Scholarships

    Scholarship guides and public funding opportunities

    Start with strategy, then drill into specific scholarships that match your geography, timing, and application stage.

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    Scholarship Finder for International Students

    How to find scholarships for international students, shortlist the right programs, and build a funding plan before deadlines stack up.

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    ASSIST Scholars

    ASSIST

    International secondary-school students seeking a year at participating US independent schools; country, grade and language conditions apply.

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    Burger King Scholars

    Scholarship provider

    Eligible graduating students in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico; current residency and academic requirements apply.

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    Cameron Impact Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    US citizens in the high school class of 2028; minimum unweighted GPA 3.7/4.0, leadership and community service. Not open to international noncitizens.

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    Coca-Cola Scholars Program

    Scholarship provider

    Graduating US high school seniors meeting the program’s citizenship or eligible-status rules; not open to all international applicants.

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    Coolidge Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    High school juniors meeting US citizenship or permanent-residency requirements; current class-year rules apply.

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    Davidson Fellows Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Students aged 18 or younger with substantial qualifying work; US citizenship or permanent-residency requirements apply.

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    Dell Scholars

    Scholarship provider

    US high school seniors in approved college-readiness programs; financial-need and other requirements apply.

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    Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    High school seniors who are US citizens; current academic and application requirements apply.

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    Equitable Excellence Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    US high school seniors meeting citizenship or legal-residency requirements; check current award rules.

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    FOSSI Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    US high school seniors planning eligible STEM study at an HBCU; citizenship, financial-need and major requirements apply.

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    Greenhouse Scholars

    Scholarship provider

    US citizen or permanent-resident seniors in CO, GA, IL, NY, NC, UT or specified California counties; GPA 3.5+, household income at most $80,000 and community commitment.

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    Hagan Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Eligible US high school seniors with financial need; citizenship, GPA, work and enrollment requirements apply.

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    Horatio Alger Scholarships

    Scholarship provider

    US students meeting citizenship, grade, financial-need and adversity criteria; awards differ by program.

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    Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    High-achieving high school seniors with financial need; US high school and other eligibility requirements apply.

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    Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Eligible minority US citizen high school seniors with financial need; academic and leadership requirements apply.

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    Jefferson Scholars Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Prospective University of Virginia undergraduates nominated through eligible schools; international nomination pathways have separate rules.

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    Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship

    University of Toronto

    International secondary-school students nominated by their school and applying to the University of Toronto.

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    Morehead-Cain Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Prospective UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduates; nomination and geographic pathways determine eligibility, including international routes.

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    National Security Language Initiative for Youth

    U.S. Department of State

    US citizen high school students; age, GPA and other exchange-program requirements apply.

    full

    QuestBridge National College Match

    Scholarship provider

    High-achieving students from low-income backgrounds; US high school enrollment or US citizenship/residency conditions apply.

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    Robertson Scholars Leadership Program

    Scholarship provider

    Applicants to Duke or UNC-Chapel Hill; international eligibility and selection rules should be checked for the current cycle.

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    Ron Brown Scholar Program

    Scholarship provider

    Black or African American US high school seniors meeting citizenship or permanent-residency criteria.

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    Science Ambassador Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Women and eligible nonbinary students pursuing STEM; high school seniors and undergraduates should confirm current country and college rules.

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    Taco Bell Live Mas Scholarship

    Scholarship provider

    Eligible young people pursuing postsecondary education; US residency and age conditions apply.

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