| Arizona Promise Program AZ | Free-college programs | After other aid, the programme covers tuition and fees at Arizona public universities for eligible students. | The source encourages FAFSA by April 1 of senior year for priority consideration. Confirm the actual application year and university timing. | Free if eligible |
| Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship AR | Grants & scholarships | Starting with 2025–26, base annual awards at four-year colleges are $2,000/$4,000/$4,000/$5,000 by year; two-year awards are $2,000/$3,000. Part-time nontraditional payments are prorated; FAFSA/SAI can add PLUS funding subject to a $2,500-per-semester total cap. | Annual new-application deadline: July 1; no year is attached to that recurring date here. Confirm your cohort/current SAMS intake with ADHE, especially when resolving conflicting entry guidance. | Free if eligible |
| College Credit Plus at Columbus State OH | High-school dual enrollment | Eligible, approved CCP courses can earn high-school and college credit without tuition. Funded hours and course approval must be confirmed; home-school families pay for textbooks, and other course or travel costs can remain. | Different steps have different deadlines. For 2026–27 nonpublic/home-school funding, the full-year window was February 1–April 1 at 5 p.m.; the state separately lists September 1–November 1 at 5 p.m. for spring 2027 only, with notification by December 6. Public-school intent is separately listed as April 1; a missed deadline needs school advice. College registration and no-penalty withdrawal dates depend on the course/term. This is not one universal application cutoff. | Free if eligible |
| Delaware SEED at Delaware Tech DE | Free-college programs | At Delaware Tech, SEED pays the tuition gap after applicable grants/waivers for eligible degree, credit-certificate or workforce-training study. Fees and books are excluded; up to ten continuous semesters are available under programme rules. | Delaware Tech recommends financial-aid filing by the annual April 1 priority date. Apply early and complete all requested forms; no single year-specific final SEED deadline is established here. | Free if eligible |
| Florida Academic Scholars (Bright Futures) FL | Grants & scholarships | For 2026–27, FAS covers 100% of tuition and the listed applicable fees at Florida public institutions; private institutions receive a comparable scheduled amount, not necessarily their full bill. | For the 2027 high-school graduating cohort: FFAA from October 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Finish other initial conditions by graduation, with the handbook’s test-date exceptions. This initial deadline is not a renewal filing deadline. | Free if eligible |
| Florida Medallion Scholars (Bright Futures) FL | Grants & scholarships | For 2026–27, FMS covers 75% of tuition and the listed applicable fees at Florida public institutions. An associate-degree programme at a Florida College System institution receives 100%; private institutions receive a comparable scheduled amount. | For the 2027 high-school graduating cohort: FFAA from October 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Finish other initial conditions by graduation, with the handbook’s test-date exceptions. This initial deadline is not a renewal filing deadline. | Low cost |
| Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship IA | Workforce training | LDS helps cover eligible tuition and institution-wide mandatory fees after federal/state non-repayable aid for approved career/technical programmes. Community colleges use actual eligible charges; participating private colleges use a prior-year community-college average, not their full private-college price. | For 2026–27, the manual requires the FAFSA application receipt date to meet June 30, 2027. Complete it earlier and confirm college admission, programme approval and additional aid steps. This deadline is not a 2027–28 award promise or a guarantee that funds remain available. | Free if eligible |
| Georgia HOPE Scholarship GA | Grants & scholarships | Helps pay standard undergraduate tuition at eligible Georgia institutions. Public and private award calculations differ and depend on enrollment. | General application deadline: the earlier of the last day of the school term or withdrawal. Apply early; colleges and retroactive evaluation routes may impose additional requirements. | Free if eligible |
| Gianforte Trade and Technology Scholarship MT | Workforce training | $1,500 per full-time semester or $750 part-time, up to the equivalent of four full-time/eight part-time semesters. A qualifying programme and unmet need are required; this is not full-tuition coverage. | Annual fall September 1 and spring February 1; confirm the current award year and term. No ISO year is inferred from the capture date. | Free if eligible |
| Haz La U college grants through HHF Youth Awards National option | Grants & scholarships | Colgate lists regional Haz La U grants of $4,000, $3,000 or $2,000 and a $10,000 national-level grant for one regional winner. These are competitive tiers, not a promised personal payment or a full-college-cost award; confirm the actual grant terms. | The 2026 application and all documents are due November 1, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST, as stated by the application FAQ. The cycle concerns spring-2027 graduation and 2027–28 college entry; do not reuse an older announcement’s deadline. | Free if eligible |
| Idaho Opportunity Scholarship ID | Grants & scholarships | Awards range from $0 to $3,500 per year, depending on other grants/scholarships and the applicable cost-of-attendance calculation; never more than actual tuition and fees. Do not budget the maximum automatically. | The current application window opens October 1, 2026 and closes March 1, 2027; the FAFSA is also due March 1, 2027. Offer acceptance has its own individual email deadline. | Free if eligible |
