Coding Bootcamp Scholarships: The Definitive List

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• Are there scholarships for coding bootcamps?
• 8 Full Tuition Coding Bootcamp Scholarships
• List of Every Coding Bootcamp Scholarship

Coding bootcamp tuition can range from $9,000 to $21,000, and without the help of traditional loans and financial aid, scholarships can make or break your decision to change your career. Below is our comprehensive list of over 30 bootcamps around the world that offer coding scholarships. We've included scholarship specifics like the amount of the discount and eligibility requirements – good luck!

Can't get a scholarship? Most bootcamps also offer financing options, payment plans, and loan partnerships through companies like Earnest, Ascent Funding, Pave, and Climb Credit in addition to scholarships and discounts for women, military veterans, and underrepresented groups. And remember – Course Report offers $500 bootcamp scholarships to over 80 coding schools around the world!

Are there scholarships for coding bootcamps?

Yes! Many coding bootcamps around the world offer scholarships and sometimes automatic tuition discounts to students. These coding bootcamp scholarships may be applied to in-person and/or online programs and may be geared towards military veterans, underrepresented folks in tech, and those affected by financial hardship. According to our research, bootcamps offered $13.5M in scholarships for students impacted by COVID-19!

8 Full Tuition Coding Bootcamp Scholarships

Some programs offer full-tuition scholarships to make it possible for students to enroll in a coding bootcamp. Oftentimes, these full-tuition scholarships are need-based and/or aimed at veterans and underrepresented folks in tech in order to increase access to a tech education and diversify the tech pipeline. 

 Curious about other bootcamp scholarship opportunities? Check out our other scholarship roundups:

• Coding Bootcamp Scholarships for Women
• Coding Bootcamp Scholarships for Veterans
• Coding Bootcamp Scholarships for Bootcampers of Color
• Exclusive Course Report Scholarships & Promo Codes
• Workforce Development Grants

List of Every Coding Bootcamp Scholarship

Accurate as of 2024. Listed in alphabetical order. 

1. 4Geeks Academy Scholarships

• Miami Workforce Project Scholarship - United Way Miami and 4Geeks Academy have partnered to offer a full-tuition scholarship to students who are based in Miami-Dade area. 
• Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) Scholarship - 4Geeks Academy has partnered with IDB to offer full-tuition scholarships to students who are based in Costa Rica.

2. Ada Developers Academy Scholarship

Ada Developers Academy waives the full cost of tuition.

3. BrainStation Scholarship

BrainStation offers the following 6 scholarships:

• Women in Technology Scholarship
• Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship
• Veterans Scholarship
• University and College Scholarship
• Not-for-Profit Scholarship
• Entrepreneurship Scholarship

4. Claim Academy Scholarships

Claim Academy offers various scholarships to meet funding needs.

1. $2,000 Black Women in Tech Scholarship
2. $1,000 College Upgrade Scholarship
3. $500 Women in Technology Scholarship
4. $500 Minority Scholarship
5. $500 Veteran Scholarship

5. Code Fellows Scholarship

The Scholarship Fund at Code Fellows features numerous scholarships that are need-based, covering up to 70 percent of tuition for recipients. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need and the applicant's ability to meet the requirements of the course and scholarship application. Whether you are a career changer, recent college grad, female, code school student looking to join a better program, military veteran, unemployed or underemployed, Code Fellows' scholarships are intended to assist individuals from a variety of backgrounds and financial circumstances.

6. Code Platoon Scholarships

Code Platoon offers various scholarships to meet the funding needs of their veteran students:

1. $12,500 CP Veteran and Spouse Partial Scholarship
2. $15,000 Women in Technology Full Scholarship
3. $15,500 Remote Attendance Full Scholarship
4. $15,500 Transgender Veteran Full Scholarship
5. $15,500 SkillBridge Full Scholarship
6. $12,500 - $15,500 Milspouse Coders Scholarship

7. CodeCore Bootcamp Scholarship

Scholarship grants to the under-represented demographic of women with $500 off tuition price.

8. Codesmith Scholarships

Codesmith offers several scholarships for applicants:

1. The Cohort Scholarship is for incoming students, especially those underrepresented in the tech industry, and the scholarship can cover $500-$2,500 of tuition.
2. Black Engineers Scholarship is offered to students who identify as Black or African-American. The scholarship covers 100% of tuition for Codesmith's Full-Time or Part-Time Software Engineering Immersive programs.
3. Latine Engineers Scholarship is offered to students who identify as Latine, and covers 100% of tuition for Codesmith's Full-Time or Part-Time Software Engineering Immersive programs.

9. Coding Dojo Scholarships

Coding Dojo offers several scholarships for applicants:

1. Kickstart Scholarship ($1,500)
2. Career Reinvention Scholarship ($1,000)
3. Women in Tech Scholarship ($1,000)
4. Diversity Scholarship ($1,000)
5. Military Heroes Scholarship ($1,000)

10. Coding Temple Scholarships

Think Chicago Skill Builders Scholarship - In a partnership with  Microsoft and World Business Chicago, Coding Temple offers a full-tuition scholarship program that includes online training and career support. 

