Scholarships

Scholarships can be institutional, from corporate sponsors or from local organizations and are based on a wide range of criteria. Information regarding scholarships is available through many sources: the College Counseling Office (CCO), individual colleges and universities and from search engines.

Free Search Engines:

• Fastweb – Create a profile and let fastweb do the research on scholarships, internships colleges and more for you.
• The College Board Scholarship Search - 2,200 programs and $6B in aid for eligible students. 
• New Jersey State Grants and Scholarships - Outlines eligibility for the Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) and NJ Stars among others. 
• New York State Grants and Scholarships - Outlines eligibility for NY State TAP and the Excelsior Scholarship among others. 
• Scholarships.com– A free college scholarship search and financial aid information.
• Cappex – A free search engine that includes $11 billion in merit aid scholarships.
• Chegg – A free scholarship search engine. When you create a profile you can filter for applications that do not require an essay. 
• Niche - A free search engine that allows students to sort for scholarships, including filters for GPA-free and essay-free applications. 
• Career One Stop - US Department of Labor's scholarship search tool. 
• Scholarship America – Provides information and resources for your scholarship search
• Going Merry - A free scholarship search engine.

Scholarships and search engines based on specific demographic and financial criteria:

• HS Finder (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) – Scholarship information for Latinx students.
• Hispanic Heritage Fund Scholarship - Awards honors Latino high school seniors who excel in the classroom and community and for their excellence in various categories including: Business & Finances, Entrepreneurship, Education, Healthcare & Science, Media & Entertainment, Sports and Technology
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund – Provides scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
• Visa Black Scholars and Jobs Program - Students can receive up to $20,000 per year and pending completion of college commitments, will be guaranteed a job at Visa upon graduation. 
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – The nation’s largest non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
• American Indian College Fund – Provides Native American students with scholarships and financial support for the nation’s 33 accredited tribal colleges and universities.
• Dell Scholars Program – Recognizes academic potential and determination in students that have a demonstrated need for financial assistance.
• UNCF – "UNCF is the nation’s largest private scholarship provider to minority group members. Each year, we award more than $100 million in scholarships to students attending more than 1,100 schools across the country, including our prestigious network of 37 HBCUs."
• American Indian Graduate Center & AIGCS - The largest scholarship providers to Native students in the United States, awarding $15 million in scholarships annually and more than $200 million since inception. For almost 50 years, AIGC has funded students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in any field of study at any accredited institution of choice, working with over 500 tribes in all 50 states.
• Ron Brown Scholarship -Focuses on encouraging civic engagement among Scholars while promoting academic excellence, community and lifelong interactions.  Recipients are young African Americans of outstanding promise who are offered academic scholarships, service opportunities and leadership experiences.
• Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship -Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars receive a generous four-year grant to attend the undergraduate school of their choice and enroll in JRF’s celebrated “42 Strategies for Success Curriculum”. 
• The Gates Scholarship - The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to 300 of these student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.
• Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship - The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s scholarship programs are designed to encourage and support outstanding students who work hard and have financial need.
• Questbridge - Are you a low-income high school senior who has excelled academically, but is concerned about financing for college? The QuestBridge National College Match can be your pathway to a top college. Through this college and scholarship application process, you can apply for free to the nation’s best colleges and be considered for early admission and a full four-year scholarship from the college.
• Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship. Criteria for selection: leadership, academic achievement, community involvement, financial need.

Scholarships and search engines based on academic criteria and interests: 

• Reagan Foundation Scholarships - Scholarship opportunities for outstanding student leaders.
• The NSHSS Foundation - The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) Foundation fosters the growth of students pursuing the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math), business, economics, public policy, and environmental science and sustainability fields. Through special programs, including the NSHSS Honor Society, the NSHSS Foundation connects young scholars with additional opportunities to advance their education, personal growth and career interests.
• The Coolidge Scholarship -  Covers tuition, room, board and expenses for 2-3 students that demonstrate academic excellence, an interest in public policy and humility and service. 
• The College Board Opportunity Scholarships - The program guides juniors and seniors through the college planning process and offers the chance to earn scholarships, from $500 to $2,000, for every action that students complete.
• Coca Cola Scholarship - The Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors. Students are recognized for their capacity to lead and serve, as well as their commitment to making a significant impact on their schools and communities.
• Davidson Fellows Scholarship  - The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 scholarships to gifted and high-achieving students, 18 years old or under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box
• Taco Bell Foundation Live Mas Scholarship - This scholarship is for young innovators, creators and dreamers (ages 16-24) who want to share his/her/their passion and receive support to pursue this passion through a higher educational outlet. This is not needs or obstacle based; it is a passion-based scholarship program.
• JFK Presidential Library Scholarship - Profile in Courage. The Profile in Courage Essay Contest challenges students to write an original and creative essay that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage. The maximum word count is 1,000 with a minimum of 700, not including citations and bibliography.
• Foot Locker Scholar Athletes - The Foot Locker Scholar Athletes program honors student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic ability and strong leadership skills in sports, in their schools, and within their communities. Whether you're the lead scorer or the most spirited team player, we want to hear how you have taken the skills you've cultivated in the locker room and used them to create a powerful, positive impact on the lives of others around you.
• Create-a-greeting-card $10,000 Scholarship - Would you like your artwork featured by the leading publisher of premium quality cards in the United States? Here's your chance! We formally invite you to enter our 14th Annual Create-A-Greeting Card $10,000 contest. Design a greeting card for the opportunity to win yourself a $10,000 scholarship and $1,000 for your school. Plus, your winning entry will be made into a bona fide greeting card by The Gallery Collection.
• Travel Greener $1,500 Scholarship - Answer 5 easy questions about how you normally get around and we’ll give you a greener way to travel, plus an easy way to calculate how much carbon dioxide you’d save from being emitted into the atmosphere. Upload a photo of your greener commute and enter to win a $1,500 scholarship!
• A voice for cats $1,000 Scholarship - The “A Voice For Cats” Essay Contest Scholarship is open to students who  have a background volunteering or working at an animal rescue organization for at least 20 hours and submit an essay of between 300 and 500 words on feline welfare and the humane treatment of cats in order to be considered for this award.
• National Agriculture Day Essay $1,000 Essay / Video Scholarship - Students across the country are invited to enter the National Ag Day essay and video contest, sponsored by the Agriculture Council of America. This year’s theme is, “Food Brings Everyone to the Table.  How is agriculture essential to bringing food to the table?”
• Rover $2,500 Scholarship - The Rover College Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores and juniors. To be considered, you must submit a 400- to 500-word essay on the following topic: "How has technology impacted the person you are today?"

Tools to make applying to scholarships easier: 

• Scholar Snapp - A free, simple to use data standard that allows students to reuse their application information - including contact information, essays, transcripts, etc. - from one scholarship application to another thereby streamlining the college scholarship application process.