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Scholarships to Support Your Minerva Education

Students from around the world use a mix of personal planning, family support, financial aid, and external scholarships to help make their Minerva experience possible. Scholarships can be an excellent way to reduce costs, expand flexibility, and open doors to opportunities you may not have considered yet.

To support your search, we’ve compiled a directory of external scholarship programs that Minerva students often explore. These scholarships are offered by independent organizations — each with its own requirements, deadlines, and selection criteria — but many align well with the interests and strengths of Minerva applicants.

This list is provided as a helpful starting point, and we encourage you to review each opportunity carefully and determine which may be a good fit for you. Many students apply to several scholarships throughout the year as they build a personalized plan for funding their education.
Masason Foundation
For exceptionally gifted youth of any nationality
Deadline: January
Sasakawa Peace Foundation Scholarship
For Japanese students, including U.S. students who hold Japanese nationality
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
STEM undergrad
Deadline: January 26
Morehead-Cain Scholarship (UNC)
Top merit at UNC
Deadline: October (via Nomination)
Jefferson Scholarship (UVA)
Top merit at UVA
Deadline: December (via Nomination)
YoungArts Competition
Arts, performance
Deadline: October 13
Prudential Emerging Visionaries
Social-impact youth leaders
Deadline: November 03
DREAM.US Opportunity Scholarship
Undocumented, need
Deadline: February 28
McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship
Hispanic students
Deadline: February 06
APIA Scholars
Asian/Pacific Islander students
Deadline: January 09
Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship
STEM, need, U.S. citizen
Deadline: April 01
Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
Computer science, need
Deadline: December 15
Generation Google Scholarship
CS, diversity
Deadline: December 05
Equitable Excellence Scholarship
Leadership, impact
Deadline: December 17
Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship
Passion-driven, video
Deadline: January 03
Cameron Impact Scholarship
Academics + service
Deadline: September 05
QuestBridge National College Match
Low-income, high-achieving
Deadline: September 26
Coolidge Scholarship
Academic merit (juniors)
Deadline: February 23
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Hispanic students
Deadline: February 15
Ron Brown Scholar Program
African-American leaders
Deadline: January 09
GE Reagan Foundation Scholarship
Leadership, integrity
Deadline: January 05
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Leadership & service
Deadline: November 14
The Gates Scholarship
Minority, low-income
Deadline: September 15
Coca-Cola Scholars Program
Leadership & service
Deadline: October 31
Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship
High-achieving, low-income
Deadline: November 16
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
Significant project under 18
Deadline: February 14
Horatio Alger National Scholarship
Resilient, financial need
Deadline: March 15
National Merit Scholarship Program
Top PSAT/NMSQT performers
Deadline: September (by School)

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Minerva’s financial-aid team can help you understand how external scholarships apply toward your Minerva costs.

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