Scholarships
We are also mindful of the importance of education for diverse, hard to reach and underserved student populations. For this we have established links to many organizations offering scholarship opportunities for higher education and personal development. We invite you to bookmark our Scholarship page and visit our website often to view new listings.
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OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS
Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship (NAACP)
Field: Open Award: Up to $1,500 Deadline: Apr - 11
Description: Open to undergraduate full time students, or graduate full time or part time students who are members of the NAACP. Must also be enrolled in an accredited college, or university in the U.S., have a GPA of 2.5 (graduate students must have a 3.0), and demonstrate financial need.
Field: Open Award: Not Available Deadline: Various
Description: Open to all undergraduate students who attend one of the colleges and universities with whom Boeing partners, including those historically black colleges and minority institutions found on the website. All information and applications should be obtained from school advisor; Boeing is unable to respond to individual student inquiries about scholarships.
Field: Open Award: $1,000 Deadline: Feb - 15
Description: Open to all high school seniors who maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher. They must work part-time in an average of 15 hrs. per week, demonstrate financial need, and demonstrate participation in community service and/ or co-curricular activities and plan to enroll in an accredited two-or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school by the fall term of the graduating year.
Coca-Cola Two Year Scholarships
Field: Open
Description: Open to current students, as well as high school seniors, planning to attend a two-year degree granting institution in the fall. They must hold a min. 2.5 GPA, and be actively engaged in volunteer service or employed at least part-time.
Award: 50 students will be named Gold Scholars, receiving $1,500, 50 students will be named Silver Scholars, receiving $1,250, and 50 students will be named Bronze Scholars, receiving $1,000. Finally, an additional 150 national finalists will be selected from multiple states, each receiving a $1,000 stipend.
Deadline: Not Available
Coca-Cola Four Year Scholarships
Field: Open
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors planning to pursue a degree at an accredited US postsecondary institution. Students must carry a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.
Award: 50 four-year $20,000 scholarships and 200 four-year $10,000 scholarships for use at accredited colleges and universities
Deadline: Oct - 31
Earl G. Graves Scholarship (NAACP)
Field: Business-related, Economics, Public Administration, Public Relations
Description: Open to undergraduate juniors and seniors as well as to graduate students enrolled to a master’s or doctoral program within a Business school at an accredited college of university in the U.S. Student must be a full time student in good academic standing, in the top 20 of his/her class, and need not demonstrate a financial need.
Award: Up to $5,000 Deadline: Apr - 11
Field: Open
Description: Open to all students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency program, and residents of United States, or Mexico. Students must write an essay of no more than 1,200 words answering the questions asked about the Holocaust.
Award: 10 scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 Deadline: Apr - 30
Hubertus W.V. Wellems Scholarship for Male Students (NAACP)
Field: Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, Physics
Description: Open to male high school seniors and undergrads that demonstrate financial need and possess at least a 2.5 GPA. If graduate student, he must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Student must also be a U.S. Citizen, majoring in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematical Sciences, and be applying or accepted to an accredited college as a full time student.
Award: Up to $2,000 Deadline: Apr - 11
Lillian & Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship (NAACP)
Field: Education Award: Up to $1,000 Deadline: Apr - 11
Description: Open to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate students who possess a GPA of at least a 2.5. Graduate students must have at least a 3.0. Students must be U.S. Citizens enrolled in an accredited college. Undergrads must also be full time students.
Field: Visual Arts Award: $500 - $3,000 Deadline: Dec – 21
Description: Open to Maryland high school seniors entering into higher education as a visual art major at an accredited college, university, or professional level art institution.
Field: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics, Science
Description: Students need to show that they’re making satisfactory progress toward an undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline such as electrical engineering, or math. Students must have a GPA of at least a 3.0.
Award: Full or partial scholarships Deadline: Feb - 1
National Academy of American Scholars (NAAS)
Field: Open Award: $200 - $25,000 Deadline: Feb - 15
Description: Applicant must be enrolled in either a public, private, charter, Magnet, or parochial, or Bureau of Indian Affairs School, or Department of Defense Dependents School, as a high school senior or who has not yet completed their first year of college. Applicant must possess a cumulative G.P.A. of at least a "C" or higher at time of application.
Ottilie Markholt Memorial Scholarship (Union Sponsored Scholarship)
Field: Open Award: Varies Deadline: Apr – 1
Description: The applicants must send a cover letter or resume with the required information and write a 3-5 page essay.
PPQ William Helms Student Scholarship
Field: Agriculture, Biological Science
Description: Students must be enrolled in an accredited college or university as a sophomore or junior in good academic standing with at least a 2.5 grade-point average in programs related to agriculture or the biological sciences and agree to work for the agency during school breaks (both summer and holiday periods) a minimum of 640 hours prior to completion of studies.
Award: $5,000 ea / yr student is enrolled in degree program Deadline: Mar - 1
Roy Wilkins Scholarship (NAACP)
Field: Education Award: Up to $2,000 Deadline: Apr – 11
Description: Open to entering freshman that are Education majors at an accredited U.S. college. Student must also have a GPA of at least a 2.5, and be full time students.
Field: Biomedical Science, Pre-veterinary Medicine
Description: Undergrad applicants must have at least 2 years (60 semester or 90 quarter hours) of a 4-year pre-veterinary medicine or other biomedical science curriculum. Graduate students must have completed not more than 1 year (18 semester or 27 quarter hours) of study in veterinary medicine. Students must agree to work for the agency during school breaks, and include resume.
Award: $5,000 / yr for undergraduate and up to $10,000 / yr for graduate Deadline: Mar - 1
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
Field: Math, Science & Technology
Description: Students submitting individual projects must be in good standing, enrolled in, and attending their last year of high school. Team projects may have two or three members and do not need to include a senior. All team members must be in good standing, enrolled in and attending high school, although you may be from different schools.
Award: Regional awards range from $1,000 - $3,000 and National awards range from $10,000 - $100,000
Deadline: Not Available
Field: Open Award: $500 - $5,000 Deadline: Varies
Description: SIT Study Abroad participants can be considered for SIT Study Abroad scholarships.
Social Justice Scholarship (Union Sponsored Scholarship)
Field: Open Award: $500 Deadline: Apr - 1
Description: Ideal candidates must have spent time volunteering or working in the areas of social justice, progressive politics, and/or the right to organize.
Student Inventors Scholarships
Field: Creative, Engineering, Science, Technology
Description: Open to all full time students. Students are invited to share their inventive ideas with the world; whether that is through science, engineering, technology, or other creative endeavors.
Award: 15 finalists receive an all-expenses paid trip to present their work to a panel of expert judges. 1 Undergraduate and one Graduate winner or team each receives $15,000. 1 Grand Prize winner or team receives $25,000. Academic advisors of each winning team also receive a cash award.
Deadline: Not Available
The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
Field: Open Award: $2,000 - $3,000 Deadline: Feb – 2
Description: The Fund awards grants to persons entering a wide range of careers. However, preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education.
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
Field: Open Award: average $2,200 per student / semester Deadline: Various
Description: All TMCF Scholarships are awarded through the 47 member schools. Students interested in a TMCF scholarship should contact a scholarship coordinator at any member college or university and apply through the school.
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