Top 20 Private Scholarship Opportunities for October 27th – November 1st, 2026
CAP’s Weekly Private Scholarship List for October 27th – November 1st, 2026
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Looking for scholarships to help fund your education? College Aid Pro presents its latest weekly selection of private scholarships, tailored to meet a wide array of student needs. From high school graduates to current undergraduates and those considering studying abroad, you’ll find potential opportunities here. Act fast, as deadlines are near! Take a look at the list and keep in mind that creating a FREE MyCAP account and see what colleges cost before you commit can significantly decrease the number of private scholarships you’ll need.
Here’s a look at CAP’s curated private scholarship list with scholarship opportunities that have deadlines closing within the next week.
Top 20 Private Scholarship Opportunities for October 27th – November 1st, 2026
NSHSS Film and Media Production Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 27, 2026
Description: The NSHSS Film and Media Production Scholarship will be awarded to NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must create and submit an artistic representation of a day in their life through film. How is their day unique, exciting, making an impact? Applicants must be creative, animation is allowed. Films should be no more than 5 minutes long, and submissions can be made in the following categories: scripted film narrative, animation, documentary, or short film. Copyright music may be used if the song’s original artist and composer are credited. Applicants must also submit the title and description of their submission (4-5 lines), including what inspired the work, how it was created, and the intent. Entries will be judged on the expression of a clear theme; quality of the story line and script, if applicable; creativity and/or content originality; production quality; and editing. NSHSS has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Any applicant whose winning work is determined to be plagiarized in whole or in part will forfeit any awards. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.
NSHSS Performing Arts: Dance Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 27, 2026
Description: NSHSS has created the NSHSS Performing Arts: Dance Scholarship for those interested in pursuing their studies in the performing arts. The top two performers will be awarded a scholarship to assist in continuing their art and sharing it with the world. Applicants must be NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must submit an educator recommendation letter. Applicants must submit a video of their performance with a short description of their piece. The performance video must be no more than 5 minutes. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.
NSHSS Performing Arts: Music Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 27, 2026
Description: NSHSS has created the NSHSS Performing Arts: Music Scholarship for those interested in pursuing their studies in the performing arts. The top two performers will be awarded a scholarship to assist in continuing their art and sharing it with the world. Applicants must be NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must submit an educator recommendation letter. Applicants must submit a video of their performance with a short description of their piece. The performance video must be no more than 5 minutes. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.
NSHSS Performing Arts: Theater Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 27, 2026
Description: NSHSS has created the NSHSS Performing Arts: Theater Scholarship for those interested in pursuing their studies in the performing arts. The top two performers will be awarded a scholarship to assist in continuing their art and sharing it with the world. Applicants must be NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must submit an educator recommendation letter. Applicants must submit a video of their performance with a short description of their piece. The performance video must be no more than 5 minutes. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.
NSHSS Visual Arts Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: October 27, 2026
Description: The NSHSS Visual Arts Scholarship will be awarded to the following categories: Photography or Digital Photography; and Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, or Digital Art (examples of artwork for this category include painting, drawing, ceramics, glass, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, and weaving). Two awards will be given for photography, and two awards will be given for painting, drawing, mixed media, or digital art. Applicants must be NSHSS members graduating high school in 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028. Applicants must submit an educator recommendation letter. Applicants must submit digital files of their artwork. It is optional but students may submit pictures, videos or media showing their leadership in action. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.
PhRMA Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research:
Amount: $60,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Description: The PhRMA Foundation’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research (VA-HOR) supports individuals (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) engaged in a multidisciplinary, collaborative research training program at an accredited U.S. university that will extend their credentials in value assessment and/or health outcomes research. The PhRMA Foundation seeks research proposals that investigate challenges and potential solutions related to evaluating the delivery, safe use, effectiveness, and value (clinical, patient-centered, and economic) of medicines and other health care interventions. Applicants must hold a PhD, PharmD, MD or appropriate terminal research doctorate. If applicants do not hold one at the time of application submission, applicants must state in their extended letter when they expect to receive it, as it must be received before funding can begin. Applicants must be within their first five years of postdoctoral study at the time of award activation. Applicants who are applying for funds to support postdoctoral work in the laboratory where their graduate work was performed will be given lower preference. Applicants must prepare a comprehensive description of the research plan and the education and training they will receive. Applicants are required to submit contact information for the following personnel: Research supervisor or sponsor (the person who mentors and authorizes the applicant’s work in the lab); and General reference(s) (1-3) who are familiar with the applicant and their scientific career. Once those are added, an auto-generated email will be sent to them with instructions on what they should address in their letter of support and a personalized hyperlink where they should upload their letter. Please visit the fellowship’s website for more information.
PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research:
Amount: $30,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Description: The PhRMA Foundation’s Predoctoral Fellowship in Value Assessment-Health Outcomes Research (VA-HOR) is designed to support promising students (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) during advanced stages of training and thesis research in value assessment and health outcomes research. The PhRMA Foundation seeks research proposals that investigate challenges and potential solutions related to evaluating the delivery, safe use, effectiveness, and value (clinical, patient-centered, and economic) of medicines and other health care interventions. Applicants must attend an accredited U.S. university as full-time, in-residence students. Individuals just beginning graduate school should not apply. Applicants will have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements (at least two years of coursework) and be engaged in thesis research as PhD candidates by the time the award is activated. Applicants who expect to complete their PhD requirements before July 1, 2024, should not apply. Applicants should expect to complete their PhD requirements in two years or less from the time funding begins. The thesis advisor’s letter of support must verify the applicant’s doctoral candidacy. Applicants must prepare a comprehensive yet concise research plan. This should be written by the applicant and not copied from another’s project. Applicants are required to submit contact information for the following personnel: Thesis advisor; and General reference(s) (1-3) who are familiar with the applicant and their scientific career. Once those are added, an auto-generated email will be sent to them with instructions on what they should address in their letter of support and a personalized hyperlink where they should upload their letter. Please visit the fellowship’s website for more information.
Barney Uhart Memorial Scholarship:
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Description: The Barney Uhart Memorial Scholarship is a competitive scholarship available to a senior at the undergraduate level or enrolled in a graduate program. Student(s) who are approved for this award will participate in a paid summer internship (over two summers) and are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in additional CHF Scholarship funding. The travel and lodging for the internship will also be provided. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Mesothelioma Cancer Victims Memorial Scholarship:
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: October 30, 2026
Description: Mesothelioma cancer claims the lives of thousands of people every year in the United States and its impact is felt for a lifetime by tens of thousands more people who are dear to them. Baron & Budd mesothelioma attorneys have been dedicated to fighting for the rights of mesothelioma cancer victims and their loved ones for more than four decades and have established these scholarships to honor their legacy. Applicants must be accepted to a US-based four-year university or college for any field of study. To apply, students may submit either a video or written essay. The video must be a 2-3 minute YouTube video. YouTube videos should include the scholarship link in the YouTube video description. Written essays must be between 800-1,250 words. All documents and videos must be submitted in English. Applicants must also submit two letters of recommendation. Applicants cannot be an employee or family member of an employee of Baron & Budd. Essays cannot be composed with the aid of any AI writing tools. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship:
Amount: $38,000 – $250,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising graduate students in science and technology. The fellowship may be renewed for up to five years of funding and includes the freedom to pursue innovative projects wherever they may lead. All eligible applicants must be college seniors, first-year graduate students, or in a gap period preparing to apply to graduate school; and must intend to pursue a PhD in the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. They must also intend to direct their studies toward understanding and solving major, near-term problems facing society. We do not award fellowships to applicants pursuing professional degrees other than a PhD, such as an MD, JD, MBA, DPH, or DVM. However, we will support the PhD portion of an MD/PhD program. The Hertz Foundation has agreements in place with more than 40 universities to allow students to quickly and seamlessly accept their Hertz fellowships while pursuing PhD studies at said schools. Applicants must submit recommendation letters from four individuals who are not only familiar with their scientific knowledge but may also provide examples of their creativity. Submission of the GRE score is optional. Please visit the fellowship’s website or contact the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation for more information.
Anna and John Kolesar Memorial Scholarship:
Amount: $1,069
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: The Anna and John Kolesar Memorial Scholarship honours the memory of Anna and John Kolesar, the parents of Dr. Henry Kolesar, Deputy Minister of Alberta Advanced Education from 1976 to 1987. Longtime residents of the Millet area, the Kolesars were lifelong advocates of the importance of higher education, providing encouragement and support to all who chose academic pursuits. Upon his retirement in 1987, Dr. Kolesar initiated the scholarship with a generous endowment supported by contributions from friends and colleagues. One award of $1,500 CAD is available. Applicants must be graduating from an Alberta high school in the current academic year, and be enrolled in a program of study in a post-secondary institution in a Faculty of Education. The recipient will be selected on the basis of academic excellence as calculated from the final standings received in three subjects as recorded on an official Alberta Transcript of High School Achievement. The subjects include: One of: English 30, English 30-1, 30-2 or Francais 30-1, 30-2; and Applied Mathematics 30; Biology 30; Pure Mathematics 30; Chemistry 30; Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2; Physics 30; Mathematics 31; Social Studies 30, 30-1 or 30-2; Science 30; or a language at the Grade 12 level other than the one used in the aforementioned criteria. In the event of a tie, the applicant with the highest average of Diploma Examination marks for the qualifying courses will be selected. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Amount: $35,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy Program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay. The national first place winner receives a $35,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient’s American university, college or vocational/technical school. The Voice of Democracy is open to students in grades 9-12 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States, its territories and possessions; or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. Although U.S. citizenship is not required, students must be lawful U.S. permanent residents or have applied for permanent residence (the application for which has not been denied) and intend to become a U.S. citizen at the earliest opportunity allowed by law. Foreign exchange students, students age 20 or over, GED or Adult Education Students are ineligible. Applicants must record their original 3-5 minute audio essay on a flash drive, or other electronic device. They will submit the recording, typed essay and the completed entry form. Applicants must be the sole author of their essay. Inappropriate use of ChatGPT or other AI tools is not allowed. The recording must be in the applicant’s own voice and in English. Hearing or speech impaired students should email the Voice of Democracy National Office for special instructions. No music, singing, poetry or sound effects are allowed. General references to nationality or patriotic identity (such as being an American or referencing American values) are permitted if they are relevant to the essay theme. However, personal identifiers tied to the applicant’s individual background or experience should be avoided. Students interested in participating must submit their audio essay prepared on this year’s theme, with a completed 2025-2026 entry form, to their local participating VFW Post. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Alberta Barley Commission Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship:
Amount: $891
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: The Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship was created in 2002 by the Alberta Barley Commission to recognize and encourage students entering the field of crop production and/or crop processing technology studies. One scholarship of $500 CAD is available. Applicants must have attended fall and winter terms in the previous academic year and be currently enrolled in the second or subsequent year of undergraduate study at a post-secondary institution. They must have not previously received this scholarship. The recipient will be selected on the basis of academic achievement in a program of study with an emphasis on crop production and/or crop processing technology in the previous year of undergraduate post-secondary study. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Women in Logistics Scholarships:
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: Women in Logistics is offering a scholarship to students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a field relevant to Logistics or Supply Chain Management at an institution in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bay Area institutions include those in the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Overseas tuition towards study abroad programs will not be eligible. A resume with GPA included is required. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation emailed by a professor, a supervisor, or a fellow member of Women in Logistics. Please have this person include their job title and email Dr. Cholette directly. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship:
Amount: $1,782
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: The Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship program is designed to reward Alberta post-secondary students enrolled in a recognized Alberta teacher preparation program taking courses that will allow them to teach languages other than English, including Indigenous languages in Alberta schools. The scholarship was created by an endowment from the Government of Alberta to the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund to build provincial capacity in the area of language education. Scholarships of $2,500 CAD each are available. Applicants must be currently enrolled in the final two years of a recognized Alberta teacher preparation program offered by an Alberta Faculty of Education. They must have attended fall and winter terms in the previous academic year. Students will be selected who are completing an education program that will allow them to be a language teacher in Alberta schools after graduation and who demonstrate academic excellence. Application questions will be used in selection and language diversity is taken into consideration. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
LSRF Postdoctoral Fellowships:
Amount: $85,000 – $255,000
Closing Date: October 31, 2026
Description: The LSRF Postdoctoral Fellowships provide three years of support to a named postdoctoral researcher at a non-profit university or research institution. The award is paid to the non-profit university or research institution where the researcher is carrying out their project and is solely for the benefit of the named researcher. The LSRF accepts proposals from those conducting basic biological research in all areas of life science. Applicants may be U.S. citizens who are eligible to work in any geographic location. Non-U.S. citizens must work in a U.S. laboratory to be eligible for an award. Applicants must apply within 5 years of receiving their PhD (or MD/DVM whichever was awarded later) as of October 1, 2025. If the applicant received their PhD (or MD/DVM) before October 1, 2020, they are not eligible to apply. Applicants may apply before defending their thesis, but they must have their PhD (or MD/DVM) degree by the time the award is activated on August 1, 2026. Applicants must have begun (or will begin) working in their proposed postdoc lab between August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2026. The application requires a letter of acceptance from the applicant’s proposed postdoctoral supervisor (the Principal Investigator of the lab where the applicant will conduct their postdoctoral training). Applicants must complete their postdoctoral training in a lab different from that of their graduate (thesis) lab. Remaining in your thesis lab for a few weeks or months after receiving your degree, before moving to your postdoc lab, is acceptable. Applicants must submit a Research Proposal that includes the research plan (including figures and tables) and the literature cited. Applicants must also submit a total of four letters, which are three reference letters and one proposed supervisor letter. Reference letters must come from associates who can critically appraise the applicant’s qualifications. One letter should be from the applicant’s thesis advisor. If the applicant’s thesis advisor is unable to provide a letter, an alternate faculty member most familiar with the applicant’s thesis work may be substituted. The Proposed Supervisor Support Letter must acknowledge acceptance of the applicant to their laboratory and the willingness of the institution to administer the award. The letter will indicate the role expected of the applicant in the broad framework of the supervisor’s research noting the size of the research group and the degree of independence the applicant will have. Please visit the fellowship’s website for more information.
