Cboe Empowers Scholarship (Deadline: February 2, 2026)

Who Can Apply:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Identify as underrepresented
• Reside in one of the following cities*:
  • Chicago, IL
    • South or West side
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Kansas City, KS
  • New York City, NY
    • Must reside in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, or Staten Island
• Be a current high school senior at a Public or Private High School or current undergraduate who graduated from a Public or Private High School in one of the following cities:
  • • Chicago, IL
      • South or West side
    • Kansas City, MO
    • Kansas City, KS
    • New York City, NY
      • Must reside in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, The Bronx, or Staten Island
• Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study, in the United States, at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year
• Have a minimum grade point average of 2.3 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)

Submission:

• A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
  • Student name
  • School name
  • Grades
  • Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
• Copy of the first two pages of the most recently filed IRS Form 1040 used for the Financial Information section of the application (if applicant is a dependent, the parent’s filing should be used.) Please black out all social security numbers and bank account information.

Deadline: February 2, 2026

Amount: Varies

Learn More: https://scholarshipamerica.org/scholarship/cboe-empowers/