Scholarships for Political Science Majors

Political science majors have a variety of career options: politician, journalist, public policy – the list goes on. Before you start thinking about running for office, however, you’ll need to think about how you’re going to cover the cost of your education. Scholarships can help you to do so, and you may be eligible for one or more. Some scholarships available to political science majors are offered by organizations, such as the American Political Science Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution, while others are offered by individual colleges, such as the University of California Berkeley and Western Michigan University. To apply, students may be asked to submit an essay, letters of recommendation or transcripts. To learn more about scholarships for political science majors, continue reading below.

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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 1,000 - 1,600
  • 8 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |History|American Studies|Africana Studies|Gender Studies|Women's Studies|Political Science|Religion|Law|Geography|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|Post-doctoral level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.5
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  • 35,000
  • 1 award
  • October 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|History|American Studies|Political Science|Literature|Music History|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
Joe W. Chavez Educational Fund Coastal Community Foundation
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  • 500 - 2,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Medicine|Government|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |San Dieguito High School District|Oceanside High School District|Carlsbad High School District|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Law|Government|
  • School (K-12): |Milton Union High School, West Milton, OH|
  • School (College): |Two-year|Four-year|Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
The Law Offices of Jason S. Newcombe Future Leaders of Washington State Scholarship The Law Offices of Jason S. Newcombe Washington State Attorneys
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Criminal Justice|Legal|Finance|Government|Politics|
  • School (College): Attend a |Two-year|Four-year|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|High school|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
Wade & Helen Sue Ward Memorial Scholarship Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore
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  • 3,000
  • 1 award
  • Mar-31-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Political Science|Law|Nursing|Medicine|Physical Therapy|School Administration|Biology|Teaching|
  • School (K-12): |High School|Holly Grove Christian School, Westover, MD|Washington, MD|Crisfield, MD|
  • School (College): |Two-year|Four-year|Accredited College|Accredited University|Accredited Technical School|accredited Trade School|Accredited Business School|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
The Ruth Segal Scholarship Foundation for Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE)
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  • 4,500
  • 1 award
  • June 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Political Science|Government Affairs|Urban Affairs|Public Affairs|
  • Career: |Outdoor Advertising (Industry)|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|Graduate Student|College|Master's-level study|Doctoral-level study|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
Larry and Cindy Acker Scholarship Wayne County Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Education|Political Science|Business|
  • School (K-12): |Wooster High School, Wooster, OH|Norwayne High School, Creston, OH|Norwayne Elementary School, Creston, OH|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|Two-year|Four-year|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.0
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Education|Public Policy|Public Administration|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Portage, MI|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.5
Village of Lake Delton Scholarship Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Major: Study |Education|Business|Social Work|Government Administration|Parks and Recreation|
  • School (K-12): |Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, WI|
  • Residence: Live in |Lake Delton, WI|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • August 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Geography|Urban Studies|Urban Planning|Environmental Studies|Urban Policy|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • School (College): Attend an |Historically Black College|Historically Black University|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
James B. Pearson Fellowship Kansas Board of Regents
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  • 2,445
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Foreign Affairs|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Kansas|
  • School (College): |Public University|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 1,000 - 1,600
  • 8 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |American Studies|Africana Studies|Gender Studies|Women's Studies|Political Science|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Doctoral-level study|Post-doctoral level study|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.5
Academic Scholarships 2017 (Undergraduate) Organization of American States (OAS)
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  • 30,000
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Education|Political Science|Economics|Tourism|Science|Environmental Studies|Social Development Studies|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Canada|Panama|Antigua and Barbuda|Argentina|Barbados|Belize|Bolivia|Brazil|Chile|Colombia|Costa Rica|Cuba|Dominica|Dominican Republic|Ecuador|El Salvador|Grenada|Guatemala|Guyana|Haiti|Honduras|Jamaica|Nicaragua|Paraguay|Peru|Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Lucia|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Suriname|The Bahamas|Trinidad and Tobago|Uruguay|Venezuela|
  • School (College): |Mexico|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Country|Bahamas|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 2,500
  • 2 awards
  • July 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Business Administration|Political Science|Business|Accounting|Public Policy|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Asian|Asian-American|
  • School (College): |any california college|any california university|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 5.0
Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc. Founders Fund Scholarship Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities
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  • 3,500
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Natural Resources|Environmental Studies|Ecology|Zoology|Hydrology|Conservation Biology|Environmental Law|Environmental Policy|
  • School (College): |Institutional Member of Environmental Consortium|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.5
Grace Molineaux Memorial Scholarship Kalamazoo Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • May-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Public Administration|
  • School (K-12): |Vicksburg High School, Vicksburg, MI,|
  • School (College): |US Accredited Institution|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
Charles K. and Ola I. Gose Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 2 awards
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Education|Political Science|Civics|Government|Teaching|
  • School (K-12): |Channel Islands High School, Oxnard, CA|
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|Camarillo, CA|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Urban Planning|Public Policy|Public Administration|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
Betty Rendel Scholarship National Federation of Republican Women
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  • 1,000
  • 3 awards
  • Jun-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Political Science|Economics|Government|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 5.0
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