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Sallie Mae Fund First in My Family Scholarship
Sallie Mae Fund
- Award
- $5,000
- Deadline
- Rolling / always open
- Study in
- the United States
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About this scholarship
Open to: senior, college students (us citizens).
Categories: first-generation · undergrad · need-based · community-college
Source verified August 2026.
Requirements
- First-generation undergraduate students enrolled at a US accredited two- or four-year college.
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