Scholarships

Scholarships are private funds that are made available to students through separate application processes. Scholarship awards do not need to be repaid and can be used to pay for college expenses. Scholarship opportunities listed below are in due date order. New scholarship opportunities will be added periodically, so check back often!
 
Students can also look at scholarship websites which are tools students can use to locate other scholarship opportunities. Students provide a profile, and the search engine alerts them to scholarship opportunities that match their criteria. UNIGO and Big Future College Board are scholarship search engines to help find scholarship opportunities.
College Board
 
 
 
 
 
 
College Board Big Future Scholarship

BigFuture rewards you for doing what you already are doing: planning for life after high school. With no essay, minimum GPA, test score, or citizenship requirements, BigFuture makes it easy to enter drawings (yes, plural!) each month. Simply complete unlocked steps on your dashboard, and you'll be automatically entered to win. One step completed = one entry each month . . . the earlier and sooner you complete tasks, the bigger your chances to win. Students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year receive two entries each drawing. Don't wait, get started today!

 

Award: $500 - $40,000 (multiple awards)
Application Deadline: Dates vary (view website for dates)

 

 

 
 
 
Eligibility: Current high school seniors who are United States citizens and plan to enroll full-time in an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in the United States by Fall 2025. Demonstrate ambition and self-drive to be a force for good in your community by encouraging others to pursue higher education; Be willing to provide a release to publicize their identities and information about their achievements along with photographs for use in program promotion and information; Have a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Award:  $25,000, $10,000, and $2,500 
Deadline: December 18, 2024 3:00 PM CT
 
 
 
 
 
The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship helps students interested in computer science, engineering, and robotics with the support of up to $10,000 in college funding and internship opportunities at Amazon.  
 
Eligibility: Applicants must be a high school senior in the U.S. who is currently enrolled in or who has completed high school; Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3; Be planning to attain a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or other computer science related field of study from an accredited 4-year college or from a 2-year college with the intent to transfer to a 4-year college;  Be authorized to work in the U.S. Example: Employment Authorization Document holder, Permanent Resident, or U.S. Citizen.
Award: Up to $10,000 (or up to unmet need)- renewable for three years
Deadline: December 19, 2024
 
 
 
This scholarship is for students(ages 16-26) who are passionate about creating a better future and making a positive impact on their community. This is not needs or achievement based; it is a passion-based scholarship program. Learn more here.
 
How to Enter: Submit a video (2 minutes or less in length) that addresses these questions:
1) What is your passion and how are you currently pursuing it?
2) How do you plan to use your passion to uniquely make a positive change in your community or the world? 3) How will your education help enable you to pursue your passion and make a change?

Your submission video must be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length. Think about filming this video on a phone, computer, tablet, or any other MP4 video-enabled camera to which you have access. It could be a short film, animation, or a simple testimonial. This isn’t about how well you can make a film—we want to learn more about you, your passion and how you plan to ignite change in your community and beyond! Click here for more information.

Award: Varies
Application period: November 1, 2024 to January 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m. PST
 
 
 
 

 

Eligibility: Applicants must be a high school senior with at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA, plan to pursue studies in the STEM fields at a four-year accredited college or university and show financial need. Eligible STEM majors include computer and information systems, engineering, engineering technology, management information systems, mathematics, natural resources and conservation and physical sciences.

Award: $40,000 

Deadline: Open through January 23, 2025

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

 

 

 

 

McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship
 
Eligibility: Applicants must be a high school senior with academic achievement and community involvement; Must be a legal U.S. resident. Minimum 2.8 GPA and eligible to attend a two or four-year college or university with full-time course of study; Have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievement, community involvement, personal statement and financial need.
Award: There are three tiers of funds, aimed to help recipients finance their college tuition. Tier 1 recipients are awarded up to $100,000. Tier 2 recipients receive $20,000 or $10,000 and Tier 3 recipients receive $5,000. 
Deadline: February 6, 2025
 
 
 
APCF
 
The Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) is excited to announce that our 2025 scholarship applications are now open! We are offering over $400,000 in scholarship funding to high school seniors in their support of higher education. 
 
Eligibility: High School Seniors or First-Year College Students; Plan to attend a U.S. Accredited 4-Year College/University or Community College in Fall 2025; Have a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 
Household income at or below County Low Income Level, or demonstrated financial need.
Award: Varies by scholarship
Application Deadline: Monday, April 21, 2025, at 11:59 PM