[Page 3] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 bachelor's nursing students at four-year universities in Washington or Idaho.

Open to students of color or first-generation students in high school, college, or trade school.

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.

Open to undergraduate students majoring in multi/interdisciplinary studies with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Open to undergraduate golfers with a 2.5 GPA or higher at one of the listed universities.

Open to undergraduates in Maryland or Virginia who have lost an immediate family member to cancer.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students studying nursing.

Open to Asian graduate students studying psychology or psychiatry with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Open to high school seniors, undergraduates, and trade school students who have worked in a family-owned restaurant.

Open to BIPOC high school seniors, college, and graduate students from low-income or single-parent households.

Open to undergraduate and graduate nursing students working toward an RN, BSN, or MSN degree.

Open to four-year college juniors and seniors with a 3.75 GPA or higher who plan to attend law school.

Open to female international high school and undergraduate students studying in the U.S.

Open to Black high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing careers in medicine.

Open to undergraduate students studying psychology, social work, or a related social science.