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[Page 3] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2025

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  1. Hubert Colangelo Literacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Lupe Colangelo
    This 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
    $600
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  2. Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship

    Funded by
    Calvin Rosser
    The Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship is designed to inspire greater awareness about mental health and fuel innovative solutions that help the millions of people who are suffering.
    All students are eligible
    $500
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  3. Debra Victoria Scholarship

    Funded by
    Thomas-Banks
    This scholarship aims to honor the legacy of Debra Victoria by supporting underrepresented students from single-parent households so they can complete their education.
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Family: Single-parent household
    $645
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  4. Joanne and Richard Seelaus Scholarship

    Funded by
    R. Seelaus & Co
    This scholarship aims to support young women who are forging their own futures by pursuing their dreams of higher education.
    • State: New Jersey
    • Field of Study: Finance, business, or economics
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
    • Gender: Female
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Background: Self-identified low-income students or first-generation college attendees
    $20,000
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  5. American Dream Scholarship for Nurses

    Funded by
    FVI School of Nursing and Technology
    The American Dream Scholarship for Nurses aims to support students at FVI in their pursuit of higher education. This scholarship provides vital financial assistance to help these students achieve their academic and career aspirations in their professional fields.
    • Current School: FVI School of Nursing and Technology
    • State: Florida
    • Field of Study: Healthcare
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  6. Boundless Scholarship

    Funded by
    Griffin Furlong
    This scholarship aims to support a student in Duval County, Florida, who has defied the odds by graduating at the top of their class while battling poverty and/or homelessness.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Background: Has overcome adversity (poverty, homelessness, etc.)
    • GPA: 3.0 or greater
    • Location: Duval County, Florida
    $500
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  7. WC&EJ Thornton Tools of the Trade Scholarship

    Funded by
    WC & EJ Thornton Foundation
    This scholarship seeks to help provide funding for vocational and alternative career students to obtain the tools they need for their chosen trades.
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Education Level: Current trade or vocational student or student planning to start a trade or vocational program by August or December 2025
    $10,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  8. WCEJ Thornton Foundation Low-Income Scholarship

    Funded by
    WC & EJ Thornton Foundation
    This scholarship exists as one small way to make higher education more accessible to low-income students.
    • Financial Status: Low-Income
    • Education: Current undergraduate student or a high school graduate/high school senior who will be enrolled in an undergraduate program by August 2025
    $20,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  9. DEI&B Bridging the Gap Scholarship

    Funded by
    Therapeutic Associates Inc.
    This scholarship aims to increase the representation of minority populations in leadership by supporting students in their endeavors to become physical therapists.
    • Education Level: Graduate student
    • Field of Study: Physical therapy
    • Identity: Historically excluded or underrepresented
    $4,500
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  10. Dr. Rajesh Aggarwal Scholarship for Scientific Studies

    Funded by
    The Aggarwal Family
    This scholarship seeks to support the next great minds of science by helping low-income high school students in Massachusetts and New Jersey afford their college education.
    • Education Level: High school junior or senior
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • Field of Interest: Science
    • Location: Massachusetts, New Jersey
    $3,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  11. Future Leaders Scholarship

    Funded by
    Realign, Inc.
    This scholarship aims to support the next generation of leaders in their respective industries so they can make an impact.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  12. Detective Sergeant Robert Feliciano “IMPACT” Scholarship

    Funded by
    Erica Diaz
    This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Detective Sergeant Robert Feliciano by supporting students following in his footsteps and entering law enforcement.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Race: BIPOC
    • Field of Study: Law Enforcement
    $2,500
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  13. Dr. Michal Lomask Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Shemesh-lomask
    This scholarship aims to honor the life of Dr. Michal Lomask by supporting students who have faced financial difficulty as they pursue higher education.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Field of Study: STEM
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    $3,000
    Deadline:Jul 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  14. Harry & Mary Sheaffer Scholarship

    Funded by
    CM Global LLC
    This 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
    $2,000
    Deadline:Jul 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  15. Gladys Ruth Legacy “Service“ Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Angela King
    The 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
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 04, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  16. SigaLa Education Scholarship

    Funded by
    Karina Sigala
    This scholarship seeks to support minority students who are pursuing careers in STEM in order to make a difference in the world.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Field of Study: STEM
    • Identity: Underrepresented minority
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 04, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  17. 1st Generation People Of Color Patrick Copney Memorial Music/Arts Scholarship

