GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Financial need is part of how this award is decided, alongside merit.

Award

$10,000 yearly, renewable up to three additional years, maximum $40,000. Recipients must apply for renewal each year and remain in good academic standing. Covers education expenses charged through the student account, including tuition, fees, required books/supplies and on-campus room/board; generally excludes off-campus housing, transport, groceries, student loans and outside-account books.

Deadline

2027 cycle dates not yet posted; the prior cycle opened October 13, 2025 and closed January 5, 2026 at noon CST.

How to apply

Published prior-cycle Kaleidoscope application: personal/parent/school/college/financial information, activities, service and paid work, leadership/service essay and goals statement. Semifinalists provide transcript, one recommendation, financial documents and a values statement; finalists attend a virtual interview. Full 2027 application/materials are not posted.

What you'll need

• A separate scholarship application
• Recommendations
• An essay
• An interview
• A finalist round or selection weekend

Who can apply

The current general FAQ limits the program to U.S. citizens and current high school seniors entering their first college year the following fall. The dated 2026 eligibility list requires 3.0/4.0 GPA or equivalent and full-time accredited four-year U.S. study, including homeschool and U.S. Armed Forces-base students abroad. Final 2027 GPA/enrollment criteria are not published.

Good to know

Apolitical program selected on leadership, drive, integrity, citizenship and merit. Financial information is considered, but no adjusted-gross-income eligibility threshold exists and applicants should not self-exclude solely for family income. Only selected recipients receive scholarship money, not all semifinalists/finalists.

Details

ServiceNeed consideredU.S. citizens only