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Award: $3,100, Deadline: June 1
Applicant must not be a resident of Michigan. Minimum 3.2 GPA required.
Award: $7,500, Deadline: February 1
Applicant must be an out-of-state United States resident who satisfies at least two of the following criteria: ranks at least in the top 10% of their high school class; is a member of the National Honor Society; or has a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better. Applicants who do not meet that criteria, but possess significant leadership and involvement may also be considered.
Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1
Applicants should be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S., who is a full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a travel-and-tourism- or hospitality-related program of study at an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S. entering junior year or senior year at a four-year school in the fall of the calendar year of application, with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. Applicants from a two-year school will have completed 30 credit hours by the end of this semester or term. Applicants from a four-year school entering junior or senior year will have completed a minimum of 60 or 90 credit hours respectively by the end of this semester or term. A graduate student may be entering any year of graduate study in the fall of the calendar year of application. For a complete application, applicant needs to submit a U.S. passport as proof of citizenship, or U.S. Alien Registration Card as proof of permanent residency, resume, official transcript, two evaluations and letters of recommendation (one academic and one professional), and an essay. Essay topic: If undergraduate level student: Discuss what segment of the travel and tourism or hospitality industry your current program of study focuses on. What opportunities are you taking advantage of as you prepare for a career in the industry? Please tell us about your academic and extracurricular activities and experiences, i.e. work, internships, etc., and how they tie into your present and future goals. Mention any awards or commendations you have received relating to the travel and tourism or hospitality industry; or, if graduate level student: You have chosen to pursue a career path in the travel and tourism or hospitality industry. What changes have you observed thus far in the industry, and what changes do you anticipate in the future of the industry? Where do you see your future potential in the industry? Mention any awards or commendations you have received relating to the travel and tourism or hospitality industry.
Award: $1,161, Deadline: April 1
Applicant must be an undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program at an eligible private Florida college or university for a minimum of 12 credit hours per term, or the equivalent. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. FAFSA is required.
Award: -, Deadline: April 1
Applicant must be a degree-seeking, Florida resident who is an undergraduate student with substantial need. In order to be eligible, applicant's parents must not have earned baccalaureate degrees. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. FAFSA required. For participation and deadline information, applicant should check with post-secondary institution they plan to attend.
Award: $2,610, Deadline: April 1
Applicant must be a Florida resident who is enrolled for a minimum of 180 clock hours per term (six semester credits) at an eligible participating career center or community college. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. FAFSA required. For participation and deadline information, applicant should check with post-secondary institution they plan to attend.
Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 1
Applicant must be a resident of Florida who is an undergraduate student attending an eligible private, non-profit Florida college or university. Applicant must not owe a repayment or be in default under any state or federal grant, loan, or scholarship program unless satisfactory arrangements to repay have been made. For participation and deadline information, applicant should check with post-secondary institution they plan to attend. FAFSA is required.
Award: $10,000, Deadline: December 31
Applicant must be enrolled in a college or university within three years of when the prize is awarded. Recipient will be selected at random.
Award: $1,524, Deadline: July 1
Applicant must be a student at an independent non-profit degree-granting college or university in Michigan.
Award: $2,800, Deadline: March 1 (priority)
Applicant must be a child older than 16 and less than 26 years of age who is the natural or adopted child of a Michigan veteran. The veteran must have been a legal resident of Michigan immediately before entering the military service and must not later have resided outside of Michigan for more than two years; or the veteran must have established legal residency in Michigan after entering the military service.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31
Applicant must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or graduate program in an engineering, instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical, or automation discipline at an accredited United States educational institution for the upcoming academic year. At the time of application, applicant must have completed at least their sophomore year in a bachelor's degree program have a minimum 3.2 GPA, and be a United States citizen or legal United States resident. Selection will be based on applicant's potential for leadership and for making a significant contribution to the engineering, instrumentation, systems, electrical, mechanical, and automation professions, particularly as they relate to the application of fluid control and fluid power technology.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: November 30
Applicant must be a United States citizen or permanent resident who is a student 13 years of age or older, and is currently enrolled (or planning to enroll) at an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. Online short written response to the question, "What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money" is required. Free scholarship search profile at sponsor's website is also required to be completed.
