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Last updated on October 19, 2026

[Page 4] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2026

The Best Need-Based Scholarships with Upcoming Deadlines

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  1. LegalMatch.com's Legal Futures Initiative Scholarship

    Funded by
    LegalMatch.com
    Open to four-year college juniors and seniors with a 3.75 GPA or higher who plan to attend law school.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate junior or senior
    • College Type: Four-year school
    • Education Goals: Plans to attend law school
    • GPA: 3.75 min.
    $1,000
    Deadline:Dec 30, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  2. Maggie's Way- International Woman’s Scholarship

    Funded by
    David Gaskill
    Open to female international high school and undergraduate students studying in the U.S.
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Gender: Female
    • Background: International student in the U.S.
    $5,000
    Deadline:Dec 30, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  3. John Dowling Odom Welding Scholarship

    Funded by
    Lisa Vaughan
    Open to high school and trade school students pursuing welding with at least a 2.5 GPA.
    • GPA: 2.5 or higher
    • Type of Trade: Welding
    • School Type: Trade school
    $1,000
    Deadline:Dec 31, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  4. Tanya C. Harper Memorial SAR Scholarship

    Funded by
    Gail Saunders
    Open to Black high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing careers in medicine.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Career Field: Medical
    • Race/Ethnicity: Black
    $500
    Deadline:Dec 31, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  5. Early Childhood Developmental Trauma Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Jesus Perez
    Open to undergraduate students studying psychology, social work, or a related social science.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Field of Study: Social work, psychology, or child development
    $1,000
    Deadline:Dec 31, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  6. Stephen LeCornu Routh Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Anonymous
    Open to Tennessee high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing engineering.
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Location: Tennessee
    • Field of Interest: Engineering
    $2,000
    Deadline:Jan 01, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  7. CF Boleky Scholarship

    Funded by
    Benjamin Lague
    Open to undergraduate students at community colleges and four-year schools in California.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • State: California
    $3,000
    Deadline:Jan 02, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  8. Frontier Scholarship

    Funded by
    John Rodgers
    Open to high school seniors and undergraduates who are immigrants, refugees, or children of immigrants.
    • Citizenship: US Citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee as applicable
    • Immigration Background: Child of immigrants; first generation immigrant; refugee or asylum seeker
    • Education Level: High school seniors or undergraduate students
    $2,500
    Deadline:Jan 05, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  9. Fredrick W O'Neal III Skilled Trades Scholarship

    Funded by
    Ashley Banks
    Open to Chicago-area high school seniors and college or trade school students pursuing careers in the skilled trades.
    • Education Level: High school senior, trade school or undergraduate student
    • Field of Study: Trades
    • Location: Resident of the Greater Chicagoland Area
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jan 05, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  10. Kibbe-Palmer Scholarship

    Funded by
    Roberta Kirsopp
    Open to Crosby High School (Texas) seniors with a 2.5+ GPA planning to attend college or trade school.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • School Name: Crosby High School (TX)
    • College Plans: Will pursue higher education at an accredited university, community college, or trade school
    • GPA: 2.5 or above
    $30,000
    Deadline:Jan 12, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  11. SnapWell Scholarship

    Funded by
    Snap Finance
    Open to high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing business, finance, healthcare, technology, or skilled trades.
    • Education Level: High school senior enrolling in college or current undergraduate student
    • Field of Study: Business, Finance, Healthcare, Technology, or Skilled Trades
    $4,000
    Deadline:Jan 16, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  12. Somebody Cares About Science - Robert Stockwell Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Stockwell Family
    Open to current and former Learn4Life students in California continuing their education.
    • Education Level: High school student and above
    • Background: Learn 4 Life student
    • State: California
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jan 18, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  13. Penny Nelk Nursing Scholarship

    Funded by
    Nelk Family
    Open to undergraduate nursing students in associate or bachelor's degree programs.
    • Field of Study: Nursing
    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jan 19, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  14. Maverick - Colorado Springs Scholarship

    Funded by
    John Rodgers
    This scholarship supports low-income high school seniors residing in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Residency: Colorado Springs, Colorado
    • Financial Background: Low-income
    $2,500
    Deadline:Jan 20, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  15. Erlinda B. Henderson Legacy Scholarship

    Funded by
    Matthew Baker
    Open to first-year bachelor's degree students pursuing social work or related human services fields.
    • Education Level: First-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree
    • Field of Study: Social work
    $500
    Deadline:Jan 22, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  16. Project Climbing Everest Scholarship

    Funded by
    Project Climbing Everest
    Open to Michigan high school seniors planning careers in mental health, social work, or counseling.
    • Desired Career Field: Mental Health
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • State: Michigan
    $500
    Deadline:Jan 27, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  17. Pierson Family Scholarship for U.S. Studies

