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Sponsored by Pelican Family Office — free to apply; no purchase or client relationship required.

Sponsor's website — pelicanfo.com

A $1,000 scholarship · No essay · No minimum GPA

The Pelican Family Office Scholarship

$1,000 toward your education — open to undergraduate and graduate students at any U.S.-based accredited college or university.

Applications close January 15, 2027 · Winner announced February 10, 2027

Scholarship at a glance

Award
$1,000
Who can apply
U.S. undergrad & grad students
Deadline
January 15, 2027
Winner announced
February 10, 2027

How it works

Three steps — and no essay in any of them

Check your eligibility

Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at a U.S.-based accredited college or university? You can apply. There is no minimum GPA and no field-of-study requirement.

Submit the short application

The application takes minutes: your basic details and your school. No essay, no transcripts at the application stage, and no fee — applying is completely free.

Watch for the announcement

Applications close January 15, 2027. The recipient is selected from eligible applications and announced February 10, 2027 on this site.

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Why this scholarship exists

Education is the investment that compounds longest

Pelican Family Office spends its days helping families plan across generations — and no part of a family's plan outlasts education. The scholarship is the firm's way of backing students directly: a $1,000 award, no essay to write, no GPA cutoff, and no strings attached. Just an application, a deadline, and a winner announced in public.

About Pelican Family Office

Run in the open

A scholarship you can verify

Published rules

Eligibility, dates, selection, and award terms are in the official rules — in plain English.

Read the rules

Public winner announcement

The recipient is announced February 10, 2027 on the winners page, with the winner's consent.

Winners page

Applicant privacy

What we collect, how it is used, how long it is kept, and how to ask us to delete it.

Privacy notice
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One award of $1,000, each cycle, announced in public.

About the sponsor

The scholarship is sponsored by Pelican Family Office, a multi-family office in Covington, LA that believes education is the most durable investment a family makes. Company facts and registrations are published at PelicanFamilyOffice.com. Applying is free and creates no relationship with the firm.

Meet the sponsor