Helping students access and complete higher education with scholarships
We believe opportunities to advance through higher learning should be open to everyone.
Starting in 2021, The Sallie Mae Fund, our charitable foundation, will launch scholarship programs to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and other historically underserved communities. Working in partnership with The Thurgood Marshall College Fund, we’ll award $3 million in scholarships over the next three years to help students achieve their dream of a post-secondary education.
Interested in applying for a scholarship? Check back in early 2021 for more information.
Scholarships for high school students
Our high school scholarship program helps high school seniors from minority and other historically underserved communities attend college and other post-secondary learning institutions.
Learn about our high school scholarship program
Scholarships for current college students
Students in their final year of study, who are facing financial difficulties, may be awarded a one-time scholarship to help them complete their post-secondary education program. Applications will open in early 2021.
Check back for more info in January 2021
Scholarships for graduate students
Our graduate scholarship program helps graduate and professional students from minority and other historically underserved communities reach their education goals.
Learn about our graduate scholarship program
More ways to get scholarships and free money for school
Scholarship Search
With our free Scholarship Search, you can access more than 6 million college scholarships, worth up to $30 billion.
Looking for money for grad school? Graduate School Scholarship Search connects you to 950,000 graduate scholarships, worth up to $1 billion.
Find college scholarships
The $1,000 Monthly Sweepstakes
Students who register for our free college planning tools—Scholarship Search, Graduate School Scholarship Search, and the College Planning CalculatorSM—can enter for a chance to win our monthly sweepstakes. We draw one name every month to receive $1,000 for college.
Register for a chance to win