These 19 hand-curated scholarships are open to First Generation Students. We highlight the award amount, deadline, and eligibility for each, ranking fully funded opportunities first so you never miss a deadline that matters to you.
The Gates Scholarship
Pell-eligible U.S. citizen or permanent-resident high-school seniors with a 3.3 weighted GPA who plan full-time study in an eligible four-y…
View details →QuestBridge and its college partners
High-achieving, low-income current high-school seniors attending school in the United States, plus U.S. citizen or permanent-resident senio…
View details →Ronald M. Simon Family Foundation and Chapman University
Low-income Orange County residents admitted to Chapman’s MMS PA program who demonstrate leadership and service and commit to three years of…
View details →Ford Philanthropy and LNESC
An eligible rising college sophomore or junior in a specified computing or engineering major, with a 3.5 GPA and residence in a designated …
View details →Association of Environmental Professionals, San Diego Chapter
San Diego or Imperial County high school juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA who are low income or first generation and plan an environmenta…
View details →Brazos Higher Education
Texas residents age 17 or older with a 3.3 GPA who are entering or attending an eligible U.S. college.
View details →Council on International Educational Exchange
Students applying to eligible CIEE college study-abroad or internship programs who complete the funding task and the requirements of applic…
View details →Brighthouse Scholar Connections, Inc.
Underrepresented high school seniors, undergraduates, or trade-school students at Brighthouse partner institutions who demonstrate financia…
View details →University of California, San Diego
An academically outstanding California-resident high-school senior entering UC San Diego in fall 2027 who submits the UC application by Nov…
View details →Texas A&M University
A Texas-resident first-generation incoming freshman from a family earning under $50,000 who applies to an eligible Texas A&M pathway and co…
View details →The University of Alabama and The Coca-Cola Foundation
An incoming Alabama first-year student with a 3.0 high-school GPA, demonstrated financial need, and parents who hold no postsecondary degre…
View details →Editor World LLC
A U.S. resident first-generation student enrolled or preparing to enroll at an accredited U.S. trade school, college, or university who sub…
View details →APIA Scholars
Degree-seeking students pursuing a first associate or bachelor’s degree at an accredited U.S. institution who meet the program’s citizenshi…
View details →Wells Mountain Initiative
Community-focused undergraduate students with financial need may apply for WMI support when studying in their home country or region, not i…
View details →University of Colorado Boulder
An incoming CU Boulder first-year or qualifying resident transfer student with significant financial need whose parents do not hold bachelo…
View details →Elms College
A prospective Elms College transfer with 60–89 credits, FAFSA-documented need, an eligible U.S. status, and an intended nonclinical STEM ma…
View details →Triadex Services
A U.S. high-school senior or current college student with a 3.3 GPA who is pursuing a four-year degree in marketing, business, technology, …
View details →Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
A Texas resident of Hispanic or Latino heritage with at least a 2.5 GPA who will pursue a certificate, associate, or bachelor’s credential …
View details →TELACU Education Foundation
A first-generation, full-time graduate student with financial need, at least a 2.5 GPA, and permanent residence in California, Illinois, Ne…
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