Olivia James Traveling Fellowship:
Amount: $26,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: The Olivia James Traveling Fellowship will be awarded for travel and study to be conducted between July 1 of the award year and the following June 30. Preference will be given to projects of at least a half-year’s duration. The award is to be used for travel and study in Greece (the modern state), Cyprus, the Aegean Islands, Sicily, southern Italy (that is, the Italian provinces of Campania, Molise, Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria), Asia Minor (Turkey) or Mesopotamia (that is, the territory between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, that is modern Iraq and parts of northern Syria and eastern Turkey). Although the proposal may require travel outside these areas, the majority of travel proposed must be within them. The award is not intended to support field excavation projects. Applicants must be current AIA members at the graduate or professional level. Preference will be given to individuals engaged in dissertation research or to those who received their PhD within five years of the application deadline. Recipients may not hold other major fellowships during the requested tenure of the Olivia James award. Applicants are required to submit two letters of reference from persons familiar with them and their work, including their affiliated institution, address, and email address. The Fellowships Committee attaches the greatest importance to the applicant’s detailed statement of the proposed project. It is important to define the questions being explored and to state the goals and methodology as well as the relationship between the two. The committee is also looking for evidence of the scholarly significance and feasibility of the proposal. Additionally, the committee is interested in the itinerary and it is helpful to include background information outlining the reasons for visiting these locations in the summary statement. It is also important for applicants to indicate that they have begun to seek the necessary permissions required by many countries and museums to work with their materials. Please visit the fellowship’s website or contact the Archaeological Institute of America for more information.
Boettcher Foundation Scholarship:
Amount: $20,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: The Boettcher Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for Colorado high school seniors that is awarded in partnership with our state’s four year, nonprofit institutions of higher education. At Boettcher we define merit to mean superior scholastic ability/intellectual curiosity, leadership, service, character, and more. The comprehensive scholarship program has two models: Cost of Attendance and Tuition and Fees. Students are eligible to apply if they are a graduating Colorado high school senior who has lived in Colorado for their full junior and senior years of high school. They must apply during the fall of what is their final year of high school, even if they are considering taking a gap year after graduation. Applicants must also be a citizen, legal permanent resident, or lawfully present (including through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the United States or meet the requirements and have applied or started the process of applying for citizenship, legal status or lawful presence. Scholars may receive the scholarship for four years. Semifinalists are required to submit two letters of recommendation. Finalists will be notified via email and will be interviewed in March. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Buy-Rite’s Annual Beauty School Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: Buy-Rite Beauty will be awarding a scholarship to a hairstylist or cosmetology student who best exemplifies our core beliefs. No purchase necessary. All participants must have applied to or be enrolled as beautician, esthetician, or cosmetology students. The essay should be between 500-1000 words. The file name should be the applicant’s full name, state, and date of birth. All submission emails must contain the student’s full name, date of birth, email address, postal address, the school they are currently enrolled in and/or applied to, and a phone number to contact. Buy-Rite Beauty will select the winner based on the best essay as determined by our internal panel of judges. Selection criteria will include, but is not limited to: compelling and engaging description of the essay topic; thematic consistency throughout the submission around the central thesis; and proper spelling and grammar usage throughout the submission. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
ACI Foundation MENA Student Excellence Award:
Amount: $7,000
Closing Date: November 1, 2026
Description: The ACI Foundation MENA Student Excellence Award will be awarded to graduate students who demonstrate a significant commitment to research and study in the cement and concrete field and who show a strong motivation to contribute to the advancement of the concrete industry as demonstrated by internships, work experience, or extracurricular involvement in concrete related organizations. Applicants must attend a college or university in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, or Tunisia. The award cycle for this application period is the 2026 Fall semester through the 2027 Spring semester. Those applicants chosen as a finalist for an excellence award must be available to attend an interview with the Scholarship Council on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the spring ACI Concrete Convention. Students must apply and receive a Visa from their country to attend the ACI Concrete Convention. All applicants must be proficient in the English language. If English is not their native language, a written statement must be attached to the application attesting this proficiency or a copy of the TOEFL results. Applicants must submit two endorsements. Endorsements are statements of evaluation of the applicant, in terms of potential for growth, character, leadership capacity and career interest. Endorsements must be in the English language. One endorser must be an ACI member (non-student) and the other should be an employer, if possible, or a professor. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ACI Foundation for more information.
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