EB-5 Visa Awareness Scholarship

Award: $300, Deadline: December 6

Applicant must be a currently enrolled U.S. law school student. 350-500 word essay required on an EB-5 related topic.

 

Murray Grant

Award: -, Deadline: January 31; April 30; July 31; October 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is enrolled full-time in an art program (excluding performing arts) at an accredited college or university. Minimum 2.5 GPA, transcripts, letter of recommendation, and portfolio required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Internet and Education Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident who is an incoming or current full-time student at an accredited college or university with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Required to create an original infographic showing how students utilize social media in and out of the classroom.

 

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 12

Applicant must be a law student who is entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the U.S. Scholarships based on academic merit, commitment to the pursuit of IP law, membership of a historically under represented group in IP law, communication skills, and leadership qualities. Resume, transcripts, writing sample, and one page statement on diversity required.

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an African American student in the Omaha community. Applicant is required to explain how they demonstrate the same character traits exemplified by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Actuarial Scholarship for Minority Students

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 20

Applicant must be a member of one of the following minority groups: African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Alaskan Eskimo. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is enrolled full-time as an undergraduate student pursuing an actuarial degree. Minimum 3.0 GPA, completion and passing of at least one actuarial exam, personal statement, resume, and one letter of recommendation required. Recipient must complete one summer internship at Mutual of Omaha.

 

Car Covers $1,000 Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited American college, university, or trade school. Essay required on the topic: "How To Make Your Car Last Forever."

 

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a New American (a naturalized citizen, green card holder, or DACA recipient if born abroad; a child of naturalized citizens if born in this country) who is under 31 years old. Must be a college senior or have a bachelor's degree and be entering a graduate degree program. Essays, recommendations, resume, transcripts, and standardized test scores required.

 

Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship (American Applicant)

Award: $30,000, Deadline: November 5

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a graduate student at the University of Manoa (UHM) and wishes to study in Japan pursuing a subject leading to a better understanding between Japan and the United States. Academic qualifications, study plan, transcripts, written note from physician, interview, and two recommendation letters required.

 

STAR Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: n/a

Required to be recommended for this scholarship by a local P.E.O. chapter. Nominee must be a female high school senior under 20 years old who will be attending an accredited institution. Must be a citizen or permanent residence of the United States or Canada. Minimum 3.0 GPA, student profile, student activity chart, one page essay, two reference letters, and transcripts required.

 

Barrick Graduate Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be an admitted doctoral student who has completed at least 24 credits of doctoral study in their current degree program. Minimum 3.5 GPA, resume, statement of purpose, transcript, and one recommendation required. Finalists will be required to participate in an interview.

 

Olin E. Teague Memorial Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: October 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a senior at an accredited U.S. high school pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM). Transcripts, one letter of recommendation, statement of intent, and research paper required.

 

Internet of Things Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident who is an incoming or currently enrolled (full-time) undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Essay between 400 and 600 words required on the following topic: "How does the internet of things affect your future?"

 

Science Student Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and fourth year undergraduate student with a disability who has been accepted into a graduate school pursuing a degree in one of the following fields: mathematics, science, medicine, engineering, or computer science. Essay, proof of citizenship, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation required.

 

Baer Reintegration Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder and is currently receiving medical treatment for the disease. Must be actively involved in rehabilitative or reintegration efforts and be at least 18 years old. Essay, three letters of recommendation, rehabilitation involvement, and volunteer experience required.

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

BMO Capital Markets Lime Connect Equity Through Education Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: December

Applicant must have a disability (visible or invisible). Must be a current full-time undergraduate or graduate student at a university in the U.S. or Canada with an interest in a career in financial services focusing on Capital Markets. Resume, transcripts, essay, and one letter of reference required.

 

Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award

Award: $10,000, Deadline: October 1; December 1; February 1

Applicant must be a classical instrumentalist, vocalist, and/or composer who is 18 years old or younger and have not yet entered college who have an interest in performing on From the Top. Exceptional musical achievement, financial need, academic achievement, and strength of character must be demonstrated.

 

Williams-Mystic/Joseph Conrad Ocean Essay Contest

Award: -, Deadline: October 24

Applicant must be a high school senior or an undergraduate student of any major in good academic standing at an accredited college or university. Essay between 1,000 and 5,000 words required on an ocean related topic. Cover letter required.

 

George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 3

Applicant must be a high school student. Required to submit a piece of artwork that portrays any North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted.

 

Foot Locker Scholar Athletes

Award: $20,000, Deadline: December 30

Applicant must be entering college in the Fall of 2017 as a freshman at a four-year school for an undergraduate degree. Applicant must be involved in high school, intramural, or community-based sports and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Students are required to submit two essays and one recommendation as part of the application.

 

American Indian Services Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15; May 15; August 15; November 15

Applicant must be one-quarter Northern-Native American Indian blood. Must be an undergraduate student enrolled in a college, university, or technical school with a minimum 2.25 GPA. Photo, one page letter, certificate of Indian Blood OR proof of Indian Heritage, official tuition billing statement from school, and copy of current transcript required.

 

Bill Kane Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior (full-time) student majoring in health education at an accredited college/university in the U.S. Minimum 3.25 GPA, cover sheet, extracurricular activity, transcripts, essay, and three letters of recommendation required.

 

CAP Essay Contest

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 17

Applicant must be over 18 years old. Essay required on the following topic: "As states contemplate the legalization of prohibited products, like marijuana, what are some lessons policymakers and regulators can learn from the movement to end alcohol Prohibition in the 1930s?"

  • No Geographic Restrictions
  • No Restrictions
  • All Majors Eligible

 

Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest

Award: -, Deadline: November 28

Must be a current high school senior to participate. Contest is based on duck calling and will take place on the Main Street Stage beside the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce in Arkansas on November 28.

 

ApplyKit Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a college-bound student who registers for a free account on ApplyKit.com.

 

Frugal Student Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student. A brief essay that describes an inventive way you have earned or saved extra money is required. Only email submissions will be accepted.

 

Asparagus Club Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a rising full-time junior, senior, or graduate student pursuing a career in the grocery industry. Preference given to independent retail and wholesale sector majors. Letter of recommendation, personal statement, and resume required.

 

IDDBA Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 1; April 1; July 1; October 1

Applicant must be a high school senior, current college student, or returning college student studying a food-related field such as culinary arts, baking, business, food science, or marketing. Must be an employee of an IDDBA-member company (check qualifying companies here www.iddba.org) and work at least 13 hours a week. Minimum 2.5 GPA, transcript, and letter of reference required.

 

Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an outstanding performer who is an undergraduate, graduate, or continuing part-time student. Applicant is required to audition with a performance. There will be three rounds (preliminary, semifinal, and final). 16 regional and two national scholarships awarded.

 

NYCDA 4-day National Summer Workshop Scholarship

Award: $25,000, Deadline: July 2

Applicant must be a dancer who is registered to attend the NYCDA four-day Summer Workshop and who has recently completed their junior or senior year in high school. Audition and personal essay required.