[Page 2] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2026

Open to female students in Puerto Rico at any level, from high school through graduate school.

Open to Pennsylvania undergraduates at four-year colleges pursuing healthcare, science, or education.

Open to low-income undergraduate and trade school students in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction.

Open to female undergraduate students at two- or four-year colleges studying chemistry.

Open to high school seniors and college or trade students in Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, or Sonoma County, California, in STEM or policy.

Open to Panola College students in Texas entering their final semester of the Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Open to Christian college juniors and seniors, age 25 or older, studying education.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who sign up for a free Swagbucks account.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who register with ScholarshipOwl.

Open to students at any education level who have earned at least 100 Bold Points. No essay required.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who unlock free college funding resources from Sallie.

Open to students with at least a 3.0 GPA pursuing careers in baking, pastry, or culinary arts.

Open to students at any education level who have earned at least 1,000 Bold Points. No essay required.

Open to women in four-year nursing programs with at least a 3.5 GPA.

Open to students ages 16 and older who are figuring out how to pay for college.

Open to trade school students and high school seniors planning to attend trade school.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who download the free Bold.org app and sign in.

Open to college and graduate students in law, gender studies, political science, or sociology who fight rape by deception.

Open to undergraduate students at four-year colleges studying or pursuing careers in biotechnology.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who use the free Bold Rewards browser extension.

Open to bachelor's and master's degree students studying STEM.

Open to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 400 Bold Points.

Open to students age 18 or older at any education level.

Open to Filipino students from immigrant, refugee, or asylee families in high school, college, or graduate school.

Open to Black college freshmen and recent high school graduates in Metro Atlanta, Georgia.

Open to first-generation high school seniors of Puerto Rican heritage pursuing social work, psychology, or other social sciences.

Open to Detroit Public Schools Community District high school seniors planning a two- or four-year degree.

Open to Black undergraduate students at HBCUs who have volunteer experience.

Open to high school seniors and undergraduates who have faced a mental health challenge and study psychology, counseling, or social work.

Open to low-income Black female high school seniors pursuing STEAM.