Scholarships in United States

Tony Helies Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a resident of Massachusetts who is from an urban community with less than 60 completed credits.

 

Ann Horvath Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an entering or current student who is a Nevada resident majoring in elementary education. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Chester D. Simms Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman or current student from Nevada who is majoring in special education. Minimum 2.5 GPA and FAFSA required.

 

Clark County Medical Society Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman or continuing sophomore or junior majored in nursing. Applicant must be a resident of Clark County, NV. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

RiSE Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January

Applicant must be a current high school, college-bound senior, who has submitted applications to and is planning to attend an accredited college or university. Applicant must have a documented learning disability. Minimum 2.5 GPA and letter of reference from a teacher, high school counselor, or principal of present high school required.

 

Daniels Scholarship Program

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be a high school senior graduating from any high school in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming with financial need. Minimum composite ACT score of 17 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 830 with math score no lower than 400 in critical reading and 440 in math).

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay & Video Contest

Award: $150, Deadline: November 20

Applicant must be a high school student at a Utah public, private, or charter school. Essay or video required.

 

ChooseHomeSecurity.com Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: September 1

Applicant must be currently enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student. Essay on the following question is required: What innovative idea would you implement in your community to improve the security and peace of mind of local citizens?

 

Asian Women in Business Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be female of Asian (includes those who can trace their ancestry from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Pacific Islander ancestry who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicant must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited four-year undergraduate institution in the United States. Minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstration of leadership role in a community endeavor and/or record of entrepreneurial achievement.

 

Scholarship Program

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a California resident who is a full-time college junior or senior at a publicly funded college or university in California. Applicant must be studying a water resources-related field or discipline.

 

Les Watts Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must from Bakersfield, CA who is enrolled in an accounting program or have declared accounting as a major or area of concentration. Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and 3.25 GPA in accounting courses required.

 

California Strawberry Scholarship Program

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a parent who is currently employed as a California strawberry fieldworker. Applicant must be a full-time student in a trade school, community college, four-year university, or graduate/professional program during the period for which scholarship is requested. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

Cancer for College Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a cancer patient/cancer survivor who is a U.S. resident enrolled in an accredited university or community college. Recipient must be willing to attend regional events associated with the scholarship awarded and available for selected interviews and/or media coverage.

 

Community Service Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 26

Applicant must be a high school senior who resides in one of the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Merced, Stanislaus, Alameda, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo, Napa, Sonoma, Santa Clara, or Marin. Demonstration of community service and financial need are required.

 

CCAR Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must have completed one year of full-time college study who has completed courses that reflect an emphasis on real estate, finance, and/or business. Applicant must be a resident of central Contra Costa County only in the communities of Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, Clyde, Concord, Danville, Diablo, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga/Canyon, Orinda, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill, Rossmoor, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

New American Scholars Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 13

Applicant must be foreign born who does not have permanent residency or citizenship in the United States who has lived in California for two or more years of their high school careers. Applicant must be currently enrolled or intending to enroll in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program. One of the following is required: (1) previous or intended graduation from a San Francisco Bay Area high school, or (2) current or expected enrollment in a San Francisco Bay Area college or university. Minimum 3.3 GPA required of high school applicants; 3.0 GPA required of undergraduate/graduate applicants.

 

Mineral and Gem Society Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an El Dorado county high school who is attending a college or graduate school outside of the county. Applicant must be pursuing a degree and/or career in earth sciences, lapidary arts, or other related fields at an accredited college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Iranian-American Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 18

Applicant must be of Iranian heritage who is a United States citizen or legal permanent resident enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in a degree-seeking program at an accredited institution in the U.S. Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA, financial need, and demonstration of commitment to community service required.

 

Marvin Anmuth Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree program in electrical engineering at an accredited college, university, or graduate school. Applicant must be from the San Francisco Bay Area. Minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, demonstration of leadership in the Jewish/general community, and evidence of practicing tzedakah (justice) and tikkun olam (repairing the world - volunteerism).

 

Nathan Jay Friedman College Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student who has been accepted to or is attending an accredited undergraduate college or university program. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, Sonoma, or Alameda Counties. Outstanding academic record and financial need required.

 

Elaine and Barry Gilbert College Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish high school senior who will attend a University of California campus. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Minimum 3.5 GPA, financial need, and demonstrated Jewish involvement required. Preference given to graduates of San Francisco's Lowell or Washington High School.

 

Stephanie G. Hoffman Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate or graduate student who has been accepted to or is attending an accredited college or university program and is majoring in library science, English literature, or related field with the intention of working with underserved children to excite them through reading to pursue higher education. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Jack and Elisa Klein Scholarship Fund

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student at a four-year accredited college or university. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of San Francisco, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), Marin, or Sonoma County. Financial need, strong academic record, and Jewish community involvement required.

 

Gail Karp Orgell Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a female Jewish undergraduate student at a four-year university. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

 

S.F. Humanities, Inc: Leo Hills Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a Jewish undergraduate student with a proven track record of excellence in the area of fine arts. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

 

Ronald P. Wilmot Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university who is the child of gay or lesbian parents. Applicant's parents must be permanent residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, the Peninsula (Sunnyvale and north), San Francisco, Solano, or Sonoma Counties. Academic and/or artistic excellence and financial need required.

 

Anne Rudin Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 5

Applicant must be a female undergraduate student in the Sacramento area who is enrolled in public administration, government, or public policy related programs.

 

Providian Medical Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 21; January 15

Applicant must be a high school senior or current college student at a U.S.-based institution. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay on how medical equipment technology has changed the face of a college course and curriculum required.

 

SAME Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 18

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current undergraduate student who is pursuing (or intending to pursue) a degree in an engineering field or related technical sciences, including architecture, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or earth sciences.

 

College Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States. Essay on the following topic required: What is your chosen major and why did you choose it? Name some reasons why your major is important to you and detail some of the things which have led you towards this path. Bonus if you can a select a book that has had a significant impact in helping you make your decision.