Big Future Scholarships

The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is pleased to announce its annual International High School Essay Contest. The Contest is open to all college-bound, high school seniors who submit an essay application through a Chapter of the Fraternity.

Please submit an 700-750 word essay given the following prompt:

How can Young People use Leadership, Service, and Innovation to create Positive Change in their Communities?

Award: $35,000 national first-place scholarship

Deadline: October 31, 2026

Students submit an original audio essay based on the annual theme.

The 2026-27 theme is: 
“What a Veteran Taught Me About America.”

The Cooke College Scholarship Program is an undergraduate scholarship program available to high-achieving high school seniors with financial need who seek to attend and graduate from the nation's top four-year colleges and universities.

Each award is intended to cover a significant share of the student’s educational experience – including tuition, living expenses, books and required fees. Awards vary by individual, based on the cost of tuition as well as other grants or scholarships they may receive. This highly competitive scholarship includes:

• The opportunity to graduate with as little debt as possible. The award, which is last dollar funding after all institutional aid, can provide as much as $55,000 per year to pursue a bachelor’s degree at any accredited undergraduate institution.
• Ability to pursue any area of study.
• Personal advising about selecting a college and navigating financial aid.
• Multifaceted advising about how to transition to college and maximize the student experience

• The Elks National Foundation will award 500 four-year scholarships.
• Male and female students compete separately.
• Ranging from $1,000 per year to $7,500 per year, Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university. All scholarships are in the form of certificates of award conditional upon the full-time enrollment of the winner in an accredited U.S. college or university.

Eligibility:

• Current high school seniors, or the equivalent, who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply.
• Applicants do not need to be related to a member of the Elks.
• High school graduates are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are submitted; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.
• Scholarships are available only to students who enroll in four-year undergraduate degree programs at accredited U.S. American colleges or universities.

The 10 Words or Less Scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. It is a fun opportunity for students to show off their creativity in just a few words. It celebrates clever thinking, big ideas, and the power of saying something memorable without saying too much.

Award: $1,500

Award Value: $500

To be considered eligible for the Odenza Marketing Scholarship you must:

A) Be between the ages of 16 and 25 on the day of the deadline.

B) Submit answers to the essay questions, which can be found on the application page, prior to the deadline.

C) Have at least one full year of post-secondary studies remaining at the time of the award. (Current High School Students are also eligible.)

D) Have a GPA of 2.5 or greater.

E) Be a citizen of the United States or Canada.

The scholarship winner will be announced roughly six weeks after the deadline and will be posted on this website immediately after. All applications must be received by 11:59 pm ET on the day of the deadline. No late applications will be reviewed.

The Orlando Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. through its Hankins/Johnson Education Foundation awards college scholarships to high school seniors who best exemplify Dr. King’s commitment and philosophy to scholarship.

The Ron Brown Scholarship honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans.

RBSP competitively awards 20 four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year) to the most talented and economically-challenged high school seniors who demonstrate a keen interest in public service, community engagement, business entrepreneurship and global citizenship – the four pillars of the late Ronald H. Brown’s mission to uplift people of all races, cultures and ethnicities – especially our disadvantaged youth.

Recipients may use the renewable scholarships to attend an accredited four-year college or university of their choice within the United States. Ron Brown scholarships are not limited to any specific field or career objective and may be used to pursue any academic discipline. Since the Program’s inception in 1996, 683 students have been designated as Ron Brown Scholars.

Applicants for the Ron Brown Scholarship MUST be Black/African American, US citizens or permanent residents, and a current high school senior at the time of their application.  

The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study.

This one-of-a-kind scholarship may be used at any accredited college or university in the U.S.

Cards Against Humanity's annual scholarship for undergraduate women and non-binary students in science, technology, engineering, and math. Now offering five $20,000 scholarships for the 2027 academic year!

Scholarships range from $1,000 to $60,000 and are intended to offset the cost of attending college or post-secondary vocational/technical school. Recipients are selected through an application process that takes into consideration their grade point average (GPA), work experience, extracurricular activities, financial need and community service. In 2025 alone, the Foundation awarded over $4.8 million in scholarships to nearly 4,500 students.

The Orange County School Counselor Association is the professional organization for school counselors throughout Orange County Public Schools. We provide professional development and advocacy for school counselors throughout the district. With a heart for serving and supporting students, we will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $500, to one high school senior pursuing post-secondary education in Mental Health, Education, Social Work, Psychology/Counseling or a related field for the Fall of 2027.