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[Page 4] Top Need-Based Scholarships to Apply for in 2025

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  1. First-Gen Futures Scholarship

    Funded by
    Thrive
    This scholarship aims to recognize and support exceptional students who are overcoming the barriers of being the first in their families to attend college.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Citizenship Status: U.S. citizen or permanent resident
    • Background: First-generation college student
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:Jun 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  2. Frederick and Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Beretta Family
    This scholarship seeks to honor the memories of Frederick and Bernice Beretta by supporting students who are trying to better themselves through education.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • State: California
    • Background: Financial need
    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or trade school student
    Amount:$5,000
    Deadline:Jun 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  3. Hodge Legacy Community Service Scholarship

    Funded by
    D’Shyla Duncan
    This scholarship seeks to support students who don’t have the financial means to attend college but are passionate about making a difference in the world.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • State: Michigan
    • GPA: 2.5 GPA or higher
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Background: Community service experience
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Jun 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  4. Doctors in the Boondocks Scholarship

    Funded by
    The Polsky Family Trust
    This scholarship seeks to support students who are committed to using their medical passions to improve access to healthcare in underserved communities.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Post-graduate medical resident
    • Field of Study: Medicine
    • Location: Underserved area
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    Amount:$75,000
    Deadline:Jun 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  5. Empowering Affected Students from the Tri-State Mining District Scholarship

    Funded by
    Kate Kim
    This scholarship seeks to support students who have been affected by disasters so they have all of the resources they need to succeed despite the formidable challenges they face.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • State: Missouri, Kansas, or Oklahoma
    • Background: Victim of a man-made or natural disaster
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:Jun 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  6. Antony Cesar Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Eyzaguirre Transgender Youth Education Fund
    This scholarship aims to honor Cesar’s life by supporting transgender students who are pursuing higher education despite the obstacles they are facing.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Identity: Transgender
    • Background: Financial need
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:Jun 29, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  7. Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship

    Funded by
    Calvin Rosser
    The Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship is designed to inspire greater awareness about mental health and fuel innovative solutions that help the millions of people who are suffering.
    All students are eligible
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Jun 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  8. Future Leaders Scholarship

    Funded by
    Realign, Inc.
    This scholarship aims to support the next generation of leaders in their respective industries so they can make an impact.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:Jul 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  9. Harry & Mary Sheaffer Scholarship

    Funded by
    CM Global LLC
    This scholarship aims to support students pursuing higher education so they have the necessary resources to stay in school.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Background: First-generation college student
    • GPA: 2.8 or higher
    Amount:$2,000
    Deadline:Jul 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  10. Dr. Michal Lomask Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Shemesh-lomask
    This scholarship aims to honor the life of Dr. Michal Lomask by supporting students who have faced financial difficulty as they pursue higher education.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school senior
    • Field of Study: STEM
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    Amount:$3,000
    Deadline:Jul 02, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  11. 1st Generation People Of Color Patrick Copney Memorial Music/Arts Scholarship

    Funded by
    Robin Copney
    This scholarship will honor the memory of Patrick Copney and help support first generation students who are pursuing a music or arts degree.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate
    • Race/Ethnicity: Black/African American
    • Background: Low-income and will be or is a first-generation student
    • Major/Field: Music or Arts
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:Jul 05, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  12. Begin Again Foundation Scholarship

    Funded by
    Begin Again Foundation
    This scholarship seeks to support sepsis survivors and those whose families have been affected by it so they can overcome the experience.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school, undergraduate, or graduate student
    • Background: Impacted by sepsis, either personally or through a loved one
    Amount:$5,000
    Deadline:Jul 09, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  13. The F.O.O. Scholarship

    Funded by
    Faith Seawell
    This scholarship aims to foster equity and opportunity, transforming lives and communities to create a brighter, more inclusive future for generations to come.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Undergraduate student
    • Financial Status: Low-income student
    • Background: BIPOC, first-generation college student, Pell Grant recipient, or international visa holder
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Jul 09, 2025
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  14. New Generation of Latino Leaders Scholarship

    Funded by
    Annie Levine
    This scholarship seeks to support low-income Latino students who are working hard to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams of college.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Background: First or second-generation students
    • Ethnicity: Latino
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Jul 15, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  15. Drs. Julieto and Marlyn Eltanal Scholarship

    Funded by
    Rossana Eltanal
    This scholarship aims to honor Julieto and Marlyn Eltanal by supporting the next generation of doctors as they finish their education.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Graduate student
    • School: Cornell University
    • Field of Study: Medicine
    • Ethnicity: Chinese or Filipino
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    Amount:$10,000
    Deadline:Aug 12, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  16. C's Get Degrees Scholarship

    Funded by
    Todd Edwards
    This scholarship seeks to support students who may not have had the highest GPAs in high school but are ready to embrace the growth and opportunities that college can bring.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school student
    • GPA: 2.0-2.9 GPA
    • Financial Status: Financial need
    • College Plans: Will attend a four-year college
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Aug 14, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  17. Andrea N. Santore Scholarship

