Scholarships for 8th Graders

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.

The Frost Bank Trustee awards and administers the Wischer Scholarship of $11,000 to Texas students who demonstrate financial need and show academic potential.

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.

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.

The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program offers two college seniors a $10,000- scholarship each.

UNCF offers scholarships in partnership with the Union Bank Foundation valued at $5,280 per recipient for undergraduate study across the United States.

ARRL Foundation annually awards a $2,000 scholarship to a Texas or Oklahoma-based high school senior or college student who possesses an Amateur Radio license to support their college-level studies.

The Carson Scholars Fund awards $1,000 scholarships to students in middle and high school with stellar academics and community service records.

New Mexico Press Women (NMPW) awards the Doris Gregory Memorial Journalism Scholarship of $1,000 to two undergraduate and graduate students inNew Mexico to continue their education in journalism-related disciplines.

The Women In Stem Scholarship provides up to three $6,000 scholarships to international or DACA female students to study a STEM degree program in the U.S. or Canada.

The Integra Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program offers need-based scholarships of $5,000 to undergraduate students based in the U.S. states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Ohio and pursuing STEM-related courses.

Michigan Technological University offers the MTU Presidential Scholars Program, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, to first-year undergraduate students from Michigan to further their education.

The Incoming Freshman Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition Scholarship is awarded to graduating high school seniors planning to attend the School of Art at Bowling Green State University (BGSU).

The APIA Scholarship provides crucial funds for tertiary education to underrepresented Asian and Pacific Islander students within America.

The NYWICI offers two undergraduate and graduate female students the Carlozzi Family Scholarship, ranging between $2,500 to $10,000, demonstrating writing excellence to further their education in communications.

Alexander Hamilton Scholars offers the Hamilton Award of $1,000 — two payments of $500 — to 40 students each to pursue post-secondary education in the U.S.

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.

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.

The Scholarship is awarded to female high school graduating seniors in Pennsylvania enrolling as first-year students in an ABET-accredited engineering program with a major in engineering technology.

A student pursuing a course to become a doctor is awarded the Alice W. Rooke Scholarship worth $5,000 every year.

Daughters of the American Revolution awards two students the Richard and Elizabeth Dean Scholarship of $5,000 each annually for up to four years for an American Studies degree.

Duke Kahanamoku Scholarship

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.

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.

The Willa Cather Foundation provides three Norma Ross Walter Scholarships to female high school seniors from Nebraska who plan on majoring in English.

InspirASIAN National Scholarships and InspirASIAN State Scholarships are annual programs offering $2,000 and $1,000 to selected high school students for college studies.