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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.

• Teaching Fellows Program

  College of Charleston

  $5,700–$6,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Washington Center Scholarship

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

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

• Mari Sandoz Emerging Writer Scholarship

  Western Colorado University

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

• Georgia HOPE Scholarship

  Georgia Student Finance Commission

  $2,985–$5,970·Awarded each term (3.0 GPA; Georgia residents at eligible colleges)

• Georgia Zell Miller Scholarship

  $2,985–$5,970·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

  $500–$5,665·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• WV Promise Scholarship

  Marshall University

  up to $5,500·Typically closes around September 1 — confirm with the provider

• WV Promise Scholarship

  State of West Virginia

  up to $5,500·Typically closes around March 1 — confirm with the provider

• Lewis Family McDonald's Tuition Assistance

  Lewis Family McDonald's

  $2,500–$5,250·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• VTAG – Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant

  Virginia

  $5,250·Typically closes around September 15 — confirm with the provider

• Academics Without Borders Grants

  Academics Without Borders USA

  $5,000·TBD

• Achievement Scholarship

  Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation

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

• Adoptions from the Heart Scholarship for Birth Parents

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

• Advertising Education Foundation of Houston

  Advertising Education Foundation of Houston

  $5,000·January 15, 2027

• AICPA Scholarships for Accounting Students

  AICPA Foundation

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

• AICPA Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students

  American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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

• SC LIFE Scholarship

  Anderson University

  $5,000·March 1, 2027

• Arkansas Academic Challenge Traditional Scholarship

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

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

• Arkansas Governor's Scholars Award

  Arkansas Department of Higher Education

  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 (BAAQMD)

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

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

  $3,500–$5,000·Fall/Academic Year: October of year prior for early deadline; otherwise, March; Spring: March of year prior for early de

• Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship

  U.S. Department of State

  $5,000–$8,000·Typically closes around October 31 — confirm with the provider

• Brevard Schools Foundation Scholarship

  Brevard Schools Foundation

  $250–$5,000·Deadline not published — confirm with the provider

• Café Bustelo El Café del Futuro Scholarship

  $5,000·July 1, 2027