[Page 3] The 150 Best Scholarships for High School Seniors in October 2026
Updated: October 26, 2026
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Senior year is busy — between classes, college applications, and graduation prep, finding time to apply for scholarships isn’t easy. To help, we’ve compiled the best scholarships for high school seniors on Bold.org. On this page, you’ll find the top scholarships for seniors, ranked by award amount, effort, deadline, and eligibility — so you can focus on winning funding for college, not searching for it.
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500 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 500 Bold Points.Amount$5,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes61
Best Christian Colleges No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school students exploring Christian colleges who sign up for free Christian Connector resources.Amount$1,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes62
Bold App No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who download the free Bold.org app and sign in.Amount$500Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes63
400 Bold Points No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who have earned at least 400 Bold Points.Amount$4,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes64
Top Friend No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to all high school, college, and graduate students.Amount$5,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes65
Survey Rewards No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who complete more than 10 free Lucid surveys.Amount$500Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes66
Appily No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school students of every grade who are interested in college tips and resources.Amount$1,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes67
Best Catholic Colleges No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school students exploring Catholic colleges who sign up for free Catholic College Info resources.Amount$1,000Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes68
Surveys and Savings No-Essay Scholarship
Funded byBold.orgOpen to high school, college, and graduate students who sign up for a free Swagbucks account.Amount$500Deadline:Oct 31, 20264 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes69
Young Women in STEM Scholarship
Funded byStephanie HagopianOpen to low-income female high school seniors and undergraduates pursuing STEM.Amount$15,000Deadline:Nov 1, 20265 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes70
John D. Sherman Scholarship
Funded byFriends and Family of John D. ShermanOpen to low-income Vermont high school seniors and undergraduates with a physical disability or chronic illness.Amount$6,000Deadline:Nov 5, 20269 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes71
José Ventura and Margarita Melendez Mexican-American Scholarship Fund
Funded byBorders FamilyOpen to first-generation Mexican or Mexican American students starting or pursuing an undergraduate degree.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 7, 202611 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes72
Sherman S. Howard Legacy Foundation Scholarship
Funded bySherman S. Howard Legacy Foundation, Inc.Open to African American Christian undergraduates and college-bound high school graduates.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 7, 202611 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes73
Edward C. Kaufman Scholarship
Funded byLisa Marie CarterOpen to Pennsylvania high school seniors planning careers as paramedics or doctors.Amount$1,920Deadline:Nov 9, 202613 days left!Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes74
Heron Wolf Commercial Real Estate Scholarship
Funded byHeron Wolf StaffingOpen to high school, college, and graduate students pursuing commercial real estate.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 9, 202613 days left!Education LevelAnyTakes minutes75
Track to the Trades
Funded bySupplyHouseOpen to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are trade school students or high school seniors planning to attend trade school.Amount$75,000Deadline:Nov 10, 202614 days left!Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes76
Charles E. Nettles Continued Education Scholarship
Funded byAmoni PerrymanOpen to four-year undergraduates at HBCUs.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 10, 202614 days left!Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes77
L. Renee Burch-Bealer Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDixon-BrownOpen to low-income, first-generation high school seniors and college freshmen in Texas.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 13, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes78
Dr. Soronnadi Nnaji Legacy Scholarship
Funded byNnaji FamilyOpen to first- and second-generation African immigrant high school seniors and undergraduates studying STEM.Amount$5,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes79
Eldorado Tools: The Build and Make Scholarship
Funded byEldorado Tools Inc.Open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing construction or manufacturing.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes80
James Gabriel Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMcCormackOpen to high school juniors and seniors who have survived a congenital heart defect.Amount$1,225Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes81
Bick Mile Square Scholarship
Funded byBick Charitable FoundationOpen to high school, college, and trade school students in the Mile Square area of Hoboken, New Jersey.Amount$10,000Deadline:Nov 14, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes82
Gabe J. Maletta Memorial Scholarship for Mental Health
Funded byRichard StoeckelOpen to first-generation high school seniors with volunteer experience pursuing mental health careers.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes83
DMV Future Builders Scholarship
Funded byOriginals 3D PrintsOpen to college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, D.C. with volunteer experience.Amount$1,000Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes84
Frank and Nelcie Williams Memorial Scholarship
Funded byWilliamsOpen to New Jersey high school seniors.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 15, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes85
Luis Escobar III Foundation Scholarship
Funded byEscobarOpen to Christian high school seniors and undergraduates in Florida pursuing engineering.Amount$20,000Deadline:Nov 16, 2026Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes86
Undergraduate Minorities in STEM Scholarship
Funded byLeslie SmithOpen to BIPOC undergraduates studying STEM at HBCUs with a 3.0 GPA or higher.Amount$1,400Deadline:Nov 17, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes87
Jean-Paul Henry Memorial Scholarship
Funded byLoved Ones of Jean-Paul HenryOpen to student fathers building careers in the marine or maritime industry.Amount$500Deadline:Nov 18, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes88
Grace In Action Scholarship
Funded byGrace In Action Mission Inc.Open to high school juniors and seniors who are first-generation immigrants active in their church.Amount$3,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes89
Vickie Drum Memorial Scholarship
Funded byDavid ClineOpen to mothers in North Carolina enrolled in college or trade school.Amount$2,000Deadline:Nov 19, 2026Education LevelUndergraduateTakes minutes90