30+ Scholarships with February 2026 Deadlines

The following scholarships include opportunities for high school students, undergraduate, graduate school, and adult students.

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1st Financial Bank Financial Goals Scholarship. This is a monthly scholarship open to US residents aged 18 and older who are planning to enroll or are currently enrolled in a college degree program. This is an essay-based scholarship that centers around the importance of incorporating financial literacy into one’s college career. The deadline is the last day of every month. Award of $2000. 

AFE Scholarship in Floriculture and Horticulture This scholarship is open to post-graduate students pursuing a career in or related to floriculture or horticulture. Applicants must be in the process of successfully completing either a bachelor’s or master’s degree in horticulture or a related field and must have the intention of pursuing an MS or Ph.D. degree on a full-time basis. Award amounts range from $500 to $5,000. Deadline is February 1st. 

America’s 911 Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to first responders or students with a parent who is a first responder. The first responder can be a paid or volunteer position. Multiple awards were given. Awards of $1000 Deadline is February 15th. 

AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship from the Atmospheric Meteorological Society is open to graduating high school seniors with a 3.0 GPA who plan to pursue an atmospheric sciences degree. The award is $2500 and is renewable for a 2nd year. Deadline is February 6th. 

APIQWTC (Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community) Scholarship This scholarship to high school and college students who are queer API women and transgender people in their pursuit of technical/professional training or higher education. The Scholarship Committee hopes to recognize those who are active in the community and encourage future leaders. The award is $3,500. Deadline is February 1st. 

AWM Student Essay Contest. This scholarship is open to middle school, high school, and undergraduate students. This contest is sponsored by the Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America. Awards do not need to be used for education expenses. Applicants are required to interview a woman currently working in or retired from a mathematical career. This is a non-fixed opportunity. Awards vary. 

"Be Bold" No-Essay Scholarship This scholarship is open to students of any education level, state, field of study, or GPA. The scholarship will be awarded to the student whose profile is most earnest, determined, and moving. This scholarship is sponsored by The Bold Foundation Inc. The award is $25,000. Deadline is February 1st.

Cancer Unwrapped Teen Writing Contest. These scholarships are open to US high school students in grades 9-12. Write an essay about your experience with Cancer. Award of $1000. Deadline is February 27th. 

Daughters of the Cincinnati Scholarships. These scholarships are open to female high school seniors who are daughters of career commissioned officers in the United States Armed Forces. Awards are up to $20000. Deadline is February 15th. 

Davidson Fellows Scholarship. This scholarship has been named by US News and World Report as 1 of the 7 most prestigious scholarships. It is open to US citizens aged 18 and under with no minimum age who have completed a significant piece of work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, literature, music, philosophy or “outside the box”. Awards are up to $50,000. Deadline is February 11th.

Employment BOOST Academic Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school seniors and 2 year and 4 year college students in the US with a GPA of 3.6 or higher. This scholarship is open to students pursuing any major. 1 scholarship will be given to a student pursuing any major and a 2nd scholarship will be given to a student pursuing business or STEM fields. Deadlines are accepted year round on a rolling basis. Awards of $1000. 

Frank M. Snowden Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship is open to undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups (African descent, Latinx, Asian or Asian American, Pacific Islander, and of indigenous descent Native American, Inuit, Canadian First Peoples, across North America. The purpose of the scholarships is to further students’ study of classics or classical archaeology with opportunities not available during the school year. Award is up to $4,500. Deadline is February 23rd. 

Gertrude M. Cox Scholarships. This scholarship is open to women who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and who are admitted to full-time study in a graduate statistics program by July 1 of the award year. Women in or entering the early stages of graduate training (MS or PhD) are especially encouraged to apply. Award is $1,000. Deadline is February 23rd.

Gordon A Rich Memorial Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school senior students with a parent who works in the financial services industry. Must be a US Citizen with a GPA minimum of 3.5. Awards of up to $50,000. The deadline is Feb 19th. 

(ISC)² Graduate Scholarships. This scholarship is open to students pursuing, or plan to pursue, a Master’s degree program or doctoral studies with a focus on cybersecurity or information assurance and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. Multiple Awards up to $5,000. Deadline is February 28th. 

(ISC)² Women’s Cybersecurity Scholarships. This scholarship is open to students pursuing, or planning to pursue, a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or a similar field. Must have a 3.3 GPA or higher, and be a senior in high school, an undergraduate student, a graduate, or a postgraduate student to be eligible. Multiple Awards up to $5,000. The deadline is February 29th.

