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You’re lucky if you’ve known what you’ve wanted to be since you started high school. Maybe even before. A writer, an artist, an engineer, a teacher, a musician, a nurse, or a lawyer. What makes you lucky is that by knowing what you want to major in enables you to apply for many scholarships. Many universities, colleges, and organizations award scholarships to students pursuing a specific major. Extra money, that is, to ease the financial burden of college. If you know your field of study, you can use that information to search for a major-specific scholarship on Unigo. By searching the scholarship directory, you can find tons of scholarships related to your field of study. And even if you’re still undecided on what major you want to study, a peek at the scholarship opportunities may give you the direction you’re looking for. Check it out!

Major-specific Scholarships 2025 List

ATCA Non-Employee Student (Category B) Scholarship

Undergraduate students enrolled in six or more credit hours with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours still to be completed are eligible for this award. Students must be enrolled or accepted in an accredited college or university and plan to obtain a bachelor’s degree in an aviation-related field.
Award Amount

Total:  $16,000

Awards:  8

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01

ATCA Full-Time Employee (Category C) Student Scholarship

Undergraduate students working full time in an aviation-related field are eligible for this award. Students must enroll in course work designed to enhance their skill in an air traffic control or other aviation-related discipline, and have a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours still to be completed.
Award Amount

Total:  $4,000

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01

Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing

This scholarship is available for currently enrolled U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in mystery writing (fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and/or screenwriting).
Award Amount

Total:  $1,000

Awards:  2

Deadline

Deadline:  February 28

Daniel J. Edelman/PRSSA Award

U.S. students currently enrolled in a public relations undergraduate or graduate degree program are eligible for this award. Students must be members of the Public Relations Student Society of America, and preference will be given to undergraduate students.
Award Amount

Total:  $1,500

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 31

John M. Haniak Scholarship

Students who are juniors or seniors in a metallurgy or materials science engineering program and are members of ASM International are eligible for this award. Applications are available on the ASM Materials Education Foundation website.
Award Amount

Total:  $1,500

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01

Tom Steel Post-Graduate Fellowship

This fellowship is provided annually to fund a new lawyer to work in the United States on an innovative, public interest law project that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community.
Award Amount

Total:  $30,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  January 31

Julia Ward Howe Scholarship

This scholarship is available for women in Massachusettes who are enrolled in a graduate program for political science.
Award Amount

Total:  $250,000

Awards:  500

Deadline

Deadline:  March 01

OCIA Scholarship

This scholarship is available for international and U.S. graduate students who are engaging in research in organic and/or sustainable agriculture.
Award Amount

Total:  $1,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  January 15

John Carew Memorial Scholarship

This award is available for U.S. and Canadian graduate students who are majoring in horticulture with an interest in greenhouse crops. Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $2,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01

Earl Dedman Memorial Scholarship

This award is available for U.S. and Canadian juniors and seniors who are interested in becoming greenhouse growers. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Award Amount

Total:  $2,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01