Employment BOOST College Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Apply by: Year-round
Description: Open to both high school and college students. One scholarship is open to students studying any major and is also eligible for students who are currently undecided about their course of study. The second scholarship is available to students who will major or are majoring in business or STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math).
Sponsor: Employment Boost
MIT THINK Scholars Program
Amount: $1,000 budget, chance to win a $500 scholarship, mentorship, and a trip to MIT
Apply by: January 1, 2026
Description: Open to current high school students at a school in the United States who submit a project proposal on a science, technology, or engineering idea.
Sponsor: MIT THINK
GE – Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program
Amount: $10,000
Apply by:: January 5, 2026
Description: Open to high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship at school, at the workplace, and in the community, and also demonstrate financial need.
Sponsor: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute and GE
Arab American Leadership Program
Amount: Up to $3,000 for a Fellowship
Apply by: January 12, 2026
Description: Open to anyone over the age of 20 who self-identifies as Arab American and is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at an accredited college/university in the United States of America or has previously graduated from such a program.
Sponsor: AALP
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards
Amount: Up to $36,000
Closing Date: January 8, 2026
Description: Open to Jewish teens who are between the ages of 13 and 19 who have demonstrated impressive leadership and are actively engaged in community service projects that embody the value of tikkun olam (repair of the world).
Sponsor: Helen Diller Family Foundation
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Amount: $35,000
Apply by: January 7, 2026
Description: Open to all graduating minority high school seniors in the U.S.
Sponsor: Jackie Robinson Foundation
The Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply by: January 12, 2026
Description: Open to high school students who submit a 700 – to 1000 – word essay that describes and analyzes an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. GED students under the age of 20 may also apply.
Sponsor: John F Kennedy Library, Presidential Library and Museum
Amount:Varies from one-time $2,500 awards to multi-year $20,000 awards.
Apply by: January 15, 2026
Description: Open to underserved APIA students with a special focus on those who live at or below the poverty level, or are otherwise of low socioeconomic status.
Sponsor: APIA Scholars
Aviation Scholarship
Amount: At least $1,500
Apply by: January 15, 2026
Description: Open to individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age who are pursuing their private pilot certificate.
Sponsor: The Lyons Aviation Foundation
C-SPAN’s StudentCam Documentary Competition
Amount: Up to $5,000
Apply by: January 20, 2026
Description: Competition is open to all students in grades 6-12 who will explore the issue you most want presidential candidates to address during the campaign. Grades 6-8 compete in the Middle School category, and grades 9-12 compete in the High School category. (The competition requires a video submission.)
Sponsor: C-Span/StudentCam
Edison Scholars Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year, totaling $40,000 over four years
Apply by: January 22, 2026
Description: Scholars program is open to high school seniors planning to pursue science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) at a four-year college or university on a full-time basis. Applicant must also have at least a 3.0 GPA and live in the Southern California Edison service territory.
Sponsor: Edison International
Fidelity Scholars Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Apply by: January 29, 2026
Description: Open to all students who are permanent residents of FL, MA, NC, NJ, TX, NM, RI, KY, OH, CO, or Washington, D.C. who have an unweighted cumulative GPA of 2.5-3.5 and college plans to attend an accredited, not-for-profit college or university in the state where they live.
Sponsor: UNCF
Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship
Amount: $1000
Apply by: January 30, 2026
Description: Open to high school, undergraduate, or graduate students. You must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident and submit a 140-character message that relates to technology addiction to qualify for this award.
Sponsor: Digital Responsibility
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Amount: Up to $7,500
Apply by: January 30, 2026
Description: Open to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.
Sponsor: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Center for Reintegration Scholarship
Amount: Varies from a few hundred to several thousand dollars.
Apply by: January 31, 2026
Description: Open to students who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder and are actively involved in rehabilitative or reintegration efforts, such as clubhouse membership, part-
or full-time employment, volunteer efforts, or school enrollment
Sponsor: Center for Reintegration
F. Lammot Belin Arts Scholarship
Amount: Up to $10,000
Apply by: January 31, 2026
Description: Open to residents of the northeast region of Pennsylvania who can show that the scholarship will aid them in their development into professional artists.
Sponsor: BelinArts
Opportunity Scholarship for Locked-Out Dreamers
Amount: Up to $80,000 over four years
Apply by: January 31, 2026
Description: Open to graduating high school seniors and high school graduates who live in targeted, locked-out states that do not offer in-state tuition to DREAMers, or bar them from attending state colleges and universities altogether.
Sponsor: TheDream.US
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