Indian Health Service Scholarship. This scholarship is open to American Indian and Alaska Native Students pursuing health careers age 18+ with a GPA minimum of 2.0. The amount is not disclosed. Deadline is February 28th. 

Innovation in Education Scholarship. This scholarship is open to high school and college students who have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others with a GPA minimum of 3.0. The award is $500 and repeats monthly. Open to students in the US and Canada. The deadline is the 20th of every month. 

International Eco-Hero Awards for Young Environmentalists from Action for Nature. This scholarship is open to students worldwide ages 8-16 who have completed a substantial project to help sustain our planet. Award is $500. Deadline is February 28th. 

Joanne Pransky Celebration of Women in Robotics. This scholarship is open to female high school or undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a future career in robotics. Award is $1000 and multiple scholarships are awarded. Deadline is February 1st. 

LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/Alaska Native who are US Citizens or DACA eligible students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, or Ph.D. programs in advertising, marketing or public relations with a GPA of 3.0 minimum. Awards of up to $3750. Deadline is February 27th.  

Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is open to military service members, veterans, and military spouses who are full-time undergraduate, graduate, or professional-level students. Awards of $10,000 per academic year. Deadline is February 1st.

Parkinson’s Summer Research Fellowships. These scholarships are open to undergraduate and medical students who have an interest in researching Parkinson’s Disease. Award is $4000. Deadline is February 23rd.  

Renaissance Scholars Program. This scholarship is open to current 2-year and 4-year undergraduate students, from Oregon or Illinois who will be the first in their families to obtain a bachelor's degree. Award is $4000. US Citizenship is not a requirement.  The deadlines are February 1st and May 1st.

Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program. This scholarship is open to currently enrolled full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing academic fields of accounting, business administration, finance, and criminal justice and demonstrates a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession. Awards of up to $5000. Deadline is February 2nd. 

Roothbert Scholarship. These scholarships are open to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing any academic field in the United States and are spiritually motivated in their lives. Renewable awards of up to $7000. Deadline is February 1st.

SBB Research Group STEM Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students enrolled full-time at a college or university, who are pursuing STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics). Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5. Deadline is on a rolling basis (12 awarded per year). Award is $2,500. This scholarship is open to students worldwide and there are no age restrictions.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scholarships. These scholarships are from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and are open to current undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in STEM programs. Awards are $15,000. Deadline is February 27th. 

SWSIS Scholarships for Women Studying Information Security. This scholarship is for women studying information technology in their junior or senior year of undergraduate studies or are in a graduate program. Awards of up to $10,000. Deadline is February 1st.

The Cardinal Newman Society Essay Scholarship Contest. This scholarship is open to high school seniors pursuing higher education at a Catholic institution. Awards of up to $20,000. Deadline is February 17th. 

Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) Scholarship. This scholarship is open to vegetarian and vegan students graduating from high school in the spring. Students need to write an essay addressing different points on vegetarianism, including how you promoted vegetarianism in your high school and/or community and why it is important to you. Multiple Awards given up to $10,000. Deadline is February 20th. 

Watson-Brown Scholarships. These scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students from Georgia and South Carolina. Awards are $2500 and are renewable. Deadline is February 8th. 

Web Design Scholarship. This scholarship is from the company Lounge Lizard. It is open to high school seniors planning to enroll in college within 6 months of the application as well as current college students in the US. Must submit a web design file for consideration of the scholarship. Award is $1000. Deadlines are February 18th and October 2nd.

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This information has been compiled by Jean O’Toole and The Scholarship Team at Connections101.  *Please note that information can change about any given scholarship. Scholarships are not guaranteed to be offered every year. The Scholarship Team at Connections101 encourages every family to verify at the information link provided that the scholarship is being offered during the current or upcoming year. 

Jean O’Toole is an educational consultant and author of the bestselling book, Scholarship Strategies Finding and Winning the Money You Need. Over the past 15 years, she has helped tens of thousands of students in the United States. Individuals collectively have been awarded millions of dollars by applying her scholarship strategies.  In 2008 she co-founded Connections101, a company specializing in providing motivational tools for scholarship searching. It is her goal to empower students to design their paths to their future without college debt. For more information about Jean/s scholarship strategies and resources, visit www.connections101.com. FB: @ScholarshipStrategies, Linkedin: Jean O’Toole scholarshipstrategiesteam@gmail.com