January Scholarships

Caffarelli Scholarship
The Caffarelli Scholarship is based on financial need and is available to a young male Texas student. It is renewable for up to four years.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 12
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
MUFG Union Bank Scholarship Program
UNCF offers scholarships in partnership with the Union Bank Foundation valued at $5,280 per recipient for undergraduate study across the United States.
- Amount
- $5,280
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3.3
- Deadline
- January 13
The Coolidge Scholarship
The Coolidge Scholarship is an award that covers all expenses of a four-year study program in any field. Students apply for the scholarship while they are high school juniors.
- Amount
- $20,000–$30,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 26
- Winner announcement
- June 1, 2022

AG Day Essay Contest
The Ag Day Essay Contest awards two high school students $1,000 for the best written and video essay.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 2 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- March 2023
UNCF Healthcare Workforce Diversity Program
In partnership with AbbVie, UNCF offers 200 scholarships valued at $5,000 to high school graduates, and college freshman and college sophomores undertaking undergraduate study in healthcare-related fields.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 200 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship awards $30,000 scholarships to students with financial need from minority backgrounds.
- Amount
- $30,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 60 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 1
- Winner announcement
- Early Summer
MIT THINK Scholars Program
Six high school students receive a $1000 scholarship from the MIT THINK Scholars Program.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 6 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 1
- Winner announcement
- January 31, 2023

American Legion Oratorical Contest
Write and perform a speech about the U.S. Constitution to win up to $25,000.
- Amount
- $500–$25,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 53 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 2
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
EESI Future Climate Leaders Scholarship Program
Students at HBCUs can apply for up to $5,000 in awards each academic year to pursue programs related to environmental science, clean energy, and climate policy at EESI-accredited institutions.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 2.75
- Deadline
- January 12
Chevron Corporate Scholarship
Chevron awards an o$7,500 scholarship to meritorious students in engineering and computer science from African American, Native North American, Alaska Tribe, Pacific Islander, or Hispanic backgrounds.
- Amount
- $7,500–$15,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 18
Safe Jobs for Youth Month Poster Contest
Safe Jobs for Youth Month Poster Contest invites applicants aged 14 to 18 from California to enter a poster designing competition. They must highlight job safety and health for teens.
- Amount
- $300–$100
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 28
Leslie Andree Hanna Medical Scholarship
Every year, the Daughters of the American Revolution offers the Leslie Andree Hanna Medical Scholarship worth $5,000 to female students pursuing a medical degree.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3.25
- Deadline
- January 31
Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship
Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarship offers $3,000 grants to three underrepresented minorities wishing to or undertaking archaeology courses.
- Amount
- $3,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
InspirASIAN Scholarships
InspirASIAN National Scholarships and InspirASIAN State Scholarships are annual programs offering $2,000 and $1,000 to selected high school students for college studies.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 25 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.4
- Deadline
- January 31
Texas History Essay Contest
The Texas History Essay Contest offers up to three awards in values ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 high school seniors for them to narrate the history of Texas.
- Amount
- $2,000–$4,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
The Robert Hunter Swadley Horticulture Scholarship (for residents of California and the U.S.)
Robert Hunter Swadley Horticulture Scholarship is a program to support high school seniors planning to study horticulture at an accredited institution in the U.S. It is only for California residents.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 31