    Funded by
    Pierson Family
    Open to low-income international high school and undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • GPA: 3.5 or higher
    • Identity: International and/or non-US citizen
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate
    $10,000
    Deadline:Jan 27, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  18. Camille S. Amantine Scholarship

    Funded by
    Camille Amantine
    Open to undergraduate and graduate students who are low-income, first-generation, or BIPOC.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    • Background: Low-income, first-generation, or BIPOC student
    $2,000
    Deadline:Jan 28, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  19. Rudy J. Mazzetti Culinary Arts Scholarship

    Funded by
    Mazzetti Family
    Open to California high school, college, and trade school students pursuing culinary arts.
    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or trade school student
    • State: California
    • Field of Study: Culinary arts
    $2,500
    Deadline:Jan 28, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  20. Amber Joy Lillian Women in Business Scholarship

    Funded by
    Amber Greene
    Open to young women at Woodland Hills High School in Pennsylvania who plan to study business.
    • Education Level: High school
    • Gender: Woman
    • State: Pennsylvania
    • Desired Major: Business
    • School Name: Woodland Hills High School
    $1,000
    Deadline:Jan 28, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  21. Therapist Impact Fund: Legacy Loan Relief

    Funded by
    BetterHelp
    Open to licensed BetterHelp therapists with student loan debt who work in women's mental health.
    • Financial Need: Student Loan Debt
    • Work: Licensed BetterHelp Therapist (has worked with BetterHelp for at least one year)
    • Location: U.S. Based
    • Professional Focus: Women's Mental Health
    • Standing: Meets the program’s applicable CQS eligibility threshold
    $50,000
    Deadline:Jan 31, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  22. Study Abroad Immersion Scholarship

    Funded by
    Frasier Family
    Open to four-year undergraduates in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky.
    • Education Level: Four-year undergraduate student
    • Location: Midwest (Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky)
    • Background: Accepted into a study abroad program through a university
    $1,000
    Deadline:Feb 09, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  23. Donovan Harpster “Called to Teach” Scholarship

    Funded by
    Harpster Family
    Open to first-generation high school seniors and undergraduates studying to become teachers.
    • Field of Study: Education
    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
    • Background: First-generation college student
    $1,000
    Deadline:Feb 10, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  24. Patricia Lee Wilson Social Work Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Latoya Wilson
    Open to high school seniors, college, and graduate students with community service experience pursuing social work.
    • Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Field of Study: Social work
    • Background: Community service experience
    • Identity: Part of an underrepresented community
    $2,000
    Deadline:Feb 11, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  25. Ruth Jensen Scholarship for the Arts

    Funded by
    Jensen Family
    Open to high school and undergraduate students in Michigan, Ohio, or Indiana pursuing visual or performing arts.
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Financial Status: Financial need
    • Field of Study: Visual or performing arts
    • States: MI, OH, or IN
    $1,500
    Deadline:Feb 14, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  26. Robert N. Highfield Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Robert Highfield Family
    Open to high school students at Washington Court House City Schools or Miami Trace High School in Ohio.
    • Education Level: High school student
    • State: Ohio
    • School District: Washington Court House City Schools or Miami Trace
    $3,000
    Deadline:Feb 14, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  27. Priscilla Shireen Luke Scholarship

    Funded by
    Mary Suneetha
    Open to undergraduate and graduate students with nonprofit or volunteering experience.
    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    • Background: Non-profit or volunteering experience
    $500
    Deadline:Feb 15, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  28. Wisconsin EVA Scholarship

    Funded by
    Electric Vehicle Association
    Open to Wisconsin high school, undergraduate, and trade school students planning careers in electric vehicles.
    • State: Wisconsin
    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or trade school student
    • Field of Study: Plans to work on electric vehicles
    $2,000
    Deadline:Feb 19, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  29. Shaunterrio Hudson Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Backpack Payment Technologies, Inc.
    Open to undergraduate students with a 2.8 GPA or higher pursuing healthcare, nursing, radiology, or medical technology.
    • Education Level: Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program
    • Financial Status: Demonstrated financial need
    • Field of Study: Healthcare, nursing, radiology, or medical technology
    • Background: Must identify as a member of a minority or underserved community
    • Minimum cumulative GPA: 2.8
    $1,000
    Deadline:Feb 28, 2027
    One Click Apply
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  30. Doan Foundation Arts Scholarship

    Funded by
    Doan Incorporated (Doan Foundation)
    Open to low-income California high school seniors pursuing the arts, music, or design.
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • GPA: 2.5 or higher
    • State: California
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Field of Study: Arts
    $1,000
    Deadline:Feb 28, 2027
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