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 college, college senior, post-graduate, college sophomore, college junior, high school senior, and high school juniors. Some prominent nomination-required scholarships for students include the Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry Scholarship, the C.B. Gambrell Undergraduate Scholarship, and the AFCEA ROTC Scholarships. You can find nomination-required scholarships for pursuing your undergraduate, four-year, master's, doctorate, or advanced degree.
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 $4,094. You can also find nomination-based scholarships by inquiring with organizations that offer nomination-required scholarships, like the Iota Sigma Pi (ISP) ND, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), or the Electrochemical Society.
To apply for nomination-required scholarships, you will need to fill out the scholarship application form on the scholarship page. For five of these scholarships, you will need to submit an essay. Several nomination-based scholarship require a resume, and two awards require letters of recommendation. The GPA requirements for nomination-based scholarship vary between a 3.0 and 3.4 minimum GPA. 25 nomination-based scholarship require nomination from a teacher or coach.
Some of the best nomination-based scholarships are the San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award Scholarship, the Lisa Zaken Award For Excellence Scholarship, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest Scholarship, the Matthew Anthony Grappone Memorial Scholarship, and the John L. Imhoff 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. One scholarship that require letters of recommendation to apply is specifically open to applicants who identify as Minority students. Of these scholarships, two require community service participation. Plus, two scholarships for students who have been nominated require extracurricular involvement. Also, there are four scholarships for students who have been nominated specifically for applicants who identify as women or female. For military-affiliated students, there are two scholarships for students who have been nominated specifically available to you.
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