Nomination-required scholarships are financial awards or grants that can only be applied for through a nomination process. Unlike traditional scholarships where individuals apply directly, these scholarships require a third-party, such as a school counselor, teacher, employer, or community leader, to nominate the candidate based on their outstanding achievements, leadership qualities, or specific criteria set by the scholarship provider. The nominees are then invited to complete the application process to be considered for the scholarship award.
There are 61 scholarships available for students who have been nominated as of April 2025. You can find dozens of nomination-required scholarships available for post-graduate, high school senior, college senior, college, high school junior, college junior, and college sophomores. Some prominent nomination-required scholarships for students include the Corrosion Division Morris Cohen Graduate Student Award Scholarship, the Shred Nations Scholarship Program, and the Harold and Inge Marcus Scholarship. You can find nomination-required scholarships for pursuing your master's, undergraduate, postgraduate, or four-year.
You can find scholarship financial aid for paying for college by using a scholarship search engine like Scholarships That Work, which has 61 nomination-required scholarships with an average award amount of $4,202. You can also find nomination-based scholarships by inquiring with organizations that offer nomination-required scholarships, like the Electrochemical Society, the Shred Nations, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, or the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
To apply for nomination-required scholarships, you will need to fill out the scholarship application form on the scholarship page. For four of these scholarships, you will need to submit an essay. Several nomination-based scholarship require a resume, and a few awards require letters of recommendation. The GPA requirements for nomination-based scholarship vary between a 2.5 and 3.4 minimum GPA, while the SAT and ACT requirements vary between a 1340 and 1340 minimum SAT. ACT requirements for nomination-based scholarship vary between a 30 and 30 minimum ACT. 25 nomination-based scholarship require nomination from a teacher or coach.
Some of the best nomination-based scholarships are the Marvin Mundel Memorial Scholarship, the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, the Robert B. Oliver ASNT Scholarship, the Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry Scholarship, and the Teacher of the Year Award Scholarship. The best scholarships for students who have been nominated will be listed at the top of this page.
All students who are willing and able to be nominated by teachers, coaches, or counselors are eligible to apply for the scholarships on this page. Other eligibility requirements for nomination-required scholarships may vary, so be sure to read the scholarship listing carefully. Two scholarships that require letters of recommendation to apply are specifically open to applicants who identify as Hispanic or Minority students. Of these scholarships, four require community service participation. Plus, two scholarships for students who have been nominated require extracurricular involvement. Also, there are two scholarships for students who have been nominated specifically for applicants who identify as women or female. For military-affiliated students, there are one scholarship for students who have been nominated specifically available to you.
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