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[Page 2] Top First-Generation Scholarships to Apply for in November 2025
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Palette & Purpose Scholarship
Funded byIgnite Arts and STEMThis scholarship seeks to support BIPOC students who are interested in pursuing the arts.- Residency: US citizen
- Race: BIPOC
- GPA: 2.4 or higher
- Field of Interest: Visual, studio, or performing arts
- Experience: Non-profit or volunteering experience
- Education Level: High school senior (2024-2025 school year)
$1,000Deadline:Mar 01, 202631Code Breakers & Changemakers Scholarship
Funded byIgnite Arts and STEMThis scholarship seeks to support underrepresented high school students who are passionate about pursuing careers in STEM.- Race: BIPOC
- Experience: Non-profit or volunteering experience
- Field of Interest: STEM
- GPA: 2.4 or higher
- Residency: US Citizen
- Education Level: High school senior
$1,000Deadline:Mar 01, 202632DC's Opportunity Grant
Funded byDwight MoralesThis scholarship aims to empower low-income, first-generation students in the Greater Los Angeles Region in California to pursue high-demand trade careers.- Background: First-generation college student
- Financial Status: Low-income student
- Education Plans: Trade school (HVAC, plumbing, electric, automotive repair, etc.)
- Education Level: High school senior or high school graduate
- Location: Greater Los Angeles Region in California
$2,000Deadline:Mar 16, 2026One Click Apply33Adam Montes Pride Scholarship
Funded byPartridgeThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Adam Montes by supporting underrepresented students on the road to higher education.- Identity: LGBTQ+ and an underrepresented minority
- Background: First-generation college student
- Education Level: High school senior, Undergraduate, or Graduate
$1,000Deadline:Mar 22, 2026One Click Apply34Maurice Geyen Business Scholarship
Funded byViZion360This scholarship aims to honor the life of Maurice Geyen by supporting students who have experienced the foster care system.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
- Race: African American
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Field of Study: Business
- Background: Has been in the foster care system
$1,000Deadline:Mar 24, 2026One Click Apply35Ryan McAuliffe Memorial Award
Funded byMirna McAuliffeThis scholarship aims to support young women as they prepare to finish their high school years and begin college.- Education Level: High school student
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: Female-identifying
- State: Illinois
$5,000Deadline:Mar 28, 2026One Click Apply36A Heroes Family Scholarship
Funded byFirst Responders Family FoundationAs one small way to help the families of first responders, the A Heroes Family Scholarship exists to provide financial support for a student who has lost a parent/guardian or spouse to an on-duty tragedy of a first responder.- Education Level: High school senior or above
- Background: Lost a parent/guardian or spouse in the line of duty including those in law-enforcement, fire, or military
$1,000Deadline:Mar 30, 2026One Click Apply37Lori Nethaway Memorial Scholarship
Funded byStacey SprenkelThis scholarship will support a female high school senior in California.- Education Level: High school senior
- State: California
- Gender: Woman
- Background: First-generation college student
$1,000Deadline:Apr 01, 2026One Click Apply38Spaghetti and Butter Scholarship
Funded byMcVeigh FamilyThis scholarship aims to support first-generation students so they can overcome the hurdles they face and achieve their goals.- Education Level: High school senior
- State: North Carolina
- GPA: 3.0 or higher
- Background: First-generation college student
$500Deadline:Apr 02, 2026One Click Apply39Se Vale Soñar Scholarship
Funded byLeslie JimenezThis scholarship aims to provide financial support to students who are the first in their families to attend college so that they can thrive.- State: Arizona
- Background: First-generation college student
- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latinx
$1,000Deadline:Apr 04, 2026One Click Apply40Rio Rico High School First-Generation Student Scholarship
Funded byMarco AldazThis scholarship aims to help first-generation students make the leap from their high school years to college so they can succeed in all of their endeavors.- Education Level: High school senior
- School Name: Rio Rico High School
- State: Arizona
- Background: First-generation college student
$500Deadline:Apr 06, 2026One Click Apply41Saswati Gupta Cancer Research Scholarship
Funded bysreya sanyalThis scholarship aims to support female students interested in medicine or biology so they can go on to advance cancer research and prevention.- Education Level: Undergraduate junior or senior or Graduate student
- Gender: Female
- Field of Study: Medicine or Biology
$2,000Deadline:Apr 06, 202642Be Great NC Scholarship
Funded byRoyal FamilyThis scholarship aims to support first-generation college students who need assistance earning their degrees so they can pay it forward to future generations of their families.- Education Level: High school senior
- State: North Carolina
- Identity: Underrepresented minority
- Background: First-generation college student
$500Deadline:Apr 13, 2026One Click Apply43New Jersey New York First Generation Scholarship
Funded byDiaz FamilyThis scholarship seeks to help two first-generation college students, from New Jersey or New York, pay for college.- GPA: 3.5 min.
- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Background: First generation college student, low-income
- State: NY or NJ
$8,000Deadline:Apr 14, 2026One Click Apply44Andrew Lopez Anesthesia Scholarship
Funded byChristian KamiyaThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Andrew Lopez by supporting students who embody his perseverance and determination and have taken the hand they were dealt and changed their own future.- Field of Study: Nurse anesthesia
- Education Level: Doctoral student (currently enrolled or have been accepted)
$500Deadline:Apr 15, 2026One Click Apply45Aserina Hill Memorial Scholarship
Funded byHill FamilyThis scholarship aims to preserve Aserina Hill’s legacy of giving by providing students with financial aid so they have the opportunity to attend college.- Education Level: High school senior
- Experience: Non-profit or community service experience
$1,000Deadline:Apr 16, 2026One Click Apply46Losinger Nursing Scholarship
Funded byFriends of the Losinger ScholarshipThis scholarship aims to honor the lifetime of dedication of Mary Lou Losinger by supporting students who share her passion for nursing.- Field of Study: Nursing
- Education Level: High school senior or current undergraduate
$5,000Deadline:Apr 19, 2026One Click Apply47Hospitality Futures Scholarship
Funded byQela ClaytonThis scholarship aims to address the underrepresentation of Black students in hospitality programs by providing financial assistance and fostering a more inclusive industry.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- Field of Study: Hospitality and tourism management
- State: Tennessee
- Ethnicity: African American
- Financial Status: Financial need
$500Deadline:Apr 27, 2026One Click Apply48Jimmy Cardenas Community Leader Scholarship
Funded byCardenas FamilyThis scholarship aims to help undergraduate students in Texas who are interested in pursuing a career that serves their community.- Education Level: Must be an undergraduate student or in trade school
- Career of Interest: Must be interested in serving your community via your career
- State: TX
$1,000Deadline:Apr 28, 2026One Click Apply49Aaron Libson Champion of Human Rights Scholarship
Funded byIngridThis scholarship aims to honor the incredible legacy of Aaron Libson by supporting students who share his commitment to fighting for their beliefs.- City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Background: First-generation college student
- Education Level: High school senior or high school graduate who will be starting college Fall of 2026
- Desired Education: Social work, education, healthcare, public service, environmental studies, or law
$1,000Deadline:Apr 30, 2026One Click Apply50Julie Holloway Bryant Memorial Scholarship
Funded byHolloway FamilyThis scholarship aims to recognize the skill and strength of multilingual individuals as they pursue their higher education goals.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Background: English is a second language
$500Deadline:May 01, 2026One Click Apply51Kenneth G. Tanner Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTanner FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Kenneth G. Tanner by making college more affordable and accessible so aspiring students can fulfill their dreams.- Education Level: High school senior (2026)
- School Name: Evergreen High School
- State: Washington
- GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
- College Goals: Will attend a two or four-year college
$500Deadline:May 01, 2026One Click Apply52Laura Thorne Memorial Scholarship
Funded byShelley RoderickThis scholarship will support students who have been affected by cancer and are pursuing a career in special education.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate
- Major: Special Education
- Experience: Volunteering
- Background: Affected by cancer: personally or someone close to you
$2,000Deadline:May 05, 2026One Click Apply53Mikey Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAmber DavisThis scholarship will support first generation college students who have overcome mental health challenges.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate
- Background: First generation college student and experience with mental health challenges
$500Deadline:May 11, 2026One Click Apply54For the Culture Scholarship
Funded byCollege for the CultureThis scholarship aims to alleviate the often-overlooked financial burdens of college life so underserved students can achieve their dreams.- Education Level: High school senior
- Race: BIPOC
- Background: Has attended and engaged with the annual Diversity University summit
- Plans: Will go to a higher education institution in the upcoming school year
$900Deadline:May 12, 2026One Click Apply55Vernardo Book Scholarship
Funded byNikea VernardoThis scholarship seeks to support students who need financial assistance in order to rise above the barriers they face and thrive in higher education.- Education Level: High school senior
- College Plans: Will attend a four-year university
- Background: First-generation college student
- Race: BIPOC
- Location: South Side of Chicago
- Financial Status: Low-income
$1,000Deadline:Jun 02, 2026One Click Apply56Fuerza 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, 2026One Click Apply57Jose Prado Scholarship – Strength, Faith, and Family
Funded byMIRTA PradoThis scholarship will support a low-income Hispanic/Latinx high school senior as they pursue higher education.- Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latinx
- Education Level: High school senior
- Background: Low-income, First generation college student
- State: Illinois
$500Deadline:Jun 25, 2026One Click Apply58Debra S. Jackson New Horizons Scholarship
Funded byTamara JacksonThis scholarship seeks to honor the legacy of Debra S. Jackson by supporting students who are making the brave decision to return to school later in life.- Age: 40 or older
$6,000Deadline:Jul 15, 2026One Click Apply59Jesus 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 undergraduate
$1,000Deadline:Sep 01, 2026One Click Apply60
