Scholarships for Current College Students
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Registration for DCPS Persists (Alumni Coach and microgrant opens on February 15th! Sign up to attend an information session about this program for graduates of DCPS high schools.
Deadline: February 8
Amount: Up to $5,000
GPA Requirement: 2.75 (college) / 3.0 (high school)
Description: This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors and current college freshman and sophomores or are not older than 20 years of age as of August 1, 2024. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Recipients may renew the scholarship annually for a maximum of four academic years if they continue to meet scholarship requirements.
Greater Washington Urban League
Closing Date: February 9th
Amount: $1,000 - $8,000
GPA Requirement: N/A
Description: Applicants must be high school scholars or college students who live or attend school in Washington, DC, Prince George's County, MD, and Montgomery County, MD. All scholarship disbursements are for tuition and will be delivered directly o the bursar's or student accounts office of the student's school. For more scholarship information visit https://www.gwul.org/gwulscholarships or email scholarship@thursdaynetwork.org.
Deadline: February 28
Amount: $25,000
GPA Requirement: N/A
Description: All high school and college students who are US citizens are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The winner will be determined by random drawing, and only one entry per person is allowed.
Deadline: March 1
Amount: Up to $5,000
GPA Requirement: 3.0
Description: The ACS Scholars Program is open to Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Indigenous students who are graduating high school seniors or full-time college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents (inquire via email if you have questions regarding asylum or DACA status) intending to or already majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology, or a chemically related science AND planning to pursue a career in a chemistry-related science. Recipients may renew this scholarship each year but must send updated documents (i.e., renewal form, official transcript, FAFSA) and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Deadline: March 1
Amount: $2,000
GPA Requirement: N/A
Description: High school and college students can apply for this scholarship, which asks applicants to submit a billboard design that warns peers of the dangers of distracted driving, specifically using one’s phone while driving. The winning designs may be placed on billboards across the country.
Deadline: March 1
Amount: Full tuition, fees, books, room, and board
GPA Requirement: 3.0
Description: Applicants must be accepted for admission at or currently attending one of the nineteen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities and planning to study or studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related academic disciplines. Applicants must be US citizens who demonstrate leadership and community service. The scholarship may be renewed each year, contingent upon satisfactory academic performance and normal progress toward the bachelor's degree. - The 1890 land-grant system consists of the following 19 universities: Alabama A&M, Alcorn State University, Central State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Langston University, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T State University, Prairie View A&M University, South Carolina State University, Southern University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Virginia State University and West Virginia State University.
Deadline: March 15
Amount: Varies
GPA Requirement: 2.0
Description: Complete one application to compete for multiple scholarships. Applicants must be high school juniors, high school seniors, or college students who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree. Applicants must also demonstrate critical financial need (adjusted gross income <$65,000), be involved in co-curricular and community service activities, and display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity.
Deadline: March 15
Amount: Varies
GPA Requirement: 3.0 (college students) / 3.5 (high school students)
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students and graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the 2024-25 academic year. Applicants must come from families with a total annual income of less than $100,000 or with extenuating circumstances such as medical expenses, recent job changes, etc.