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
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
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
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 1
AMS Graduate Fellowships
Postgraduates are awarded scholarships ranging from $2,700 to $25,000 by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
- Amount
- $2,700–$25,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 6 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 1
Arkansas Future Grant (ArFuture)
The State of Arkansas awards the Arkansas Future Grant (ArFuture) to 100 students who have lived in Arkansas for three years or who have graduated from an Arkansas high school.
- Amount
- $25,000–$30,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 100 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 1
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
Terry Foundation Scholars
Incoming freshmen at Texas universities are eligible for the scholarship that provides sufficient assistance to cover tuition, books, fees, and reasonable living expenses on campus.
- Amount
- $5,000–$60,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 225 winners
- Required GPA
- 2.5
- Deadline
- January 2
VWGoA/UNCF Corporate Scholars
The Volkswagen Group of America offers HBCU juniors summer internships and $11,500 merit-based scholarships.
- Amount
- $11,500
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 4
- Winner announcement
- June 2023
Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
The Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship awards two undergraduate or graduate students, preparing for a career in state and local government finance, $10,000 each.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 2 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 4
Minorities In Government Finance Scholarship
GOFA's Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship awards a $10,000 scholarship to a minority graduate or upper-level undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in local or state government finance.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 4
- Winner announcement
- April
Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship
Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship offers $10,00 each to four graduate students in the U.S. or Canada to enroll in a degree focused on local and state government finance.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 4 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 4
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
- Amount
- $10,000–$40,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 45 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 9
- Winner announcement
- March 2023
Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship for exceptional community college students who want to complete their bachelor's degree at four-year institutions or universities.
- Amount
- $55,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 45 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.5
- Deadline
- January 10
- Winner announcement
- May 2023
Live Más Scholarship
The Live Más Scholarship is for Taco Bell employees and non-employees who are looking to improve their communities or are pursuing higher education.
- Amount
- $5,000–$25,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 100 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 11
- Winner announcement
- April 27, 2023
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 12
- Winner announcement
- Early Summer
Wischer Scholarship
The Frost Bank Trustee awards and administers the Wischer Scholarship of $11,000 to Texas students who demonstrate financial need and show academic potential.
- Amount
- $11,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 12
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
Carson Scholars Program
The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 scholarships to students in middle and high school with stellar academics and community service records.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 500 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.75
- Deadline
- January 13
- Winner announcement
- March 2023
Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship
The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program offers two college seniors a $10,000- scholarship each.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 2 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.5
- Deadline
- January 13
- Winner announcement
- February, March
PBWC Scholarship for Young Women
PBWC Scholarship for Young Women awards up to 10 female high school graduates a scholarship from $1,000 to $15,000 to complete their undergraduate studies in their field of choice.
- Amount
- $1,000–$15,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 10 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 13
- Winner announcement
- May 2023
NFBPA Scholarship Program
NFBPA offers scholarship awards ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 to minority students in accredited educational institutes preferably Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
- Amount
- $2,000–$10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 9 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 17
Chevron Corporate Scholarship
Chevron awards a $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
Gorgas Scholarship Competition
The Gorgas Scholarship Competition offers four scholarships to the value of $10,000 for high-school seniors to pursue an undergraduate science program in Alabama.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 4 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 18
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
APIA Scholarship Program
The APIA Scholarship provides crucial funds for tertiary education to underrepresented Asian and Pacific Islander students within America.
- Amount
- $2,500–$20,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 50 winners
- Required GPA
- 2.7
- Deadline
- January 26
- Winner announcement
- June 2023
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
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
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
Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
The Willa Cather Foundation provides three Norma Ross Walter Scholarships to female high school seniors from Nebraska who plan on majoring in English.
- Amount
- $2,000–$3,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- March 2023
Bertha Parker Cody Award for Native American Women
The Bertha Parker Cody Award for Native American Women is giving one Native American female student specializing in archaeology or museum studies $4,000 towards their tuition.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship
The APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship offers one $4,000 scholarship grant to master’s or doctorate students who are from minority and underrepresented groups.
- Amount
- $4,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
A student pursuing a course to become a doctor is awarded the Alice W. Rooke Scholarship worth $5,000 every year.
- Amount
- $5,000–$20,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- February 2023
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
This award is given to graduates who aim to give back to society through public service in any field around the globe.
- Amount
- $30,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
Robert Hunter Swadley Horticulture Scholarship
The Robert Hunter Swadley Horticulture Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors from California pursuing a horticulture major at a recognized college or university in the U.S.
- Amount
- $20,000–$50,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 31
Duke Award
The award recognizes five exceptional high school seniors in Hawaii who embody the characteristics of Duke Kahanamoku, a native Hawaiian who popularized competitive surfing globally.
- Amount
- $15,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 5 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
Richard and Elizabeth Dean Scholarship
Daughters of the American Revolution is choosing two students to maintain $5,000 each annually for up to four years for an American Studies degree.
- Amount
- $5,000–$20,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 2 winners
- Required GPA
- 4
- Deadline
- January 31
PanHellenic Scholarship Awards
The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation issues grants to outstanding Greek American students with a Hellenic upbringing to pursue their undergraduate studies.
- Amount
- $2,500–$10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 40 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.5
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
ASA Minority Fellowship Program
The American Sociological Association is offering a scholarship of $20,000 to those seeking a doctorate in sociology, including social psychology, gender and sexuality, education, medicine and health.
- Amount
- $20,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 5 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- May 2023
SAA Native American Graduate Archaeology Scholarship
The SAA Native American Graduate Archaeology Scholarship will be providing one Native American archaeology or museum studies student with $10,000 to contribute towards their studies.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- May 2023
EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission, the EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship provides funds of $45,000 to rising junior undergraduate students for their final two years.
- Amount
- $45,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 10 winners
- Required GPA
- 3.2
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- April 2023
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship awards undergraduate students $9,500 each year for two years to pursue their academic goals in STEM.
- Amount
- $9,500–$19,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 8 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- June 2023
TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship
TheDream.US Opportunity Scholarship awards undocumented students with no access to college a maximum of $80,000 to pursue their education at any of the program’s accredited colleges.
- Amount
- $80,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 90 winners
- Required GPA
- 2.8
- Deadline
- January 31
- Winner announcement
- From March 2022