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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

Wells Fargo American Indian Scholarship

This award is for U.S. college juniors and seniors and graduate/professional students who are of Native American or Alaskan Native descent and pursuing a degree in fields relating to banking, resort management, gaming operations, management and administration (including accounting, finance, information technology and human resources). Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and demostrated financial need.
Award Amount

Total:  $15,000

Awards:  4

Deadline

Deadline:  May 01

IEEE Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation Society Graduate Student Fellowship

This award is for full-time graduate students at colleges in the U.S. or Canada. The award is in support of research in the area of insulation or dielectrics.
Award Amount

Total:  $15,000

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  May 10

Electron Devices Society Ph.D. Student Fellowship Program

This award is for IEEE EDS student members who are pursuing a doctorate degree on a full-time basis.
Award Amount

Total:  $15,000

Awards:  3

Deadline

Deadline:  May 15

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Graduate Fellowship

This award is for full-time graduate students majoring in electrical engineering, applied physics, or a similar field, actively participating in research in the microwave area towards their degree, and a member of MTT-S.
Award Amount

Total:  $72,000

Awards:  12

Deadline

Deadline:  October 15

IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Fellowship Program

This award is for IEEE Photonics Society student members pursuing a graduate education within the Photonics field of interest.
Award Amount

Total:  $10,000

Awards:  10

Deadline

Deadline:  May 30

William K. Schubert Scholarship

This award is for nursing students who are attending a professional registered nurse program and seeking initial licensure as a registered nurse in the state of Ohio. Applicants must be a member of an underrepresented group in the registered nursing profession and maintain a grade point average of 2.75.
Award Amount

Total:  $82,500

Awards:  10

Deadline

Deadline:  April 30

Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship

This award is for U.S. and Canadian part-time graduate students who have been employed by a state or local government for two or more years and are preparing for a career in state or local government finance.
Award Amount

Total:  $160,000

Awards:  4

Deadline

Deadline:  January 04

ANS Incoming Freshman Scholarship

This award is for graduating U.S. high school seniors who will be pursuing a degree in nuclear engineering.
Award Amount

Total:  $4,000

Awards:  4

Deadline

Deadline:  April 01

Detroit Section/Thomas E. Powers Scholarship

U.S. and international undergraduate students who have a demonstrated or expressed interest in the plastics industry are eligible for this award. Students must be majoring or taking courses in an area that would benefit the plastics industry; this includes, but is not limited to, plastics engineering, polymer science, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial engineering.
Award Amount

Total:  $3,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 01

Injection Molding Division Scholarship

U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate students who have a demonstrated or expressed interest in the plastics industry are eligible for this award. Applicants must have experience in the injection molding industry, such as courses taken, research conducted, or jobs held.
Award Amount

Total:  $3,000

Awards:  1

Deadline

Deadline:  April 01