| Kansas Promise Act Scholarship KS | Free-college programs | Covers eligible tuition, required fees, books/materials after other gift aid, up to 68 funded credits or $20,000 lifetime, whichever comes first. Eligible four-year providers have a two-year public-cost cap for the same field. | Spring 2027 application deadline: March 1, 2027. The listed Summer/Fall 2026 deadlines have passed; the application can close earlier if funds are exhausted. | Free if eligible |
| Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) KY | Grants & scholarships | Annual college funding is built from earned high-school GPA awards and eligible test bonuses. Current base-table awards range from $187 at GPA 2.75 to $500 at 4.0 for each qualifying high-school year; personal totals and available funding vary. | No single new-application ISO deadline is established here. Check MyKHEAA and school reporting; the award’s five-year/eight-semester limit and spring college-renewal review still apply. Approved workforce reimbursements have a separate process. | Free if eligible |
| Louisiana TOPS Opportunity Award LA | Grants & scholarships | Pays the institution’s scheduled TOPS Opportunity amount, based on its 2016–17 tuition unless changed by the Legislature; eligible LAICU private colleges use the defined weighted public-institution average. This is not a promise to pay current tuition in full. | The linked FAQ states a February 1 senior-year FAFSA priority date and a full-award receipt deadline of July 1 (next business day on a weekend) after the first graduation anniversary. It uses an older example year; confirm your own timeline with LOSFA. No new ISO date is invented. | Free if eligible |
| Michigan Community College Guarantee MI | Free-college programs | Eligible students can receive last-dollar support up to in-district tuition, contact hours and mandatory fees at a Michigan community or Tribal college, generally for up to three years. Pell-eligible students may also receive a Michigan Achievement Bonus of up to $1,000 per academic year; the college calculates the package. | File the current-year FAFSA and meet the entry window: enrollment must begin within 15 months of high-school/equivalency completion. For academic year 2026–27, the manual states August 6, 2027 as the final day to become eligible. The FAQ’s “no deadline” wording is not used to erase that year-specific rule; confirm the intended entry term and award year with the college. | Free if eligible |
| Mississippi HELP Grant MS | Grants & scholarships | Tuition assistance at approved Mississippi institutions, subject to funds, other aid and attendance-cost limits. Private-school awards use the rule’s public-institution benchmark for the applicable institution type rather than promising the full private bill. | Annual MAAPP application deadline March 31, with FAFSA and initial supporting documents due April 30 before the aid year. The rules also name October 15 for additionally requested conflict-resolution documents; that does not extend the initial application deadline. No ISO year is inferred. | Free if eligible |
| Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG) MS | Grants & scholarships | Up to $500 per academic year for freshmen/sophomores or $1,000 for juniors/seniors at approved Mississippi public/private nonprofit institutions. The regular academic year is fall/spring; this is not full-tuition aid. | Annual application window: October 1–September 15, with supporting documents due October 15 after that application deadline. Confirm the academic year in MAAPP; this source gives no full year-specific ISO deadline. | Free if eligible |
| Montana STEM / Healthcare Scholarship MT | Grants & scholarships | Subject to funding: $1,000 first academic year, then $1,500 second, $1,500 third and $2,000 fourth for qualifying renewals. Legislative funding and selection are not guaranteed. | Next application: opens December 1, 2026 and closes March 15, 2027. Both dates are explicitly published; the window is future, with no promised award before legislative funding/selection. | Free if eligible |
| Nevada Promise Scholarship at CSN — Class of 2027 NV | Free-college programs | Last-dollar tuition and mandatory registration fees not already covered by other gift aid, for up to three years at CSN or until graduation, whichever comes first. Fall/spring only; special course, online, programme and new-student fees are excluded. | Initial Class-of-2027 application: October 31, 2026. Subsequent required deadlines include March 1, April 1, May 1 and July 1, 2027; submitting the first application does not complete the later steps. | Free if eligible |
| New Hampshire Promise — Fall 2027 Entry NH | Free-college programs | Beginning fall 2027, federal, state and institutional grant aid covers standard tuition for eligible students at UNH Durham, UNH Manchester, UNH CPS Online, Keene State or Plymouth State. Fees, books, housing and meals remain separate. | Programme begins fall 2027 for eligible new first-year/CCSNH associate-transfer entrants. Apply for admission and FAFSA by the institution’s timetable; this source provides no single year-specific final application day. | Free if eligible |
| Oklahoma’s Promise OK | Free-college programs | Pays covered tuition at Oklahoma public two-year/four-year institutions; accredited private colleges and eligible public technology-centre programmes receive at least a portion. Fees, books, supplies and room/board are excluded. | For grade-12 students in 2026–27, submit/postmark by December 31, 2026 and before official graduation. Grades 8–11 are encouraged to apply by June 30; homeschool timing is before age 18. Use the actual branch’s earlier applicable date. | Free if eligible |
