Education

CollegeCounts Scholarship Alabama 2025: How to Secure $4,000 for Your Freshman Year

Need-based scholarship from the Alabama State Treasurer awarding $4,000 to four-year college enrollees and $2,000 to two-year enrollees for first-time freshmen in Alabama.

Amount: $4,000 (four-year enrollees) or $2,000 (two-year enrollees) Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 Location: United States - Alabama

Colombia Familias en Acción (Families in Action)

Colombia Familias en Acción is the country largest conditional cash transfer program, providing bimonthly payments to low-income families conditional on children regular school attendance and health check-up compliance, reaching over 2.5 million families across all 32 departments and serving as a cornerstone of Colombia social protection system since 2001.

Type: Benefit Amount: About COP 720,000-COP 2,000,000+ per family each year Deadline: Rolling Location: Colombia

Crowdfunded Classroom Grants for K12 Teachers 2025: How to Secure an Average $700 for Your Project with DonorsChoose

If you teach in a public or charter school and have ever quietly wished for more books, a science kit, or a way to take students on a field trip, DonorsChoose is the platform that turns those wishes into packages at your classroom door.

Amount: Varies; average project $700 funded within 30 days Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 Location: United States

Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan

Federal student loan for parents of dependent undergraduates, with current 2025-26 rate/fee context, adverse-credit workflow, and timing strategy.

Type: Loan Amount: Up to school-certified cost of attendance minus other aid, subject to federal eligibility and … Deadline: Apply through school-year aid cycle; submit early before institutional billing deadlines Location: United States

Federal Pell Grant (2026-27 Award Year Context)

Need-based federal grant guidance with current 2026-27 maximum/minimum amounts, FAFSA timing rules, and campus-level execution risks.

Amount: Maximum scheduled Pell amount currently published for 2026-27 is $7,395 (minimum $740) Deadline: Jun 30, 2027 Location: United States

Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants 2025 Guide: How Need Based Students Can Get 100 to 4,000 Per Year

If you are an undergraduate staring down a tuition bill that looks bigger than your bank account (and your parents bank account, and possibly your grandparents bank account), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant — FSEOG for sho...

Amount: $100 to $4,000 per year (2025-06-30 by school and need) Deadline: Jun 30, 2025 Location: United States

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant: Get Up to $4,000 for College

Undergraduate students with exceptional financial need can secure up to $4,000 annually through this campus-based federal grant that helps cover tuition, fees, and other college expenses.

Type: Grant Amount: Up to $4,000 per year Deadline: Varies by institution (file FAFSA as early as possible) Location: United States

Free and Reduced-Price School Meals

Provides nutritious breakfasts and lunches at low or no cost for eligible K-12 students through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Amount: Value varies; full-price meals waived or reduced to $0.40 for lunch and $0.30 for breakfast Deadline: annual application (varies by district) Location: United States

Free Job Training and Housing for Young Adults 16 to 24: Your Complete Guide to Job Corps

If you are 16 to 24, low on cash, and unsure how to turn “I need a job” into “I have a career,” Job Corps might be the most valuable program you have never had fully explained to you. This is not a loan.

Amount: Free training, housing, meals, health care, stipend, and transition bonuses Deadline: Rolling Location: United States

Fry Scholarship: Full College Funding for Children and Spouses of Fallen Service Members

Provides Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to children and surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty after September 10, 2001.

Type: Scholarship Amount: Covers up to full tuition and fees, monthly housing allowance, and book stipend Deadline: Rolling Location: United States