College Scholarship and Honors Deadlines (2026-2027)

The date each of these 48 colleges lists for merit scholarship, honors college, or aid-priority consideration, earliest first, next to the admission round it sits with. Verified by the AlphaApply.ai team.

Why the scholarship date is the real deadline

At many universities, especially large public ones, merit awards and honors college seats are assigned from the pool of students who applied by a priority date. The admission deadline can be months later, and a strong applicant who files in January is admitted but gets nothing. Some schools automatically consider every early applicant; others require a separate scholarship application or essay by the same date. The school's page tells you which, so read it before you assume the admission application is enough.

For private colleges on this list, the date is usually tied to a named merit program or to financial aid forms. Submit the CSS Profile and FAFSA by the date the school gives, even if your admission application is already in, because aid offers are built from those forms and late ones are processed after the budget is committed.

All 48 scholarship deadlines, earliest first

Dates are the scholarship, honors, or aid-priority deadlines each school published for the 2026-2027 cycle, verified by the AlphaApply.ai team. Programs change their rules; always confirm on the school's financial aid or honors page.

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