420 Scholarships with October Deadlines

Top picks

• National Merit Scholarship

  $2,500

  National Merit Scholarship Corporation

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Essay 

  None

• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

  $37,000

  National Science Foundation

  Deadline 

  October 20, 2026 · 68 days left

  Essay 

  Required

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• Walmart Associate Scholarship

  $2,000

  Walmart Foundation

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  None

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

  $5,000

  U.S. Department of State (administered by the Institute of International Education)

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• 12 Keys Academic Essay Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Achievement Scholarship for Transfer Students

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Achieving Success Award

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Acoma Scholarship Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• ALA Career Investigator Award

  $35,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• ALA Lung Health Research Dissertation Grant

  $21,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• ALA Research Training Fellowship

  $32,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Alexander Scholarship Program

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• American Association of Critical Care Nurses Critical Care Grant

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• American Association of Diabetes Educators Grant

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• American Production and Inventory Control Society Student Scholarship

  $200

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Amigo Scholarship

  $14,815

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship

  $52,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Asian Women in Business Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Avery O. Craven Award

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• BMO Financial Group Diversity Scholarships

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  1.0

• Build U. Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Cahoon Basketball Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Central Coast Chapter Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Central Europe Research Scholar Program

  $11,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Choctaw Nation Higher Education Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Chuck Hall Star of Tomorrow Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Church Matching Scholarship

  $1,300

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr. Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Cohos Evamy Partners Travel Scholarship

  $5,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Commercial Video Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Commercial Video Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Continuing Education Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.8

• Cosmetology Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Earl and Countess of Wessex - World Championships in Athletics Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Edilia and Francois-Auguste de Montequin Fellowship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Education Debt Reduction Award

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Educational Opportunity Fund Grant

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Elkus, Sisson & Rosenstein, P.C. Academic Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Ellis W. Hawley Prize

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Essaymama Summer Essay Writing Contest

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• EssayMama's Essay Writing Contest

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Financial Success for Single Mothers Scholarship

  $750

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.3

• Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship

  $17,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Frances A. Mays Scholarship Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Frank Educational Fund

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Frederick Jackson Turner Award

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Frederick P. Lenz Graduate Assistance Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• GEICO Life Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Glamour's Top 10 College Women Competition

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Graduate Scholar Award

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Graeme Clark Scholarship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Grant for Projects that Enhance Korean Studies Teaching

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Grant for Seminars on Teaching about Japan

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Grant for Workshops and Conferences on Korea

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Grant Program for Descendants of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Harry S. Truman Research Grant

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Higher Education Grant

  $1,600

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Higher Education License Plate Program (HELP)

  $250

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Higher Education Scholarship and AVT Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• IDDBA Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Illinois Incentive for Access

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Illinois National Guard Grant

  $2,350

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Illinois Veteran Grant

  $1,700

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Instructional Materials for Korean Studies Grant

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Instructional Materials Grant for Japanese Studies

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• International Scholarships

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• International Students Academic Merit Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Irish Research Fund Grant

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• IWC Master of Integrated Water Management Scholarship

  $79,311

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• James A. Rawley Prize

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Jessup and McHenry Awards

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Joan Nelson Study Abroad Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• John A. Macphee Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Korea-Related Speakers and Panels Grant

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Scholarship (LEOMS)

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Law Librarians in Continuing Education Courses

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Legal Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Lerner-Scott Prize

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Letters Scholarship for Mature Women

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Marshall Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.7

• Merit Recognition Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Merle Curti Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Monetary Award

  $4,968

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Music Scholarship for Mature Women

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• NIS Research Scholar Program

  $25,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Northeast Asia Council (NEAC) Japan Studies Grant

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Northern Cheyenne Higher Education Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Ohio College Opportunity Grant

  $1,872

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Ohio Safety Officers College Memorial Fund

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Scholarships

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.5

• Oneida Higher Education Grant

  $20,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Oratorical Contest Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Part-Time Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) for County College Students

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Pepsi USBC Youth Bowling Championships

  $1,550

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Ray Allen Billington Prize

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Research Assistance for Korean Studies

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Research Grant

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Research Travel in North America for Korean Studies

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Research Travel Within the U.S. for Japanese Studies

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Rhodes Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.7

• Richard W. Leopold Prize

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Roger K. Warlick Fellowship

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Senior to Senior Fund

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Short-term Research Travel to Korea Grant

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Short-term Travel to Japan for Professional Purposes Grant

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Structural Engineering Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Student to Student Program of Matching Grant

  $650

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Students with Heart Foundation Scholarship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Study Abroad Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Survivor Tuition Benefits Program

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Survivor Tuition Benefits Program (STBP)

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Texas Oratorical Contest

  $18,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Grant II

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Trustee Scholarship for Transfer Students

