The following privately administered scholarships are separated below according to their application process.
You may contact our Financial Aid office if you have questions concerning private scholarships.
Take a survey and enter a drawing for these scholarships
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One student is chosen monthly |
$1,000 |
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Monthly sweepstakes |
$1000 monthly award |
Submit video with this scholarship application
| Rising Stars Scholarship | September 10, 2025 deadline | $1,000 each semester |
Submit art or design with these scholarship applications
| Academy of Motion Pictures Student Academy Awards | Application opens March 19,2025 and closes May 18, 2025 | Gold $5,000 award Silver $3,000 award Bronze $2,000 award |
| Adventographer Travel Scholarship | Sept. 1st, and Feb. 1st deadline annually | $1,500 bi-annual award |
| Annual Art & Design Scholarship | June 1st annually | $1,000 award |
| CARiD Scholarship | Fall deadline October 31th / Spring deadline April 30th | $1,000 bi-annual award |
| Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship | deadline March 3, 2025 | $10,000 award |
| Future Designer Scholarship | May 1, 2025 deadline | $1,000 award |
| Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship | May 1st annually | $10,000 award |
| HonorsGradu Multimedia Scholarship | deadline date is April 7, 2025 | 1/ $10,000 4/$5,000 |
| John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Scholarship Fund | Application accepted October 1st - February 1st annually | $500-$5,000 awarded at the discretion of the committee may be awarded in quarterly installments. |
| Korea Arts Foundation of America (KAFA) | Offered bi-annually | $20,000 award |
| Pretty Lightroom Presets Bi-Annual Scholarship | April 15th annual deadline | $500 bi-annual award |
Application needed for these scholarships
| 2+2 Transfer Scholarship | Must be a Maryland Resident | $1,000 award |
| Boomer Benefits Scholarship | August 27, 2025 deadline - Only to adult students age 50+ |
2/$2,500 award |
| Central Scholarship Bureau | Varying deadlines | Varying amounts |
| Coca-Cola Scholars Program | 26/27 application not yet available - for students who will be high school seniors at that time. | 150/$20,000 |
| Dell Scholars Program | Application open from October 1st through December 1st. For under-served and lower-income high school seniors. | $20,000 award |
| ELKS Most Valuable Student Scholarship | Varying deadlines | Varying amounts |
| Elks LegacyAwards | Application available in February -For HS senior and child or grandchild of current lodge members in MD, DC, & Delaware | $4,000 award |
| Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund | Varying deadlines - For dependents directly affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001. | Award amounts vary |
| Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund | Application available in mid - Nov 2024 | $1,000 - $5,000 |
| Foster Care To Success Scholarship | Accepting applications January 1 - March 31 annually. For students in foster care or adopted. | $2,500 - $5,000 |
| Gates Millennium Scholarship | Please click on the link for more information | |
| Gilman International Scholarship | For US citizens who are planning on studying abroad | Over 2800 for up to $5,000 each |
| Global Experiences Scholarships | Deadline dates vary. For students interested in study abroad internships | Award amount vary |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | 25/26 application not yet available | Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school |
| Leslie T. and Francis Posey Scholarship Fund | Application open from Feb 3, 2025 to April 1, 2025 - Must demonstrate financial need, be accepted to or enrolled in graduate school pursuing either painting or sculpture and have an undergraduate degree in either painting or sculpture | Award amounts vary |
| National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program | March 31st deadline - Must be blind in both eyes | 30 merit-based/$3,000 to $12,000 |
| Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation Scholarship | 25/26 application not available -Offered to Greek American Students | 20/$10,000 each based on academic achievement and financial need 20/$2,500 each based solely on academic achievement |
| Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation |
May 1, 2025 deadline |
$1,000 - $5,000 |
| PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators | January 11, 2026 deadline | $1,000 |
| Rotary Club of Annapolis (District 7620) | April 11, 2025 deadline - must be an Anne Arundel County resident | 4/$2,500 |
| William Lee Scholarship Trendspot | April 1, 2025 deadline - For Ceramic arts majors | Amounts vary from $1,000-$5,000 |
Essay Contest
| Abbott and Fenner Scholarship | June 10, 2025 deadline | $1,000 award |
| AES Engineers Scholarship | October 8, 2025 deadline | $500 award |
| American Military Veteran's Scholarship | Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) deadline | $500 award |
| Big Sun Scholarship | June 19, 2025 deadline | $500 award |
| Child of an American Veteran Scholarship | Application opens July 1, 2025 | $1,500 award |
| College Jumpstart Scholarship | March 31, deadline | $1,000 bi-annual award |
| KidGuard For Educations Scholarship | October 31 annually | $500-$1,000 range |
| LA Tutors 123 Innovation Scholarship | The deadline is the 20th of each month | $500 award monthly |
| Maryland Mensa Scholarship | 25-26 application not yet available | |
| PrestigeLinks Digital Marketing Scholarship | July 31, 2025 deadline | $1000 award |
| Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship | February 20, 2025 deadline | 6/$5,000 1/$10,000 |
| Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships | April 21, 2025 deadline | varying awards |