Southern Connecticut State University is happy to share multiple scholarship resources below to help support students pay for college.

SCSU Foundation Scholarships

Through the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends of the University, the SCSU Foundation manages over 300 scholarships that are available to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Learn more about SCSU Foundation Scholarships

External Scholarships

January Deadline

• Gilman Scholarship - For Study Abroad

February Deadline

• CT Community Foundation (renewal applicants)
• Big Y Supermarket
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
• Network of Executive Women Scholarship

March Deadline

• CT Community Foundation (new applicants)
• Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
• SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
• Stamford Dollars for Scholars
• The High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield
• Yale University Woman's Organization
• AAUW Scholarship
• New Haven Scholarship Fund

April Deadline

• Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
• Community Foundation of Eastern CT
• Claire C. Bennet Watershed Fund Inc.
• UNICO National
• Worthy Women's Scholarship 
• Environmental Professionals Organization
• Fairfield County Community Foundation
• BRIDGES Healthcare
• Nursing Colleges

May Deadline

• CHESLA Scholarship
• CAPFAA Scholarship
• Milton Fisher Scholarship
  • For first time freshman
• Person to Person
• Nordson Scholarship
• EasterSeals Scholarship
• Petals and Stem
• TMCF Bridging the Dream
  • For gradutate students

June Deadline

• CONNTAC Inc. Scholarship
• MPower 
• Teacher Certification
• CT Assoc. of Latinos in Higher Education
• Manchester Scholarship Foundation

July Deadline

• Human Resource Assoc. of Central CT

October Deadline

• Gilman Scholarship - For Study Abroad

December Deadline

• Sallie Mae Dream Scholarship
• Flagship Scholarship
• The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program

Veteran and Military-Connected Scholarships

• U.S. Veterans Magazine - List of Military Scholarships
• Sports Clips Help a Hero Scholarship
• Tillman Foundation Scholarship

Other External Scholarships

• MPower
• The Dream.US
• La Unidad Latina Foundation
• Laurel House Racial Equity Scholarship - for MSW students
• The Gates Scholarship - for high school seniors

Scholarship Database Searches

Use the scholarship search engines list below to apply for national private scholarships.

• College Board
• Fastweb
• Niche
• Sallie Mae
• Scholarship America
• Scholarship Owl
• Scholarships.com
• Scholly
• CareerOneStop
• Nelnet Scholarship Search
• Unigo.com

Disclaimer: Various outside entities and sources provide the scholarship information posted on this webpage. Southern Connecticut State University is not affiliated with any of these private organizations. We have no direct involvement in the selections, but will periodically update this list for students to identify potential opportunities.