A new year brings fresh goals, and if furthering your education is one of them, you're in the right spot! Whether you're just starting college or returning to complete your degree (congrats!), we've curated a list of top scholarships for you to explore. Jump in and uncover your opportunities!
Make Me Laugh Scholarship
Grades and community service take a backseat to this scholarship. The Make Me Laugh is a fun scholarship for comedians. Share a funny story or video for a chance to win this super easy $1,500 scholarship. Learn more
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is an opportunity for recent graduates, master's and doctoral candidates, and more to participate in cultural exchange abroad to foster intellectual freedom, mutual understanding, and openness. Learn more
McDonald’s HACER Scholarship
The McDonald’s HACER Scholarship was created to assist Hispanic students who are high school seniors pursuing their higher education goals. It’s an outstanding opportunity for students who have a least one parent of Hispanic heritage. Learn more
“Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship
The “Be Bold” No-Essay Scholarship made the list because it’s one of the more generous scholarships out there. The hefty $25,000 award will go to the student with the most “bold” profile on the Bold.org website. Learn More
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation College Scholarship Program awards up to $40,000/year for students matriculating into an accredited four-year college/university. In addition to the scholarship, awardees are advised on financial aid, college selection, student life, and more. Learn more
MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Scholarship
M3 Challenge awards top teams from their completely Internet-based applied mathematics contest with scholarships to be evenly split amongst team members. Teams that are finalists are awarded between $5,000 and $20,000. Learn more
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship is a $20,000 award that only 150 exceptional high school seniors receive each year. School and community achievements are important for earning this incredible scholarship. Learn more
National Honor Society Scholarship
This scholarship is available exclusively to National Honor Society members who demonstrate scholarship, service, leader, and character. A total of $2 million in scholarships are awarded to students each year. Learn more
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Scholarships
RMHC scholarships are provided by local chapters, so check with yours to see if you are eligible for any. Some chapters provide scholarships to high school students and previous scholarship recipients. Find your local chapter
The Jackie Robinson Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Program
Jackie Robinson is known for breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball, and the foundation named in his honor continues to make strides today, but for students pursuing higher education. Scholarship recipients can receive up to $30,000/year up to four years to fund their undergraduate degree. Learn more
Doodle for Google Contest
The Doodle for Google Contest is one of the most popular artistic scholarships out there. The idea of the competition is to incorporate the Google logo into a piece of art inspired by the contest theme. Learn more
Gen & Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
Best-selling authors Gen and Kelly Tanabe fund a $1,000 scholarship available to high school and college students. Students must submit a short-essay (250 words or less) answering one of the given prompts. Learn more
Niche No Essay Scholarship
The Niche "No Essay" Scholarship is monthly a $2,000 opportunity that you can apply for if you're a current high school or college student. If you're planning to attend college or graduate school within the next year, you can apply as well. Learn more
Equitable Excellence Scholarship
The Equitable Excellence Scholarship is available to high school seniors, and the award ranges from $2,500 to $25,000. If community service is your ballpark, this may be the scholarship for you. But hurry up because the application closes if $10,000 applications are received. Learn more
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
The Davidson Fellows Scholarship is a prestigious one for innovative students 18 and under who have made significant contributions to STEM, the humanities, or gone "Outside the Box" by completing graduate-level work. Learn more
Burger King Scholarship
Burger King offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors and employees pursuing higher education. Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $50,000. Only the first 50,000 applications are processed, so if this scholarship seems like a good fit for you, you should apply sooner than later. Learn more