Scholarships for Mothers, Women, and Single Parents

Single Parents

Family First Scholarship:

For single parents

Deadline: July 8^th

Women & Moms

Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation

Opportunity, and equity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children.

Information on the next year's process will be made available in May 2026.

Deadline: Aug 1

Up to $5,000

https://www.patsyminkfoundation.org/

Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award

Women who provide the primary financial support for their families

Award: Up to $16,000

Application window: August 1 - November 15

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https://www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/index.html

Jeannette Rankin Women’s Fund

The Jeannette Rankin Foundation empowers women age 35 and older to complete their college degrees and transform the next chapter of their lives.

Up to $2,500

https://rankinfoundation.org/

Generation Hope

Must be a teen parent (defined as pregnant/expecting by age 19) and 25 or younger at the time of application. You must be raising or actively involved in your child's life (defined by regular support and care of your child).

Up to $2,400 per year

Deadline: April 1, 2026

https://cm2hope.neworg.com/default.asp?PageNum=57

Standing With You Scholars Fund

Support student parents through scholarships

Deadline: May 1, 2026

https://www.standingwithyou.org/scholarsfund/

Geneva Fund Scholarship

For teen mothers designed to empower and support women who are balancing the demands of motherhood with the pursuit of higher education. This program aims to alleviate financial burdens and provide the necessary resources for teen mothers to achieve their academic and career goals.

Up to $20,000

May 15, 2026

https://genevafund.org/

Stella Oaks Foundation

For Single Moms

Deadline: March 14

https://www.stellahoaks.org/scholarship

First Generation

TIAA First-Generation Scholarship

TIAA has established a scholarship program to assist first-generation undergraduate students who plan to continue their education in college.

Deadline February 26, 2026 3:00 PM CT

https://scholarshipamerica.org/scholarship/tiaa/

First Gen Students

Salvado Law Dream Chaser Scholarship:

For first gen Students

Deadline: July 13.

Women in Tech & Stem

Women in Tech & STEM

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Any engineering, tech, or computing major (ABET-accredited).

Up to $10,000

Deadline: March 31

https://swe.org/scholarships/

Generation Google Scholarship

$10,000

Anticipating application opening April

Deadline: Spring 2026

Computer science students who show a commitment to diversity.

https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/buildyourfuture/scholarships/generation-google-scholarship

ESET Women in Cyber

$10,000

Deadline: Opens March 8, Closes - April 8

Women in Cybersecurity or related STEM fields.

https://www.eset.com/us/terms/wics-2026/

The Science Ambassador Scholarship

Celebrating ten years of Cards Against Humanity's annual scholarship program for undergraduate women and non-binary students in science, technology, engineering, or math.

Applications open fall 2026.

https://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/

Aysen Tunca Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: March 15

If this date falls on a weekend, the application is due the following Monday.

One $2,500 award will be made each year

Awarded to a female undergraduate student majoring in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) field, excelling in her studies, and demonstrating significant potential.

Preferably for a student with a disadvantaged economic background or someone who overcame significant obstacles in her life, or someone who is the first person in her family to go to college or major in a STEM field.

https://students.aip.org/aysen-tunca-memorial-scholarship

Women in STEM Scholarship

Scholarships are awarded annually to female international/DACA students currently enrolled or accepted to study full time in a STEM degree program at an MPOWER-eligible international study program in the United States or Canada.

Deadline: August 31, 2026

Awards:

Grand Prize: US$5,000

First Runner-Up: US$2,000

Second Runner-Up: US$1,000

https://www.mpowerfinancing.com/scholarships/women-in-stem#womeninstem

All Other

Educational Assistance (EA) Grant

Deadline August 1

Up to $3,000 for up to four years.

Need based

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_ea.aspx

Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant

Deadline August 1

Need based

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_gagrant.aspx

Howard P. Rawlings Campus Based Educational Assistance Grant

Designed to financially assist students that were not considered for the Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance Grant due to not filing his/her Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Maryland State Financial Aid Application (MSFAA) by the Maryland state deadline of March 1st.

$400 and the maximum award is $3,000.

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_cbeag.aspx

2+2 Transfer Scholarship

Deadline: October 15, 2026

Be a resident of Maryland;

$2,000 annually ($1,000 per term)

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_2_plus_2.aspx

Part-Time Grant

$200, and the maximum award is $2,000

Deadline: FAFSA/MHEC One App- March 1

https://mhec.maryland.gov/preparing/Pages/FinancialAid/ProgramDescriptions/prog_ptgrant.aspx

Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program