94 verified scholarships and grants

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Up to $25,000/year stipend, plus 50% of tuition and fees (up to $10,000/semester or $6,667/quarter)

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Hertz Fellowship

Up to $250,000 over up to five years

U.S. Department of War (NDSEG Fellowship Program)

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship

Full tuition + $40,800/year stipend, 3-year fellowship

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation

American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Scholarship

Up to $1,500 (apprenticeship/certificate) or $2,500 (postsecondary degree)

mikeroweWORKS Foundation

mikeroweWORKS Work Ethic Scholarship

Varies (historically $500–$34,000, average ~$9,100)

Veterans of Foreign Wars

VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship

First place $35,000; other national awards up to $21,000; state winners at least $1,000

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship

Up to $55,000 per year, last-dollar funding after all institutional aid

Elks National Foundation

Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship

$1,000-$7,500/year (up to $30,000 total for the 20 national finalists; 480 runners-up receive $4,000 total)

The National GEM Consortium

GEM Fellowship Program

At least $16,000/year stipend plus full tuition and fees

Zonta International

Amelia Earhart Fellowship

$12,000 fellowship

Soroptimist International of the Americas

Live Your Dream Award

Tiered: up to $1,000 at the local level, $3,000-$5,000 added at the regional level, $10,000 added at the international level

Point Foundation

Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship

Financial award based on need, renewable for up to four years of support (no fixed dollar figure published)

American Welding Society Foundation

AWS Foundation Welder Training Scholarship

$1,000 (up to 800 awarded annually)

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Guistwhite Scholarship

Up to $5,000

Ron Brown Scholar Program

Ron Brown Scholarship

$40,000 total ($10,000/year for four years)

Gates Cambridge Trust, University of Cambridge

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Burger King McLamore Foundation

Burger King Scholars Program

$1,000–$60,000 (top tier: three $60,000 James W. McLamore WHOPPER Scholarships annually)

P.E.O. International (P.E.O. Sisterhood)

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship

Up to $12,500 (based on need)

The Garden Club of America

GCA Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

$8,000 grant

Maryland Veterinary Foundation

Maryland Veterinary Foundation Scholarship

A total of $32,500 in scholarship funds are available for the 2026-2027 academic year.

MPOWER Financing

MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship

$8,000 grand prize; $2,000 and $1,000 runner-up awards

DECA Inc.

DECA Inc. Scholarship

Five $2,000 scholarships

Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association

FNSNA Undergraduate Scholarship

Up to $10,000 per award; over $500,000 awarded annually program-wide

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Dell Scholars Program

$20,000 flexible scholarship covering tuition and housing, plus a laptop, book credits, and emergency funds

APIA Scholars

APIA Scholarship

$2,500 one-year awards up to $20,000 multi-year awards

BMI Foundation, Inc.

BMI Student Composer Awards

Awards totaling $20,000 determined annually across multiple composers

American Indian College Fund

Full Circle Scholarship

Award amounts vary but average between $2,000 to $3,000

Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Up to $7,500 per academic year toward tuition, fees, books, and room and board

SME Education Foundation

SME Education Foundation Scholarship

$2,500–$20,000

Society of Women Engineers

SWE Scholarship Program

In 2026, 400 scholarships were awarded, totaling more than $1.7 million; no fixed per-award figure published

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

Up to $30,000 toward a public service-related graduate degree

American Meteorological Society

AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship

$5,000 total ($2,500 each for freshman and sophomore years, second year contingent on completing the first)

Jeannette Rankin Foundation

Jeannette Rankin National Scholar Grant

Up to $2,500 annually, renewable up to 5 years

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program

$500 – $5,000, based on relative need

Horatio Alger Association

Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program

105 scholarships at $25,000 each (award count/amount may shift by cycle — reconfirm before relying on it)

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

ScholarSHPE

Program has awarded over $6,000,000 across 1,500+ scholarships since 2018; per-award amount varies by sponsor

National Association of Black Journalists

NABJ Scholarships

Up to $10,000 each; over $500,000 awarded across the last decade

RSM US Foundation

RSM US Foundation First Generation Scholarship

$10,000/year, renewable up to 3 years (up to $30,000 total)

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Need-Based Scholarship

Varies by need; dedicated tracks: Children of the Fallen $7,500/year ($30,000 over four years), Children of the Wounded $2,500-$10,000/year (up to $40,000 over four years)

Maryland Higher Education Commission

MHEC Educational Assistance Grant

Up to $3,000/year for up to four years (minimum annual award $400)

Morris K. Udall Foundation

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship — Environment Track

Up to $7,500 for eligible academic expenses

AICPA Foundation

AICPA/PCPS George Willie Student Scholarship

$10,000 (10 recipients)

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

AAUW Career Development Grant

Up to $8,000

Folds of Honor

Folds of Honor Higher Education Scholarship

Up to $2,500 per term ($1,250 part-time), based on unmet need (roughly $5,000/year ceiling)

National Federation of the Blind

NFB Scholarship Program

More than $300,000 awarded across all tiers; thirty $8,000 merit-based scholarships currently available (additional named awards vary)

P. Buckley Moss Foundation

P. Buckley Moss Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Up to $1,000/year, renewable up to three years

American Meteorological Society

AMS Senior Named Scholarships

$2,000-$10,000 across named scholarships

Maryland Higher Education Commission

Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance/Rescue Squad Member Scholarship Program