    Funded by
    Robin Copney
    This 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
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 05, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  18. Thomas Griffin Wilson Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Wilson Family
    This scholarship seeks to uplift underserved youth who otherwise might not have a chance to pursue higher education.
    • Education Level: High school senior or Undergraduate
    • State: California or Oregon
    • GPA: 2.7 minimum (high school)
    • Background: Financial need and/or experience with the foster care system
    $10,000
    Deadline:Jul 06, 2025
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  19. McEntee Memorial Scholarship for Lifelong Learning

    Funded by
    Earl Family
    This scholarship seeks to honor the legacy of William McEntee by supporting individuals dedicated to pursuing higher education and personal growth.
    • State: Tennessee
    • GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
    • Background: Financial need
    • Education Level: Warren County High School student
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 07, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  20. The F.O.O. Scholarship

    Funded by
    Faith Seawell
    This 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
    $500
    Deadline:Jul 09, 2025
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  21. Begin Again Foundation Scholarship

    Funded by
    Begin Again Foundation
    This scholarship seeks to support sepsis survivors and those whose families have been affected by it so they can overcome the experience.
    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Background: Impacted by sepsis, either personally or through a loved one
    $5,000
    Deadline:Jul 09, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  22. William Lacy Phillips Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Phillips
    This 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.
    • State: North Carolina or South Carolina
    • Education Level: High school senior
    $1,500
    Deadline:Jul 11, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  23. “I Matter” Scholarship

    Funded by
    The O’Neal Family
    This scholarship seeks to support minority students and students with financial need so they can afford to pursue higher education.
    • Education Level: High school student
    • Background: Low-income and/or BIPOC
    $500
    Deadline:Jul 11, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  24. Pastor Thomas Rorie Jr. Furthering Education Scholarship

    Funded by
    Family and Friends of Pastor Thomas Rorie Jr.
    This scholarship aims to help students prepare for the next step in their journeys by making higher education more affordable.
    • Education Level: High school senior, student finishing a GED program, current undergraduate, graduate or trade school student
    $1,500
    Deadline:Jul 11, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  25. Mississippi First Scholarship

    Funded by
    Gulf Coast Heart Institute
    This scholarship aims to support students who need financial assistance in order to pursue their dreams of higher education.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • State: Mississippi
    • Financial Status: Financial need
    • School Name: Pascagoula High School, Gautier High School, Ocean Springs High School, Vancleave High School, Moss Point High School, St. Martin High School
    $4,500
    Deadline:Jul 13, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  26. TRAM Panacea Scholarship

    Funded by
    Anonymous
    This scholarship seeks to support future healthcare providers by lowering the financial burdens of higher education.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate senior accepted into accredited graduate-level program or a current student in a graduate-level program
    • Field of Study: Healthcare
    • GPA: 3.2 GPA or higher
    • Financial Status: Demonstrated financial need
    • Background: Demonstrated leadership, history of community service/volunteer work
    $5,000
    Deadline:Jul 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  27. TRAM Purple Phoenix Scholarship

    Funded by
    Anonymous
    This scholarship aims to empower survivors of intimate partner violence so they can thrive and achieve their dreams.
    • Education Level: Current undergraduate, trade school, or graduate student or high school senior accepted into an accredited college, university, or trade school
    • GPA: 3.5 GPA or higher
    • Background: Survivor of intimate partner violence
    • Experience: History of leadership and community service or volunteer work
    $5,000
    Deadline:Jul 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  28. TTOG Scholarship

    Funded by
    Giles Family
    This scholarship seeks to honor Terryn, Teagan, and Olivia Giles by supporting students who need financial assistance in order to achieve their educational goals.
    • State: South Carolina
    • GPA: 3.5 or higher
    • Financial Status: Low or middle-income
    • Education Level: High school senior or current undergraduate
    $36,000
    Deadline:Jul 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  29. TRAM Resilience Scholarship

    Funded by
    Anonymous
    This scholarship aims to support students who are in need of financial assistance in order to complete their educational programs.
    • Education Level: Current undergraduate, trade school, or graduate student or high school senior accepted into an accredited college, university, or trade school
    • GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
    • Background: Physical disability
    • Financial Status: Demonstrated financial need
    $5,000
    Deadline:Jul 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  30. Ben Bonner Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Bonner
    This scholarship aims to honor Ben Bonner’s legacy by supporting low-income students who are interested in pursuing careers in the trades.
    • Education Level: High school senior or trade student
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jul 17, 2025
    One Click Apply
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