Top 22 Private Scholarship Opportunities for December 31st, 2025 – January 6th, 2026
CAP’s Weekly Private Scholarship List December 31st, 2025 – January 6th, 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 increasing your application submissions directly increases your likelihood of receiving financial support.
Here’s a look at CAP’s curated private scholarship list with scholarship opportunities that have deadlines closing within the next week.
Top 22 Private Scholarship Opportunities for December 31st, 2025 – January 6th, 2026:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The AFSCME Family Scholarship will be awarded to graduating high school seniors whose parent, legal guardian or financially responsible grandparent is a full dues-paying AFSCME member. At the time the scholarship is awarded, the students must be enrolled in a degree program either at an accredited four-year institution or at a two-year institution that will transfer credits to a four-year institution. The scholarship may each year for a maximum of four years. The scholarship may be used for any field of study. In 2022, AFSCME adopted a test-optional policy. Applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores, but the selection committee may consider them. Applicants may also include two letters of recommendation in their application. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: There are many scholarships and colleges that want to know the number one thing you want people to know about you. Just one? That’s it? “But, I’m amazing,” you say. We hear you, and we know that it’s tough to narrow down your awesomeness into one measly reason. So, inspired by David Letterman and his top ten lists, we created the Top Ten List Scholarship. With so many awards based on grades and extracurricular activities, this unique scholarship gives you the chance to show us what’s truly special and different about you. Get creative, be serious, or tug at our heart strings. Whatever you do, you only have ten reasons to convince us, so make each one count. This award is for U.S. students. Applicants must be a legal U.S. resident and must reside in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information. Applicants must be currently enrolled or enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school). Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Gen and Kelly Tenabe Scholarship Program:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit-based program that helps students fulfill their dreams of higher education. Financial need is not considered. The scholarship is open to 9th-12th grade high school, college, or graduate students, including adult students. There are two deadlines annually: July 31 and December 31. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Kerri Castellini Women’s Leadership Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The Kerri Castellini Women’s Leadership Scholarship will be awarded towards a woman’s educational pursuits to help her become a strong and accomplished leader in her community. The applicant must be a female-identifying student pursuing post-secondary education. Qualifying degrees include associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, graduate degrees, business school degrees, medical degrees, or law degrees offered by accredited U.S. institutions. Incoming first-year college students are also eligible to apply if they possess a valid GED or high school diploma. Candidates must exhibit strong leadership skills, as demonstrated by past and present educational, professional, and volunteer experiences. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
OACP College Scholarship Program:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: Each year, the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police provides college scholarships to students who plan to enter law enforcement or other criminal justice career fields or are currently in the fields and are taking college courses to further their careers. Preference points will be given to those entering or are in law enforcement; immediate family members of an Oregon Police Officer killed or disabled in the line of duty; and/or dependents of OACP Members. Applicants must meet with a local police chief to discuss their application form then obtain their signature indicating that they are eligible based on the requirements of this scholarship. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from a college instructor, high school counselor, or a representative of their current institution. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Kopfler & Hermann Overcoming Adversity Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The Kopfler & Hermann Overcoming Adversity Scholarship will be given to a student who has overcome adversity and emerged stronger. Applicants must be enrolled in college or graduate school or be GED holders about to attend college in the United States. Applicants must show good academic standing. The recipient of this scholarship will have demonstrated that although they have encountered hardship, they have persevered and committed themselves to becoming successful in all of their endeavors. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: Being funny can get you far in life, it makes people like you and may open up a lot of doors. Smart people are generally always in demand, and they can usually command high salaries. Rich people are more likely to be able to focus only on doing things they enjoy. It’s important to be happy with who you are, regardless of your wealth or intelligence level. So tell us, would you rather be smart, funny or rich and why? Our Unigo $10K Scholarship could help increase your education with $10,000 to use towards school. This award is for U.S. students. Applicants must be a legal U.S. resident and must reside in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information. Applicants must be currently enrolled or enroll in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning (college, university or trade school). Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Stromberg’s Chicken $1000 Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The Stromberg’s Chicken $1000 Scholarship is available to students who strive for excellence and outstanding performance. Stromberg’s is excited to support the next generation of leaders and innovators, and they hope that this scholarship will inspire and motivate students to continue pursuing their passions and achieving their goals. This scholarship will be open to students attending any accredited college university within the United States, as well as high school seniors who will be attending classes in 2025. Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in agricultural sciences and other related studies. Applicants must be a permanent legal U.S. resident physically residing in the fifty United States of America or a holder of a valid student visa. Please take note that each essay will be submitted through AI-writing detection software. Essays must be submitted as an attached word document, along with the applicant’s full name, address, phone number, school name, and date of birth. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
