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Supporting Under-Resourced Populations in STEM
Merit Based Scholarships
Financial Need Scholarships
$35,000
Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars
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Offers
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Mentorship, leadership training, career guidance, and other opportunities
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Scholarship over four years
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Eligibility
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High school seniors in the U.S.
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Demonstrated financial need
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Overcome significant adversity
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Minimum 2.0 GPA
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Deadline:
May 26, 2026
Specific Eligibility
High Value
$55,000
Dell Scholars Program
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Offers
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Offers up to 55,000 annually covering tuition, living expenses, books, and required fees.
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Mentoring, leadership development, and support throughout college
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Eligibility
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High school seniors in the U.S.
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Demonstrated financial need
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Overcome significant adversity
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Minimum 2.0 GPA
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Deadline:
May 26, 2026
Specific Eligibility
High Value
$25,000
Horatio Alger National Scholar
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Offers
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Financial support for college
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Mentorship and career guidance
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National recognition + networking
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Eligibility
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High school seniors in the U.S.
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Demonstrated financial need
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Overcome significant adversity
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Minimum 2.0 GPA
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Deadline:
May 26, 2026
Specific Eligibility
High Value
$55,000
The Cooke College Scholarship
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Offers
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Offers up to 55,000 annually covering tuition, living expenses, books, and required fees.
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Mentoring, leadership development, and support throughout college
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Eligibility
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High school seniors in the U.S.
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Demonstrated financial need
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Overcome significant adversity
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Minimum 2.0 GPA
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Deadline:
May 26, 2026
Specific Eligibility
High Value
Programs
Summer Data Science Bootcamp
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Notes
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Free of Charge!
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Highschool Students
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This online beginners' bootcamp is designed for high school students who are curious about technology, analytics, and solving real-world problems with data. Starting in June 16, for 8 weeks, you will be using the programming language R. The bootcamp is free but you must have a computer with R, RStudio and Git installed; be able to use Zoom (with a working camera); and able to share your screen. Neither programming nor statistics experience is required. Applications are reviewed on a rolling
High Value
Easy to Apply
Scientific Enrichment Summer Program
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Notes
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Free of Charge!
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Columbia's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering a free, virtual summer program from July 1 to July 31. Open to high school and college students, it features cancer research intros, expert panels, and college admissions prep. Attendees earn a Columbia certificate. Register by June 23 before spots fill!
High Value
Easy to Apply
Specific Eligibility
Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program
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Notes
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Free of charge
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The Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program is a selective 5-year scholarship providing high-performing, low-income students with academic advising, college planning, and funding for extracurriculars or technology from 8th grade through high school.
High Value
Specific Eligibility
We will be continuously updating this page with new resources. Please contact us if you have any resource recommendations for under-resourced populations.
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