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Dr. Michael Paglia Scholarship
Funded byAmber WojcikThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Dr. Michael Paglia by helping students overcome the barriers they face so they can achieve their ambitions.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Background: First-generation college and graduate student
- Financial Status: Comes from a lower socioeconomic status
- Field of Study: Healthcare
$1,000Deadline:Jun 04, 2025One Click Apply31Fuerza de V.N.C.E. Scholarship
Funded byJavier SegoviaThis scholarship aims to support underserved students who are paving a new path in their families by pursuing a college education.- Education Level: Four-year undergraduate student
- Field of Study: Social work
- Identity: Underrepresented minority
- Background: First-generation college student
- GPA: At least 3.0
$500Deadline:Jun 11, 2025One Click Apply32Thadford Dickerson and Paula Schuman Scholar Award
Funded byTemel Dickerson and Nadja VielotThis scholarship aims to honor the lives of Thadford Dickerson and Dr. Paula Schuman by supporting students who are pursuing public service careers.- State: North Carolina
- Field of Study: Public service (healthcare, public health, first-responder, safety, etc.)
- Background: First-generation, low-income student
- Education Level: Undergraduate (2 or 4-year degree) or trade school student
$4,250Deadline:Jun 15, 2025One Click Apply33Mark Caldwell Memorial STEM/STEAM Scholarship
Funded byRick CaldwellThis scholarship is intended to honor the memory of Mark Caldwell by encouraging students with financial need to work toward STEM or STEAM careers.All students are eligible$600Deadline:Jun 25, 2025One Click Apply34Jose Prado Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMIRTA PradoThis scholarship will support an undergraduate Hispanic/Latinx student as they pursue higher education.- Education Level: Undergraduate
- Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latinx
- Background: First generation college student
$500Deadline:Jun 25, 2025One Click Apply35Hubert Colangelo Literacy Scholarship
Funded byLupe ColangeloThis scholarship seeks to support students who are mostly self-funding their education so they have the assistance they need to succeed.- Education Level: High school senior
- Financial Status: Financial need
- Identity: Underrepresented Minority
- Identity: First-generation and/or has at least one immigrant parent
$600Deadline:Jun 30, 2025One Click Apply36S3G Advisors NextGen Scholarship
Funded bySunil AgarwalThis scholarship seeks to support the next generation of students who plan to do big things by forging their own paths.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Race: BIPOC
- Field of Study: STEM, business, or other disciplines with a strong problem-solving or innovation focus
- Background: First-generation college student
- Location: From the Midwest attending a Midwest state school
$5,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2025One Click Apply37Kristinspiration Scholarship
Funded byKristin PrintonThis scholarship aims to support students who are following their dreams and pursuing college in order to pave the way for future generations of their family.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Background: First-generation college student
$1,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2025One Click Apply38Marie J. Lamerique Scholarship for Aspiring Scholars
Funded byJose LameriqueThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Marie J. Lamerique by supporting students who grew up in single-parent households.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Race: Black
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Background: Grew up in a single-parent household
$1,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2025One Click Apply39Harry & Mary Sheaffer Scholarship
Funded byCM Global LLCThis scholarship aims to support students pursuing higher education so they have the necessary resources to stay in school.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Background: First-generation college student
- GPA: 2.8 or higher
$2,000Deadline:Jul 02, 2025One Click Apply40Gladys Ruth Legacy “Service“ Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAngela KingThe Gladys Ruth Legacy “Service” Memorial Scholarship was made to support an African American student who is unapologetically themselves and supports others through acts of service.- Ethnicity : African American
- Community Service Participation : In the last 5 years
- Background : First-generation college student
- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- GPA: 2.5 or above
$1,000Deadline:Jul 04, 2025One Click Apply41Bayli Lake Memorial Scholarship for Creative Excellence
Funded byLake FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Bayli Lake by supporting students who share her passion for art.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Background: First-generation college student
- Field of Study: Art
$1,000Deadline:Jul 05, 2025One Click Apply421st Generation People Of Color Patrick Copney Memorial Music/Arts Scholarship
Funded byRobin CopneyThis scholarship will honor the memory of Patrick Copney and help support first generation students who are pursuing a music or arts degree.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate
- Race/Ethnicity: Black/African American
- Background: Low-income and will be or is a first-generation student
- Major/Field: Music or Arts
$1,000Deadline:Jul 05, 2025One Click Apply43Reach Higher Scholarship
Funded byReach3EThis scholarship seeks to make higher education more affordable and available to motivated students so they can fulfill all of their dreams.- Identity: Underrepresented minority student
- Experience: Non-profit volunteering experience
- Education Level: High school student
- Background: First-generation college student
$500Deadline:Jul 09, 2025One Click Apply44The F.O.O. Scholarship
Funded byFaith SeawellThis scholarship aims to foster equity and opportunity, transforming lives and communities to create a brighter, more inclusive future for generations to come.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Financial Status: Low-income student
- Background: BIPOC, first-generation college student, Pell Grant recipient, or international visa holder
