[Page 3] The 150 Best Scholarships for High School Students in October 2026
Updated: October 26, 2026
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Robert N. Highfield Memorial Scholarship
Funded byRobert Highfield FamilyOpen to high school students at Washington Court House City Schools or Miami Trace High School in Ohio.Amount$3,000Deadline:Feb 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes61
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 minutes62
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 minutes63
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 minutes64
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 minutes65
Alexander de Guia Memorial Scholarship
Funded byFamily of Alexander De GuiaOpen to Filipino high school seniors or community college students in California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Illinois, New York, or Guam.Amount$5,000Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes66
Black Excellence Award
Funded byLinda L. LynchOpen to Black high school seniors in Broward County, Florida.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes67
Gabriel Martin Memorial Annual Scholarship
Funded byRobbie and Ginger MartinOpen to high school juniors and seniors living with a medical condition such as diabetes, epilepsy, ADHD, or autism.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes68
Francis E. Moore Prime Time Ministries Scholarship
Funded byFamily of Francis E. MooreOpen to current students affected by their own or a family member’s incarceration.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 15, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes69
Philippians 2:3 Scholarship
Funded byWilliams CalderonOpen to graduating seniors at Bruni High School (TX).Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 20, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes70
Grady Reese Memorial Scholarship
Funded byMegan Reese PattersonOpen to seniors at Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, Minnesota.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 20, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes71
Deborah Brown Alexander Adventurer Award
Funded byBrown / Alexander FamilyOpen to Alief ISD high school students in Texas pursuing careers in education.Amount$2,000Deadline:Mar 29, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes72
Patrick B. Moore Memorial Scholarship
Funded byFriends and Family of Patrick B. MooreOpen to Virginia high school juniors and seniors.Amount$500Deadline:Mar 30, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes73
Glenn Ehlers Memorial Scholarship
Funded byEHLERS FAMILYOpen to seniors at Montgomery, Lake Creek, or Conroe High School in Texas.Amount$7,500Deadline:Mar 30, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes74
American Dream Scholarship
Funded byCharleen CabayOpen to non-U.S. citizen students at any level with community service or volunteer experience.Amount$1,000Deadline:Mar 30, 2027Education LevelAnyTakes minutes75
Jared Ethan Trueba Memorial Scholarship
Funded byThe Trueba FamilyOpen to high school students in New Mexico.Amount$1,000Deadline:Apr 1, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes76Ethan Joner Memorial Scholarship - Delco
Funded byEthan Joner Memorial FoundationOpen to high school students with community service experience in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with a GPA of at least 2.7.Amount$7,000Deadline:Apr 1, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes77
J.D. Currin Memorial Scholarship
Funded byJames RouthOpen to students at Eastern Randolph or Providence Grove High School in North Carolina.Amount$3,000Deadline:Apr 1, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes78
Weld Our Soul Scholarship
Funded byMcConville FamilyOpen to high school and trade school students pursuing careers in welding.Amount$1,350Deadline:Apr 8, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes79
Joan Free Thompson Scholarship
Funded byHowe and Linn FamiliesOpen to BIPOC high school students at Star City, Dumas, or McGehee High School in Arkansas.Amount$4,000Deadline:Apr 14, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes80
Peyton Heart Project Scholarship in Memory of Peyton James
Funded byThe Peyton Heart ProjectOpen to seniors at Dripping Springs High School in Texas.Amount$2,000Deadline:Apr 16, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes81
William Lacy Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Funded byPhillipsOpen to high school seniors in North Carolina or South Carolina.Amount$500Deadline:Apr 17, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes82
Lexi Nicole Olvera Memorial Scholarship
Funded byScott OlveraOpen to Texas high school seniors planning to study nursing.Amount$1,000Deadline:Apr 20, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes83
Scorenavigator Financial Literacy Scholarship
Funded byScoreNavigator IncOpen to low-income high school juniors and seniors with a 3.0+ GPA.Amount$7,500Deadline:Apr 23, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes84
Lieba’s Legacy Scholarship
Funded byJoran FamilyOpen to bachelor's and master's students studying psychology or social work with a 3.5 GPA or higher.Amount$1,000Deadline:Apr 24, 2027Education LevelUndergraduate, GraduateTakes minutes85
Skybrook Men's Golf Association Scholarship
Funded bySkybrook Golf MGAOpen to high school golfers in North Carolina with financial need.Amount$4,000Deadline:Apr 27, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes86
KC R. Sandidge Photography Scholarship
Funded byKC SandidgeOpen to high school seniors who want to make photography part of their future.Amount$1,000Deadline:Apr 30, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes87
Neil Margeson Sound Scholarship
Funded byMargeson FamilyOpen to high school, college, and trade school students pursuing music or sound engineering.Amount$4,000Deadline:May 5, 2027Education LevelHigh School, UndergraduateTakes minutes88
Jack D. McWilliams, Sr. Scholarship
Funded byThe McWilliams FamilyOpen to high school students in Cincinnati, Ohio, with a 3.0+ GPA.Amount$1,000Deadline:May 7, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes89
Jillian Page Commerce and Trades Scholarship
Funded byJillian PageOpen to Missouri high school seniors pursuing teaching, business, cosmetology, or the trades.Amount$500Deadline:May 11, 2027Education LevelHigh SchoolTakes minutes90