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Merit scholarships

3,215 merit scholarships, with the amount, the deadline and who can apply for each. Awarded for academic achievement, test scores or class standing rather than financial need — these reward the work already on your transcript.

Amounts come from the provider. A large figure is sometimes the total a fund awards across all its recipients rather than what one student receives — confirm the individual award with the provider before you apply.

• UC Education Abroad Program Scholarships

  University of California-Santa Cruz

  $1,500,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Study Abroad with American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)

  $800,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Discover Scholarship Award

  $300,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Army ROTC Four-Year Scholarship

  US Army Cadet Command

  $280,000·Typically closes around January 31 — confirm with the provider

• Mensa Foundation Scholarship Program

  Mensa Foundation

  $200,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Flinn Scholarship

  Flinn Foundation

  $135,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Navy Civil Engineer Collegiate Program (Undergraduate)

  $113,100·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Lilly Endowment, Inc. Grant

  Lilly Endowment, Inc.

  $5,000–$100,000·TBD

• Stamps Scholarship

  Stamps Scholars

  $98,000·Apply through a partner college's admission process (merit; full cost + enrichment)

• Brave of Heart Scholarship

  $5,000–$50,000·Application cycles open in February and August

• Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student

  Elks National Foundation

  $4,000–$30,000·November 30, 2026

• Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship

  Obama Chesky Scholarship (founded by former President Barack Obama, Obama family, and Brian Chesky)

  up to $50,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Voyager Scholarship for Public Service

  Obama Foundation / Airbnb

  $10,000–$50,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Natalia Malcolm Scholarship

  Wichita State University

  $50,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• RaiseMe Micro-Scholarships

  RaiseMe

  up to $48,000·Rolling — applications accepted year-round

• Tuition Exchange (TE) Scholarship

  Union College

  up to $45,000·Aligns with admission application deadline (Early Decision, Regular Decision, Transfer)

• Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

  Amazon Future Engineer

  up to $40,000·Typically opens fall (computer-science-bound; financial need)

• Asia Network: Student-Faculty Fellows Program

  Asia Network

  up to $40,000·December

• BigFuture Scholarship Program

  $500–$40,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• College Board Opportunity Scholarship

  College Board

  $40,000·January 1, 2050

• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

  Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

  $40,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Reagan Foundation Scholarship

  $40,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Ron Brown Scholar Program

  Ron Brown Scholar Fund

  $40,000·Typically closes January (Black/African American high-school seniors)

• Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

  Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

  $40,000·Typically closes around September 16 — confirm with the provider