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Merit scholarships

2,624 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.

• Texas First Program Scholarship

  $1,000–$8,000·March 1, 2027

• WCFiber Scholarship

  $8,000·February 16

• TOPS Performance Award

  Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

  $7,862·July 1 each year

• American Council of the Blind (ACB)

  American Council of the Blind

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

• Fox Pest Control Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders Contest

  $7,500·September 30, 2026

• Grow Your Own (GYO) Teacher Scholarship

  up to $7,500·Typically closes around February 14 — 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

• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Program

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

• Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

  South Carolina General Assembly

  $6,700–$7,500·Apply through high school guidance counselor

• Robert H. Short Scholarship

  External

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

• SC Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

  South Carolina

  $6,700–$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

• TOPS Opportunity Award

  Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

  $7,462·July 1 each year

• Maximum Pell Grant for Dependents of Deceased Servicemembers and Public Safety Officers

  $7,395·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Pell Grant: Military Dependents

  U.S. Department of Education

  $7,395·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Excelsior Scholarship

  New York State

  up to $7,070·Rolling; application released a few months before semester start

• Alaska Performance Scholarship

  Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

  $3,500–$7,000·Earned by high-school GPA + curriculum + test (Alaska residents)

• Barry Goldwater Scholarship

  $7,000·January 29, 2027

• Chief Manuelito Scholarship

  Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs

  $7,000·Typically closes around April 1 — confirm with the provider

• OSRHE Academic Scholars

  Oklahoma State Board of Regents

  $2,000–$7,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program

  Terry Fox Foundation

  $3,500–$7,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• The Roothbert Fund

  The Roothbert Fund

  $5,000–$7,000·Typically closes around February 28 — confirm with the provider