Southern Connecticut State University is happy to share multiple scholarship resources below to support students paying for college by earning free scholarship money.

SCSU Foundation Scholarships

Through the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends of the University, the SCSU Foundation manages over 400 scholarships that are available to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Learn more about SCSU Foundation Scholarships

Connecticut Scholarships

February Deadline

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

March Deadline

• CT Community Foundation (new applicants)
• Fairfield County Community Foundation
• SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
• Stamford Dollars for Scholars
• The High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield
• Yale University Woman's Organization
• AAUW Scholarship
• TMCF Bridging the Dream
  • For gradutate students
• Gilman Scholarship
  • For study abroad

April Deadline

• Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
• Community Foundation of Eastern CT
• Claire C. Bennitt Watershed Fund Inc.
• UNICO National
• Environmental Professionals Organization
• BRIDGES Healthcare
• Nursing Colleges

May Deadline

• CHESLA Scholarship
• CAPFAA Scholarship
• Milton Fisher Scholarship
  • For first time freshman
• Person to Person
• Nordson Scholarship
• EasterSeals Scholarship
  • For students with a documented disability
• Petals and Stem
  • For minority women

June Deadline

• Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
• CONNTAC Inc. Scholarship
• MPower 
  • Includes Scholarships for International and DACA students
• New Haven Scholarship Fund
• Teacher Certification
• Sallie Mae Dream Scholarship
• CT Assoc. of Latinos in Higher Education
  • DACA & Undocumented are eligible
• Manchester Scholarship Foundation

July Deadline

• Human Resource Assoc. of Central CT

December Deadline

• Worthy Women's Scholarship -   For women over 30

No Deadline

• The Noyce Scholarship

Minority Scholarships

March Deadline

• La Unidad Latina Foundation

May Deadline

• Laurel House Racial Equity Scholarship - for MSW students

June Deadline

• American Indian College Fund Scholarships
• CT Assoc. of Latinos in Higher Education

September Deadline

• The Gates Scholarship - for high school seniors

Veteran Scholarships

April Deadline for Fall & November Deadline for Spring

• Sports Clips Help a Hero Scholarship

Military-Connected Scholarships

• U.S. Veterans Magazine - List of Military Scholarships

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