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2026 Scholarships for College Students: The Ultimate List

College students can and should apply for scholarships in their freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and graduate years of college!

Shawna Newman

April 08, 2026

2026 Scholarships for College Students: The Ultimate List
Make the scholarship search a component of your college education.

Scholarships for College Students

Guild Giving National Scholarship

The Guild Giving National Scholarship is available to high school seniors and full - time undergraduate and graduate students. You must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 to be eligible for this award. Students residing in New York are ineligible. Deadline: 4/13/26
Award Amount: $1,500

Frame My Future Scholarship Contest

The Frame My Future Scholarship Contest is open to full - time undergraduate and graduate students. To enter, you must create and upload a 30 - second video from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube showing how you plan to "Frame Your Future" and why you will frame your degree. Deadline: 4/15/26
Award Amount: $1,000 - $5,000

Connect Scholarship Program

The Connect Scholarship Program is open to full - time juniors, seniors, and graduate students. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and submit a 500 - to 700 - word essay on one of the following topics: "How International Tourism to the U.S. Impacts It’s Economy" or "How Technology can Revolutionize (or has Revolutionized) the Ground Passenger Transportation Industry." Deadline: 4/15/26
Award Amount: $500

"Unboxing Your Life" Video Scholarship

The "Unboxing Your Life" Video Scholarship is available to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. To be considered for this award, you must create a five - minute video based on the following prompt: "This Is Who I Am: Unboxing My Life." Deadline: 4/30/26
Award Amount: $3,000

RealtyHop Scholarship

The RealtyHop Scholarship is available to high school seniors and current undergraduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - word essay on the following topic: "Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RealtyHop you picture yourself living in and write what your favorite room or feature is on the listing and why it is important to your future life." Deadline: 4/30/26
Award Amount: $2,000

Future Designer Scholarship

The Future Designer Scholarship is available to full - time students who are at least 17 years of age. You must submit an original design for a holiday greeting card to be considered for this award. The winning design will be featured as a product on CardsDirect.com. Deadline: 5/1/26
Award Amount: $1,000

SOPREMA Scholarship Program

The SOPREMA Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors and full - time undergraduate and graduate students. You must be pursuing a degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a similar field to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 5/1/26
Award Amount: $5,000

"Comics Are LIT!" Scholarship Contest

The "Comics Are LIT!" Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors, college freshmen, and GED students. To enter, you must read the book The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa and create 10 - page comic book spin-off based on one of three select characters. An artist statement of up to 500 - words is also required. Deadline: 5/20/26
Award Amount: $2,000 - $5,000

There's Space for Everyone Scholarship

The There's Space for Everyone Scholarship is available to incoming and current undergraduate and graduate students. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - to 800 - word essay on the following topic: "How have you exhibited a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, or social justice through work, service, or other extracurricular activities, and how will your education help you continue this commitment during college and beyond?" Deadline: 5/31/26
Award Amount: $3,000

CollegeIQ Scholarship

The CollegeIQ Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students. You must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 5/31/26
Award Amount: $1,000

Altruism + All Good Deeds Scholarship

The Altruism + All Good Deeds Scholarship is available to high school juniors and seniors and undergraduate and graduate students. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be committed to volunteering and making a difference in your community to be eligible for this award. Deadline: 5/31/26
Award Amount: $1,000

Space to Succeed Scholarship

The Space to Succeed Scholarship is available to students who are at least 18 years of age. To be considered, you must submit a 500 - to 800 - word essay that demonstrates your commitment to your local community and explains how your education will help you continue and expand this impact. Deadline: 5/31/26
Award Amount: $5,000

Collegiate Inventors Competition

The Collegiate Inventors Competition is open to full - and part - time college students. To be considered, you must submit an original invention that has not been made available to the public as a commercial product or process and has not been patented or published more than one year prior to the deadline. You may enter individually or as a team. Deadline: 6/1/26
Award Amount: Varies

Student Transportation Video Contest

The Student Transportation Video Contest is open to high school and college students. You must submit a video of no more than two and a half minutes that examines general transportation impacts, trends, funding, or safety to be considered for this award. Deadline: 6/2/26
Award Amount: $250 - $500

One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest

The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is open to students who are no more than 25 years of age. You must submit a three - to eight - minute video that shares and highlights solutions to the issues discussed in the chosen sustainability topic(s) on the sponsor's website. The film entry's theme must be solution - based. The film should talk about an environmental / sustainability problem and then discuss what could be a potential solution to this problem. Videos may be submitted by either an individual or a group and animated videos of no more than 45 seconds will also be considered. Deadline: 6/25/26 Award Amount: $350 - $1,000

Spring 2026 Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes

The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least sixteen (16) years of age. You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link. For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will be entered as a pair into the current drawing. Deadline: 6/30/26
Award Amount: $1,000

U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program

The U.S. Bank Student Scholarship Program is open to undergraduate students who are at least 17 years of age. You must register and complete a series of online lessons to be considered for this award. Deadline: 10/30/26
Award Amount: $2,500 - $20,000
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Next Step: Grad School

If you are considering pursuing your Master's degree, check out these helpful articles: 6 Reasons You Should Get a Master's Degree Balancing Work and Graduate School: How to Succeed at Both Timeline for Applying to Graduate School Top Scholarships for Graduate Students

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