| Oregon Promise Grant OR | Free-college programs | For 2026–27, full-time/full-year awards range from $2,280 to $4,716. This is last-dollar community-college tuition support after Pell/Oregon Opportunity Grant, up to the average 12-credit tuition calculation, not a full living-cost award. | Deadlines roll by high-school/GED completion date, and usually require applying during senior year or immediately after GED completion. The captured page closes the older cohort and announces October 2026 for the new July 2026–June 2027 cohort; use OSAC’s deadline tool for your case. | Free if eligible |
| Point Foundation Flagship Scholarship National option | Grants & scholarships | Awards up to $15,000, with leadership and career-development support; confirm your actual award and renewal terms. | The published window is September 9–November 19, closing at 5 p.m. PST; verify the application year on the portal. | Free if eligible |
| Rhode Island Promise at CCRI RI | Free-college programs | For eligible CCRI associate-degree students, covers remaining tuition and mandatory fees after other grants/scholarships, ordinarily for fall and spring over two academic years. | CCRI encourages students to complete the financial-aid file by April 1 and to apply early. This is an annual recommended priority, not a sourced year-specific final deadline; entry/appeal timing still matters. | Free if eligible |
| Roberta B. Willis Need-Merit Scholarship CT | Grants & scholarships | Need- and merit-based aid at eligible Connecticut colleges | Application timing not collected for this example. Check the official program and academic year. | Free if eligible |
| Ron Brown Signature Scholarship National option | Grants & scholarships | $40,000 over four years, normally $10,000 annually, at an accredited U.S. four-year college. Any academic major can qualify; selection is competitive. | The open 2027 competition lists December 1 applications and December 15 supporting documents; these month/day statements have no explicit calendar year, so confirm portal timing. | Free if eligible |
| South Carolina LIFE Scholarship SC | Grants & scholarships | Base awards are capped at $5,000 per academic year including the $300 book allowance. Four-year awards use up to $4,700 tuition plus books; two-year/technical awards use their specified tuition benchmark. The campus applies actual costs and all-aid limits; this is not full cost-of-attendance coverage. | The college determines LIFE eligibility without a separate scholarship application. Meet its official-record and award-review timetable; no single year-specific final application day is established by the reviewed FAQ. | Free if eligible |
| South Carolina Lottery Tuition Assistance SC | Grants & scholarships | The current CHE page lists $80 per credit toward tuition for eligible fall/spring/summer study. Federal grants and SC Need-based Grant are applied first; actual term funding/amount can change. The page does not label that rate with a specific award year. | Check the intended college and term after completing FAFSA or an approved waiver. Rates depend on each term’s funding; no statewide year-specific final application day is established in these sources. | Free if eligible |
| South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship SD | Grants & scholarships | Up to $7,500 over four years: $1,500 annually in years one–three and $3,000 year four, normally split fall/spring. Eligible return transfers can receive a partial award; participation ends at four academic years/eight consecutive fall-spring terms or bachelor’s completion. | Initial fall: preferred June 1, final September 1. Initial spring: preferred November 1, final January 15. These recurring dates have no sourced year here; confirm the intended term and category. | Free if eligible |
| Tennessee Promise Scholarship TN | Free-college programs | Supports eligible tuition and mandatory-fee balances after other gift aid. Confirm the applicable institution/programme and its actual award calculation. | Class of 2027: submit the Tennessee Promise application by November 2, 2026. The 2027–28 FAFSA is separately due April 1, 2027. | Free if eligible |
| TEXAS Grant TX | Grants & scholarships | TEXAS Grant supports eligible bachelor’s students at participating Texas public institutions. The college combines it with other non-loan aid to cover tuition and required fees that the grant itself does not cover. | January 15 is the stated priority date used by many institutions, not a final application cutoff or funding guarantee. Confirm the award year and your college’s final deadline. The FY2027 TEXAS Grant priority/offer pathways have additional conditions. | Free if eligible |
| TheDream.US National Scholarship National option | Grants & scholarships | At eligible partner colleges: up to $18,000 for an associate or $36,000 for a bachelor’s tuition/mandatory fees, plus up to $6,000 book/supply stipends. Renewable subject to continuing criteria and June renewal; not an unrestricted award at any college. | Future 2027–28 round: opens November 1, 2026, closes February 28, 2027; notifications late April 2027. The round has not opened as of the October 16 review. | Free if eligible |
| Utah Promise Grant UT | Grants & scholarships | Need-based grant usable toward up to the cost of attendance at eligible Utah institutions. The award varies with available funding; the programme does not promise to pay every student’s full cost. | Ask the participating college’s aid office for its application and priority dates. The statewide page directs applications to the institution rather than publishing one statewide dated cutoff. | Free if eligible |
| Wyoming Hathaway Scholarship WY | Grants & scholarships | For courses beginning July 1, 2026 or later: full-time semester tiers are Honors $2,360, Performance $1,770, Opportunity/Provisional $1,180. Standard tiers allow eight full-time semesters; Provisional starts with four at a Wyoming community college, with specified extension routes. | Normally apply/initiate through the eligible college within four years of the relevant school graduation date, with named exceptions and campus deadlines. No universal year-specific final application day is established here. | Free if eligible |