HW Part Store $1,000 Scholarship Program:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: HW Part Store is grateful to offer the HW Part Store Scholarship 2025 for students who strive for excellence and outstanding performance. As a way of giving back to the community, HW Part Store has decided to support individuals working toward their future through education. This program is designed to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in a vocational school program who are committed to building a successful career in their chosen field. Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in agricultural sciences at accredited colleges or universities in the United States. Applicants must be a permanent legal U.S. resident physically residing in the fifty United States of America or a holder of a valid student visa. Applicants must submit their essay as an attached PDF file along with the applicant’s full name; the name of their school; vocational or trade area; and their expected graduation date (for high school seniors only). Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
College JumpStart Love of Learning Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: December 31, 2025
Open To: High School
Description: The College JumpStart Love of Learning Scholarship offers the applicants time to share an idea or subject that they are passionate about. College provides the opportunity to pursue your interests both inside and outside of the classroom. We’d like to hear about what idea or subject sparks you and why. If this topic doesn’t speak to you, you may also write about any topic of your choice. Applicants must be current students (high school 10th-12th or college) or planning to enter college within the next 12 months; and U.S. citizens or legal residents. Financial need is not considered nor are grades or test scores. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program:
Amount: $10,000 – $40,000
Closing Date: January 4, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship offers college scholarships for high school seniors nationwide who showcase leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship. Homeschooled applicants and applicants living on a U.S. Armed Forces base and attending high school outside the U.S. are eligible. Applicants must demonstrate the attributes of leadership, integrity, drive, and citizenship within their communities, schools, and workplaces. They must also display strong academic performance. Semifinalists must submit their high school transcripts, one recommendation, financial documentation, and a statement on their values. Finalists will then be invited for an interview. Awards are renewable and may be used over a period of six consecutive years from the initial award date. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the Foundation for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 4, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The MIT THINK Scholars Program is an educational outreach initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that promotes student-led innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. THINK accepts research project proposals from high school students across the US, providing mentorship and funding to a select few to make their idea a reality. THINK is open to all high school students with permanent residence in the United States. Students may apply by submitting a written research proposal outlining a novel science, technology, or engineering idea following the proceeding guidelines. For the 2024 competition, the THINK team will review applications in two rounds: first an initial proposal review to choose program semifinalists, and then a video interview, after which up to six finalists will be chosen. Applicants may only submit one proposal per academic year. Proposals may be written by either an individual or a group of two students. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information about the program and the required materials.
WellBefore $3,000 Scholarship Program:
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: Education helps set a person up for life, but the associated costs could sometimes be astronomical. Taking that into account, we’re offering a one-time financial reward for high school seniors and college students enrolled in any university program, especially medical, culinary, and aesthetics courses. Applicants must be a legal resident of the United States or Canada or a holder of a valid student visa. They must be currently enrolled in or accepted to a program in an accredited US university or college. Applicants must submit their essay as an attached PDF file along with the following details: full name; the name of your school; major; expected graduation date (for high school seniors only); and relevant document that serves as proof of enrollment (college or university students). All essays generated by artificial intelligence will be immediately discarded. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
ARRL Scholarship to Honor Barry Goldwater:
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The ARRL Scholarship to Honor Barry Goldwater will be awarded to a licensed radio amateur. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Applicants must be students or future students at fully accredited institutions or universities. Up-to-date, official transcripts of secondary school and other work must be provided. Transcripts must cover the applicant’s entire high school career to date and, if in college, must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. Application is open only to graduating highschool seniors and undergraduate students. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a sitting officer of an ARRL-affiliated club attesting to the applicant’s regular activity on the Amateur Radio spectrum and within the Amateur Radio community. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
