Community Service & Leadership

42 scholarships

AXA Achievement Scholarship — $10,000 — Deadline: December 13
AXA Foundation (now merged with Equitable Excellence Scholarship) American Legion National Oratorical Contest — $1,500 — Deadline: Varies by state/local post (typically December-January)
The American Legion Burger King Scholars Program — $1,000 — Deadline: December 15
Burger King McLamore Foundation Cameron Impact Scholarship — $20,000 — Deadline: May 26 (Early Application), September 8 (Regular Application)
Bryan Cameron Education Foundation Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship — $42,000 — Deadline: September 29
Howard University Coolidge Scholarship — $200,000 — Deadline: January 23
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Scholarships — $1,000 — Deadline: January 31
Daughters of the American Revolution Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund — $15,000 — Deadline: April 1
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards — $36,000 — Deadline: January 5
Helen Diller Family Foundation DoSomething.org Scholarships — $500 — Deadline: Ongoing, monthly
DoSomething.org Echoing Green Fellowship — $80,000 — Deadline: October 24
Echoing Green Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: November 13
Elks National Foundation GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program — $10,000 — Deadline: January 5
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute Gates Millennium Scholars Program (legacy, no longer accepting new applications but similar programs exist) — $250,000 — Deadline: Closed
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (UPS Foundation) Generation Google Scholarship — $10,000 — Deadline: December 12
Google Generation Hope Scholar Program — $2,400 — Deadline: March 20
Generation Hope Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes — $10,000 — Deadline: April 15
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Goldwater Scholarship — $7,500 — Deadline: Last Friday in January
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Optimist International Scholarship Contest — $2,500 — Deadline: Varies by local club (typically February)
Optimist International Pay It Forward Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: Varies (check website)
Scholarship America Princess Grace Awards (Theater, Dance, Film) — $10,000 — Deadline: January 31
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Princeton Prize in Race Relations — $1,000 — Deadline: January 31
Princeton University Prudential Emerging Visionaries — $5,000 — Deadline: November 4
Prudential Financial Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute Scholarships — $2,500 — Deadline: January 5
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute Rotary Global Grants — $30,000 — Deadline: Varies by local club (typically March-May for district-level approval)
The Rotary Foundation Stephen Bufton Memorial Education Fund (ABWA) — $500 — Deadline: May 15
American Business Women's Association (ABWA) TheDream.US Scholarship Program — $14,000 — Deadline: February 28
TheDream.US UNICO National Scholarship Program — $1,000 — Deadline: April 15
UNICO National United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Scholarships — $500 — Deadline: Varies by scholarship
United Negro College Fund Youth Leadership Scholarship (Hispanic Heritage Foundation) — $1,000 — Deadline: November 13
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Youth Service America (YSA) Grants — $500 — Deadline: Varies by grant program (e.g., Global Youth Service Day)
Youth Service America Youth of the Year Scholarship (Boys & Girls Clubs of America) — $2,500 — Deadline: Varies by local club (typically November-December for local, then state, regional, national)
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Chief Seattle Club Scholarship — $1,000 — Deadline: June 1
Chief Seattle Club Hispanic Access Foundation MANO Project Internships/Fellowships — $500 — Deadline: Varies by opportunity
Hispanic Access Foundation Stephen J. Brady Stop Thirst Scholarship Program — $1,000 — Deadline: April 30 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
The Water Council America's Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship (FFA) — $1,500 — Deadline: January 14
Monsanto Fund (now Bayer Fund) Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program — $5,000 — Deadline: Varies by country/partner institution
Goldman Sachs Foundation Jesse Jackson Fellows Program — $5,000 — Deadline: November 1
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Youth Leadership Scholarship (various organizations) — $500 — Deadline: Varies (often March-May)
Various local/regional non-profits and community foundations Cool Women Scholarship (Girl Scouts of San Diego) — $5,000 — Deadline: March 1 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Girl Scouts San Diego Live Your Dream Awards (Soroptimist International of the Americas) — $1,000 — Deadline: November 15 (2026 - check for 2027 updates)
Soroptimist International of the Americas Youth Advisory Board (YAB) - Various Organizations — $500 — Deadline: Varies seasonally
Various Non-Profits (e.g., CDC, SAMHSA, local foundations)