We’ve included a few badges to help you identify some features and types of scholarships.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Fulbright U.S. Student Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Category: International \/ study abroad<\/em><\/p>\n The Fulbright U.S. Student Program funds recent graduates, graduate students and young professionals to study, research, or teach English abroad through country-specific awards. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Excelsior Scholarship Category: State \/ need-based<\/em><\/p>\n New York residents attending a SUNY or CUNY school may qualify for tuition support after other aid is applied. Applicants must meet state residency, enrollment, income, credit-completion, and post-award residency requirements. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Coca-Cola Scholars Program Category: Merit \/ leadership<\/em><\/p>\n The Coca-Cola Scholars Program awards 150 achievement-based scholarships each year to high school seniors who show leadership, service, and academic excellence. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 4. National Merit Scholarship Program Category: Merit \/ test-based<\/em><\/p>\n Students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT\/NMSQT and meeting program requirements. Finalists may qualify for National Merit, corporate-sponsored, or college-sponsored awards. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 5. Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program Category: Identity-based \/ merit \/ need<\/em><\/p>\n HSF supports students of Hispanic heritage with scholarship opportunities, career resources, mentoring, and scholar support services. Awards vary by available funding and applicant eligibility. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 6. Hope Scholarship Category: Adversity \/ service \/ local scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n The Hope Scholarship honors Valerie Grace Wheeler by recognizing students who value education, serve others, and have worked through significant challenges. It is a good fit for students who can show perseverance, compassion, and a commitment to using education to move forward. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 7. The Gates Scholarship Category: Need-based \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, last-dollar award for outstanding high school seniors from low-income households. It is designed to cover remaining college costs after other aid. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 8. Ron Brown Scholar Program Category: Merit \/ leadership \/ African American students<\/em><\/p>\n This selective scholarship supports community-minded, intellectually gifted African American high school seniors with funding, mentoring, leadership development, and a long-term scholar network. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 9. Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Category: International \/ need-based<\/em><\/p>\n The Gilman Scholarship helps U.S. undergraduate Pell Grant recipients study or intern abroad, expanding access to global education and career-building experiences. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 10. Anne Ford Scholarship Category: Disability \/ college scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n This college scholarship supports graduating high school seniors with documented learning disabilities who plan to enroll in a full-time bachelor\u2019s degree program. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 11. Burger King Scholars Program Category: Corporate \/ merit \/ need<\/em><\/p>\n The Burger King Scholars Program supports high school seniors, Burger King employees, and eligible family members with scholarships for college or postsecondary training. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 12. Marshall Scholarship Category: Graduate \/ international \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Marshall Scholarship finances graduate study in the United Kingdom for high-achieving U.S. students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and ambassadorial potential. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 13. Dell Scholars Program Category: Need-based \/ first-generation support<\/em><\/p>\n Dell Scholars provides a scholarship plus wraparound support, including advising, technology, and resources for students who demonstrate financial need and persistence toward a degree. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 14. Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Category: State \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n Florida Bright Futures offers merit-based awards to eligible Florida high school graduates who meet academic, service\/work, residency, and enrollment requirements. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 15. Rhodes Scholarship Category: Graduate \/ international \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Rhodes Scholarship funds postgraduate study at the University of Oxford for students selected for academic achievement, character, leadership, service, and commitment to positive change. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 16. Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program Category: Need-based \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Cooke College Scholarship supports high-achieving high school seniors with financial need through significant funding, advising, and access to a network of scholars. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 17. T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program Category: Field-specific \/ early childhood education<\/em><\/p>\n T.E.A.C.H. supports early childhood educators pursuing credentials or degrees by sharing tuition, books, and release-time costs among the recipient, employer, and program. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 18. Horatio Alger Scholarship Programs Category: Need-based \/ adversity \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n Horatio Alger scholarships support students who have faced significant adversity and demonstrate integrity, perseverance, financial need, and commitment to completing postsecondary education. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 19. U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Category: Recognition \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is primarily a national recognition program for outstanding high school seniors; it is not a traditional cash scholarship, so label it accurately. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 20. STARS Scholarship Category: Regional \/ Texas \/ need-based<\/em><\/p>\n The STARS Scholarship supports students from South and West Texas who are pursuing community college, undergraduate, or graduate study and meet residency, credit-hour, and academic criteria. