Scholarships
NAHRO Merit College Scholarship
The NAHRO Merit College Scholarship awards $3,000 each to eight scholars, one from each NAHRO region, who are pursuing their first post-secondary degree. Each NAHRO region submits an applicant of their choice from their own scholarship program. If no regional scholarship program is in place, the region will select one eligible applicant to complete the NAHRO Merit College Scholarship application. The regions’ scholarship applications then are judged by the NAHRO Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of Housing America Advisory Committee members.
NAHRO-LDG Scholars
From the eight Merit Scholarship winners, the NAHRO Scholarship Committee will choose three candidates to become a part of the NAHRO-LDG Scholars program, which is a 10-year venture that will provide $1 million in scholarships and internship opportunities to low-income students from around the country and is funded by the award-winning multi-family housing developer, LDG Development.
Eligibility
All scholarship applicants must be:
- Living in a household, or provided a housing-related service, managed by a NAHRO member agency in good standing;
- A graduating high school senior, or an individual possessing a high school diploma or GED; and
- Applying to or attending an accredited institution of higher education in pursuit of their first post-secondary degree on a full-time basis. Masters and PhD students are not eligible.
Application & Deadlines
The 2025 NAHRO scholarship is closed for applications. States and regions will begin accepting 2026 scholarship applications in January!
NAHRO’s scholarships are collaborative effort of NAHRO’s local/state, regional, and national organizations.
National honorees are selected from region-level winning entries. National NAHRO does not accept submissions from individuals, member agencies or state chapters.
2026 Regional Deadlines
Interested in applying? Find your state/region below and contact them for more details on how to apply.
Note: Some NAHRO regions only accept applications from their state chapters, while others accept applications directly from the member agencies/eligible individuals, or a combination of the two.
Middle Atlantic Region
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
Accepts scholarship applications from state organizations (click to learn more) as well as eligible individuals from the above states without organizations.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Website | 940-521-9982 | marc@nahro.org
Mountain Plains Region
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Only accepts scholarship applications from the above state organizations. Click the name of your state to learn more. Note: If your state doesn’t have a NAHRO chapter, contact the region for instructions on how you can participate.
Deadline: TBD
Website | brea@conahro.org
New England Region
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Accepts scholarship applications from eligible individuals from the above states.
Deadline Extended: June 12, 2026
Website | 617-742-NERC (6372) | john@nercnahro.org
North Central Region
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (Feb. 1), Michigan (Apr. 1), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin
Only accepts scholarship applications from the above state organizations. Click the name of your state above to learn more.
Deadline: April 1, 2026
Website | rso@ncrcnahro.org
Pacific Northwest Region
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Accepts scholarship applications from eligible individuals from the above states.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Website | 940-521-9982 | pnrc@nahro.org
Pacific Southwest Region
Arizona, California (Northern and Southern), Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands
Accepts scholarship applications from state organizations (click to learn more) as well as eligible individuals from the above states without organizations.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
Website | 940-521-9982 | pswrc@nahro.org
Southeastern Region
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Only accepts scholarship applications from state organizations. Click the name of your state above to learn more.
Deadline: TBD
Website
Southwest Region
Arkansas, Kansas (May 8), Louisiana, Missouri (Feb. 8), New Mexico, Oklahoma (May 8), Texas (Feb. 13)
Accepts scholarship applications from eligible individuals from above states.
Note: Some states run independent scholarships, that do not feed into the regional scholarship. Click the name of your state above to learn more.
Deadline: March 13, 2026
Website | 940-521-9982 | swnahro@brazosnet.com