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.3

• Tuition Aid Grant

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Scholarships

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• University Leader Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• University of British Columbia Bursary

  $13,500

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• University of British Columbia Fellowship

  $22,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• U.S. West Information Systems Scholarship

  $2,533

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Virginia Auctionners Association Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Visiting Research Fellowship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Watson Fellowship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Wildlife Research Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Winifred Goldring Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 1, 2026 · 49 days left

• Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship for Recently Tenured Students

  $75,000

  Deadline 

  October 2, 2026 · 50 days left

• Iowa Thespian Chapter Board Senior Scholarships

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 2, 2026 · 50 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.0

• Marshall Scholarship

  $24,000

  Deadline 

  October 2, 2026 · 50 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.7

• Rhodes Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 2, 2026 · 50 days left

• Chopin Piano Competition

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

• Hansen Career and Technical Education Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

• Hispanocare Student Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Liberty Legacy Foundation Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

• Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship

  $10,000

  Deadline 

  October 3, 2026 · 51 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Caples Student Campaign of the Year Award

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 4, 2026 · 52 days left

• CSCA Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 5, 2026 · 53 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• Engineering Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 5, 2026 · 53 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

  $27,500

  Deadline 

  October 5, 2026 · 53 days left

• Rhodes Scholar

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 5, 2026 · 53 days left

• AES Engineers Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 6, 2026 · 54 days left

• Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR) Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 6, 2026 · 54 days left

• George J. Mitchell Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 6, 2026 · 54 days left

• MAES Scholarships

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 6, 2026 · 54 days left

• So Annoying Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 6, 2026 · 54 days left

• AFS Twin City Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 7, 2026 · 55 days left

• Jan Egerton and Don Smitley Mesothelioma Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 7, 2026 · 55 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Mesothelioma Help Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 7, 2026 · 55 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• International Science Essay Competition

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 8, 2026 · 56 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Sorantin Young Artist Award

  $2,000

  Deadline 

  October 9, 2026 · 57 days left

• Barbara M. Welch Graduate Fellowship

  $1,866

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Catherine NesmithPerez Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Chamberlin Higher Education Recruitment Award

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Chandler Family Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• CMP Pub. Scholarship for Minority Students in Journalism or English

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• David W. Leslie Research Award

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Dawn Benson Memorial Scholarship

  $2,156

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Dean Bettker Memorial Endowment

  $1,742

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Dean Howard K Holland Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Educational Leadership International Student Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Edward E. Brickell Scholarship

  $1,950

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Esther's Book Fund Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Frances C. Hudgins Memorial Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Harry Robert Elmore Memorial Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Helen C. Hopper Memorial Scholarship

  $1,800

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Ira Lampert Foundation Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.5

• John & Frances Harmon Scholarship for Women

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• M Edel Memorial Scholarship for Graduate Students

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Minority Student Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Queens College Foundation Internal Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Ruth Rudovsky Memorial Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• S. Stuart Flanagan Family Graduate Fellowship

  $1,800

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• S. Stuart Flanagan NHFCC Scholarship

  Varies

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• The Christopher Wren Association Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• The Frances H. and Robert O. Nelson Memorial Scholarship

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Youth Activity Fund

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 10, 2026 · 58 days left

• Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  October 11, 2026 · 59 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• ACI Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 12, 2026 · 60 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• ACI Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 12, 2026 · 60 days left

• Katherine and Bryant Mather Fellowship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 12, 2026 · 60 days left

• Kumar Mehta Scholarship

  $3,000

  Deadline 

  October 12, 2026 · 60 days left

• MyProjectorLamps Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 13, 2026 · 61 days left

  Essay 

  Required

  Min GPA 

  3.0

• National Merit Scholarship

  $2,500

  National Merit Scholarship Corporation

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Essay 

  None

• Abe Voron Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

• Alexander M. Tanger Scholarship

  $5,000

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

• Future Physicians Scholarship Program

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Future Recreation Management Professionals Scholarship

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Health Professionals and Specializing Physicians Scholarship Program

  $500

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• Love Your Body Campaign Annual Poster Contest

  $200

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

• Richard A. Brown Memorial Scholarship for Students

  $1,000

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

  Min GPA 

  2.8

• Vincent T. Wasilewski Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

• Walter Patterson Scholarship

  $1,750

  Deadline 

  October 14, 2026 · 62 days left

• AACE International Scholarship

  $4,000

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

  Essay 

  Required

• AASA Educational Administration Scholarship

  $2,500

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

• Academic Leadership Scholarship

  $1,500

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

  Min GPA 

  3.6

• ACI Student Fellowship Program

  $15,000

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

• Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Fellowship

  $6,000

  Deadline 

  October 15, 2026 · 63 days left

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