Outside Scholarships

This webpage provides a resource of reputable outside scholarship search engines and outside scholarships.  

Outside Scholarship Search Engines

The websites listed below provide popular outside scholarship opportunities for incoming and continuing students to explore. This list is not exhaustive, so please feel free to research other options for funding!

International student scholarship links:

*You can also research scholarships through professional organizations related to your major.

Scholarship resource aimed to support students with disabilities:

Outside Scholarship Opportunities

Through other organizations, our institution has received information regarding outside scholarship awards. Our office will be updating this section as we receive outside scholarship notifications. Please check back for updates throughout the year.

  • PNC Student Lending Scholarship. Deadline to apply: rolling deadline.

Awards $2,000 scholarships to undergraduate students once every six months randomly to six students who register for a user account on PNC's Financial Literacy platform. No purchase/transaction is required. 
For more information and the fine print: PNC Bank Financial Literacy Education.

  • Citizens Scholarship Sweepstakes. Deadline to apply: March 31, 2025.

Up to 17 scholarships are awarded throughout the year, ranging from monthly prizes of $2500 to a Grand Prize of $15,000. This is open to High school students 16 years and older, undergraduate students, or graduate degree seeking students. For more information and registration details, please select here.

  • RentHop: College & University Scholarship Program: Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025.

The RentHop Apartment Scholarship awards up to $2,000 a year to eligible undergraduate students in bachelor's and associate's degree programs in the US who demonstrate the ambition, diligence, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit that is central to our company culture. For more details and how to apply, please select here.

  • RealtyHop Scholarship: Deadline to apply: August 31, 2025.

The RealtyHop Scholarship awards up to $2,000 a year to eligible undergraduate students and high school seniors working towards a bachelor and/or associate degree program in the US who demonstrate the ambition, diligence, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit that is central to our company culture. Further eligibility requirements along with the application details can be found here.

Outside Scholarship Opportunities for Transfer Students

Eligibility: Students must be enrolled at a community college with plans to enroll at a four-year college or university. Students must have a 3.5 GPA or higher to apply.

Amount: Up to $40,000 per year

Eligibility: (Eligibility for Tau Sigma membership) Students must be enrolled as a full-time student at a community college with plans to enroll at a four-year college or university and hold a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Amount: Up to $5,000

Eligibility: Must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa and have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicants must have completed 12 to 36 semester hours of college-level coursework before applying.

Amount: $5,000