At least 50% of tuition and mandatory fees, capped at the resident undergraduate rate at a University System of Maryland institution (excluding UMGC and UMB)

Maryland Higher Education Commission

Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship

Up to $5,000 (last-dollar, after Federal or State financial aid)

National Wildlife Federation

NWF Graduate Student Research Fellowship

$4,750 stipend

Howard County Community Foundation

Community Foundation of Howard County Scholarship Program

Varies by named fund; observed single-application awards range from $1,000 up to $25,000

Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship

$500

Maryland Department of Human Services

Maryland Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program

Up to $5,000/year full-time ($2,500 part-time), for up to five years or until age 26

American Association on Health and Disability

AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability

Generally $1,000 (amount at the discretion of the AAHD Board)

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

AAUW International Fellowships

$20,000 stipend (master's) or $25,000 stipend (doctoral)

AbbVie Inc.

AbbVie Immunology Scholarship

$10,000 (associate degree) or $20,000 (bachelor's degree or above), renewable up to three years

AGC Education and Research Foundation

AGC Workforce Development Scholarship

Up to $1,000/year, renewable

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship

$5,000 (over two years)

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Anne Ford Scholarship

$10,000 ($2,500/year, up to four years)

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Australia Awards Scholarships

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Chevening Scholarships

Full tuition, a monthly living stipend, and return airfare/travel and arrival/departure allowances (exact stipend varies by location and cycle)

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship

$5,000 (17 scholarships awarded per cycle)

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Coca-Cola Scholars Program

$20,000 (150 Coca-Cola Scholars selected each year)

FMA Foundation

FMA Foundation SparkForce Scholarship

Up to $2,000/semester

Foster Love

Foster Love Family Fellowship Scholarship

Up to $12,000/year for up to five years

Institute of International Education (Fulbright Program)

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

Institute of International Education (Fulbright Program)

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Varies by host country and grant type; typically covers round-trip travel, living stipend, and program costs

Google LLC (Google Research)

Google PhD Fellowship Program

$85,000/year for up to two years (US/Canada rate; other regions differ)

Incight

Incight Scholarship

$500 (increases for students who reapply)

Stanford University (Knight-Hennessy Scholars)

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Covers tuition/fees, a living/academic stipend, and an annual travel stipend for up to 3 years (no specific dollar figures published)

Lime Connect

Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship for High School Seniors

$1,000

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship

Up to $30,908.34/year tuition & fees for the 2026-2027 academic year (private/foreign schools), plus housing allowance, book stipend, and other benefits — up to 36 months total

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission

Marshall Scholarship

University fees, cost-of-living stipend, book and thesis grants, travel costs, and a dependent-spouse contribution where applicable

Maryland Higher Education Commission

Maryland Senatorial Scholarship

Maryland Higher Education Commission

MHEC 2+2 Transfer Scholarship

$2,000/year for STEM, teaching, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or nursing majors; $1,000/year for all other majors

Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft Research)

Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

$47,000/year (US/Canada rate; other regions differ), paid to the institution

National Association of Black Accountants (NABA Foundation)

NABA Foundation National Scholarship

Over 150 scholarships annually, ranging from $2,500-$10,000

National Society of Arts and Letters

NSAL Writing Scholarship

$10,000 in scholarships awarded across recipients (individual award amounts not specified)

National Society of Black Engineers

NSBE National Scholarship Program

$1,000–$10,000 depending on the specific named award

National Science Foundation

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

$37,000 annual stipend plus $16,000 cost-of-education allowance to the institution, for three years

National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS)

NSHSS First Generation Scholarship

$1,000

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship

$1,500

Pat Tillman Foundation

Pat Tillman Foundation Tillman Scholars Program

Average of $10,000 per academic year, need-based, varies by recipient

P.E.O. International (P.E.O. Sisterhood)

P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education

Up to $4,000, one-time grant

QuestBridge

QuestBridge National College Match

Full four-year scholarship, valued at over $360,000 total, upon match and admission to a partner college

Rhodes Trust

Rhodes Scholarship

£20,400/year stipend (£1,700/month), plus Oxford course fees, visa fees, and two economy flights

Schmidt Sciences

Schmidt Science Fellows

$110,000/year for up to two years

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards — Portfolio Scholarships

16 Gold Medal Portfolio scholarships of $12,500; Silver Medal Portfolio scholarships of $2,000

The Stephenson Scholarship Fund of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Stephenson Scholarship

Amount depends on money available from the Stephenson Fund

The Gates Scholarship

The Gates Scholarship

Full cost of attendance not already covered by other financial aid and the Student Aid Index (last-dollar, renewable)

TIAA (via Scholarship America)

TIAA First-Generation Scholarship Program

$5,000-$10,000 (up to 15 awards annually)

US-Ireland Alliance

US-Ireland Alliance Scholarship (formerly George J. Mitchell Scholarship; currently paused)

Wells Fargo (via Scholarship America)

Wells Fargo Stacey Milbern Scholarship

$2,500 (full-time) or $1,250 (half-time)

National YoungArts Foundation

YoungArts National Arts Competition

Cash prizes between $250 and $10,000