11. Columbia Engineering Boot Camps Scholarship

Columbia Engineering Boot Camps (powered by edX) offer a $500 tuition discount. 

12. DevLeague Scholarship

The Kingsland University Scholarship provides a $2,500 scholarship fund to new students. 

13. DigitalCrafts Scholarships

DigitalCrafts offers the following five scholarships:

• You Belong in Tech Scholarship ($250)
• Builder Scholarship ($250)
• Alumni Referral Grant ($250)
• Decision-Maker Incentive ($250 off tuition)
• Lifelong Learning Grant (up to 50% of tuition)

14. Chartered Marketer Scholarship Program

This 7-week digital marketing program is fully funded by the Canadian government to help upskill Canadian marketers impacted by recent layoffs or underemployment. The program is in partnership with Jelly Academy and GrowClass, and funded by Upskill Canada (powered by Palette Skills). 

15. Flatiron School Scholarships

1. The Women Take Tech Scholarship is designed for new enrollees in Flatiron School programs globally. Flatiron School will cover between $1,000 to $2,000 for each scholarship recipient in the form of a tuition credit, depending on program and eligibility requirements.
2. The Access Scholarship grants students is a partial scholarship of $1,000. Recipients who are in need of financial assistance (as outlined in the “Other Eligibility” section) may be eligible for an additional $500. Recipients that show excellence in all aspects of the admissions process may be eligible for the maximum scholarship of $2,000. Scholarships are limited and are available to 35–50 students per month across all campuses and online.

16. Fullstack Academy Scholarships

Fullstack Academy is now offering the Summer of Tech Scholarship for $2,000 off tuition for incoming students who are joining July 2024 and August 2024 cohorts. 

Additional scholarships may be available for women, military vets, and other communities.

17. General Assembly Scholarships

1. Merit Tuition Discount: up to $1,000 USD towards their full-time immersive programs. Apply by November 15, 2023.
2. Diversity Tuition Discount: up to $1,500 USD towards their full-time immersive programs
3. Military Tuition Discount: up to $1,595 USD towards their full-time immersive programs

18. Grand Circus Scholarship

Grand Circus offers diversity scholarships from $1,000-$1,500 for veterans, those identifying as a woman, African Americans, Chicano or Latino people, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and those who identify as LGBTQ.

19. Hack Reactor Scholarship

Hack Reactor's Represent Tech Scholarship is for underrepresented groups attending the Hack Reactor Beginner Coding Bootcamp. 

20. Hackbright Academy Scholarships

Hackbright Academy offers the Changemaker Scholarship, which is a half-tuition scholarship that can be used towards the Full-Time or Part-Time Software Engineering Program. 

21. Launch Academy Scholarship

$500 diversity & military scholarships for their Boston program, and $250 tuition discount to students who complete Preflight. 

22. LearningFuze Scholarships

LearningFuze offers an automatic $500 Women and Veterans discount towards its in-person and online bootcamps. 

23. Lesbians Who Tech Scholarship

If you identify as LGBTQ or gender nonconforming and you want to learn how to code – Lesbians Who Tech wants to fund your coding tuition by 50% with their Edie Windsor Coding Scholarship.

24. Recurse Center Scholarship

 The Recurse Center is free for everyone! Need-based grants available for living expenses for female programmers.

25. Sabio Scholarship

The 2024 Coding Scholarship for $4,000 is now available to applicants of upcoming cohorts.

26. Springboard Scholarships

Springboard offers two exclusive scholarships to Course Report readers:

• Course Report readers can take $1500 off Springboard tuition with an exclusive scholarship! Be sure to enter CR1500SB in the Promo Code field of your application so Springboard can extend the discount to you upon acceptance. 
• $500 Springboard Scholarship (with promo code CRCYBER1K) - This scholarship can be used towards the Cybersecurity Career Track.

27. Tech Elevator + Niantic Full Scholarship

This program sponsors 20 students from underrepresented communities to complete Tech Elevator’s bootcamp for free, and then go on to either the Niantic Voyager Apprenticeship or through Tech Elevator’s Pathway Program. Eligible applicants must identify within an underrepresented group in tech, and must be in the Southern California, San Francisco Bay, and Seattle areas. 

For the purpose of the scholarship, Tech Elevator currently defines underrepresented personas as anyone who self-identifies with any of the following qualifiers:

• Racial or Ethnic Identities: Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/American Indian
• Gender Identification: Female, Transgender, Non-Binary

28. UT Austin Boot Camps Scholarship

UT Austin Boot Camps (powered by edX) offer a $500 tuition discount. 

29. V School Scholarships

• Veterans in Tech Scholarship - includes a limited number of full-tuition scholarships and $500,000 in partial scholarships to its Web Development, Cybersecurity, and UX Design programs. 
• Military Family Scholarship - $4,000 off tuition and extended to members of military families
• Bright Future Scholarship - $4,000 off tuition to anyone interested in starting a tech career 

30. Zip Code Wilmington Scholarships

Zip Code Wilmington offers Needs Based Scholarships & Stipends to eligible applicants. Candidates must be Delaware residents and who can prove their household has earned less than 350% of the national poverty level. Full-tuition scholarships may be awarded through this program.

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