college, junior college, technical college, or city college, and working towards a certificate, diploma, or degree at the associate’s level or a first-time bachelor’s level

-Must be a US citizen

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: October 31

Eligibility:

-Be a student who is currently studying at or has been accepted to an accredited college or university in the United States.

-Be currently enrolled in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree-granting program OR demonstrate plans to pursue a career in the field of technology after graduation.

-Identify as a woman.

Amount: $2,500

Deadline: November 30

Eligibility:

-Open to college students attending 2-year and 4-year schools as well as trade/technical schools

-Minimum 2.5 GPA

-Must be a US citizen

Amount: Varies

Deadline: December 10

Eligibility:

-Open to college students residing in the US, identifying as members of the LGBTQ community

-Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: December 31

Eligibility:

-Applicants must be under the age of 30

-Applicants must be U.S residents

Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Amount: $1,500

Deadline: Varies

Eligibility:

-The Student-Caregiver Scholarship provides financial assistance to students who are caring for an elderly loved one while enrolled in college

-Applicants must be full-time college students at an accredited two-or-four-year college or university in the United States

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: December 31

Eligibility:

-Open to high school and college students

Amount: Varies ($1,000 – $20,000)

Deadline: Varies by scholarship

Eligibility:

-Scholarships open to Asian/Pacific Islander students in the US

-Minimum 3.0 GPA

-Applicants must be the first in their family to attend college (more details on APF website)

Amount: Varies

Deadline: Varies, but the general application closes annually on March 31.

Eligibility:

-Open to students enrolled full-time and attending UNCF member Institutions

-Must have a demonstrated financial need

-Minimum 2.5 GPA required

Amount: $1,000

Deadline: Rolling

Eligibility:

-Open to full-time students enrolled in two-year, four-year, or graduate programs

-All majors welcome