Financial Awards: Outside Scholarships

Don't Pay for School on Your Own — Find an Outside Scholarship

Millions of scholarships go unused every year simply because eligible students don't pursue them. Here we've listed some of the best outside scholarship opportunities to help get your search started. Also, be sure to check out our list of scholarship search engines and state-funded programs as you seek out additional ways to fund your DeVry education.

General Scholarships


Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Foundation

Mensa Educational Foundation

USA Funds

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Sallie Mae Fund Programs

Coca-Cola Scholars


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Scholarships for High School Students


Discovercard Tribute Award

Education is Freedom Scholarship

Order of the Elks Most Valuable Student

Wal-Mart Foundation

Best Buy, Inc. Scholarship

McDonald House Charities

American Fire Sprinkler Association

Horatio Alger Scholarship

Prudential Spirit of Community Award

Anne Ford Scholarship

AXA Foundation Scholarships


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Scholarships for Women


Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund

Jeannette Rankin Foundation

Business and Professional Women's Association

Possible Woman Foundation

Make-A-Statement Scholarship

Ladies Auxiliary National Scholarship

Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation

Deanna Kendrick Foundation

Soroptimist Women's Award

Independent Women's Forum


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Scholarships for Minority Students


Ron Brown Scholarship

Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship

Gates Foundation Millennium Scholarship

La Unidad Foundation

Jackie Robinson Foundation

National Association of Black Female Music Executives

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Hispanic College Fund

Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Education Fund

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Jesus Guadalupe Fund

Fiesta Del Sol Scholars

General Motors Minority Dealers Association Scholarship

Hispanic Scholarship Fund


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Business Scholarships


National Association of Black Accountants

Government Finance Officers Association

National Society of Accountants Foundation

Educational Foundation for Women in Accouting

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

League of United Latin American Citizens/General Electric Scholarship

Adelante Fund Scholarship


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Over 85% of DeVry students receive some form of financial aid. See if you qualify. Learn more to earn more. A bachelor's degree can add nearly $1 million* to your lifetime of earnings. * Source College Board - Education Pays - Higher Education Series - 2007 (age range 24-34)