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General Scholarships
- AFSA High School Seniors Scholarship ($1000/January 1, 2026)
- Against All Odds Scholarship ($1000/January 31, 2026)
- AIAA Lockheed Martin Marillyn Hewson Scholarship ($10,000/December 31, 2025)
- Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship (Up to $40,000 (400 awards)/January 15, 2026)
- American Council of the Blind Scholarship ($7500 (24 awards)/February 14, 2026)
- American Public Service Scholarship ($2000/January 31, 2026)
- American Rocketry Challenge (10 awards) ($20,000/December 6, 2025)
- Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship ($3000/March 15, 2026)
- Around the Corner from College Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025 & June 30, 2026)
- Atlantic Housing Foundation Scholarship($5000/February 1, 2026)
- Automotive Women's Association Scholarship ($5000/January 16, 2026)
- Avoiding Probate Pitfalls Scholarship ($1000/February 26, 2026)
- Aya Healthcare Future Travel Nurse Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025)
- Ayn Rand Essay Contests (Up to $25,000/deadlines vary)
- BBJ Community Leadership Scholarship ($1000/February 26, 2026)
- Beyond The Boroughs National Scholarship ($20,000/March 15, 2026)
- Bick Vocational/Trade School Scholarship ($5000/December 31, 2025)
- Big Future Scholarship ($500-$40,000/monthly opportunities to win)
- Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship ($1000/February 9, 2026)
- Breanna Coleman Memorial Nursing Scholarship ($5000/January 24, 2026)
- Bright Lights Scholarship for underrepresented/1st generation students ($600/December 12, 2025)
- Brooks Law Group Car Accident Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025)
- Burger King Scholars Program ($1,000-$60,000/Opens Oct. 15 - Dec. 15, 2025)
- Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Undergraduate Scholarship ($1500/December 31, 2025)
- Christopher T. Muschalek Memorial Scholarship ($1000/December 17, 2025)
- Common App Scholarship ($2000/December 15, 2025))
- Conflict Conqueror Scholarship ($1000/January 7, 2026)
- DAR American Indian Scholarship ($4000/January 31, 2026)
- DAR Scholarships ($20,000/January 31, 2026)
- Dell Scholars Program for students with financial need ($20,000/Opens Dec. 15 - Feb. 15, 2026
- Denny's Hungry for Education Scholarship ($2000/December 8, 2025)
- Derrick Car and Truck Accident Injury Scholarship ($1000/December 30, 2025)
- Design Thinking Scholarship ($1000/July 31, 2026 for the Fall semester))
- Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship ($8000/January 31, 2026)
- Dr. Juan Andrade Jr. Scholarship ($1000/December 30, 2025)
- Dream Big Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025)
- Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship ($10,000/March 1, 2026)
- ELG Scholarship Program ($5000/December 15, 2025)
- Elks National Foundation Legacy Awards ($4000/February 2, 2026)
- Equitable Excellence Scholarship ($20,000 (100 awards)/December 18, 2025)
- Experimental Aircraft Association Scholarship ($5000 (31 awards)/December 19, 2025)
- Faith Based College Scholarship ($2000/December 31, 2025)
- GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship ($40,000/January 5, 2026)
- Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship ($1000/December 31, 2025)
- GoTranscript Academic Scholarship Program ($5000/applications accepted year round)
- Haraldson Foundation Scholarship to the University of Texas($5000-$40,000/December 15, 2025)
- Healthcare Leaders Scholarship ($1500/December 31, 2025)
- Heavy Equipment Parts Express Scholarship($500/April 1, 2026)
- Helen Laughlin AM Mode Memorial Scholarship for Texas AM Radio Operators($1000/January 4, 2026)
- Horatio Alger Association Scholarship ($25000/February 15, 2026)
- Houzz Residential Design Scholarship ($2500/March 31, 2026)
- Innovation in Education Scholarship ($500/the 20th of each month)
- Interstellar Research Group Scholarships ($2,500/December 15, 2025)
- Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship ($30,000/January 7, 2026)
- John Lennon Scholarships ($20,000/January 15, 2026)
- Joieful Connections Scholarship ($5000/February 15, 2026)
- Just Poetry! Scholarship ($500/Deadlines vary)
- Kelly Law Autism Scholarship ($1000/December 19, 2025)
- Kennedy Center VSA Young Soloists Award ($2000/January 7, 2026)
- Kezian Science Scholarship ($1200/March 31, 2026)
- King Eagle Scout Contest ($10,000/deadlines vary)
