Scholarships Worth $5,000 or More for 2026–27
Scholarships with a top award of at least $5,000. Amounts are what the provider lists; some split the total over several years or several winners.
148 scholarships open now$3,020,279 in top listed awardsbusiest month: February 2027 (42)
Open scholarships
Sorted by deadline, soonest first · 1–100 of 148- Dane G. Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarship$4K–$8K
- The Legacy Lab Scholarship$15K
- Dr. Brian W. Lin Memorial Scholarship for Medical Students$5K
- Inspired by Design: PAVE Student Visionary Award$7,500
- CPCU Society NextGen Scholarship$5K
- OCA Hall of Fame Scholarship$1,500–$6K
- Voice of Democracy$500–$35K
- Voice of Democracy & Patriot's Pen Youth ScholarshipsUp to $35K
- BAEF Graduate Study Fellowship$30K
- National Merit Scholarship Program$10K
- Brighthouse Scholar Connections Scholarship Program$10K–$40K
- Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowships$31K
- Sodexo Stop Hunger Scholarships$10K–$15K
- Nick & Helena Patti Foundation Scholarship$6,500
- Frank J. Vigilante Scholarship$5K
- Prudential Emerging Visionaries$15K
- Hope for Tomorrow Medical Scholarship$5K
- PhD Scholarship in Rural Healthcare 2026Up to $42.4K
- National GEM Consortium Fellowships$8K
- Bailey-Shipp Safety Scholarship$8K
- Wheeler Family Charitable Fund Scholarship$500–$5K
- Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association Scholarship$1K–$6K
- AFFCF's Post-Secondary Scholarship$1K–$5K
- IRMCA Scholarship Program$1K–$5K
- Philip Broome Legacy Scholarship$5K
- TRALA Industry Scholarship Awards$5K
- Clinic & Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP)$100K
- Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund$80K
- Golf Caddie Scholarships$3K–$80K
- News Literacy Project's District Fellowship$30K
- ACFEF Johnson & Wales Scholarship$10K
- AISLS Dissertation Planning GrantsUp to $6,480
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Senior Research Awards$115.8K
- A Leg Up for Pork’s Next Generation: NPIF Scholarships Open$5K
- James W Butler III & Mark S. McDaniel Legacy Scholarship Contest$2,500–$5K
- MMUF Dissertation Grants$30K
- Burger King Scholarship$60K
- Science Ambassador Scholarship$20K
- Cards Against Humanity Science Ambassador Scholarship$20K
- First Amendment Freedoms Art & Essay Contest$5K
- FSF Community College Scholarship Program$5K
- Iris-Samuel Rothman Scholarship$500–$5K
- William Male Foundation Scholarship$1K–$5K
- Smith Scholarship Foundation$500–$20K
- Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships$5K
- All-American/Conference/District Sports Scholarships$1K–$160K
- High Honors/Academic Honors/Honors Program$1K–$160K
- National Honor Society Scholarships$1K–$160K
- Dean's List Scholarship$32K
- National Achievement Scholarship Program$1K–$5K
- TRI-M Music Honor Society Scholarships$1K–$5K
- Nevada Women's Fund Scholarships$5K
- Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship$25K
- Eloise Gerry Fellowship$10K
- Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program$10K
- Howard Club of Southwest Florida Scholarship$20K
- Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program (TEOG)$13.5K
- Tempe Diablos Scholarship$8K
- Udall Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to $7K
- AMSSM-ACSM Clinical Research Grants$10K
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program$10K
- Dr. Arturo Garzon Memorial Scholarship for Medical Students$5K
- Firefighter Scholarships$1K–$72K
- Military Family Support Trust$12K
- Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship$10K
- Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship for Women$10K
- Iowa 4-H Foundation Scholarships$10K
- ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships$5K
- Christian Missionary Scholarship Foundation$100–$5K
- Zonta International Women in STEM Award$5K
- Aeronautical Science Pathway Scholarship$5K
- CTA ScholarshipsUp to $5K
- $10,000 LevelUp Gov Contest$10K
- PGA WORKS John & Tamara Lundgren Scholarship$8K
- Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarship$5K
- Graduating Westonka Senior Scholarship$5K–$20K
- Alice C. Coapland Scholarship$12K
- Simon Youth Academy Scholarship Program$26K
- SCLEOA Scholarships$7K
- Tupelo Elvis Fan Club Scholarship$5K
- Delta Zeta Foundation Scholarships$750–$25K
- Ty Eschenbaum Foundation Survivor ScholarshipsUp to $25K
- Chevron International REACH Scholarship Program$10K
- HBCU Week x Michael S. Purzycki Changemaker Scholarship$10K
- JFEDLA Brawerman Fellowship$15K–$60K
- Gordon A. Rich Memorial Scholarship$60K
- Gucci Changemakers Scholarship$25K
- The Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarships$5K–$10K
- Vegetarian Resource Group College Scholarship$5K
- Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship$5K
- Amigos de Bolsa Chica Scholarship$1K–$5K
- McDonald's HACER National Scholarship$50K–$100K
- Alaska Airmen Scholarships$5K
- Bechtel Corporation Scholarship$5K
- SVCF Krishnan-Shah Family Scholarship$40K
- MMUF Travel & Research Grants$5K
- AFSCME Union Scholars Program Summer Internship$10.8K
- BMW/SAE Engineering Scholarship$10K
- Meg Graham Scholarship$10K
- California Grape Grower Scholarships$8K
Common questions
How many scholarships worth $5,000 or more are open right now?
There are 148 open scholarships on this list as of October 19, 2026. 39 close in the next 60 days.
What is the largest scholarship worth $5,000 or more?
All-American/Conference/District Sports Scholarships is the largest, at $1,000 to $160,000. Every scholarship here lists an award amount; the rest vary or are set by the provider each year.
Do scholarships worth $5,000 or more require an essay?
64 of 148 ask for an essay or personal statement in the requirements we have. 84 list no essay. The next deadline is Dane G. Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarship on October 19, 2026.
Last checked October 19, 2026. Scholarships are removed once their deadline passes.