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Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship

Offered by Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation (administered by Scholarship America) · Free to apply

Award

$2,500

one-time award

Deadline

December 1, 2026

deadlines recur around December each year

Estimated odds

1 in 2,000

Solyo estimate, not a published rate

Application effort

~1.5 hrs

about $1 of expected value per hour

Nomination, not application, is the gate here: a principal or guidance counselor must put forward one senior per school, and students cannot enter on their own. The award is a one-time $2,500 grant toward undergraduate costs at any accredited nonprofit college, university, or vocational-technical school in the country, and hundreds are given each year. Candidates need a 2.8 GPA or better, real leadership in activities or work, and a home in a community Comcast serves; Comcast employees and their families are excluded. Nomination materials go out to schools in the fall, typically September, and nominations close in early December. Recipients are notified by the end of February and funds are sent by the end of June.

How hard is the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first.

Estimated odds: roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants
Modelled applicant field: ~13,000 students
Payoff per hour of work: $1 / hr

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

More rivalsOpen nationwide, so the field is large
Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only
Fewer rivalsRequires at least a 2.8 GPA

How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

Open to high school seniors
GPA of 2.8 or higher (unweighted)
Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card)

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Must be nominated by a high school principal or guidance counselor; students cannot apply directly, and only one student per school may be nominated
Must live in a community served by Comcast
Strong commitment to community service and demonstrated leadership in school activities or work experience are core criteria
Comcast employees, and family members of Comcast and its subsidiaries and affiliates, are not eligible

Good to know

Must plan to attend an accredited nonprofit college, university, or vocational-technical school in the U.S.
Must be a full-time high school senior at the time of nomination

What the application takes

No essay, recommendation letters, or transcript are required. This is one of the lighter applications in the directory.

Deadline and application cycle

The current deadline is December 1, 2026. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around December 1 each year. Applications open September (nomination materials go to schools). Only one senior per school is nominated, so ask your principal or counselor in September before the slot is taken.

Nomination materials available to schools: September 2026
Nomination closes: December 1, 2026
Recipients notified: End of February 2027
Funds sent to recipients: By end of June 2027

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Common questions about the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship

How much is the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship worth?

The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship awards $2,500.

When is the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship deadline?

When do Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship applications open?

Applications open September (nomination materials go to schools), and close December 1, 2026. Only one senior per school is nominated, so ask your principal or counselor in September before the slot is taken.

Who is eligible for the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship?

Key requirements: Open to high school seniors; GPA of 2.8 or higher (unweighted); Open to U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card).

Does the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship require an essay?

No essay is required. The application is light on requirements. Expect to spend about 1.5 hours on it.

How hard is it to win the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship?

Solyo estimates the odds at roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants, against a modelled field of ~13,000 students. The pool stays that size because open to a single grade level only and requires at least a 2.8 GPA. At 1.5 hrs of work, that is about $1 of expected value per hour. This is an estimate from award structure, not a published acceptance rate.

Is the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship free to apply?

Yes. The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship is free to apply. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and Solyo verifies every listed award against its official page.

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