Award: $6,000, Deadline: May 1
Applicant must be a first-time, domestic, undergraduate degree-seeking student entering the university in the fall. Applicant must be a non-Michigan resident with a cumulative 3.0 GPA and an ACT composite score of 22 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 1020). Admission application file is required to be submitted.
Award: -, Deadline: May
Applicant must be an undergraduate student entering the university in the fall or spring and have graduated from a Michigan high school or is transferring to the university from a Michigan community college. Applicant must be an undocumented Michigan resident, or the child of an undocumented resident who paid state taxes for the last two consecutive years. Award is designed to help undocumented residents of Michigan earn a bachelors degree.
Award: $4,000, Deadline: n/a
Selection is based upon financial need, career objectives within the next five to 10 years, community involvement, community background, and academic performance. Recipient commits to a one-year service obligation service practicing direct patient care in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California.
Award: $6,000, Deadline: n/a
Selection is based upon work experience in a medically underserved area, amount of debt, professional goals within the next five to ten years, community service and membership organizations, and community background. Recipient commits to practice direct patient care for two-years in a medically underserved area (MUA) of California. Program looks to increase the number of vocational nurses practicing in medically underserved areas of California and assist licensed vocational nurses in repaying educational debt that was incurred as a result of pursuing a license in vocational nursing.
Award: $105,000, Deadline: n/a
Applicant must be a licensed physician graduate who is practicing direct patient care within the state of California.
Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1
Applicant must be a transfer student with a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least 30 transferable credit hours.
Award: $2,100, Deadline: May 15
Applicant must be between the ages of 17 and 25 who is a resident of the state of Maine. Applicant must be a music major in the fall semester at any accredited music school, college, or university. Audition (not to exceed 15 minutes) requires applicants to perform at least two memorized compositions from two different periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Modern).
Award: -, Deadline: January 15
Applicant must be a high school senior from states contiguous to Missouri who have earned at least a 3.75 high school GPA and a minimum 30 ACT (or equivalent SAT critical reading and math).
Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15
Applicant must be a high school senior who completes the IB Diploma Programme. For initial consideration, IB Diploma Candidate status must be noted on the applicant's high school transcript. Verification of the IB Diploma completion will be confirmed with the official final high school transcript.
Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15
Applicant must rank in the top 10% of a Texas public high school. Award may not be stacked with other awards.
Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 1
Applicant must be a Jewish resident of the Washington, DC metropolitan area who is enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or vocational training program in the United States.
Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 1
Applicant must be a Jewish resident of the Washington, DC metropolitan area and have completed a minimum of two years of undergraduate study. Priority is given to applicants who are traveling to Israel for the first time. Selection is based upon financial need and academic merit.
Award: -, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Applicant must be a National Merit Semi-Finalist who becomes a Finalist and lists the university as their first choice with the National Merit Corporation by April 1 of their senior year.
Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Applicant must be the sibling of a current student at the university; the older student will receive the award.
Award: -, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Applicant must be the valedictorian of their high school class. Campus visit by April 19 is required. Indiana resident applicants must file the FAFSA by March 10; tuition-specific Indiana grants will be coordinated with university funds.
Award: $13,750, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Applicant must have earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout, Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award, Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award, or Venturing Silver Award. Academic criteria for admission to the university is required to be met.
Award: $15,000, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Selection is based upon high school record: GPA, difficulty of courses, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores. Audition or portfolio presentations for those applying to the Departments of Art, Music and Theatre are required. Talent may influence the award amount.
Award: $15,000, Deadline: February 1 (December 1 for early action/decision)
Selection is based upon high school record: GPA, difficulty of courses, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores.
