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[Page 5] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2026
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Waymakers Scholarship
Funded byJocelyn LiberatoreThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Warren Liberatore by supporting the next generation of students who will put their skills to use in the trades.- Education Level: High school or trade school student
- GPA: 3.0 or lower
- State: Pennsylvania
- Background: Passionate about building or crafting things for the community
$2,000Deadline:Jun 17, 2026One Click Apply121Future Green Leaders Scholarship
Funded bywiseGEEKThis scholarship will support a student who is pursuing studies in business, environmental science, sustainability, or related fields.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
- Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident
- Field of Study: Business, environmental science, sustainability, or related fields
$1,000Deadline:Jun 17, 2026One Click Apply122Melendez for Nurses Scholarship
Funded byAlexandra Vazquez MelendezThis scholarship seeks to support students who are devoted to their studies while taking the time to care for members of their families.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Field of Study: Nursing
- Background: Has a family member with disabilities and assists in their caretaking
$1,000Deadline:Jun 17, 2026One Click Apply123Chhin Lor Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLor FamilyThis scholarship aims to honor Chhin Lor's legacy by supporting students who carry his same hunger: to rise, to reinvent, and to prove themselves through effort rather than entitlement.- Education Level: High school senior
- State: Massachusetts
- Background: First-generation college student
$500Deadline:Jun 17, 2026One Click Apply124Nicholas J. Fillmore Opportunity Scholarship
Funded byFillmore FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the ideals Nicholas Fillmore upheld by supporting students who demonstrate a commitment to personal growth, resilience, and the pursuit of a better life.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate student, or trade school student
- State: Connecticut
$1,500Deadline:Jun 18, 2026One Click Apply125Pay It Forward Scholarship
Funded byAmber WojcikThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Dr. Michael Paglia by helping students overcome the barriers they face so they can achieve their ambitions.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Background: First-generation college and graduate student
- Financial Status: Comes from a lower socioeconomic status
- Field of Study: Healthcare
$1,000Deadline:Jun 18, 2026One Click Apply126Rob Snyder Memorial Golf Scholarship
Funded byKellie SnyderThis scholarship seeks to keep Rob Snyder’s name alive in the world of golf by providing financial assistance and guidance to those who share his love for the sport.- GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
- State: Massachusetts, Georgia, or Florida
- Financial Status: Demonstrated financial need
- Education Level: High school junior or senior
- Sport: A current member of their high school golf team
- Intention: Intention to play golf at the collegiate level
$3,000Deadline:Jun 19, 2026One Click Apply127Second Chance Youth Scholarship
Funded byKim FamilyThis scholarship seeks to give youth in trouble with the law a true second chance, through possibility rather than punishment.- Education Level: High school or GED student, high school graduate, or undergraduate student
- Financial Status: Low-income
- Background: In or or has been in the juvenile justice system
$5,000Deadline:Jun 21, 2026One Click Apply128CL Proferes Scholarship
Funded byAbigail WilliamsThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of CaroleLynn Proferes by supporting students who are following in her footsteps.- Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
- Field of Study: Insurance or risk management
$9,000Deadline:Jun 22, 2026One Click Apply129Jose Prado Scholarship – Strength, Faith, and Family
Funded byMIRTA PradoThis scholarship will support a low-income Hispanic/Latinx high school senior as they pursue higher education.- Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latinx
- Education Level: High school senior
- Background: Low-income, First generation college student
- State: Illinois
$500Deadline:Jun 25, 2026One Click Apply130Barbara Steinhauser Kalinowski Memorial Scholarship
Funded byBridgette BorlandThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Barbara Kalinowski by supporting students from her county as they pursue higher education.- Education Level: High school senior
- Background: Benefited from extra help in elementary school
- Location: Suffolk County, New York
$500Deadline:Jun 28, 2026One Click Apply131SuperDad Scholarship
Funded bySingle Dads UnitedThis scholarship seeks to empower single dads by providing the resources and support they need to enrich the lives and well-being of their children.- Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate student, or vocational student
- Citizenship Status: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Background: Single dad or child of a single dad
$1,000Deadline:Jun 29, 2026One Click Apply132LegalMatch.com's Legal Futures Initiative Scholarship
Funded byLegalMatch.comThis scholarship aims to support future lawyers as they pursue higher education so they can achieve their dreams and make a difference in the legal field.- Education Level: Undergraduate junior or senior
- College Type: Four-year school
- Education Goals: Plans to attend law school
- GPA: 3.75 min.
