External Scholarships
Scholarship Categories and Resources
Scholarship Search Engines
Awards for STEM Students
Awards for Students with Identity-Based/Special Qualifications
Awards for Undocumented Students
Awards for Students of Color
Awards for LBGTQQ Students
Awards for Female-Identified Students
Awards for Graduates/Alumni
Awards for Students at any CUNY School
Awards for International Students
Awards for Study, Research and Work Abroad
Awards for Veterans
Scholarship Search Engines:
- CUNY Scholarships
- FastWeb.com
- Sallie Mae Scholarship Search
- Scholarships.com
- Site for Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral Awards
- The University of North Carolina: Has an excellent website for Scholarships, some for UNC students only, but many are national scholarships.
- Zinch.com
Awards for STEM Students
- Academic Competitiveness (ACG) and National SMART Grants
- ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conference
- CIA Scholarships and Internships
- Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
- Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- Goldwater Scholarship
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
- National Science Foundation
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART Grant)
Awards for Students with Identity-Based/Special Qualifications:
- AARP Foundation – Women’s Scholarship Program
- Actuary Scholarships for Minority Students
- Aid & Resources For Reentry Students
- Adelante US Education Leadership Fund (Students at York College and Lehman College are eligible for some of these scholarships)
- American Association on Health and Disability Scholarship Program
- American Chemical Society Scholarships for Minorities
- American Geological Institute Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
- American Indian College Fund: Full Circle Scholarships for Undergraduates Attending Non-Tribal Colleges
- American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships (for American Indian/Alaska Native graduate students)
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
- Association for Women Geoscientists: Scholarships and Awards
- Black Excel Scholarship Gateways
- Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees Financial Aid Database
- College Scholarships for Italian American Students and students of Italian Studies
- Community to Senior College Transfer Scholarships for Hispanics
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- CUNY Pipeline
- Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships (history, political science, economics, government, or nursing)
- Disability Scholarships for Wheelchair Users
- Diversity Scholarships List
- Eileen Fisher Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs
- Engineering for Minorities
- Entertainment Software Association Minority Scholarships
- Executive Women International (EWI) Scholarships
- First in My Family Scholarship Program
- Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
- Gates Millennium Scholarships for Minority Students
- Google Scholarships (for women/minorities in computing and technology)
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), New York State Chapter (Membership in HIMSS required)
- Hispanic American Students Scholarship Opportunities
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships List
- Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
- Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships (for low income women, ages 35 or higher)
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics)
- Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowships
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
- Microsoft Scholarship Program
- Military Scholarships
- Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate Scholarship
- Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
- NAACP Scholarships
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)
- National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Scholarships
- National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship List
- New York Women in Communications Inc. Foundation Scholarships
- New York Needs You Inc. Fellowship for First Generation Students
- Que Llueva Cafe Scholarship for Undocumented Students
- Scholarship Funds Created for Families of Victims of September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
- Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund
- The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
- The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
- The National LGBT Scholarship Fund
- Unmet Need Scholarship
- UNCF Law Scholarship Opportunity
- United Negro College Fund Scholarships
- Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
- Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program
- Western Union Immigrant Family Foundation Scholarship Program
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
- Women’s Educational Forum
Awards for Undocumented Students
Awards for Students of Color
- Actuary Scholarships for Minority Students
- Adelante US Education Leadership Fund (Students at York College and Lehman College are eligible for some of these scholarships)
- Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic National Scholars Program
- American Chemical Society Scholarships for Minorities
- American Geological Institute Minority Geoscience Student Scholarship
- American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships (for American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students)
- Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
- Asian Women in Business Scholarship Fund
- Black Excel Scholarship Gateways
- CHCI Scholarship
- CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship
- Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees Financial Aid Database
- Community to Senior College Transfer Scholarships for Hispanics
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships (history, political science, economics, government, or nursing)
- Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
- Diversity Scholarships List
- Engineering for Minorities
- Entertainment Software Association Minority Scholarships
- Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
- Gates Millennium Scholarships for Minority Students
- Google Scholarships (for women and minorities in computing and technology)
- Hispanic American Students Scholarship Opportunities
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Scholarships List
- Lagrant Foundation Scholarships
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (in the Sciences, Engineering and Mathematics)
- Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowships
- Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
- Microsoft Technical Scholarships for Minorities and Women
- MillerCoors Engineering and Science Scholarship
- Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
- Morris K. Udall Scholarship
- NAACP Scholarships
- NABJ Scholarship
- National Association of Black Journalists
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists Scholarships
- National Society of Black Engineers Scholarship List
- Society for American Archaeology Native American Undergraduate Archaeology Scholarship
- Shui Kwen and Allen Chin Memorial Scholarship
- The Generation Google Scholarship
- The Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
- UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award
- United Negro College Fund Scholarships
- Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
- Upakar Indian-American Scholarship
- Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program
- William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students
- Xerox Minority Scholarship
Awards for LBGTQQ Students
Awards for Female-Identified Students
- AARP Foundation – Women’s Scholarship Program
- ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conference
- AWG Chrysalis Scholarship Fund
- Association for Women Geoscientists: Scholarships and Awards
- Eileen Fisher Business Grant for Women Entrepreneurs
- Executive Women International (EWI) Scholarships
- Google Scholarships (for women and minorities in computing and technology)
- Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships (for low-income women, ages 35 or higher)
- Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
- Society of Women Engineers Scholarships
- Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund
- Unpublished Writer’s Award (for women of African descent)
- Women’s Educational Forum
- Zonta International: Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Study/Research:
- The Beinecke Memorial Scholarships (Graduate Education)
- Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
- Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowships For Minorities
- Fulbright US Student Program
- Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships
- Fulbright-Clinton Fellowships
- Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Arts Award
- Marshall Scholarships
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
- Truman Scholarship
- Annual Thomas W. Smith Graduate Scholarship
Awards for Students at any CUNY School:
- Academic Competitiveness (ACG) and National SMART Grants
- Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship
- Albert and Fenner Scholarship
- American Copy Editors Society Scholarships
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarships
- Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
- AXA Equitable Foundation Scholarships
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- The Beinecke Memorial Scholarships (Graduate Education)
- Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies Scholarships
- CUNY List of National Prestigious Scholarships
- Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program
- CIA Scholarships and Internships
- The Clark Foundation Fellowship Program
- Coast Guard Scholarships
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation All-State Community College Academic Team Scholarships
- Coro Fellows Program
- CUNY JFK, Jr. Institute Kennedy Fellows Program
- CUNY Study Abroad Programs and STOCS (Travel Grants)
- CUNY University Student Senate Scholarships
- Davis-Putter Scholarships (for students working in peace and justice)
- Delay the Real World Fellowship
- Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship
- Express Ramps
- Fulbright Scholarships
- Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
- Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships
- GI Bill
- Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
- Goldwater Scholarship
- Heather Joy Memorial Scholarship
- Helping Hands Book Scholarship
- Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
- Horatio Alger Association Scholarship Program
- Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships
- Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
- James Madison Fellowship
- John Gyles Education Awards
- Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages
- Leonard M. Rieser Fellowship in Science, Technology, and Global Security
- Marshall Scholarships
- Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity (HS Students & College Freshmen)
- Morris K. Udall Scholarships
- Money Matters Scholarship
- NAACP-LDF Scholarships (for undergraduates and law students)
- National Institute for Labor Relations Research Scholarships
- National Science Foundation
- National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (SMART Grant)
- National Security Education Program Scholarships
- New York City Urban Fellows Program
- New York Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and New York Aid for Part-time Study (APTS)
- NYU Law School/Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholarships
- Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) AXA Achievement Scholarship
- Peace Scholarships (HS Seniors and College Freshmen)
- Radio Television Digital News Association Scholarships
- Rebecca Kirtman Memorial Scholarships
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Project Management Institute Education Foundation Scholarships
- Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarships
- Steamboat Foundation Scholarships
- Student Inventors Scholarships
- The George J. Mitchell Scholarships
- Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
- Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
- Thurgood Marshall Scholarships
- Truman Scholarship
- Tylenol Health Care Scholarships
- UJA-Federation Scholarships
- U.S. Bank Scholarship Program
- USA Funds
- USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team
Scholarships for International Students
- Global Scholarship Alliance
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
- International Association of Black Actuaries
- International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
Awards for Study, Research and Work Abroad
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
- Bridging Scholarships (Japan)
- Critical Language Scholarship Program
- CUNY Study Abroad Programs and STOCS (Travel Grants)
- DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst, or German Academic Exchange Service)
- Diversity Abroad
- Fund for Education Abroad
- MASA (Israel)
- Tomaszkiewicz-Florio Scholarships (Poland)
Awards for Veterans