    Funded by
    Bronson Loatman
    This scholarship seeks to honor the life of Andrea N. Santore by supporting students who are pursuing her fields of interest.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Background: From a single-parent family
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • Field of Study: Veterinary medicine or a business-related field
    Amount:$1,856
    Deadline:Aug 28, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  18. Dr. Sami Shafiq-Barker Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Carl Barker
    This scholarship aims to honor the memory of Dr. Sami Shafiq-Barker by supporting students who are following in her footsteps.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Graduate student
    • Field of Study: Pharmacy
    Amount:$2,000
    Deadline:Sep 22, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  19. Diabetes Impact Scholarship

    Funded by
    Alexis Book
    This scholarship exists to support college students with diabetes, as they pursue a career that helps other people with diabetes.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education level: Undergraduate or graduate student
    • Career path: Medical, research and development, business, etc. Interest in helping people with diabetes or other autoimmune conditions.
    • Background: Must currently have some form of diabetes (Type 1 or 2, MODY, LADA, 3C, Gestational, Neonatal, etc.)
    Amount:$2,000
    Deadline:Oct 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  20. Breast Cancer Awareness Scholarship in Memory of Martha Dickinson

    Funded by
    Elizabeth Mettille
    This scholarship seeks to honor the memory of Martha Dickinson by supporting students who have been impacted by breast cancer.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school or undergraduate student
    • GPA: 3.0 or higher
    • State: Maryland
    • Background: Impacted by breast cancer
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Oct 12, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  21. John D. Sherman Scholarship

    Funded by
    Friends and Family of John D. Sherman
    This scholarship aims to honor the legacy of John D. Sherman Jr. by supporting students in Vermont who have MS or a physical disability.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • State: Vermont
    • Financial Status: Low-income
    • Background: Diagnosed with MS or a physical disability
    Amount:$5,000
    Deadline:Nov 01, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  22. Phoenix Opportunity Award

    Funded by
    Long John Nguyen
    This scholarship will support first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school senior or undergraduate
    • Background: First-generation college student and low-income
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Nov 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  23. STEAM Generator Scholarship

    Funded by
    Francis Rei Israel
    This scholarship aims to make college more accessible to students with no family background in higher education so they can have the same opportunities as their peers.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Bachelor's or master's degree
    • Field of Study: STEAM
    • Background: First or second-generation immigrant or other underrepresented minority
    Amount:$3,100
    Deadline:Nov 30, 2025
    One Click Apply
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  24. Francis E. Moore Prime Time Ministries Scholarship

    Funded by
    Family of Francis E. Moore
    The Francis E. Moore Prime Time Ministries Scholarship will support students of any age as they either overcome their own incarceration-based obstacles or pressure education that will super work designed to achieve social justice. Students of any education level are eligible to apply.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: Any
    • Background: Affected by incarceration (yourself, parent, child, etc.)
    Amount:$1,000
    Deadline:May 15, 2026
    One Click Apply
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  25. Bubba Wallace Live to Be Different Scholarship

    Funded by
    Bubba Wallace
    This scholarship exists to support one student who strives to live a different and more inclusive lifestyle every day.
    All students are eligible
    Amount:$10,000
    Deadline:May 31, 2021
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
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  26. WCEJ Thornton Foundation Low-Income Scholarship

    Funded by
    WC & EJ Thornton Foundation
    This scholarship exists as one small way to make higher education more accessible to low-income students.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Financial Status: Low-Income
    • Education: High school senior, going back to school, or already in a post-secondary program
    Amount:$20,000
    Deadline:Jul 16, 2024
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    20 winners
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  27. #FinancialFreedom No-Essay Scholarship

    Funded by
    Calvin Rosser
    As a small way to create a more equal financial playing field, the Financial Freedom Scholarship exists to support an ambitious student who is motivated to improve his or her life through education.
    All students are eligible
    Amount:$500
    Deadline:Oct 31, 2022
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
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  28. Low-Income Student Scholarship

    Funded by
    Bold.org
    This scholarship exists to make higher education more financially accessible to low-income students in any field of study.
    All students are eligible
    Amount:$2,000
    Deadline:Nov 10, 2020
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
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  29. Schmid Memorial Scholarship

    Funded by
    Mattson Family
    This scholarship aims to honor Erich and Frieda Schmid by supporting students who display the compassion and generosity that they embodied.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Education Level: High school senior or two or four-year undergraduate student
    • Background: Volunteering or community service experience
    Amount:$2,000
    Deadline:Aug 18, 2024
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    2 winners
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  30. 3Wishes Women’s Empowerment Scholarship

    Funded by
    3Wishes
    This scholarship is designed to support one special woman in achieving her dreams in and out of the classroom.

    Eligibility Criteria:

    • Enrollment Status: Plans to attend college in the next 2 years
    Amount:$1,010
    Deadline:Nov 30, 2021
    One Click Apply
    Scholarship is awarded to
    1 winner
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