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply133Hodge Legacy Community Service Scholarship
Funded byD’Shyla DuncanThis scholarship seeks to support students who don’t have the financial means to attend college but are passionate about making a difference in the world.- State: Michigan
- GPA: 2.5 GPA or higher
- Financial Status: Low-income
- Education Level: High school senior
- Background: Community service experience
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply134Vickie Drum Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDavid ClineIn honor of Vickie Drum, this scholarship will support North Carolina female students with a child in their pursuit of higher education- State: NC
- Background: Female student with a child
- GPA: 3.0+
- Education Level: Undergraduate
$2,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply135Camari Hunt 4x Foundation Independent Living Expenses Scholarship
Funded byKimeka HuntThis scholarship aims to support and empower African-American and Black men who are striving to achieve their educational and personal goals while managing the challenges of independent living.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Financial Status: Financial need
- Age: 21-25 years old
- Gender: Male-identifying
- Background: Lives independently
- Experience: Active member of a community-based organization
- Race: African-American and/Black
$1,500Deadline:Jun 30, 2026136Powering Up.org: Empowering Pathways Into Energy Scholarship
Funded byPowering Up Inc.This scholarship aims to support the next generation of skilled professionals pursuing careers in the energy sector.- Field of Study: Energy field
- Education Level: High school or trade school student
$2,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply137Shining Star Scholarship
Funded bySwineyThis scholarship aims to honor an incredible son who passed from a drug overdose by supporting those who are sober or have lost a loved one to substance abuse.- Education Level: Undergraduate or trade school student
- State: Missouri
- Background: At least one year personally sober or has a sibling who passed from an overdose
$1,500Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply138Arthur Walasek Computer Science Memorial Scholarship
Funded byWalasek FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Arthur Walasek by supporting students who are passionate about computer science.- Education Level: High school senior
- Field of Study: Computer science
- GPA: 3.5 or above
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply139Tamika A. Nurse Fashionista Memorial Scholarship
Funded byNurseThis scholarship aims to honor the life of Tamika A. Nurse by supporting young women who share her passions and are following in her footsteps.- Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
- Identity: Underrepresented minority
- GPA: 2.5 or higher
- Field of Study: Business (fashion focus)
- Gender: Female-identifying
- Religion: Christian
$2,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply140Mary Jane Sanders Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySanders FamilyThis scholarship seeks to honor the life of Mary Jane Sanders by supporting students who have been impacted by a parent’s ALS diagnosis but are continuing to pursue their academic goals.- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- GPA: 3.0 GPA or higher
- Background: Parent diagnosed with or passed away from ALS
$1,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply141Detective Sergeant Robert Feliciano “IMPACT” Scholarship
Funded byErica DiazThis 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
$1,500Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply142Growing up in the Family Restaurant Business Scholarship
Funded byThe Lam-Wong FamilyThis scholarship aims to support students who were raised in the family restaurant business so they can afford to pursue all of their goals for the future.- Race: BIPOC
- Background: First-generation student
- Experience: Grew up in the family restaurant business
- Education Level: High school senior (class of 2026) or bachelor's student
$2,000Deadline:Jun 30, 2026One Click Apply143Jean Ramirez Scholarship
Funded byJR98 IncThis scholarship will support students who are immediate family members of a suicide victim.- Background: Immediate family of suicide victim
- Education: Undergraduate or graduate
$1,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply144Ja-Tek Scholarship Award
Funded byJadin HutchinsonThis scholarship aims to support underrepresented students as they pursue their dreams in the field of engineering.- College Plans: Will attend or is attending a four-year college
- Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate student
- GPA: 3.5 GPA or higher
- Field of Study: Engineering (computer science, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, etc.)
$500Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply145WCEJ Thornton Foundation Tools of the Trade Scholarship
Funded byWC & EJ Thornton FoundationThis 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 2026
$15,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply146SigaLa Education Scholarship
Funded byKarina SigalaThis 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
$1,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply147WCEJ Thornton Foundation Low-Income Scholarship
Funded byWC & EJ Thornton FoundationThis 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 2026
- Experience: Work or volunteer experience outside of school
$30,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply148Dr. Michal Lomask Memorial Scholarship
Funded byShemesh-lomaskThis 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
$3,000Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply149Kaprieasha Tyler Healthcare Scholarship
Funded byKaprieasha TylerThis scholarship aims to support dedicated students who are passionate about pursuing careers in healthcare.- Education Level: Undergraduate student
- Field of Study: Healthcare
- Background: Single parent
$500Deadline:Jul 01, 2026One Click Apply150