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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.

• TOPS Honors Award

  Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

  $8,262·July 1

• 2026 PSECU Scholarship

  $2,000–$8,000·Typically closes around February 28 — confirm with the provider

• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships

  up to $8,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Critical Language Scholarship

  up to $8,000·mid-November

• PSECU Scholarship

  PSECU

  $2,000–$8,000·Typically closes around February 28 — confirm with the provider

• Regions Riding Forward Scholarship

  $8,000·Quarterly contests throughout 2026 calendar year; four separate quarterly deadlines

• Texas First Program Scholarship

  $1,000–$8,000·expires at the end of the first academic year following student's graduation

• WCFiber Scholarship

  $8,000·February 16

• TOPS Performance Award

  Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

  $7,862·July 1

• American Council of the Blind (ACB)

  American Council of the Blind

  $2,000–$7,500·Typically closes around February 28 — confirm with the provider

• Palmetto Fellows Scholarship (PFS)

  Anderson University

  $6,700–$7,500·March 1, 2027

• Palmetto Fellows

  Charleston Southern University

  $6,700–$7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Fox Pest Control

  $7,500·September 30, 2026

• Fox Pest Control Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders Contest

  $5,000–$7,500·September 30, 2026

• Goldwater Scholarship

  Goldwater Scholarship Program

  up to $7,500·Typically closes around November 20 — confirm with the provider

• LIFE Scholarship Education Enhancement

  $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Minnesota Student Teacher Grant

  State of Minnesota

  $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program

  Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)

  up to $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• MTI (Minority Teachers of Illinois) Scholarship

  Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

  up to $7,500·Rolling

• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Program

  $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

  State of South Carolina

  $6,700–$7,500·June 30, 2027

• Robert H. Short Scholarship

  Robert H. Short Foundation

  $7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• South Carolina LIFE Scholarship

  South Carolina

  $5,000–$7,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

  $7,500·March 1, 2027