As College Signing Day draws closer, it’s time to start finalizing your plans for next year—and there are some generous scholarships out there that can help, including a $10,000 award for women in STEM, and a $25,000 renewable scholarship in memory of Scholarship America’s late board chair. Learn about those opportunities below and check out our Browse Scholarships page for much more! Navisite’s Next Steminist Scholarship Program  Navisite, a part of Accenture, is a trusted digital transformation partner for growing and established global brands. The company is also committed to giving ba ..read more

Thanks to this year’s delayed FAFSA, you might be feeling like your college choices are still up in the air—and that’s okay! Schools across the country are modifying their financial aid calendars to ensure you can make an informed decision on your timeline. In the meantime, you can keep applying for scholarships! Check out all of the open programs on Scholarship America’s Browse Scholarships page, or read on to find out about guaranteed funds for those who lost loved ones in the fight against COVID; $7,500 scholarships for engineering students; and a unique program for students in Boston. Brav ..read more

Scholarship season is as busy as it gets—and even if you’re still waiting on FAFSA information, you can apply right now for all of the open programs on Scholarship America’s Browse Scholarships page! There are lots of great options; today we’re featuring a program to help students from low-income communities pursue financial services careers, and a nationwide scholarship for veterans from Wells Fargo. CME Group Foundation Scholarship CME Group Foundation strives to empower future generations through education—equipping today’s students to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Their specific focus is on ..read more

Growing up in a Minneapolis suburb, Phuong Tran (PT) Nguyen loved school and looked forward to going every single day. But as she got older and became a teenager her relationship with school changed. It became far more challenging, juggling her activities, extracurriculars, interests, friends, studies, work and college applications. But education was always a priority for PT. “I recognize that [education] is such a pivotal piece to upward and intergenerational mobility for families that look like mine,” she said. She chose to attend the University of North Dakota for her undergraduate degree a ..read more

Updated February 2024 The doors of higher education have never been open to more people. But it’s increasingly clear that many of those students are struggling to meet their own basic needs even as they work to change their lives with a degree or certificate. As reported by the NSPA Programs Blog, the 2023 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study discovered that “22.6% of undergraduate students and 12.2% of graduate students are food insecure, and 8% of undergraduate students and 4.6% of graduate students experience homelessness. These rates were even higher at Historically Black Colleges and ..read more

No matter where you’re from or what you’re planning to study in college, there’s a scholarship out there for you! Our first round of featured partner scholarships for March 2024 is a perfect example—we’re spotlighting awards for STEM undergraduates and vocational/technical students from across the country, plus a unique program for students in the rural Midwest. Don’t forget, you can see all of our current and future open applications by clicking Browse Scholarships. Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship  The Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship program, launched in 2018, provides opportunities to ..read more

As we move into spring, scholarship season is heating up too—our featured programs this time around include a $25,000 STEM award, a scholarship specific to students with disabilities and an innovative program from the United Health Foundation for medical professionals to boost their skills and earn new credentials. Check them out here, and visit our Browse Scholarships page to see all currently open applications! Constellation Scholars Constellation is the nation’s largest producer of carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and services. Through Constellation Scholars, a p ..read more

Updated February 2024 Everyone knows what a scholarship is. It’s free, no-strings-attached money to help a student pay for their higher education. Right? Usually. But not always. In some cases, there are significant strings attached—including a few situations in which scholarship funds may be treated as taxable income. While it’s unusual, it’s also important for both students and scholarship providers to know how this can happen, and how it can be avoided. A (Very) Brief History of The Tax Treatment of Scholarships The tax status of scholarships was first codified in 1954, and until 1980 it wa ..read more

The Scholarship America Dream Award is open for applications starting today, through March 28—and, as we celebrate the tenth year of this groundbreaking scholarship program, we are excited to announce a major expansion of the Dream Award vision. Started in 2013 with a founding donation from author and newscaster Katie Couric, the Dream Award has helped more than 120 scholars pursue their college dreams despite financial obstacles. Until now, award eligibility has been limited to students already in college—but, for the first time ever, we are opening applications to high school seniors who are ..read more

Scholarship award season is exciting for everyone involved. Student recipients have to worry a little less about paying for college. Parents can breathe a sigh of relief about the upcoming semester. And scholarship providers know that they’ve made a tangible, financial impact on a student’s future. Unfortunately, the financial aid process known as “displacement” can reduce or eliminate that impact. Displacement happens when colleges subtract the scholarship award amount from certain parts of the student’s total financial aid package, and the process can end up taking money right out of student ..read more