Scholarships in United States

Vermont State Grange Educational Aid Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont attending an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Dental Hygiene Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will enroll in a dental hygiene program at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Safe Water Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be enrolled in a secondary education program related to the water industry, including community college, technical school, four-year undergraduate programs, and masters and doctoral programs. Applicants must be either an Illinois resident or enrolled in an Illinois secondary education program. This includes, but is not limited to such fields of study as water utility operations and management, civil or environmental engineering, environmental science and policy, chemistry, biology, or water resource management. Selection based on merit/academic performance, leadership/extracurricular activities, recommendation letters, personal statement outlining qualifications for the award, and essay on how applicant envisions contributing to the water industry in the future. Applicants with prior experience in the water industry are preferred.

 

Marvin Mundel Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be attending an institution in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico that is accredited by an agency recognized by IIE. Preference given to applicants who demonstrate an interest in work measurement and methods engineering.

 

Past Presidents Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must fit one of the two following categories: have a bachelor's degree in welding engineering, welding engineering technology, or an engineering program with an emphasis on welding; or be a graduate student pursuing master's or doctorate in engineering or management.

 

Roxane Leopold Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who has been or is being served by King Street Center and will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont State Grange Harry H. Gibbs Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who's parent(s) are a member in good standing of a Vermont subordinate grange and plan to attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Kildee Graduate Scholarships

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must have participated in the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The top 25 individuals in one of the past three National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest may apply. Two letters of recommendation (including a letter from the department chair and a faculty member who is familiar with the applicant's activities and academic achievements) and an official transcript showing all courses required.

 

Delaware Space Grant College Graduate Fellowship

Award: $30,000, Deadline: April 24

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is performing aerospace-related research in areas such as design or technology.

 

Gordy and Gwen EMS Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be an active member, or the spouse or child or an active member, of a Vermont-licensed ambulance or first response squad in Addison or Chittenden County. Academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement/service must be demonstrated.

 

Kildee Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must have participated in and rated among the top 25 individuals in one of the most recent national 4-H or National F.F.A. Dairy Judging contests. Two letters of recommendation with at least one from the college is required as well as an official transcript showing all high school courses/grades and completed college work.

 

Linda Cowden Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a deaf or hard of hearing person who has been accepted into a program to continue his or her education past the high school level, academically, or vocationally or be a hearing person who has been accepted into a program leading to a profession serving the deaf or hard of hearing community.

 

Vermont Sheriffs' Association: William Graham Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a dependent of a member of the Vermont Sheriffs' Association who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need and school/community involvement must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Paralegal Organization Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will attend an accredited paralegal/legal assistant program. Academic achievement, financial need and community service must be demonstrated.

 

Petry-Lomb Scholarship/Research Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must be attending an accredited optometry school in the U.S. and desire to practice in upstate New York upon graduation. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.

 

Airgas - Terry Jarvis Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a United States or Canadian citizen who is enrolled in a welding engineering discipline with a minimum 2.8 GPA.

 

RWMA Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a college junior with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who has taken a course in resistance welding.

 

Vermont State Grange Scholarship (Vocational/Technical)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will attend an accredited vocational or technical school. Financial need and academic achievement must be demonstrated.

 

James A. Turner, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is at least 18 years old and attending an institution in the United States. Applicant must be planning a career in management of welding store operations or welding distributorship. Employment of at least 10 hours per week at a welding distributor is required.

 

Robert L. Peaslee-Detroit Brazing and Soldering Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a college junior or senior majoring in welding or materials joining.

 

Military Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be an active military or veteran student over the age of 16. Three open-ended, personal, and thought-provoking questions must be answered. Applicants with the most persuasive, compelling, and well-written responses will be considered finalists.

 

Back to School Nursing Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 31; April 30; July 31; October 31

Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States who is at least 18 years of age or older at the time of registration and who plans to enroll in a previously unattended institution in the United States (award not open to residents in Florida, New York, Rhode Island or other states/territories). Applicant must be a nursing student. Response to why the applicant decided to pursue a nursing career is required.

 

The Sambar Scholarship Endowment

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 7

Applicant must be a graduating senior from the Glendale Unified School District who will attend an accredited post-secondary institution. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Deborah Snyder Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 25

Applicant must be a high school senior in Palm Beach County, FL who wishes to pursue a collegiate course of study in architectural design, interior design, or landscape design.

 

Come 2 Iowa (C2IA) Senior Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 12

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is a permanent resident and high school senior in one of the following states contiguous to Iowa: Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Applicant must plan to attend college in the fall of the application year at an institution located in Iowa. Two online financial literacy tutorials and an online financial literacy assessment related to the tutorials are required. A short essay will be required, if necessary, to break ties among those who score highest on the assessment to determine winners.

 

Halton Foundation/Caterpillar Matching Grant

Award: $4,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be employed by the Halton Company.

 

AMS Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited U.S. institution with a minimum 3.25 GPA, and an intention to make atmospheric science a career. Selection is based upon academic excellence and achievement.

 

Franklin Lindsay Loan

Award: $7,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a Texas resident attending a college or university full time in Texas and have a minimum 2.0 GPA (undergraduate) or a minimum 3.0 GPA (graduate). Selection is based upon academics. Financial need may be considered.

 

Northern Virginia Urban League Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 11

Applicant must be an African-American high school senior who is graduating from an accredited public or private high school in Alexandria, Arlington, Loudon, Prince William, or Fairfax County. Applicant must have been accepted to, or have applied to an accredited college or university in the United States and plan to enroll as a full-time student in a program leading to a bachelor's degree. Minimum 2.5 GPA and demonstration of communication skills, leadership skills, and community involvement are required.

 

Albert Shanker College Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be from New York City who comes from a low-income family.