Scholarships and full rides
Merit aid, outside scholarships, search tools, scams and outside scholarship rules.
QuestBridge
Matches low-income students with full four-year scholarships
The Posse Foundation
Full-tuition leadership scholarships at partner colleges
The Gates Scholarship
Official home page of The Gates Scholarship
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship Program
Awards vary by student and cover much of college costs
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
College scholarships for students in leadership and service
Dell Scholars
Official home page of the Dell Scholars program
Horatio Alger Scholarships and Services
Overview of Horatio Alger scholarships
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Main scholarship page of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Jefferson Scholars Foundation
Official home page of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation
Morehead-Cain
America's first merit scholarship program at a public university
BigFuture Scholarship Search
College Board directory of scholarships
CareerOneStop Scholarship Finder
Search scholarships by topic and eligibility
Scholarship America
Nonprofit scholarship provider home page
Finding and Applying for Scholarships
FSA guide to finding scholarships and applying
Avoiding Student Aid Scams
FSA warning signs of student aid scams
How To Avoid Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
FTC advice on spotting scholarship scams
IRS Topic 421: Scholarships and fellowship grants
When scholarship money counts as taxable income
IRS Publication 970
IRS guide to tax benefits for education
Ron Brown Scholar Program
Scholarship and leadership program
Davidson Fellows
Scholarships for gifted students
Elks National Foundation Scholarships
ENF scholarship programs
Burger King Foundation
Home of the Burger King Foundation scholarships
The Coolidge Scholarship
Official home page of the Coolidge Scholarship
Stamps Scholars
Official home page of the Stamps Scholars program
Hagan Scholarship Foundation
Helps students with financial need graduate college debt-free
Bryan Cameron Education Foundation
Official home page of the foundation's scholarship
Robertson Scholars
Official home page of the Robertson Scholars program
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship
How to apply for the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Amazon Future Engineer scholarship and internship
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Community picks
From Reddit and counselor or company sites. Many of these sites sell counseling, tutoring or test prep, so treat them as advice, not rules.
r/Scholarships
Subreddit for scholarship tips
Scholarships360
Scholarship opportunities for students
Fastweb
Scholarship search for college and trade school
Bold.org
Free scholarships list, updated monthly
Going Merry
Scholarship search site; address from my first guess
Scholarships.com
Free college scholarship search, 2026-2027
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