Deadline: February 4, 2025 (CLOSED)

College has many inherent expenses, but while tuition and housing are often covered in scholarships, few focus on the other costs of college. Textbooks, technological tools, and various equipment are required for college students, and they aren’t cheap.

The Lotus Scholarship seeks to offset the cost of these additional college expenses as well as support students who are children of single parents or come from low-income households. Support is important in order for students to succeed, and this scholarship hopes to provide some of that support for minority students.

2024 Round 2 Winners: Latasha Howell, Raj Vidhale, Tracy Weng
2024 Round 2 Finalists: Kim Boerrigter Anyeji, Nadia Ashley, Boma Brown, Lakyria Jones, Destanee LaRose, Arianna Lewis-Cardoso, Jianming Lin, Angeline Montilieu, Arianna Morency, Kevin Nocelo, Kailee Nowakowski, Victory Onyekwere, Myeshia Rodriguez, Theodore Saddler, Shamya Stinson, Nora Ware

2024 Round 1 Winner: Jace Beard
2024 Round 1 Finalists: Yanellis Bonano, Cameron Cooper, KaeDriona Heath, Nyree Hinton, Jacquelyn Layton-Brown, Amber Mott, Zulleiry Yalavera Perez, Deepika Rani, Makena Silva, Vrushali Thakkar, Jessica Williams, SaMarah Willis, Deandrea Woodhouse, Phillip Woods

2023 Winners: Nonya Khedr, Taylor Villanueva
2023 Finalists: Elda Abayneh, Melanie Arellano, Estefania Coronado, Joel Ahadzie Daniels, Mariah Lopez, Rhonda Hackett-dennis, Kaidihn Morgan, Mayra Muratalla, Luciano Pombo, David Santiago