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UofL Out-of-State Scholarship 2027 - $5,000-$30,000
The University of Louisville runs a tiered set of admissions scholarships for first-time freshmen entering in Fall 2027 who live outside Kentucky and the seven Southern Indiana reciprocity counties. Where you live decides which ladder you land on: the Border Benefit Award drops out-of-state tuition to the Kentucky in-state rate, worth roughly $16,000 a year and rising to about $21,000 with academic top-ups; the Regional Scholars Program pays $12,000 to $16,000; and the National Scholars Program pays $5,000 to $15,000. National Merit finalists and semifinalists get $20,000, and ten Grawemeyer Competitive Scholarships of $30,000 a year go to out-of-state students who apply by 1 December 2026. Every award except the Grawemeyer is automatic on admission, with no scholarship form to fill in.
Notre Dame Doctoral Program 2027 - Sustainable Development
The University of Notre Dame's Doctoral Program in Sustainable Development at the Keough School of Global Affairs opens for a Fall 2027 start, with applications closing on 1 December 2026. Admitted students get a five-year funding guarantee: a 12-month stipend set at $39,000 for Keough doctoral students in 2026-2027, a full tuition scholarship worth $69,510 a year, a health insurance premium subsidy, summer research support and up to $4,000 for conferences and professional development. The programme is STEM-designated, takes about five years, and trains researchers in climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental governance and development policy.
Richmond Scholars 2027 - Full Tuition, Housing & Food
The Richmond Scholars Program is the University of Richmond's most prestigious merit award, given to about 25 incoming students each year and worth full tuition plus on-campus housing and food, renewable for up to eight consecutive semesters. Scholars also get a one-time enrichment grant of up to $5,500, priority course registration, guaranteed on-campus housing and a faculty mentor. There is no separate scholarship application: every first-year admission application on file by 1 December 2026 is considered automatically, whichever plan you apply under. Finalists hear through the Spider Portal by 1 February 2027, interview with a faculty committee over Zoom in mid-February, and final selections are made by 1 March 2027.
University of Hawaii ADB Scholarship 2027 - Fully Funded
The University of Hawaii ADB Scholarship 2027 is the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program run by the East-West Center for masters study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It pays full tuition and fees, roundtrip airfare to Honolulu, housing in an East-West Center residence hall, a monthly stipend, book funds, health insurance and J-1 visa sponsorship. The East-West Center runs this competition every other year, and the cycle for the Fall 2027 academic year opened on 18 August 2026 and closes on 1 December 2026 at 11:59 PM Hawaii Standard Time. Applicants must be citizens and current residents of one of the 40 ADB developing member countries, aged 35 or under, holding a four-year bachelors degree and at least two years of full-time professional work after that degree. US citizens, permanent residents and anyone already living or working outside their home country cannot apply.
Education Matters Scholarship 2026 - $5,000 Unigo Award
The Education Matters Scholarship is Unigo's $5,000 award for a 250-word answer to one question: what would you say to someone who thinks education does not matter, or that college is a waste of time and money? It is the largest of the scholarships Unigo runs under its own name, and the application asks for no transcript, no GPA figure, no recommendation letters and no financial paperwork. Anyone aged 14 or older who is a legal US resident of the 50 states or the District of Columbia can enter, as long as they already attend an accredited college, university or trade school or will enrol no later than the fall of 2031. The current cycle opened on 30 November 2025 and closes on 30 November 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. A panel picks one winner on or about 28 February 2027, and the $5,000 goes to the winner's school as a check rather than to the student in cash.
Editing Services Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 Essay Award
The Editing Services Scholarship 2026 is a $1,000 award from editing.services, the writing and editing marketplace run by ServiceScape Incorporated. One winner is chosen on the quality of a 300-word essay answering a single question: how does writing impact today's world? There is no transcript, no GPA floor, no recommendation letter and no fee. You need to be at least 18 and attending, or about to attend, an accredited college, university or trade school in 2026. Entries opened on 1 December 2025 and close on 30 November 2026 UTC, with the winner notified by email in December 2026 and the $1,000 mailed as a check within four weeks.
