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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.

• Achievement Scholarship

  Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation

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

• Adoptions from the Heart Scholarship for Birth Parents

  Adoptions from the Heart

  up to $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Advertising Education Foundation of Houston

  Advertising Education Foundation of Houston

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

• American Chemical Society Scholars Program

  $1,000–$5,000·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• American Indian Grants

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

• SC LIFE Scholarship

  Anderson University

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

• Arkansas Governor's Scholars Award

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE)

  up to $5,000·Typically closes around February 1 — confirm with the provider

• Bay Area Air District Community Roots Scholarship

  Bay Area Air Quality Management District

  $5,000·Typically closes around August 24 — confirm with the provider

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

  U.S. Department of State

  $3,500–$5,000·October 6, 2026

• Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship

  U.S. Department of State

  $3,000–$5,000·Early March; Early October

• Café Bustelo El Café del Futuro Scholarship

  $5,000·July 1, 2027

• California Chafee Grant

  California Student Aid Commission

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

• Cedin the City Scholarship

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

• Chafee Grant

  up to $5,000·Typically closes around March 2 — confirm with the provider

• Charish Scholarship Program

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

• Child of Deceased or Disabled Veteran

  up to $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Child of Purple Heart Recipient or Wounded Veteran

  up to $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Colorado Education and Training Voucher Program

  State of Colorado

  up to $5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• DiLeonardo International Scholarship

  DiLeonardo International, Inc.

  $5,000·Typically closes around February 15 — confirm with the provider

• Direct Energy Live Brighter Scholarship

  $2,500–$5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Discover Student Loan Scholarship

  Discover

  $5,000·Monthly

• Discover® Student Loans Scholarship Award

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

• Door to College Scholarship

  State of Nebraska / Bellevue University

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

• Earnest Scholarship Fund

  Earnest

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