Scholarships for Adult & Returning Students

Going back to school as an adult qualifies you for scholarships built for returning students. Award Scholar matches you to the ones you're eligible for and drafts each essay in your voice.

• Taco Bell Live Más Scholarship

  $25,000

  Due January 06, 2027

  The Live Más Scholarship empowers students who are passionate about making a difference in their communities and beyond. This scholarship program by the Taco Bell Foundation supports students at every stage of their journey, helping them channel their passion into transformative change. Since 1992, the Taco Bell Foundation has awarded more than $110 million in Live Más Scholarships and grants to youth-serving nonprofit organizations focused on education and career readiness.

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• The Graydon & Myrth Fox Scholarship

  $20,000

  Due March 13, 2027

  The Graydon and Myrth Fox Scholarship was established to assist individuals who are seeking to further their job skills or improve their circumstances through education by providing scholarships for Veterans who have served honorably in the United States Armed Forces or a surviving spouse, dependent child or grandchild of a U.S. Veteran. Preference will be given to wounded personnel or a surviving spouse, dependent child or grandchild of personnel killed or wounded while on active duty as a result of their service to our nation.

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• EWI ASIST Scholarship

  $8,000

  Due March 24, 2027

  The Adult Students in Scholastic Transition (ASIST) Scholarship Program helps provide financial support to adult students in a variety of transitional situations. The ASIST scholarship is available to adults, 18 years of age or older, NOT currently enrolled in high school, facing economic, social, or physical challenges, who are looking to improve their situation through educational opportunities.

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• Minnesota Child Care Grant

  $6,500

  Due Varies

  The Minnesota Post-Secondary Child Care Grant Program helps low-income students (the number of recipients varies each year) who have young children pay for child care while the student attends classes. Minnesota residents who have a child 12 years old or younger (or 14 or younger if the child is disabled) and whose family size and income qualify for the program.

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• Lily and Catello Sorrentino Memorial Scholarship

  $6,000

  Due April 13, 2027

  The Lily and Catello Sorrentino Memorial Scholarship is available to students aged 25 years or older who are pursuing an undergraduate degree at a non-parochial institution in Rhode Island. To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate financial need and complete the Universal Scholarship Application. The scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $1,500 and are renewable.

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• Women With Promise Scholarship

  $5,000

  Due Varies

  The Women With Promise Scholarship Program began in 2018 as part of our commitment to make a difference in the lives of North Texas women. Our goal is to offer women the opportunity to begin or restart their journey toward a college degree.

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• NLHA Education Fund Scholarship

  $4,500

  Due March 13, 2027

  The NLHA Education Fund was established as a 501(c)(3) organization to raise funds for the purpose of awarding education grants and scholarships to low income individuals residing in federally assisted rental housing owned, managed, or administered by members of the National Leased Housing Association.

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• Downer-Bennett Scholarship

  $4,000

  Due Varies

  The Downer-Bennett scholarship is for single-parent students attending the University of New Mexico main campus. Eligible applicants must be a continuing undergraduate student, have a cumulative total of at least 12 UNM Main campus credits earned by the end of the fall semester, have a highly competitive cumulative UNM GPA, and enroll in/earn 12 credits each semester at the UNM Main campus for the upcoming academic year.

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• David Malcolm Scholarship

  $2,500

  Due November 30, 2026

  The David Malcolm Scholarship is for students who have overcome obstacles to educational achievement – personal, family, demographic, or situational – and require help to continue on the path to success. Eligible applicants are high school seniors or college students who have already shown perseverance in pursuing a college degree.

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• Single Parent Degree Program Scholarships of Northwest Arkansas

  $2,500

  Due June 15, 2027

  The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas (SPSFNWA) provides vital support to single parents pursuing post-secondary education at local universities, community colleges, and trade schools.

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