USA Scholarships
Partial Funding Scholarship Guides
Partial Funding Scholarships
Not every scholarship covers 100% of your costs, but partial funding can still make a huge difference. The scholarships listed here cover a significant share of tuition or living expenses, reducing what you need to pay out of pocket.
Fernandez Law Group Scholarship 2027 - $1,000 Pre-Law
The Fernandez Law Group Scholarship For Students is a $1,000 award from Fernandez Law Group, a California personal injury firm with offices in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. One recipient each cycle gets a check for tuition and related school expenses. You must be a US citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States, hold at least a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA, and be accepted to attend a US school as a pre-law undergraduate or as a first-year law student. The application asks for a resume, transcripts, proof of residency, an acceptance letter, and a one-to-three-page essay on the legal field you plan to pursue. Completed packages are due through the firm''s online form by 15 September 2027, with winners typically notified around 28 September.
Be A Friend Project Scholarship 2027 - $500 Script
The Be A Friend Project Scholarship asks US high school students to write a two- to four-page script about bystanders turning into upstanders when a friend who bullies someone else is absent from lunch. One winner receives $500, announced 1 October to open National Bullying Prevention Month. Applicants must follow at least one Be A Friend Project social media account. Homeschooled students may enter. Family of BAFP staff and board members cannot apply. The 2025 cycle ran 1 June through 31 August 2025; the next cycle is expected to follow the same summer window in 2027.
Archway Academic Achievement Award 2026 - $1,500
The Archway Academic Achievement Award from Pivot Education Group gives one US college student $1,500 with no application fee. Any incoming or current college student who is a US citizen or resident, age 18 or older, may apply regardless of school or background. You share basics about your degree path and a short honest statement about where you are headed. Pivot reads every eligible entry and replies by email. The current cycle closes 30 September 2026.
Building Bridges Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 NPVA Award
The Building Bridges Scholarship 2026 is a $1,000 merit award from the National Parent Volunteer Association (NPVA) for students who are actively involved in their communities. Applicants write a short essay of up to 150 words describing their community engagement. You can be a high school junior or senior, an undergraduate, or a graduate student, with a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, enrolled or planning to enroll at an accredited US college, university, or vocational program. The 2026 deadline is 30 September 2026. Winners provide an official transcript and proof of enrollment after selection, not at the initial application stage.
AGA Fellowship-to-Faculty Award 2027 - $130K
The AGA-Torrey Coast Foundation Fellowship-to-Faculty Transition Award gives one North American fellow $65,000 per year for two years ($130,000 total) to protect time for clinical or translational research on gastro-esophageal cancer while preparing for a faculty career. The American Gastroenterological Association runs the programme for MD or PhD trainees in their final fellowship year or the year after, or postdocs with four to six years of research experience. You need AGA membership, an AGA-member mentor, at least 50 percent effort on the project, and a career development plan. Funding starts 1 July 2027. The 2026 application window opened 18 June 2026 and closed 15 September 2026; status notifications go out by 1 February 2027.
AAUW Career Development Grant 2027 - Up to $8,000
AAUW Career Development Grants pay up to $8,000 to women who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents and hold at least an associate degree. The grant funds accredited certificate or training programs that help you enter, change, or advance in fields where women are underrepresented, including STEM, business, and law, or executive leadership training when women hold fewer than half of senior roles. Your program must start between 1 January and 30 June 2027 for the winter/spring cycle. Applications open 18 August 2026 and close 30 September 2026 at 5pm ET, with notification in November 2026 and funds in November or December 2026.
911 Fresh Start Scholarship 2027 - $1,500 Award
The 911 Restoration Fresh Start Scholarship pays $1,500 twice a year to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled or accepted at an accredited college, university, or trade school and studying emergency management, environmental science, construction management, civil engineering, public safety, disaster preparedness, or a closely related field. You need a 3.0 cumulative GPA, a 500-to-700-word essay on community recovery after disaster, an unofficial transcript, and proof of enrollment. Spring and fall cycles run on separate deadlines; funds go to your school, not to you personally. The spring 2027 cycle opens 15 July 2026 and closes 30 September 2026, with winners announced 1 November 2026.
University of New Haven Scholarship 2026 - 75% Tuition
The University of New Haven hands out its graduate money through two named awards: a Provost's Assistantship worth 75% tuition assistance plus an hourly wage for 550 hours of research or teaching work a year, and a Dean's Scholarship worth up to 50% tuition assistance on academic merit. Both are open to full-time domestic and international master's students, and neither has a separate form. The admission packet is the application. Undergraduates at the West Haven campus run on a separate automatic merit ladder worth $15,000 to $33,000 a year. The next graduate cutoff is 1 October 2026 for a spring 2027 start.
Fairleigh Dickinson University Scholarships 2027
Fairleigh Dickinson University Scholarships come out of the admission file, not a separate competition. FDU states plainly that applying for admission puts you in the running and no separate scholarship application is needed. Incoming freshmen are considered for merit awards up to $22,000 a year on high school GPA, renewable for four years. International freshmen have their own ladder, the FDU International Scholarship worth up to $24,000 a year, with a $16,000 transfer version, a $3,000 Global Housing Grant on the Metropolitan campus and $1,500 family and alumni grants. The next published cutoff is 1 December 2026 for January 2027 entry.
UNDP Internship Programme 2027 - New York HQ Stipend
The UNDP Internship Programme places students and recent graduates inside United Nations Development Programme teams for six weeks to six months, and the New York headquarters is one of its duty stations. Past headquarters calls have covered UN system affairs, corporate and institutional law, programmes and projects law, and policy and advocacy on climate and security risk. Unlike several other UN internships, this one pays: an in-person intern who is not funded by a university, government, foundation or scholarship receives a monthly stipend set for the duty station, calculated as 45 per cent of the lowest level of the local NPSA salary scale. UNDP pays nothing else. Travel, visas, passports, accommodation, living costs and medical insurance are all yours. Vacancies appear on the UNDP Job Page through the year at post level IN, with no annual application round.
Kansas State University Scholarship 2027 - Up to $76,404
Kansas State University hands out its general university scholarships automatically. Apply for admission by the priority date and you are considered, with no essay and no separate scholarship form. Kansas residents sit on a five-step ladder running from the $1,000 a year 1863 Landmark Award up to the $5,000 a year University Scholar Award. Out-of-state and international freshmen are assessed for the Wildcat Non-Resident Award, which wipes out 50% to 100% of the non-resident portion of tuition and is estimated at $9,551 to $19,101 a year, or $38,204 to $76,404 across four years. Domestic freshmen starting in Fall 2027 apply by 1 December 2026, while transfer and international applicants work to 1 May 2027. Competitive awards such as the $80,000 Presidential Scholarship need a supplemental application by 5 p.m. on 15 December 2026.
Tiffin University Dragon Flight Fellowship 2027
The Dragon Flight Fellowship is Tiffin University's four-year drone technology honors track in Tiffin, Ohio. Fellows earn FAA Part 107 certification in year one, then work real missions with the Ohio EPA, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Seneca County Sheriff and Tiffin Fire/Rescue before finishing with a capstone project. The fellowship itself pays no separate stipend. It is an honors experience layered on top of a Tiffin merit scholarship, which runs from $13,000 to $20,000 a year for 2027-2028, and you must already hold one to be eligible. Applications close February 1.