- Kochhar & Co. Scholarship ($1000/March 31, 2026)
- Learner Calculus Scholarship ($500/August 1, 2026)
- Learner's Innovators of Color STEM Scholarship ($500/March 26, 2026)
- Lift Parts Express Scholarship ($500/April 30, 2026)
- Lillian and Arthur Dunn Scholarship ($2500/January 31, 2026)
- Live it Up Quarterly Women in Healthcare Scholarship ($3000/June 1, 2026)
- Live Mas Scholarship Program ($25,000(1200 awards)/January 6, 2026)
- Love Your Career Scholarship ($1000/January 10, 2026)
- Make the U Scholarship ($10,000/December 31, 2025)
- Mas Family Scholarships ($32,000 (15 awards)/January 31, 2026)
- MCFS Senior Scholarship ($2500/March 1, 2026)
- Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship ($5000/January 30, 2026)
- Military Benefits Association Scholarship ($3,000 (30 awards)/March 4, 2026)
- MyMozaic Monthly Scholarship ($1000/Monthly deadlines)
- National Parent Volunteer Association Scholarship ($1000/February 28, 2026)
- Niche Scholarship ($50,000/December 31, 2025)
- NSHSS Scholarships ($various amounts/various dates)
- Numerous Business Scholarships (Various amounts with various deadlines)
- Online Learning Innovator Scholarship ($1000/January 2, 2026)
- Out-of-State Scholarship ($1000/February 9, 2026)
- Overachievers Student Grant Scholarship ($100,000/December 15, 2025)
- Penguin Random House Scholarship ($10,000/January 15, 2026)
- Perseverance Scholarship (December 31, 2025; full cost of 4 years)
- Point Flagship Scholarships for LGBTQ students (Amount varies/deadlines vary)
- Profile in Courage High School Awards ($10,000 (20 awards)/January 12, 2026)
- Ray Stoesser Memorial Scholarship ($5000/December 6, 2025)
- Roger W. Kahn Scholarship ($10,000 (4 awards)January 7, 2026)
- Ronald D. Weiss Scholarship ($3500/December 15, 2025)
- Scholarship For Journalism Diversity ($20,000/March 1, 2026)
- Scholarships for Military Children ($2000 (500 awards)/February 11, 2026)
- Science Ambassador Scholarship ($20,000 (5 Awards)/December 15, 2025)
- Science Buddy Scholarship ($2500/December 31, 2025)
- SDFM National Scholarship Program ($3000 (9 awards)/March 31, 2026)
- SDMS Foundation Sonography Student Scholarship Program ($2500/December 31, 2025 & June 30, 2026)
- Shell Oil Company Technical Scholarship ($2500/March 15, 2026)
- SMART Scholarships ($38,000/December 5, 2025)
- Sons of Italy Western Foundation Scholarships ($5000/March 1, 2026)
- Special Forces Scholarship Fund ($2000 (200 awards)/March 15, 2026)
- SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarships ($11,000 (72 awards)/February 15, 2026)
- Stacey Scholarship Fund ($5000/February 1, 2026)
- Take Care of Texas Video Contest ($2500 /December 5, 2025)
- TBA Accounting Student Scholarship Program ($1500 per semester up to $12,000/various dates)
- Terry Foundation Scholarship at Texas State University (Varied amounts/December 13, 2025)
- Terry Traditional Scholarship for public colleges in Texas (Full Ride/varies by school)
- The AvaCare Medical Scholarship ($1000/December 15, 2025)
- Thiel High School Fellowship ($200,000-2 awards/December 31, 2025)
- TNLA Foundation Horticulture Scholarship (Varied amounts/December 13, 2025)
- Top Nutrition Coaching Annual Heroes' Legacy Scholarship ($500/April 1, 2026)
- Top Ten List Scholarship ($1500/December 31, 2025)
- U.S. Bank Student Scholarship (up to $20,000/various deadlines)
- Underdog Scholarships (Various amounts/various deadlines)
- Unigo $10K Scholarship ($10,000/December 31, 2025)
- United States JCI Senate Foundation Scholarship ($10,000/January 12, 2026)
- Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship ($10,000/February 20, 2026)
- Walsh/Di Tolla/Spivak Scholarship ($10,000 (10 awards)/December 31, 2025)
- Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship ($5000 (31 awards)/January 15, 2026)
- Washington University in St. Louis Scholarships (Amount and Application Deadlines vary)
- William B. Ruggles Journalism Scholarship ($2000/December 31, 2025)
- Wings Over America Scholarships ($5000/February 1, 2026)
About the Penguin Random House Scholarship
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Penguin Random House has established a scholarship program for high school seniors with outstanding creative writing skills who plan to continue their education in college.
Scholarship Amount: $10,000Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
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