[Page 2] The 240 Best Merit-Based Scholarships in November 2026
Updated: November 2, 2026
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300 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 300 Bold Points.Amount$3,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes31
No Essay Scholarship by Sallie
Funded byBold.orgOpen to students ages 16 and older who are figuring out how to pay for college.Amount$10,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes32
500 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 500 Bold Points.Amount$5,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes33
$25,000 "Be Bold" No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to all high school, college, and graduate students.Amount$25,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes34
James N Iademarco Biotech Scholarship
Funded byCarol Ann GuarinoOpen to undergraduate students at four-year colleges studying or pursuing careers in biotechnology.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes35
400 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 400 Bold Points.Amount$4,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes36
Bold Rewards Extension No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who use the free Bold Rewards browser extension.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes37
Christian Colleges No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in Christian colleges.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes38
David G. Sutton Memorial Scholarship
Funded byStacy MenschOpen to Pennsylvania high school student-athletes in any sport.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes39
Bold App No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who download the free Bold.org app and sign in.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes40
Grover Scholarship Fund
Funded byDeep GroverOpen to trade school students and high school seniors planning to attend trade school.Amount$2,500Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes41
Susan Rita Murray Nursing Scholarship
Funded byRachel MurrayOpen to women in four-year nursing programs with at least a 3.5 GPA.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes42
100 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to students at any education level who have earned at least 100 Bold Points. No essay required.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes43
1000 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to students at any education level who have earned at least 1,000 Bold Points. No essay required.Amount$10,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes44
Sue Murray Memorial Baking, Pastry & Culinary Arts Scholarship
Funded byRachel MurrayOpen to students with at least a 3.0 GPA pursuing careers in baking, pastry, or culinary arts.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes45
200 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 200 Bold Points.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes46
Catholic Colleges No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors interested in Catholic colleges.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes47
Bright Lite Scholarship
Funded byBright Lite CharityOpen to low-income high school seniors, college, and trade school students in New York with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 3, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes48
Velazquez Social Sciences Scholarship
Funded byJorge VelazquezOpen to first-generation high school seniors of Puerto Rican heritage pursuing social work, psychology, or other social sciences.Amount$1,100Deadline:Dec 6, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes49
Private (PVT) Henry Walker Minority Scholarship
Funded bySteven FranklinOpen to Black undergraduate students at HBCUs who have volunteer experience.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 9, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes50
Black Girls Go Global S.T.E.A.M. Scholarship
Funded byBlack Girls Go GlobalOpen to low-income Black female high school seniors pursuing STEAM.Amount$5,000Deadline:Dec 10, 2026Education LevelHigh School51
Deraleau Family Multidisciplinary Scholarship
Funded byDeraleau FamilyOpen to undergraduate students majoring in multi/interdisciplinary studies with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$5,000Deadline:Dec 13, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes52
Vernon Hawkins Memorial Scholarship
Funded byGood Trouble FoundationOpen to undergraduate golfers with a 2.5 GPA or higher at one of the listed universities.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 14, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes53
Lavender Ribbon Cancer Scholarship
Funded byVenne Zimmer FamilyOpen to undergraduates in Maryland or Virginia who have lost an immediate family member to cancer.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 14, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes54
Equan Bedenfield Legacy Scholarship
Funded byErnest, Bolin, Turner, and Bedenfield FamilyOpen to high school seniors in Genesee County, Michigan, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 16, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes55
Bre Hoy Memorial Softball Scholarship
Funded byRachel Vogt VogtOpen to high school senior and undergraduate softball players with a 3.2 GPA or higher.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 19, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes56
Dr. Shuqiao Yao Memorial Scholarship
Funded byShuqiao Excellence AwardOpen to Asian graduate students studying psychology or psychiatry with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 19, 2026Education LevelGraduateTakes minutes57
LegalMatch.com's Legal Futures Initiative Scholarship
Funded byLegalMatch.comOpen to four-year college juniors and seniors with a 3.75 GPA or higher who plan to attend law school.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 30, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes58
“SUGA Scholars” Award
Funded byLaMirah RamirezOpen to undergraduate students at Prairie View A&M University with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 31, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes59
John Dowling Odom Welding Scholarship
Funded byLisa VaughanOpen to high school and trade school students pursuing welding with at least a 2.5 GPA.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 31, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes60
