[Page 3] The 240 Best Merit-Based Scholarships in December 2025
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Funded byJoran FamilyThis scholarship will support college students looking to better the social-emotional wellbeing of gifted children.Amount$1,000Deadline:Apr 25, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes61Sturz Legacy Scholarship
Funded bySturz FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the incredible life of Marian Sturz by supporting students who share her kindness, wonder, and strength.Amount$2,000Deadline:Apr 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes62Ava Wood Stupendous Love Scholarship
Funded byHeather WoodThis scholarship aims to honor the legacy of Ava Wood by supporting students who choose compassion over comparison, bravery over conformity, and stupendous, wholehearted love over everything else.Amount$500Deadline:Apr 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes63Bob Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Funded byThompsonThis scholarship seeks to give back to Bob Thompson’s community by supporting students who share his love for education.Amount$6,000Deadline:Apr 30, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes64Kenneth 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.Amount$500Deadline:May 1, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes65Glenda I. Tanner Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTanner FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Glenda I. Tanner, who believed that everyone should have the chance to attend college.Amount$500Deadline:May 1, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes66Chi Changemaker Scholarship
Funded byClaire ChiThis merit-based scholarship aims to support students who demonstrate significant social impact and who plan to continue being changemakers.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 1, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes67Catherine (Kay) Williams Memorial Arts Scholarship
Funded byThe Williams FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Kay Williams by supporting students who demonstrate artistic talent.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 1, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes68Evan James Vaillancourt Memorial Scholarship
Funded byVaillancourtThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Evan James Vaillancourt by helping students pursue nursing careers.Amount$1,200Deadline:May 1, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes69Joseph A. Terbrack ALS Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLaura TerbrackThis scholarship aims to uplift and support students who have been impacted by ALS, so they have the strength and resources necessary to continue pursuing their dreams.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 2, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes70Jack D. McWilliams, Sr. Scholarship
Funded byThe McWilliams FamilyThis scholarship aims to pay tribute to Mr. Jack D. McWilliams Sr. for his dedicated work and services in the church and the surrounding community in which he lived.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 8, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes71Christina Taylese Singh Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySingh FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Christina Taylese Singh by supporting students who are following in Christina’s footsteps.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 12, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes72Maureen C. Pace Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Funded byThe Pace FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the incredible life of Maureen C. Pace by supporting the next generation of change-making nurses as they pursue higher education.Amount$2,500Deadline:May 15, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes73Lee and Elizabeth Mockmore Scholarship
Funded byMockmoreThis scholarship aims to support students who are living with transverse myelitis and demonstrating resilience and optimism.Amount$3,000Deadline:May 16, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes74Jason David Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Funded byKate SansoneThis scholarship seeks to keep the memory of Jason David Anderson alive by supporting students who are pursuing higher education in order to help people who struggle with addiction.Amount$500Deadline:May 18, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes75William Smith Scholarship
Funded bySmith FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor the life of William Smith by supporting students who are passionate about music.Amount$3,000Deadline:May 23, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes76Ojeda Multi-County Youth Scholarship
Funded byGeanette Rodriguez-OjedaThe Ojeda Multi-County Youth Scholarship will be awarded to two deserving inner-city high school students to help pay for tuition and books.Amount$500Deadline:May 25, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes77Fuerza 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.Amount$500Deadline:Jun 11, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes78Rob Snyder Memorial Golf Scholarship
Funded byKellie SnyderThis scholarship seeks to keep Rob Snyder’s name alive in the world of golf by providing financial assistance and guidance to those who share his love for the sport.Amount$3,000Deadline:Jun 19, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes79LegalMatch.com's Legal Futures Initiative Scholarship
Funded byLegalMatch.comThis scholarship aims to support future lawyers as they pursue higher education so they can achieve their dreams and make a difference in the legal field.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes80Harry & 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.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jul 1, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes81Jules Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Resilience Scholarship
Funded byMuntasir AminThis scholarship seeks to honor Jules by supporting students who share her experience of persevering through a chronic illness.Amount$500Deadline:Jul 26, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes82Mighty Memorial Scholarship
Funded byChynenye OkonkwoThis scholarship aims to honor Mighty’s legacy by supporting nursing students so they can achieve all of their dreams.Amount$1,000Deadline:Aug 28, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes83RodentPro.com® Animal Advocate Scholarship
Funded byRodent ProThis scholarship aims to support students who are passionate about pursuing a career in a wildlife-focused field of study.Amount$1,000Deadline:Oct 5, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes84Mark 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.Amount$1,144Deadline:Jun 25, 2025Education LevelHigh SchoolScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
1 winner85Grant Woolard Memorial Scholarship
Funded byRachel YatesThis scholarship aims to honor Grant Woolard’s love of music and intellectual curiosity by supporting students studying music or foreign languages.Amount$1,300Deadline:Aug 1, 2022Education LevelAnyScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
1 winner86Stefanie Ann Cronin Make a Difference Scholarship
Funded byJaymie Scotto & Associates, LLCThis scholarship seeks to memorialize Stefanie Ann Cronin by supporting the educational endeavors of students who embody her dedication to success, community, environmental appreciation, and caring for others.Amount$3,500Deadline:Feb 14, 2022Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
1 winner87Jeanie A. Memorial Scholarship
Funded byKatie BuckentineThis scholarship will support an undergraduate student pursuing a career in healthcare or agriculture.Amount$1,500Deadline:Dec 8, 2023Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
2 winners88Kenyada Me'Chon Thomas Legacy Scholarship
Funded byCermonia ThomasThis scholarship will support BIPOC high school seniors with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Jul 30, 2025Education LevelHigh SchoolScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
2 winners89Lauren Czebatul Scholarship
Funded byNick SchellerThis scholarship aims to honor the memory of Lauren Czebatul by supporting students looking to pursue a higher education.Amount$5,590Deadline:Aug 4, 2023Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateScholarship is awarded to Takes minutes
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