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

Open to low-income international high school and undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Open to Michigan high school seniors planning careers in mental health, social work, or counseling.

Open to low-income high school seniors in California who are pregnant or parenting.

Open to young women at Woodland Hills High School in Pennsylvania who plan to study business.

Open to California high school, college, and trade school students pursuing culinary arts.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students who are low-income, first-generation, or BIPOC.

Open to licensed BetterHelp therapists with student loan debt who work in women's mental health.

Open to high school seniors pursuing culinary arts, or culinary arts students in trade school or associate-degree programs.

Open to four-year undergraduates in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, or Kentucky.

Open to first-generation high school seniors and undergraduates studying to become teachers.

Open to high school seniors, college, and graduate students with community service experience pursuing social work.

Open to high school students at Washington Court House City Schools or Miami Trace High School in Ohio.

This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Brayden Blankley by supporting students who are attending trade school.

Open to high school and undergraduate students in Michigan, Ohio, or Indiana pursuing visual or performing arts.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students with nonprofit or volunteering experience.

Open to Wisconsin high school, undergraduate, and trade school students planning careers in electric vehicles.

Open to undergraduate students with a 2.8 GPA or higher pursuing healthcare, nursing, radiology, or medical technology.

Open to Leilehua High School seniors in Hawaii who attended Ka'ala Elementary School.

Open to BIPOC high school seniors, college, and graduate students pursuing careers in art or health.

Open to Colorado high school and undergraduate students pursuing nursing, EMT, or outdoor recreation careers.

Open to juniors at Pleasant Hill High School in Missouri with more than a year of work experience.

Open to low-income California high school seniors pursuing the arts, music, or design.

Open to Prairie View A&M University undergraduates and high school seniors who list it as a college of interest.

Open to Black female high school seniors who are low-income and first-generation college students.

Open to low-income Black or Native American high school seniors and undergraduates with a 3.5+ GPA.

Open to college, trade school, and graduate students who collect stamps.

Open to high school seniors in Hillsborough County, Florida, with a 3.0 GPA or higher and volunteer experience.

Open to female undergraduate nursing students in California.

Open to high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher planning to study science in college.

Open to high school seniors in Massachusetts or Georgia.