Palomar Amateur Radio Club (PARC) Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The Palomar Amateur Radio Club (PARC) Scholarship will be awarded to those with active Technician Class License or higher. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Preference is given to applicants residing in San Diego or Imperial Counties, CA. Applicants must be a high school senior and performing at a high academic level. Applicants are also encouraged to be a member of PARC. Applicants must demonstrate activity and interest in radio service such as emergency communications, equipment constructions, or community radio services. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The Guy M. Wilson Scholarship is available to high school seniors who are a son, daughter, grandchild or great-grandchild of a war-time veteran planning to or are attending any accredited college, university, or trade school in the Fall of 2025. Applicants must provide a copy of their parent’s, grandparent’s, or great grandparent’s discharge papers (DD-214 or equivalent) showing entry and discharge dates from honorable active military service. Eligible service dates are December 7, 1941 to present date. For descendants of active duty military servicemembers, a copy of the service members current military identification card is required. Applicants are also required to provide a copy of their parent’s most recently filed Federal Tax Form 1040. If the applicant filed a Federal Tax Form 1040 and is 100 percent independent from parent’s income, the applicant needs to provide a copy of their own Federal Tax Form 1040. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
William D. and Jewell Brewer Scholarship:
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The William D. and Jewell Brewer Scholarship is available to students who are high school seniors or college students without a bachelor’s degree, and who are a son, daughter, grandchild or great-grandchild of a war-time veteran planning to or are attending any nationally accredited college, university, or trade school in the Fall of 2025. Applicants must provide a copy of their parent’s, grandparent’s, or great grandparent’s discharge papers (DD-214 or equivalent) showing entry and discharge dates from honorable active military service. Eligible service dates are December 7, 1941 to present date. For descendants of active duty military servicemembers, a copy of the servicemembers current military identification card is required. Applicants are also required to provide a copy of their parent’s most recently filed Federal Tax Form 1040. If the applicant filed a Federal Tax Form 1040 and is 100 percent independent from parent’s income, the applicant needs to provide a copy of their own Federal Tax Form 1040. Please visit the scholarship’s website for more information.
Tom and Judith Comstock Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The Tom and Judith Comstock Scholarship will be awarded to students with active Amateur Radio License Class. The applicant must be holding an amateur radio license for at least one year. Any field of study at any institution is eligible. Applicants must be a high school senior accepted at a 2 or 4-year college or a student currently enrolled at a 2 or 4-year college. Transcripts must cover the student’s entire high school career to date and, if in college, must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
Central Arizona DX Association Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The Central Arizona DX Association Scholarship will be awarded to those with a Technician Class License or higher. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Graduating high school students will be considered before current college students. Transcripts must cover the applicant’s entire high school career to date and, if in college, must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. If they are applying for graduate school assistance, high school transcripts are not necessary. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Scholarship:
Amount: $500
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Scholarship will be awarded to those with active Amateur Radio License Class. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Students in any field of study at a fully accredited US college or university are eligible. This scholarship is open only to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a sitting officer of an ARRL-affiliated club attesting to the applicant’s regular activity on the Amateur Radio spectrum and within the Amateur Radio community. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
Wilse Morgan, WX7P, Memorial ARRL Northwestern Division Scholarship:
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The Wilse Morgan, WX7P, Memorial ARRL Northwestern Division Scholarship will be awarded to those with General Class License or higher. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Eligible fields of study are Engineering, Medicine, Science or Business at any institution. Preference will be given to applicants with 3.0 GPA or higher for the academic year immediately prior to application (high school or college). Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
K6GO Gayle Olson and NA6MB Mike Binder Scholarship:
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: January 6, 2026
Open To: High School
Description: The K6GO Gayle Olson and NA6MB Mike Binder Scholarship will be awarded to those with active Technician Class or higher. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Preference is given to residents of San Diego County (especially Vista Unified School District and Fallbrook Union High School District), followed by Orange and Los Angeles Counties (especially Orange Unified School District, Whittier Union High School District, Huntington Beach Union High School District). The award must go to a California student. Applicants must be a high school senior entering an accredited college, university, junior college or trade technical school in the US this coming fall. Applicants must be performing at a high academic level or an at-risk youth with at least two counselor or teacher recommendations as to how and why the applicant has turned their lives around. Applicants must also demonstrate activity and interest in radio service or some technical proficiency by participating in some form of radio related activities such as emergency communications, equipment construction, community radio services, scouting, etc. Please visit the scholarship’s website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.
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