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships 2027
University of Detroit Mercy Scholarships are awarded from your admission file, so applying for admission puts you in the running for every university award automatically. Detroit Mercy does not publish freshman merit tiers, but the figures it does publish are concrete: transfer grants of $6,000 to $14,000 a year by GPA, a $2,000 Catholic Education grant, a $1,000 Visit Grant, and international awards up to $10,000 a year. Above those sit four routes to full tuition, the Titan Edge for Michigan students, the Jesuit Founders and Phi Theta Kappa scholarships for transfers, and the MPLCC award. The date that decides how much is in play is 1 December 2026, the Scholarship Priority deadline for Fall 2027 entry.
Tulane University Merit Scholarships 2027
Tulane considers every first-year applicant for merit money automatically, with no separate scholarship form. Partial tuition awards run from $1,000 to $32,000 a year. Above them sit the full-tuition Dean's Honor Scholarship, the Grossman & Cohen Scholarship worth roughly $400,000 across four years, and around five Stamps Scholarships a year that cover the entire $98,710 cost of attendance plus an enrichment fund. International students compete for the same awards through the Global Scholarships route, up to full tuition and fees. The date that decides how much is still in play is 10 November 2026, the Early Action deadline for Fall 2027 entry, because several scholarship supplements close in December.
University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship 2027
The University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarship is awarded from your admission file, with no separate scholarship form anywhere in the process. Non-resident and international first-year students are placed on a GPA ladder worth $5,000 to $12,500 a year, or $20,000 to $50,000 across four years. Students from eight nearby states and Ontario can instead be assessed at the in-state rate through the Great Lakes Scholarship, worth around $18,000 a year. Non-resident graduate students on in-person programmes receive the Graduate Dearborn Scholarship, which pays $1,250 to $8,000 a semester depending on credit load. Every merit award renews on a cumulative 3.0 GPA and full-time enrolment for up to eight semesters. The next date that matters is 15 November 2026, the Winter 2027 deadline for applicants who need a visa.
UMass Lowell Scholarship 2027 - Up to $20,000/yr
UMass Lowell decides merit scholarships from your admission application, and there is no separate scholarship form to chase. Out-of-state, national and international first-year students are considered for awards of $8,000 to $20,000 a year. Massachusetts residents compete for the Chancellor's Scholarship at full tuition and mandatory fees, or the Dean's Scholarship at up to half. New England students see $8,000 to $14,000 and students from New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania see $5,000 to $13,000. Every award renews for up to eight consecutive semesters on a 3.000 GPA and full-time enrolment. Apply by Early Action I on 5 November 2026 for Fall 2027 entry.
USDA Internship Program 2027 - Unpaid, Washington DC
The USDA Internship Program places emerging leaders inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a semester of public service work in Washington DC, and the Spring 2027 cohort runs from 25 January to 30 April 2027 with applications due by 13 November 2026. Read one line before you plan around it: USDA states plainly that these internships are unpaid, with no housing and no relocation assistance. Eligibility is unusually open in one direction and completely closed in another. You do not need to be enrolled in a degree or hold one, but you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old at the time of application, so international students cannot apply. The placement is in person at the Whitten Building, there is no remote option, and selected applicants go through security screening before they start.
Cornell University Scholarship 2027 - Full Need Met
The Cornell University Scholarship is the grant sitting inside every Cornell financial aid offer, and you never apply for it on its own. Cornell meets 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all eligible undergraduates, and nearly 50% of undergraduates receive a Cornell grant that is never repaid. Families earning up to $75,000 with typical assets get grants, scholarships and work-study covering the full cost of attendance, with zero expected parent contribution and no loans. Up to $125,000 and tuition is covered. There is no merit aid and no athletic scholarship at Cornell, so admission is the only gate. For autumn 2027 entry, Early Decision closes 1 November 2026 and Regular Decision 2 January 2027, with the CSS Profile opening on 1 October 2026. International students are eligible and have 100% of need met, but admission for them is need-aware rather than need-blind.