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 21. University System of Maryland Regents Scholars Program Category: Institution \/ state \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The USM Regents Scholars Program supports Maryland students attending participating University System of Maryland institutions and recognizes strong academic achievement. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 22. West Point Association of Graduates Preparatory Scholarship Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Category: Military \/ academy prep<\/em><\/p>\n The West Point Preparatory Scholarship Program helps selected candidates strengthen academic preparation at partner preparatory schools before entering the United States Military Academy. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 23. Harry S. Truman Scholarship Category: Public service \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Truman Scholarship supports college juniors preparing for careers in public service, with selection based on leadership, service commitment, academics, and policy-oriented career goals. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 24. Barry Goldwater Scholarship Category: STEM \/ research \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Goldwater Scholarship supports sophomores and juniors who plan research careers in mathematics, engineering, or the natural sciences. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 25. Posse Scholarship Category: Leadership \/ partner colleges<\/em><\/p>\n The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with leadership potential and places them in supportive cohorts at partner colleges, often with full-tuition scholarships. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 26. Tennessee HOPE Scholarship Category: State \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The Tennessee HOPE Scholarship provides lottery-funded aid to eligible Tennessee residents attending qualifying in-state institutions. Requirements include residency, enrollment, academic benchmarks, and ongoing renewal standards. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 27. Zell Miller Scholarship Category: State \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n Georgia\u2019s Zell Miller Scholarship helps eligible Georgia residents cover tuition at approved in-state colleges when they meet rigorous high school and college GPA requirements. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 28. Army ROTC Scholarships Category: Military \/ service<\/em><\/p>\n Army ROTC scholarships can cover tuition or room and board and provide stipends for students who commit to officer training and service requirements. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 29. Critical Language Scholarship Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Category: International \/ language<\/em><\/p>\n The CLS Program funds intensive overseas language study for U.S. students learning languages considered critical to U.S. engagement with the world. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 30. Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Category: Identity-based \/ leadership \/ need<\/em><\/p>\n The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship supports talented minority high school seniors with financial aid, mentoring, leadership development, and career support throughout college. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 31. BigFuture Scholarships Category: College planning \/ no essay<\/em><\/p>\n College Board\u2019s Opportunity Scholarships have evolved into BigFuture Scholarships, which award students for completing college-planning steps and scholarship-search activities. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 32. UNCF Scholarships Category: Identity-based \/ HBCU \/ need<\/em><\/p>\n UNCF administers a large scholarship marketplace and programs for students attending HBCUs and other institutions, with awards tied to financial need, academics, major, and background. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 33. Georgia HOPE Scholarship Category: State \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n Georgia\u2019s HOPE Scholarship provides tuition assistance to eligible Georgia residents attending approved in-state public, private, or technical colleges and meeting academic requirements. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 34. Walmart Live Better U Category: Employer education benefit<\/em><\/p>\n The program helps cover tuition and books for approved college, certificate, high school completion, and career-training programs. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 35. NANBPWC National Scholarship Category: Identity-based \/ women \/ merit<\/em><\/p>\n The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women\u2019s Clubs supports African American women pursuing higher education through national and local scholarship opportunities. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 36. UNCF Scholarship Category: Need-based \/ HBCU \/ corporate scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n The award supports students attending UNCF member institutions and is intended for students seeking a bachelor\u2019s degree. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 37. Boren Scholarships Category: International \/ language \/ service<\/em><\/p>\n Boren Scholarships fund U.S. undergraduate study in world regions and languages important to national security and include a federal service requirement after graduation. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 38. RMHC Scholarships Category: Regional \/ community \/ need<\/em><\/p>\n Ronald McDonald House Charities chapters may offer scholarships to local graduating seniors. Award amounts, deadlines, and eligibility vary by participating chapter. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 39. QuestBridge National College Match Category: Need-based \/ full scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n QuestBridge connects high-achieving, low-income high school seniors with full four-year scholarships and admission opportunities at highly selective partner colleges. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 40. Elks National Foundation Scholarships Category: Merit \/ service \/ community<\/em><\/p>\n The Elks National Foundation offers scholarship programs including Most Valuable Student, Legacy Awards, and emergency educational grants, with eligibility depending on the program. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 41. NROTC Scholarship Program Category: Military \/ service<\/em><\/p>\n NROTC scholarships support students preparing for commissioned service in the Navy or Marine Corps and can cover tuition, fees, books, uniforms, and stipends. Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n 42. Niche No Essay Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Badge](\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Badge-List-1024x694.jpg\"){kind=icon}
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