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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 Opportunity Award

  Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)

  $7,462·July 1

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

  U.S. Department of Education

  $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

• Math & Science Teaching Incentive Program

  Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) of New York State

  $7,070·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Alaska Performance Scholarship

  Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

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

• Chief Manuelito Scholarship

  Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs

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

• Horatio Alger Oregon Scholarship Program

  Horatio Alger Association

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

• OSRHE Academic Scholars

  Rogers State University

  $5,000–$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

• Udall Scholarship

  Udall Foundation

  up to $7,000·Typically closes around February 3 — confirm with the provider

• Zeta National Educational Foundation General Scholarships

  Zeta National Educational Foundation

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

• Minnesota Postsecondary Child Care Grant

  State of Minnesota

  up to $6,500·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Ohio War Orphans & Severely Disabled Veteran's Children Scholarship (OWO)

  State of Ohio

  $6,330·May 15

• MTC Scholarship

  Great Basin College

  $6,100·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Yakama Indian Nation Scholarship

  Yakama Indian Nation

  $2,000–$6,100·Typically closes around July 1 — confirm with the provider

• Competitive Skills Scholarship Program (CSSP)

  Maine Department of Labor (Maine Career Centers)

  $3,000–$6,000·Rolling — applications accepted year-round

• Foster Child Grant

  Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance

  up to $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program

  Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program

  $4,000–$6,000·July 1, 2027

• Missouri Blue Scholarship

  $6,000·Typically closes around June 1 — confirm with the provider

• Montgomery GI Bill – Chapter 30

  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Ned McWherter Scholars Program

  State of Tennessee and University of Tennessee-Knoxville

  $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Ohio Work Ready Grant (OWRG)

  $750–$6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Om & Shanti

  Om & Shanti

  $6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider