Scholarships By Due Date
Ongoing
$ Varies - Multiple Awards (Deadline: Check Often!) Administers five large scholarship programs, each having several awards available. Scholarships are awarded on an academic yearly basis. Funding is granted each year for the fall-spring academic year (this excludes summer sessions). Students must apply each year that they wish to be considered for funding.
$1,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: 15th of Every Month) Please carefully follow the guidelines listed for this application form. Judging is based on the overall depth of Community Service hours (40 points) and School Activities/Sports (35 points), with a particular emphasis on leadership roles. Depth of participation and variety of activities enhance your application. A weighted GPA for grades 10–12, AP test scores of 3–5, and AHC classes (25 points) also provide the committee with valuable information. Finally, class rank is considered.
October
$10,000 - 5 Awards (Deadline: October 20, 2026) Designed to recognize and reward the great steps students are taking to fight hunger in our communities across the United States. All applicants must have demonstrated ongoing commitment to their community by performing unpaid volunteer services impacting hunger in the United States within the last twelve (12) months.
$50,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: October 30, 2026) Opportunity for a student to give the keynote address at the National Space Club and Foundation's annual Goddard Memorial Dinner, one of the space industry's most prestigious gatherings. The student must intend to pursue a career in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) fields, be academically strong and excel in public speaking.
$1,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: October 31, 2026) Offers the 2026 DP Law Encouraging Diversity Scholarship to a minority law or pre-law student pursuing a career in law.
November
$8,000 - 150 Awards (Deadline: Nov 1, 2026) Honor high school seniors who excel in the classroom and community and for their excellence in various categories including: Community Service, Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Green, with additional categories being added throughout the awards season.
Amount Varies - 500 Awards (Deadline: Nov 12, 2026) For students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university. All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.
$5,000 - 3 Awards (Deadline: Nov 1, 2026) Female high school seniors and undergraduate students that are from a low-income household and are pursuing a degree in STEM can apply.
$5,000 - 3 Awards (Deadline: Nov 30, 2026) Cancer is expensive. We believe families should never have to choose between paying for treatment or paying for their education. To that end, we want to ensure that women impacted by cancer are able to pursue their educational goals or that of their family.
December
$5,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Dec 4, 2026) Offers a scholarship to one deserving student who is interested in an agriculture-related field. In addition to the monetary award, the selected recipient will serve as a student ambassador for USRPA, expecting to participate in at least two activities during the calendar year. The recipient will be invited to participate in various USRPA activities, including but not limited to Field Days, legislative activities, Rice Council meetings, conferences, and more.
$2,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Dec 1, 2026) Dedicated to fostering and supporting the next generation of IT leaders. All donations go directly to scholarship awards for current students pursuing undergraduate degrees in STEM disciplines.
$1,000 for Books and Supplies + $7,500 per Semester (Deadline: Dec 1, 2026) A nationwide need-based merit scholarship, providing recipients with the opportunity to achieve their goals and graduate from college debt-free. Parents’ Adjusted Household Income must not exceed $125,000. The scholarship provides $1,000 to help purchase essential items for college and up to $7,500 each semester for up to 8 consecutive semesters. Free workshops, free Schwab Brokerage Accounts, and free Study Abroad opportunities provide recipients with a practical understanding of important life skills not typically covered in the school curriculum.
$1,000 - 20 Awards (Deadline: Dec 30, 2026) The mission of USHLI is to fulfill the promises and principles of democracy and empower communities by promoting education, leadership development, research, and civic engagement.
$10,000 - 7 Awards (Deadline: Dec 1, 2026) Recipients will represent a branch of the armed forces for their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and other criteria while facing the challenges of military family life.
Full Ride - 1 Awards / $1,000 + All Expense Paid Gathering - 100 Awards (Deadline: Dec 1, 2026) Students apply during their junior year of high school. Finalists are flown in for a finalist weekend at the Coolidge Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont where they interview with the Coolidge Scholars Finalist Jury. Recipients of the Coolidge Scholarship are notified of their award late in their junior year, before college application (note: current high school seniors are not eligible to apply). Finalists who are not named Coolidge Scholars are eligible to receive a smaller, one-time, college scholarship.
$2,500 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Dec 15, 2026) Real leadership starts on the field, most often with the person with the whistle (or calling balls and strikes). The Referee and Umpire Leadership Scholarship aims to celebrate those young people who have taken their first steps toward true leadership by serving in these positions.
$8,000 - 10 Awards (Deadline: Dec 31, 2026) For a graduating high school senior whose parent, legal guardian or financially responsible grandparent is a full dues-paying AFSCME member.
$2,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Dec 31, 2026) Awarded annually to the student who exemplifies the dedication to the Right to Work principles and high journalistic standards of the late Mr. Ruggles.
January 2027
$ Varies - Multiple Awards (Deadline: Jan 2, 2027) More than 50 individual scholarships through four committees that share a single application. This application is used for all individual scholarships for which an applicant may qualify. Many of the scholarships within these groups have specific eligibility requirements and restrictions.
$4,000 - 209 (Deadline: Jan 31, 2027) Current and retired members of participating unions, their spouses and their dependent children. This is a competitive scholarship. Applicants are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is recommended. The required essays can account for up to half your total score. Scholarship applicants are judged by a committee of impartial post-secondary educators.
February 2027
$3,500 - 3 Awards (Deadline: Feb 2, 2027) Awarded to high school senior women who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a degree program in any field of study as an undergraduate at a Title IV-approved college, university or vocational school.
$1,500 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Feb 15, 2027) Awards a first-generation college student who exemplifies academic excellence, demonstrates a strong work ethic, and shares a passion for business, transportation, or liberal arts and sciences.
$4,000 - 300 Awards (Deadline: Feb 1, 2027) Any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the Order on or before April 1, 2024, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2024, is eligible to apply.
March 2027
$1,000 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Mar 31, 2027) In under 1000 words, please answer only ONE of the following questions: "What are the three most important things that an Accountant does for a Company?" "What are the three most important things that an Accountant does for an Individual?"
$500 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Mar 17, 2027) Students in automotive or mechatronics related majors at a university, college, or technical institute. Completed at least one course in automotive or mechatronic. Have an overall 2.0 GPA Minimum.
April 2027
$500 - 1 Awards (Deadline: Apr 1, 2027) Created to inspire students to think seriously about their future careers. If you are passionate about your future and eager to share your ambitions, this is a great opportunity to earn financial support for your education.
Check Website (Deadline: Apr 21, 2027) Encourages members to stay in 4-H all through high school by awarding scholarships for continued education – either college or vocational school.