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An application asking about leadership needs more than a title. Write down what you did, who relied on you, and how long you kept doing it. That can include paid work or responsibilities outside a school club. Check each program’s student and enrollment requirements, then request references early enough for someone to write a specific one.
6 scholarships in our database
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
$100,000
Nov 15, 2026 early; Jan 15 or Mar 15, 2027 later rounds · High school · Middle school
Davidson Fellows recognizes students 18 or younger who have completed a significant piece of work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy, or another eligible category. Awards are $25,000, $50,000, or $100,000. The 2027 application is op…
The Gates Scholarship
$80,000
Sep 15, 2026 · High school senior
The Gates Scholarship is a last-dollar award for outstanding, Pell-eligible incoming freshmen. It covers the cost of attendance that grants and other aid do not — tuition, housing, books, and a laptop. Selection weighs academics, leadership, and financial need. You will need a…
CAPSTONE-Simpson Endowment / Ron Brown Scholar Program
$40,000
Nov 1, 2026 (early); Jan 9, 2027 (final) · High school senior
Ron Brown Scholars are academically talented Black high school seniors who lead in their communities. The award is $10,000 a year for four years, plus a network that is the real product. The program is small — a handful of new scholars each year — so the essays have to be spec…
Jackie Robinson Foundation
$30,000
Jan 14, 2027 at 5 p.m. ET · High school senior
The Jackie Robinson Foundation scholarship is a four-year award for minority high school seniors, with mentoring and leadership programming attached. Financial need and a strong academic record both matter. Recipients attend the foundation’s extra requirements — this is not a…
$5,000
Varies by partner fund; many close in spring · High school senior · Undergraduate
UNCF is a portal, not a single scholarship. One profile puts you in front of hundreds of partner funds for Black students — some tied to HBCUs, some open more broadly. Award sizes vary. You will still write essays and upload transcripts, but you do it once instead of twenty ti…
American Chemical Society
$5,000
Mar 1, 2027 · High school senior · Undergraduate
ACS Scholars funds African American, Hispanic, and American Indian students who intend to major in chemistry or a closely related field. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000 and can renew. High school seniors and undergraduates with a chemistry path are eligible. You will need t…
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