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$1,000 GK Tanabe Student Scholarship:

Deadline: December 31st

Eligibility: Applicants must be 9th-12th grade high school students, college students who are U.S. residents. Students may study any major and attend any college in the U.S.

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10,000 Colgate-Palmolive Make the U Educational Grant

Scholarship:

deadline: November 2nd

Eligibility: Applicants must have Hispanic heritage, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be graduating high school seniors. Students must be role models in their communities and must also be permanent residents, DACA, U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.

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Amount: Depends on the applicant!

The Leadership Scholarship provides merit-based scholarships to students who have unmet financial need, and who have shown strong leadership qualities in their service to their communities. There are many barriers to successfully completing a college degree program, and the scholarship is intended to reduce the financial ones.

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Delete Cyberbullying Beyond School Walls Scholarship

Eligibility: 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade

Applicants must be attending or planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or university for undergraduate or graduate studies. Applicants must also be a high school (9th to 12th grade), college or graduate student or a student planning to enter college. Selection is based on the written statement and focused on creativity, content and commitment to the cause of deleting cyberbullying.

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Equitable Excellence Scholarship

Eligible Criteria: Student grade

12th grade

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents who are current high school seniors and are planning to enroll full-time in an accredited college or university in the fall following their graduation. They must show ambition and drive evidenced by outstanding achievement in school, community or workplace activities. achievement is required.

Award Amount: $5,000

Application Deadline: January 13, 2026

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Deadline

Oct 31

Eligibility criteria

Student grade

9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade

Applicants must be attending or planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or university for undergraduate or graduate studies. Applicants must also be a high school (9th to 12th grade), college or graduate student or a student planning to enter college. Selection is based on the written statement and focused on creativity, content and commitment to the cause of deleting cyberbullying.

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The Wallin Education program (a two-year program of four)

You can get up to 8,000 for a two-year program and 16,000 for a four-year program

Graduating senior (class of 2026) from a partner high school in Minnesota (Eden Prairie High School is eligible)

​Minimum 2.0 GPA (unweighted)

Parent(s) adjusted gross income (AGI) must be under $95,000 (up to $135,000 for a family of 6+ members)

There are requirements for different pathways

It opens Feb 16, 2026

Closes April 24th, 2026

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Full tuition Dellums SMART scholarship to support students going into STEM fields

Deadline: December 5

Eligibility: Applicants must be students with no previous college credit who intend to pursue a bachelor's degree. Students must be high school seniors or rising freshmen pursuing a bachelor's degree by the program start date. Applicants must not have any previous college experience

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Deadline : Feb 15

To be eligible, you must:

Be a high school senior participating in an approved college readiness program

Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited four-year college or university right after high school

Be Pell Grant eligible

Have at least a 2.4 GPA

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Most Valuable Student Scholarships

deadline: November 12, 2025, Pacific time

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are U.S. citizens and who plan to pursue a four-year degree on a full-time basis at a U.S. college or university. Male and female students compete separately. 500 students accepted.

https://www.elks.org/scholars/scholarships/MVS.cfm

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The 2024 application closed on November 13, 2023.

Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need.

Eligibility:

Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.

Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.

High school graduates are not eligible to apply.

Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.

The 2024 MVS Leadership Weekend will be held April 11-14 in Chicago. The Top 20 scholars, selected from the 500 national semi-finalists, will receive an invitation to the weekend and scholarships of $30,000. The 480 runners-up will receive scholarships of $4,000. Attendance at Leadership Weekend is required to be part of the Top 20 cohort and receive $30,000.

The Elks National Foundation is proud to present its 2023 class of Most Valuable Student Scholarship Recipients. to see the full list of winners.
Looking for other Elks scholarship options? Learn about Legacy Awards and Emergency Educational Grants.

Questions? Email scholarship@elks.org or call 773/755-4732.

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Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. Eligibility: Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply. Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks. High school graduates are not eligible to apply.

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Deadline

Feb 28

Eligibility criteria

Student grade

11th grade, 12th grade

Applicants must be currently enrolled or plan to be enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. college or university. Students must be a high school junior or senior, undergraduate student or graduate student and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. Recipients must provide an official transcript confirming their reported GPA and proof of enrollment.

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Americorps National Civilian Community Corps.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens who are between 18 and 26 years of age. Recipients must live on one of five AmeriCorps campuses in Denver, Colorado; Sacramento, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Vinton, Iowa or Vicksburg, Mississippi. Applicants must commit to 10 months of service on projects in areas such as education, public safety, the environment and other unmet needs. The projects are located within the region of one of the four campuses. Deadline January. Award Amount $5,775

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Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards

Offered by Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation

To promote Hispanic excellence and recognize the contributions of Hispanic American youth.

Deadline: Nov 03

Award amount: Varies

Applicants must be high school seniors who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, reside in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Jose and Washington, DC and have Hispanic parentage (Hispanic parentage can be one parent of Mexican, Central American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, South American, Spanish or Caribbean Hispanic descent).

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Award amount

$5,000

Student grade

12th grade

Students must be Islamic U.S. citizens, permanent residents or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) who are attending a U.S. accredited institution. Students must enroll full-time at accredited colleges or universities majoring in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, optometry and allied health.

https://student.xello.world/college-applications/scholarships/super-college/133AC4FF-AF64-444A-B61F155E0128F931

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Stamps Scholar Program

Deadline- depends on your school

Amount- 6,000 - 90,000

The Stamps Scholars Program, with its partner schools, seeks students who demonstrate academic merit, strong leadership potential, and exceptional character.

They have partner schools and international students are eligible for the Stamps Scholarship. Students should check directly with the program that they are interested in to view eligibility requirements.

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The Stamps Scholars Program was founded by E. Roe Stamps and his late wife Penny in 2006, with the purpose of enabling extraordinary educational experiences for extraordinary students. Today, it is an internationally prestigious scholarship program and community that helps exceptional students become meaningful leaders throughout society.

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Eligibility Criteria:

- Current graduating high school senior and be under the age of 20. (Current college students are not eligible.)

- Citizen of the United States on the date your application is submitted; lawful permanent resident status does not qualify.

2) $1,000-$7,500

3) Must Submit before November 12th

4) Answer this essay prompt: "How do you define leadership? Using a leadership role from an extracurricular activity or community service activity you prioritize as being important to you, describe how you fulfilled your definition of leadership. Include specific examples of what you contributed, what you learned about yourself, and how the role has influenced your plans for the future. " In 500 words or less