The state of Massachusetts is home to over 100 four-year public universities, two-year community colleges, and private undergraduate and graduate universities combined. Whether you’re a high school senior looking at attending a Massachusetts college or university, or you’re a current college student at one of Massachusetts' many institutions, this post highlights many great scholarships and resources for you to take advantage of.
Let's go over a few of Massachusetts' best scholarships for students.
Amount: $1,000
Deadlines: Quarterly
Details: Before we get into all of the Massachusetts-specific private scholarships, check out our very own. No essay or minimum GPA required to apply. Open to US citizens, international students in the US, and students with DACA and undocumented status.
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: Rolling monthly
Eligibility:
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Amount: $2,500 Monthly
Deadline: Expires on the last day of each month
Eligibility: The ScholarshipPoints Scholarship is a monthly no essay scholarship open to all high school and college students ages 16 and older, who are US residents!
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Details:Both programs offer to cover some or all of direct costs like tuition and fees for any Pell-grant eligible students (i.e. with families’ yearly incomes at or below $30,000).
Amount: Varies
Deadline: Varies
Details: The Paul Tsongas Scholarship is a merit-based program that rewards Massachusetts students with a grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.75 and highly competitive Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) scores of at least 1200 (or the American College Testing [A.C.T.] equivalent).
Amount: up to $2,500
Deadline: Rolling
Details: The Massachusetts Gilbert Matching Student Grant Program (GMSGP) provides funds for participating Massachusetts’ institutions of higher education and schools of nursing.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 30
Details: Each year, their Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program awards scholarships of varying amounts to college-bound high school sophomores and juniors from Massachusetts who have overcome major adversity in their lives.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: April 1
Details: Are you’re majoring or thinking about majoring in a plant-oriented field of study, we recommend that you apply for the New England ISA Undergrad/Grad scholarship!
Amount: $4,000
Deadline: April 1
Details: To be eligible a student enrolled in a civil engineering program at a 4-year college or university. Applicants must also must be attending or have been accepted into an appropriate college/university program at the undergraduate or graduate level and be from or attending school in New England
Amount: $3,000
Deadline: April 1
Details: The Francis X. Crowley Scholarship annually awards $3,000 to a student enrolled in a civil or environmental engineering program or a business management program at a 4-year college or university in New England.
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: April 15
Details: Are you a high school senior residing in California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas, or Washington state? Further, are you planning on attending a college in one of the aforementioned states for the upcoming school year? If so, consider applying for the Cathay Bank Foundation Scholarship Program!
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: April 15
Details: Are you a college-bound high school senior of Italian heritage If so, the Alphonse A. Miele Scholarship may be a great opportunity for you!
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: April 1
Details: The UNICO Foundation will provide two literary scholarships, valued at $1,000 each to matriculated college students submitting an original short story or essay celebrating their Italian heritage.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: May 1
Details: The Massachusetts Public Service Grant was established for students who have experienced the loss of a parent and/or spouse who is killed or missing in the line of public service duty in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Public Service Grant Program is the only scholarship program not based on demonstrated financial need, but rather entitlement.
Amount:$1,000 (15 available)
Deadline: May 1
Details: Are you a high school senior who demonstrate personal excellence on and off the ice. All applicants must be New England residents and skate at FMC arenas.
Amount:$1,000 (15 available)
Deadline: May 1
Details: Are you a high school junior or senior attending a school in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, or New Jersey? Further, has your life been directly or indirectly affected by substance abuse? If so, the Mountainside Brighter Future College Scholarship may be a great opportunity for you.
Amount: up to $3,000
Deadline: May 1
Details: The Edwards Scholarship is for legal, permanent residents of the City of Boston, MA only. Applicants must be residents of Boston from the beginning of their junior year in high school through college.
Amount: up to $5,000
Deadline: May 9
Details: This scholarship is available to LSP Association members and members of their immediate families enrolled in a degree program at an accredited New England college or university, and/or to qualified Massachusetts residents who are enrolled in a public or private Massachusetts college or university pursuing a major that is consistent with becoming an LSP or Environmental Professional.
Amount: up to $17,500
Deadline: June 17
Details: The Massachusetts High Demand Scholarship will be open to students at Massachusetts public and independent institutions who are pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Health Professions, Education, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Economics, or Business degree.
Amount: $4,500
Deadline: September 1
Details: The Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial assistance for currently employed early childhood educators and providers who enroll in a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Family Studies, Child Care Administration, or fields that directly name early child development and its specific areas of inquiry.
Amount:$7,500 each year in college
Deadline: September 23
Details: Applicants must be enrolled in a high school in Massachusetts and must be a rising senior. Eligible applicants must be engaged in a quality mentoring relationship that has been in existence for at least one year.
Amount:$500
Deadline: September 30
Details: This scholarship is for a Massachusetts resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy educational program in Massachusetts at the professional degree level.