Scholarships for Economics Majors

The first problem of economics that an aspiring economist needs to solve is how to pay for college. Luckily, if you’re majoring in economics you may be eligible for one or more scholarships, which could help to lessen that burden. Some scholarships for economics majors are funded by national nonprofit organizations, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, while others are funded by private companies such as Xerox. In order to apply for scholarships such as these, students may need to write an essay, provide letters of recommendation or meet a minimum grade point average. If you’d like to learn more about scholarships for economics majors that you may be eligible for, continue reading below.

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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Economics|Business|Organization Management|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Home Schooled Student|Incoming College Freshman|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Political Science|Economics|International Affairs|World Trade|
  • Organization: Sigma Chi (Fraternity)
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • October 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Economics|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 2.5
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  • n/a
  • 20 awards
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Anthropology|Political Science|Law|Philosophy|Economics|Literature|Sociology|Psychology|Literary Criticism|Linguistics|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Humanities|Political Science|Economics|Legal|Social Science|Cultural Sciences|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Professional|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Anthropology|Political Science|Law|Economics|Psychology|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
Orner-Cook Scholarship Oklahoma City Community Foundation
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Economics|Language|International Business|Geology|Petroleum|
  • Residence: Live in |Oklahoma|
  • School (College): |University|Public College|Technology Centers|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 2,000 - 2,500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Political Science|Environmental Science|Economics|International Development|Resource Economics|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|College Graduate|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • October 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Economics|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Post-doctoral level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • September 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Business Administration|Public Relations|Political Science|Economics|Accounting|Management|Finance|Human Resources|Advertising|International Relations|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Political Science|Law|Philosophy|Economics|English|Criminal Justice|Medicine|Finance/banking|Accounting|
  • School (College): |Accredited program in the US|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.0
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  • 850
  • 8 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Economics|Business|Finance|
  • School (K-12): |Mini-Cassia High School District, ID|Magic Valley High School District, ID|Treasure Valley High School District, ID|Wood River Valley High School District, ID|Pocatello High School District, ID|Idaho Falls High School District, ID|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Feb-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Architecture|Art|Design|Economics|Science|Business|Journalism|Social Work|Life Sciences|Turf Management|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Canada|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 2.0
RMA Foundation Scholarship Risk Management Association
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  • 2,000 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Economics|Business|Accounting|Finance|Banking|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Canada| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|Anthropology|Political Science|Economics|Sociology|Psychology|
  • Extracurricular: |Extracurricular Activities|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
Raymond Nelson Scholarship Fund Sacramento Region Community Foundation
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  • 1,000 - 2,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Business|Management|Computer Science|Entrepreneurship|Administration|Managerial Economics|
  • School (College): |University of California (CA)|California State University (CA)|Accredited Northern California University|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Economics|
  • Residence: Live in |U.S.A| as an |U.S. resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Chinese|Asian|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Economics|Mathematics|
  • Residence: |Southeastern Massachusetts, MA|
  • School (College): |Rhode Island|College of the Holy Cross (MA)|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Nutrition|History|Economics|Civics|Home Economics|Interior Design|
  • School (K-12): |Bay City Central High School, Bay City, MI|John Glenn High School, Bay City, MI|
  • Residence: Live in |Bay, MI|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
Judge Terry Shamsie Scholarship Coastal Bend Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 4 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Economics|Agriculture|
  • School (K-12): |Coastal Bend Community Foundation seven-county, TX|Kleberg, TX|Nueces, TX|Banquete High School, Banquete, TX|Robstown High School, Robstown, TX|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|Texas A&M UniversityKingsville (TX)|Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi (TX)|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
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