American College Foundation Visionary Scholarship
Requirements:
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a High School Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
Must be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen
Relatives of the American College Foundation Staff are not eligible to apply
Application: American College Foundation Visionary Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000-$5,000
Deadline: December 1, 2025
Hagan Scholarship
Requirements:
Must attend a high school located in the U.S.
Eligible high schools include public, private, charter, magnet, or STEM school.
Must be in the high school graduating class.
Students can apply regardless of nationality or citizenship.
Must have achieved a 3.50 Cumulative Grade Point Average.
Must enroll in an eligible four-year College or University the first-semester following high school graduation.
Must maintain a four year or less graduation schedule in college, or complete the equivalent of a four year degree if in a professional program.
Applicant’s Parents Adjusted Gross Household Income reported for 2024 Federal Income Tax Purposes must not have exceeded $100,000. “Household Income” is defined as the total income received by all members of a household living under the same roof.
FAFSA information is not required to apply. Finalists must provide FAFSA information.
Must apply for Federal and State grants if eligible.
If awarded a scholarship, must work 240 hours from January 1, 2026 to September 1, 2026. Employment must be regularly schedule work performed under supervision for compensation.
The intended recipient is a high-achieving goal-driven student having substantial financial need.
Application: Hagan Scholarship Application
Amount: Up to $7,500 per semester
Due Date: December 1, 2025
Ron Brown Scholar Program (RBSP)
Requirements: Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be Black/African American, US citizens or permanent residents, and a current high school senior at the time of their application.
Application: Ron Brown Scholar Program Application
Amount: $40,000
Due Date: December 1, 2025
Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers
Requirements:
an undergraduate student enrolled in an accredited two-year college, four-year college or a university; or a high school senior accepted for such enrollment.
pursuing, or planning to pursue, a course of study leading toward a career in physics teaching in the high schools.
showing promise of success in their studies, and
a citizen of the United States of America.
Application: Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers
Amount: $2,000
Due Date: December 1, 2025
SMART Scholarships
Requirements:
Be a citizen of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom
Be 18 years of age or older by January 1, 2027
Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Be currently pursuing, or intend to pursue in fall 2026, a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in a SMART STEM discipline*
Planning to attend, or enrolled in, a regionally accredited U.S. college or university
Able to obtain and maintain a security clearance**
Be requesting between 1-5 years of degree funding. Degree funding will start in August 2026
Complete summer internships for awards greater than 1.5 years
Accept a one-for-one post graduation service commitment as a civilian employee of the Department of Defense
Application: SMART Scholarships Application
Amount: $38,000
Deadline: December 5, 2025
Denny's Hungry for Education Scholarship
Requirements:
All applicants must be enrolled in an accredited educational institution (high school or college) in the continental United States or Puerto Rico.
All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Puerto Rico
If an applicant is under 18 and is selected as a potential HFE scholarship recipient, the student’s parent or legal guardian must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Assignment of Rights to be confirmed as a winner.
Scholarship funds awarded to winners must be used for education, such as tuition and related fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses at an accredited post-secondary educational institution.
GPA Level Requirement: 2.5 or higher
Application: Denny's HFE Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,000
Due Date: December 8, 2025
Branch Out Scholarship
Requirements:
Applicants must submit a personal essay via email.
Applicant must be a student enrolled in a United States university pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or must be a senior in high school.
Students must have at least a 2.5 GPA and the winner must provide proof of GPA.
Application: Branch Out Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Due Date: December 15, 2025
Burger King Scholars Program
Requirements:
The BURGER KING℠ Scholars program assists employees, employees' spouses or domestic partners, employees' children and high school seniors in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada in continuing their education. To date, the program has awarded more than $40 million in scholarships to more than 36,000 students. Last year alone, $4 million in scholarships were awarded to nearly 3,000 deserving students.
Integrity, high standards, entrepreneurial spirit, good citizenship and education were the values that defined BURGER KING® brand co-founder James W. McLamore. It was those values that helped realize a dream and it is those same values that are the core of the BURGER KING℠ McLamore Foundation, which will continue to build on his legacy and his commitment to education.
Application: Burger King Scholars Application
Amount: $50,000
Due Date: December 15, 2025
ELG Scholarship Program
Requirements:
You must be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen
You must be enrolled full-time in a U.S. based accredited two-year or four-year university, community college or junior college, or a graduate degree program
You must have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher
You must be a student who witnessed a parent, sibling, immediate family member or close friend fighting cancer
Application: ELG Scholarship Application
Amount: $5,000
Due Date: December 15, 2025
Overachievers Student Grant
Requirements:
Participants must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia that have reached the age of majority in his or her state of residence at the time of submitting a nomination. Participant must nominate someone with whom the Participant is personally acquainted, and Participant must have Nominee's permission to submit the nomination. Participants may nominate themselves as a Nominee; however, each Participant may submit only one (1) nomination.
Application: Overachievers Student Grant Application
Amount: $15,000
Due Date: December 15, 2025
The Coolidge Scholarship
Requirements:
Coolidge Scholarship applicants must intend to enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university as an undergraduate for the first time in fall 2026. That is to say, students in their junior year of high school, or the equivalent if home schooled, are eligible to apply. (Students who are currently high school juniors but take some courses at a local college are indeed eligible to apply for the Coolidge Scholarship.)
Coolidge Scholarship applicants must be citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States of America at the time of application.
Coolidge Scholarship applicants cannot be the immediate family member of any current employee or trustee of the Coolidge Scholars Program or the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.
Application: The Coolidge Scholarship Application
Amount: Entire College Tuition
Deadline: December 16, 2025 @ 5:00pm
Second Chance Foundation Scholarship
Requirements:
Our scholarship is open to any current high school senior, college student, or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled in a vocational program or two to five year post-secondary institution for the 2024 Spring semester.
Employees of The Umansky Law Firm Criminal Defense & Injury Attorneys, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.
Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.
Application: Second Chance Foundation Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2025
CC Bank's Young Scholars Scholarship
Requirements:
A) Applicants must be under the age of 30.
B) Applicants must be U.S residents.
C) Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
D) At the time of the scholarship award, the applicant must be enrolled at an academic institute.
Application: CC Bank's Young Scholars Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Home Depot: Path to Pro Scholarship
Requirements:
To be considered, you must:
Be a high school senior, high school graduate or have a GED equivalent.
Plan to enroll, or be enrolled, in an approved trade-related program at an accredited two-year school (technical/vocational school or college) in the United States.
Not be an employee or dependent of an employee of the The Home Depot. Employees of The Home Depot and their dependents are eligible to apply for a scholarship from The Homer Fund.
Focused on Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, or Construction Management
Application: Home Depot: Path to Pro Scholarship Application
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Power of Resilience Scholarship
Requirements: To be eligible for The Power of Resilience Scholarship, applicants should be in either high school or college (undergraduate or graduate program) and must show good academic standing with a GPA of at least 3.0. The scholarship recipient will have made clear their interest in the power of personal resilience when in crisis.
Application: Power of Resilience Scholarship Application
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: December 31, 2025