🎓 federal Scholarships
22 verified awards — all free to apply
Federal Pell Grant
US citizens with significant financial need for undergrad
FSEOG Grant
Exceptional need undergrads already receiving Pell Grant
TEACH Grant
Future teachers in high-need subjects at low-income schools
AmeriCorps Education Award
Students completing a term of AmeriCorps service
NSF REU
STEM students seeking paid summer research at a university lab
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Exceptional STEM students intending to pursue research careers
Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship
Pell Grant recipients who wish to study abroad
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Juniors committed to public service, nominated by school
Boren Scholarship
US students studying critical languages in security-relevant regions
NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
Disadvantaged background students pursuing biomedical research
USDA 1890 National Scholars Program
Students at 1890 land-grant HBCUs in agriculture/natural resources
Job Corps Program
Ages 16-24, low-income, earn credentials in a trade
Registered Apprenticeship (US DOL)
Anyone entering a DOL registered apprenticeship in any trade
VA Fry Scholarship
Children/spouses of service members who died in line of duty post 9/11
NASA Internship & Scholarship
US citizen STEM students interested in NASA's mission
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
US citizens seeking to study, research, or teach abroad
Health Resources & Services Administration Scholarships
Students pursuing health professions who commit to work in underserved areas
Indian Health Service Scholarship
Native American/Alaska Native students in health professions
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Sophomores/juniors committed to environmental careers or Native American issues
EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship
Graduate students pursuing environmental science or engineering research
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
US undergrads/grad students studying a critical foreign language abroad
Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
Underrepresented students pursuing graduate study and US foreign service career
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