Scholarship Opportunities

December 4, 2025

Finding ways to fund your education can feel overwhelming, but scholarships are an excellent resource to help reduce financial stress and make your academic goals more achievable. There are countless scholarship opportunities designed to support the Class of 2025. Below, we’ve compiled a list of scholarships that cater to a variety of interests, backgrounds, and career aspirations.

 

Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship

High school students graduating during the 2025-2026 school year and who meet our other criteria can apply for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program $20,000 scholarship application August 1-September 30, 2025.

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United States Presidential Scholars Program

High school principals are asked to identify outstanding high school students who will be graduating between January and August of 2026 to apply for consideration for the United States Presidential Scholars Program (USPSP). One general program student applicant and one Career and Technical Education (CTE) student applicant will be accepted from each school.

Deadline: October 3, 2025 | Apply Here

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.

Deadline: November 12, 2025 | Apply Here

 

Equitable Excellence Scholarship

Equitable is committed to students who show potential: those with the courage to pursue what’s possible; who display strength in managing challenges; who share wisdom with others. Applicants of the Equitable Excellence Scholarship® must be high school seniors with financial need who plan to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must also reside in one of the 50 U.S. states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico, and will be asked to demonstrate ambition and self-drive to give back to their communities by encouraging other students to pursue post-secondary attainment.

Deadline: December 18,2025 | Apply Here

 

GE- Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program offers college scholarships of up to $40,000 for high school seniors nationwide who showcase leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship. Easy to apply and will change students’ lives.

Deadline: January 5, 2026 | Apply Here

Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

The Live Más Scholarship empowers students who are passionate about making a difference in their communities and beyond. This scholarship program by the Taco Bell Foundation supports students at every stage of their journey, helping them channel their passion into transformative change.

Deadline: January 6, 2026 | Apply Here

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites U.S. high school students to describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born.

Deadline: January 12, 2026 | Apply Here

The Dream.US Scholarship

Applications are open to first generation immigrant students with or without DACA or TPS who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and before Nov. 1, 2020. The National Scholarship Award will help cover your tuition and fees at one of our Partner Colleges up to a maximum of $33,000 for a bachelor’s degree.

Deadline: February 28,2026 | Apply Here

Community Foundation of Texas Scholarship Application  

CFT’s 2025 Scholarship Application Cycle is open. With over 50 scholarship funds, students can easily apply. Application deadlines range from March 1 to May 1.  

Apply here 

 

MALDEF Scholarship Resource Guide 

The MALDEF Scholarship Resource Guide is a free, informative resource guide for students, parents, and educators with an extensive list of scholarships, including many that do not inquire about immigration status.  

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