$500Deadline:Jul 09, 202545William Lacy Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Funded byPhillipsThis scholarship seeks to award the most improved student who may not have started out with the highest GPA but who has put in the work to make progress.- School Name: Mullins High School
- State: South Carolina
- Education Level: High school senior
$1,500Deadline:Jul 11, 2025One Click Apply46Dark and Light Scholarship
Funded byWaynika HallThis scholarship seeks to help first-generation, BIPOC students from Georgia so they can continue their education and achieve their dreams.- Education Level: Must be a senior in high school
- Location: Must be from Georgia
- Background: Must be a first-generation student
- Race: Must be BIPOC
$500Deadline:Jul 13, 2025One Click Apply47Dr. Alan V. Lee Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLeeThis scholarship aims to honor the memory of Dr. Alan V. Lee by supporting students who will be the medical professionals of the future.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Field of Study: Medicine
- Identity: Underrepresented minority
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Background: First-generation college or medical student
- Experience: Volunteering experience
$1,500Deadline:Jul 20, 2025One Click Apply48Miguel Mendez Social Justice Scholarship
Funded byNancy RobertsThis scholarship will support students who are passionate about social justice and seek to enact change in their communities.- Education Level: Undergraduate
- Background: Low-income and first-generation college student
- GPA: 3.0 or higher
- Career Path: Social Justice
$2,000Deadline:Jul 20, 2025One Click Apply49Be Skilled Find Success Scholarship
Funded byBe Skilled Find SuccessThis scholarship aims to support students who are dedicated, knowledgeable, and hard workers who are passionate about the trades.- Education Level: High school senior
- School Plans: Will pursue trade school, vocational school, or an apprenticeship
- Background: First-generation tradesperson
$1,000Deadline:Jul 21, 2025One Click Apply50W. Tong and A.C. Wong 2025 Legacy Scholarship
Funded byTongThis scholarship seeks to support students with financial need as they pursue their goals of higher education in order to create the life of their dreams.- Education Level: High school senior
- Background: FGLI (first-generation, low-income)
- GPA: 3.8 GPA or higher
- Ethnicity: At least 50% Asian
$30,000Deadline:Jul 31, 2025One Click Apply51Churchill Family Positive Change Scholarship
Funded byKatie BhandariThis scholarship seeks to support hardworking students who are aspiring to make change in the world through their pursuit of higher education.- Education Level: High school senior
- GPA: 3.3 GPA or higher
- Experience: Work experience in a service capacity
$500Deadline:Aug 01, 2025One Click Apply52Sandy Eggo's Future Humanitarians Scholarship
Funded bySandy Eggo SEOThis scholarship aims to support students who are dedicating their college years and their careers to making this world a better place for all.- Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Location: San Diego, California
- Identity: Underrepresented minority student
- Background: First-generation college student
- Experience: Non-profit or volunteering experience
$1,000Deadline:Aug 15, 2025One Click Apply53Angela Engelson Memorial Scholarship for Women Artists
Funded byTess PerroneThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Angela Engelson by supporting young women who are the first in their families to pursue a college education.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Background: First-generation college student
- Field of Study: Studio art
$1,000Deadline:Aug 23, 2025One Click Apply54Larry Joe Gardner Memorial Scholarship for Public Policy
Funded byGardner FamilyThis scholarship aims to increase representation in public services by making higher education more accessible to minority students.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Background: Non-profit or volunteering experience
- Field of Study: Water science, environment and sustainability, engineering, technology, criminal justice, public policy, or justice and social issues programs
$1,200Deadline:Aug 29, 2025One Click Apply55Jesus Baez-Santos Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySandra CruzThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Jesus-Baez-Santos by supporting students who have faced obstacles when pursuing higher education.- Race: BIPOC
- Background: First-generation college student
- State: New York
- Education Level: High school senior or freshman undergraduate
$1,000Deadline:Sep 01, 2025One Click Apply56USMC Sgt. Owen J. Lennon Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLennon FamilyIn honor of Owen J. Lennon, this scholarship will support a student in achieving their educational goals.- Education Level: High school student
- State: New York
- Experience: Volunteering experience
- Desired Career Field: Medicine, education, public health, or another field that benefits others
$750Deadline:Sep 29, 2025One Click Apply57Phoenix Opportunity Award
Funded byLong John NguyenThis scholarship will support first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate
- Background: First-generation college student and low-income
$500Deadline:Nov 30, 2025One Click Apply58STEAM Generator Scholarship
Funded byFrancis Rei IsraelThis scholarship aims to make college more accessible to students with no family background in higher education so they can have the same opportunities as their peers.- Education Level: Bachelor's or master's degree
- Field of Study: STEAM
- Background: First or second-generation immigrant or other underrepresented minority
$3,100Deadline:Nov 30, 2025One Click Apply59José Ventura and Margarita Melendez Mexican-American Scholarship Fund
Funded byBorders FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of José Melendez by supporting students who are currently pursuing or looking to begin an undergraduate degree.- Education Level: High school graduate currently pursuing or looking to begin an undergraduate degree
- Identity: Mexican or Mexican-American
- Background: First-generation college student
- Experience: Work or significant volunteer experience
$2,000Deadline:Dec 01, 2025One Click Apply60