🎓 leadership Scholarships
20 verified awards — all free to apply
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
High school seniors with leadership and service
Elks Most Valuable Student
US citizens with leadership and community service
Posse Foundation Scholarship
Urban youth with extraordinary academic and leadership potential
Ron Brown Scholar Program
African American students with leadership potential
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship
Minority students with leadership and financial need
LGBTQ+ Point Foundation Scholarship
LGBTQ+ students who have faced adversity and shown leadership
Boettcher Foundation Scholarship (CO)
Colorado seniors with leadership and service
Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Immigrants or children of immigrants pursuing graduate study
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Juniors committed to public service, nominated by school
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
African American students with community service and civic engagement
Greenhouse Scholars
First-generation college students who are also caregivers or community leaders
Newman Civic Fellow Award
College students nominated by their campus president for civic leadership
NAACP Scholarship Programs
NAACP members pursuing undergraduate or graduate study
Coolidge Scholarship
Exceptional high school juniors, merit-based with full presidential scholarship
Golden Key International Honour Society
Top 15% of students invited to join Golden Key, with scholarship competitions
Point Foundation LGBTQ Scholarship
LGBTQ+ students demonstrating academic excellence and community leadership
Rotary Peace Fellowship
Professionals and students committed to peace and international understanding
AUSA ROTC Scholarship
Army ROTC cadets in their junior or senior year of college
Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship
Permanent New England residents demonstrating financial need, leadership, and work ethic
NSHSS Scholar Program
NSHSS members demonstrating top academic excellence, leadership, and community service
Community foundation scholarships have less competition than national awards.
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