American Welding Society (AWS) Scholarships

The Amercian Welding Society Scholarship offers numerous awards for students pursuing welding degrees or certificates.

Bryant & Stratton College

You may be eligible for an Imagine America Foundation Scholarship or other scholarship to attend Bryant & Stratton College

Cancer Support Scholarship

This scholarship offers $5,000.00 to support students in continuing their education despite the financial and personal challenges posed by cancer. Submit your application by June 1, 2025.

Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) Scholarships

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) offers various awards and tool grants for students entering collision repair education programs.

Continental School of Beauty Scholarship Opportunities

Review a range of applicant qualifications and prerequisites. Applications must be received by April 30, 2025.

Daemen University: BOCES Scholarship for First Year Students

Daemen University has created a special scholarship for any student who is enrolled in a BOCES program and applies to Daemen as a first-year student. The BOCES scholarship is $2,000.00 and will be awarded in addition to any other scholarships or financial aid.

Donald K. Rhine Scholarship

The Donald K. Rhine Scholarship is offered by Reliant Community Credit Union. This scholarship program offers multiple awards, each valued at up to $3,000.00 to high school seniors and adults who are enrolling as full-time college students. Recipients are chosen based on their embodiment of the credit union philosophy (people helping people). Apply by April 16, 2025.

Horatio Alger Career and Technical Scholarship Program

Receive up to $2,500.00 to pursue career and technical education. Demonstration of financial need is required. Apply between March 15, 2025 and June 15, 2025

John Lepping Memorial Scholarship for students with disabilities.

This scholarship offers up to $5,000.00 to support students with physical or psychological disabilities. Applications must be received by May 1, 2025.

Johnson and Wales University Scholarship and Grant Opportunities

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

The Nation's oldest and largest provider of need-based scholarships to military children.

Monroe Community College (MCC) Opportunity Endowment for students with disabilities

Monroe Community College is providing $1,250.00 scholarships to support full-time or part-time MCC students with learning disabilities, with a preference for students on the autism spectrum. Apply by 3/15/2025.

MUD Student Scholarship

The MUD Student Scholarship provides five awards of $2,500.00 each. This scholarship is for aspiring makeup artists to receive financial aid for their education at Make-up Designory (MUD) college, located in both New York City and Los Angeles. Apply by April 30th, 2025.

National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Greater Rochester Scholarship

This annual scholarship program provides awards to female high school students entering full-time schooling in a construction related field.

National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Scholarships

The NTHS Scholarship Program provides over $300,000 in scholarships to high school and post-secondary members annually. Each scholarship has different requirements and application window dates. The Jon H. Poteat Scholarship will award 250 one-thousand-dollar scholarships to eligible active members. The application is open from September 1st to May 1st each year.

Nautilus Scholarship

The Nautilus Scholarship is for seniors in Monroe County who are pursuing architecture, construction, construction management, trades, or a field of education (e.g., math, science, technology, etc.). A minimum 2.0 GPA along with financial need is requested. Questions? Email Scholarships@racf.org or call 585.341.4350 for assistance.

Ned Carter Memorial Scholarship is offered by the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York (AFDSNY).

This annual scholarship provides four one-time awards of $1,500.00. The Ned Carter Memorial Scholarship supports high school seniors pursuing a career in a community service-related discipline. Applications must be submitted online or postmarked by March 2, 2025.

New York Housing Association

This new scholarship program offers financial aid to students in New York State who are starting at a technical institute. The New York Housing Association award supports careers in electrical work, plumbing, carpentry, and HVAC.

New York State Excelsior Scholarship

The Excelsior Scholarship is specifically designed to provide tuition awards to eligible students attending New York State's public colleges and universities (SUNY and CUNY). Eligibility requires verification of household income.

NYS Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program

This scholarship supports students in the top 10% of their high school class who are pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics at a SUNY or CUNY College. Submit your application by 8-15-2025.

Rochester Tooling and Machining (James N. Nieber) Scholarship

The Rochester Tooling and Machining Scholarship is offering awards to students enrolled in advanced manufacturing programs at community colleges or technical institutes in the Finger Lakes Region.

School & Sports Photographers Association of California (SPAC)

The SPAC Young Creatives Scholarship supports the next generation of creative minds by empowering artistic expression. This award supports seniors passionate about photography or those planning to pursue higher education in related fields. SPAC will be providing two $1500 scholarships per region: West, Central and East. Also includes a camera kit. The deadline for submitting applications is May 15, 2025.

SkillsUSA Scholarships

One of the benefits of SkillsUSA membership is the opportunity to apply for scholarships available only to SkillsUSA members. Please be sure to check each individual scholarship for full descriptions and application close date so you don’t miss out.

Society of Women Engineers Scholarships

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) offers various scholarships for women pursuing engineering degrees. For more details please visit the official SWE Scholarship page.

Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship

The SEMA Scholarship is offering up to $5,000.00 for students' pursuing careers in the automotive industry.

The Home Depot Foundation Path to Pro Scholarship

Receive up to $2,500.00 to pursue trade and technical education.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Annual Scholarships

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) offers several annual scholarships aimed at supporting students with learning disabilities and attention issues. The main scholarships are the Anne Ford Scholarship, Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship, and the ADHD College Success Scholarship.

University of Rochester School of Nursing Scholarships

The School of Nursing offers merit-based tuition scholarships for undergraduate nursing programs. The Finger Lakes Regional Scholarship provides a 50% tuition award for students living or working in the Finger Lakes region who apply to the RN to BS program.

US Army ROTC Scholarship

The Army ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) Scholarship is a program designed to help students pay for college while preparing them for a career as an officer in the U.S. Army. Four-Year and Two-Year Scholarships are available for high school students planning to attend college.