[Page 3] The 300 Best Scholarships for High School Students in October 2026
Updated: October 26, 2026
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Christopher T. Muschalek Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMuschalek FamilyOpen to students in Texas studying or planning to study history or architecture.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 27, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes61
John Walker and Christine Horton Education Scholarship
Funded byDouglas HortonOpen to underrepresented minority or first-generation students in North Carolina pursuing health or physical education.Amount$2,100Deadline:Nov 29, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes62
David G. Sutton Memorial Scholarship
Funded byStacy MenschOpen to Pennsylvania high school student-athletes in any sport.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes63
PrimePutt Putting Mat Scholarship for Women Golfers
Funded byPrimePuttOpen to female high school seniors, college, and graduate students who play golf.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes64
Shaffer Foundation of Delaware First Responder Scholarship
Funded byThe Shaffer Foundation of Delaware, Inc.Open to Delaware high school seniors who are children of first responders and plan to attend college or trade school.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 30, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes65
LaVelle McCoy Memorial Aviation Scholarship
Funded byMcCoy FamilyOpen to Arizona high school, college, and graduate students pursuing careers in aviation.Amount$4,000Deadline:Dec 2, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes66
India Terrell Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTerrell CroomsOpen to Black high school seniors and undergraduate students in North Carolina.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 3, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes67
Bright Lite Scholarship
Funded byBright Lite CharityOpen to low-income high school seniors, college, and trade school students in New York with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 3, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes68
It Takes A Village “Bayanihan” Scholarship
Funded byTinidor FoodsOpen to Filipino students from immigrant, refugee, or asylee families in high school, college, or graduate school.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 4, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes69
Deena Collins Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCollinsOpen to female students in Kansas or Nebraska pursuing careers in healthcare, including mental health.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 5, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes70
Velazquez Social Sciences Scholarship
Funded byJorge VelazquezOpen to first-generation high school seniors of Puerto Rican heritage pursuing social work, psychology, or other social sciences.Amount$1,100Deadline:Dec 6, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes71
Rose M. Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Funded byEric JacksonOpen to Detroit Public Schools Community District high school seniors planning a two- or four-year degree.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 8, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes72
CML Music Scholarship
Funded bySherie McArthurOpen to first-generation undergraduate students at HBCUs who plan to pursue music.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 8, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes73
Mental Health Profession Scholarship
Funded byWorldwide Mental Health FoundationOpen to high school seniors and undergraduates who have faced a mental health challenge and study psychology, counseling, or social work.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 10, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes74
Bright Lights Scholarship
Funded byBria AlexanderOpen to students of color or first-generation students in high school, college, or trade school.Amount$1,100Deadline:Dec 10, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes75
Terry Masters Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMasters FamilyOpen to high school seniors, college, and graduate students pursuing the fine arts.Amount$1,500Deadline:Dec 14, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes76
Equan Bedenfield Legacy Scholarship
Funded byErnest, Bolin, Turner, and Bedenfield FamilyOpen to high school seniors in Genesee County, Michigan, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 16, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes77
Bre Hoy Memorial Softball Scholarship
Funded byRachel Vogt VogtOpen to high school senior and undergraduate softball players with a 3.2 GPA or higher.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 19, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes78
Sharon L. Smartt Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDebrah Smartt HenryOpen to first-generation, low-income female high school and undergraduate students in California, Oregon, or Washington studying the humanities.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 19, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes79
RonranGlee Special Needs Teacher Literary Scholarship
Funded byRonne GleasonOpen to high school seniors, undergraduates, and graduate students pursuing special education.Amount$10,000Deadline:Dec 20, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes80
No Limits Athletic Scholarship
Funded byKai WaymanOpen to East Coast high school seniors with a physical or mental health disability who play sports.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 24, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes81
Vision of Music Scholarship
Funded byMakenna WaymanOpen to female high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing careers in music.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 24, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes82
RonranGlee Literary Scholarship
Funded byRonne GleasonOpen to high school seniors and undergraduates with a passion for close reading.Amount$10,000Deadline:Dec 26, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes83
Lotus Scholarship
Funded byFiona ChenOpen to BIPOC high school seniors, college, and graduate students from low-income or single-parent households.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 29, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes84
Maggie's Way- International Woman’s Scholarship
Funded byDavid GaskillOpen to female international high school and undergraduate students studying in the U.S.Amount$5,000Deadline:Dec 30, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes85
Tanya C. Harper Memorial SAR Scholarship
Funded byGail SaundersOpen to Black high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing careers in medicine.Amount$500Deadline:Dec 31, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes86
John Dowling Odom Welding Scholarship
Funded byLisa VaughanOpen to high school and trade school students pursuing welding with at least a 2.5 GPA.Amount$1,000Deadline:Dec 31, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes87
Elizabeth Schalk Memorial Scholarship
Funded byBrian SchalkOpen to high school seniors, college students, and graduate students affected by mental illness, personally or in their family.Amount$2,000Deadline:Dec 31, 2026Education LevelAnyTakes minutes88
Brian Chellios Memorial Scholarship
Funded byStacie StreicherOpen to high school seniors, undergraduates, and trade school students with a 3.0 GPA pursuing fire science or EMS.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jan 1, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes89
Stephen LeCornu Routh Memorial Scholarship
Funded byAnonymousOpen to Tennessee high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing engineering.Amount$2,000Deadline:Jan 1, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes90
