[Page 6] The 300 Best Scholarships for High School Students in October 2026
Updated: October 26, 2026
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Pleasant Hill Outlook Scholarship
Funded byTrevor YoungOpen to juniors at Pleasant Hill High School in Missouri with more than a year of work experience.Amount$3,000Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes151
Healing Self and Community Scholarship
Funded byOG Dance School for Healing Self, LLC®Open to BIPOC high school seniors, college, and graduate students pursuing careers in art or health.Amount$2,000Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes152
Virginia Douglas Memorial Scholarship for Change
Funded byRape Incest Survivor Empowerment United ProjectOpen to students in Missouri pursuing social work or a related field.Amount$1,000Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes153
Markus Koch Memorial Scholarship
Funded byJamie KochOpen to high school seniors at Pea Ridge High School in Arkansas.Amount$2,000Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes154
Mrs. Yvonne L. Moss Scholarship
Funded byMarcus and Veronica LockhartOpen to high school seniors in Texas.Amount$2,500Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes155
Built to Serve Scholarship
Funded byEvans Construction IncOpen to Christian students at West Point High School or New Kent High School in Virginia.Amount$6,000Deadline:Feb 28, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes156
Michelle (Burris) Fishburn Memorial Scholarship
Funded byBurris FamilyOpen to high school seniors in Hillsborough County, Florida, with a 3.0 GPA or higher and volunteer experience.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 1, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes157
Hearts on Sleeves, Minds in College Scholarship
Funded byPayal MehtaOpen to low-income Black or Native American high school seniors and undergraduates with a 3.5+ GPA.Amount$3,003Deadline:Mar 1, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes158
Stewart Family Legacy Scholarship
Funded byStewart FamilyOpen to high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher planning to study science in college.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 2, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes159
Michelle Marsh Village Matters Scholarship
Funded byMichelle MarshOpen to high school seniors in Massachusetts or Georgia.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 3, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes160
Schell Opportunity Scholarship
Funded byThe Schell FamilyOpen to seniors at Shadle Park High School in Spokane, Washington.Amount$10,000Deadline:Mar 3, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes161
Learner Online Learning Innovator Scholarship for Veterans
Funded byLearnerOpen to U.S. citizens and permanent residents in high school, college, or graduate school who use online learning tools.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 3, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes162
Go Blue Crew Scholarship
Funded byBrian ThelenOpen to Michigan high school seniors with a 3.5 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 4, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes163
J.Terry Tindall Memorial Scholarship
Funded byTindallOpen to Colorado high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$3,500Deadline:Mar 4, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes164
Eden Alaine Memorial Scholarship
Funded byFornerOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have lost an immediate family member.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 4, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes165
Jefferson High School Scholarship
Funded byAnonymous DonorOpen to Jefferson High School seniors in Boulder, Montana, who have played volleyball for four or more years.Amount$2,500Deadline:Mar 5, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes166
Boddu Football Impact Scholarship
Funded byBoddu/NekkantiOpen to high school seniors in Michigan or Virginia who play football.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 6, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes167
Boddu/Nekkanti Dance Expression Scholarship
Funded byBoddu/NekkantiOpen to high school seniors and undergraduates in Michigan or Virginia who dance.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 6, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes168
Nekkanti Accounting Excellence Scholarship
Funded byBoddu/NekkantiOpen to high school and undergraduate students in Michigan or Virginia pursuing accounting.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 6, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes169
Daniel Sackett Memorial Award
Funded byMiles-Sackett FamilyOpen to students at Victor J. Andrew, Amos Alonzo Stagg, or Carl Sandburg High School in Illinois.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 7, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes170
Coach Ray Memorial Athletic Scholarship
Funded byDerek JindraOpen to female high school seniors in California who play basketball.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 9, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes171
WTHS Class of '95 Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMelanie GroffOpen to seniors at West Texas High School.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 9, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes172
Dawson Cade Wilcox Memorial Scholarship
Funded byWilcox FamilyOpen to male high school seniors in Moore County, North Carolina, Long County, Georgia, or at Marlboro Academy or Mesa Ridge High School.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 10, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes173
Stitt Family Aeronautics & Aerospace Scholarship
Funded byStittOpen to high school and undergraduate students with financial need in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington pursuing aerospace.Amount$30,000Deadline:Mar 10, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes174
Uniball's Skilled Trades Scholarship
Funded byLansing FamilyOpen to high school seniors and trade school students pursuing a skilled trade like welding, electrical work, or plumbing.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 12, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes175
William T. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMeaghan SullivanOpen to New York high school seniors with volunteering experience who plan to attend a two- or four-year college.Amount$1,250Deadline:Mar 13, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes176
Allison Thomas Swanberg Memorial Scholarship
Funded bySwanbergOpen to Colorado high school seniors, college, and graduate students with a 3.0+ GPA and volunteer experience.Amount$1,500Deadline:Mar 13, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes177
Jake Stover "Just One More" Memorial Scholarship
Funded byStover FamilyOpen to high school seniors in Oldham or Jefferson County, Kentucky, or Floyd or Clark County, Indiana.Amount$2,500Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh School178
Wilda J Bowers Education Scholarship
Funded byBowersOpen to high school seniors in Greene County, Tennessee, pursuing careers in education.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes179
Joanette Coogan Memorial Scholarship
Funded byCoogan FamilyOpen to Hayward High School seniors in Wisconsin with financial need.Amount$5,000Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes180