Scholarships in United States

Babe Ruth Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who participated in a Babe Ruth League program.

 

Big Dig Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or college freshman or sophomore. Essay is required. Selection is based on content, grammatical correctness and originality of the essay.

 

Library and Information Science Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 24

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen currently attending a post-secondary institution (undergraduate or graduate) with a major in library or information science. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required.

 

Minority Student Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: December 24

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen currently attending a post-secondary institution full-time. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. For this scholarship, 'minority' is defined as someone of the following ethnicities: Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Burger King Scholars Program

Award: $50,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a resident of the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico who is graduating from high school or home school and plans to enroll full-time for the entire academic year at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

$1,000 C.I.P. Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. 17 years of age or older who is currently enrolled in, or plants to start a program of higher education within the next 12 months. Applicant may be a full- or part-time student and attend a campus-based or online program.

 

National Aviation Explorer Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be registered and active in an aviation Explorer post. Three letters of recommendation and a 500-word educational plan are required. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration. If under 18 years of age, parent or guardian approval is required; applicants over the age of 21 are not eligible.

 

Spartan School of Aeronautics Aviation Explorer Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an aviation explorer enrolled in any of these Spartan School of Aeronautics programs: aviation instrument technician, aviation maintenance technician, avionics technician, professional pilot. Three letters of recommendation and short essay required. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration. Applicants over the age of 21 are not eligible.

 

Sport's Pilot Shop Aviation Explorer Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an Aviation Explorer who plans to enroll in an aviation curriculum at any university or school. Three letters of recommendation, a short essay and a photograph are required. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

Sheryl A. Horak Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer who is at least in the 12th grade. Three letters of recommendation and an essay are required. Candidates will be evaluated on academic record, leadership ability, extracurricular activities and essay. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

National Technical Investigators' Association Captain James J. Regan Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer who is in the 12th grade or an accredited college program. Three letters of recommendation and an essay are required. Selection is based upon academic record, leadership ability, extracurricular activities, and essay. Application must be approved by applicant's local Learning for Life office for consideration.

 

James E. Breining Scholarship Award

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a law enforcement explorer in good standing with their local explorer post who will be graduating from high school within the next 18 months or is currently enrolled as an undergraduate. Recommendation from Post Advisor and essay are required.

 

Dell Scholars Program

Award: $20,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident participating in a Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approved college readiness program for a minimum of two years, be graduating from an accredited high school this academic year and be planning to enter a bachelor's degree program at an accredited higher education institution directly after graduation (fall semester). Minimum 2.4 GPA and financial need are required.

 

Dinah Shore Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a female high school senior who has been accepted into a full-time course of study at an accredited U.S. institution of higher learning and has played golf regularly for two years but not on a competitive collegiate golf team. Minimum 3.2 GPA, essay, and three letters of recommendation required.

 

FiSCA Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 21

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national or permanent resident who is a high school senior planning to attend a college or university. Transcript, essay and two letters of recommendation required. Selection based on leadership skills and academic achievements.

 

Hanscom Air Force Base Spouses' Club Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a dependent of a retired, deceased or current active duty member of any branch of the military, hold a valid military ID card, and reside within a 150 mile radius of Hanscom Air Force Base or be a dependent of a sponsor stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base. Children of service members must be high school seniors.

 

Second IndianHead Division Association Scholarship Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a child or grandchild of a member of the Association who has been in good standing for three or more consecutive years, or of men or women killed in action while serving with the Second Division.

 

John F. Duffy Scholarship/Grant Program

Award: $4,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a survivor of a peace officer killed in the line of duty (spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child) and enrolled on the California Peace Officers' Memorial Monument. Applicant must be enrolled in the fall semester of the current year, carry a minimum of six units per quarter or eight units per semester, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and provide sealed copies of their most recent transcript.

 

John Foster Memorial College Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 4

Applicant must be attending an accredited college or university in the state of Kansas with a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester and be the dependent of a full-time active Kansas law enforcement officer.

 

Wisconsin Region Student Leadership Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing enrolled in at least six semester credits currently enrolled in, or have received a degree from, a college or university within Wisconsin or upper peninsula of Michigan. Applicant must have demonstrated leadership and significant service to their campus community.

 

NACA East Coast Undergraduate Scholarship for Student Leaders

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled as an undergraduate student in good standing at a college or university in the former NACA East Coast Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY and eastern PA). Significant involvement in the community or on campus and a minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

NACA Southeast Student Leadership Scholarships

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, full-time undergraduate student enrolled in a college or university within the former NACA Southeast region (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA and PR) and have made significant contributions to the community or campus.

 

Air Force ROTC Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Minimum 3.0 GPA required. Applicant should contact the Department of Aerospace Studies for an application, interview and physical examination.

 

Alumni Association Leaders in the Making Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a full-time sophomore or junior in good standing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus and demonstrate distinctive character, leadership and motivation particularly through active university, community or civic service.

 

Alumni Association Life Member Scholarship for Internships

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a full-time sophomore or junior in good standing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus who has an unpaid summer internship that is located away from the student's home. Top candidates may be interviewed for final selection.

 

Alumni Association Michael W. Morris Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a freshman, sophomore or junior student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus residing in Lawrence or Lowell, MA. Distinctive character, leadership and motivation, and active participation on campus and in community or civic service must be demonstrated.

 

Arlindo Jorge Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be enrolled in the electrical and computer engineering major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus and in good academic standing. Strong preference given to applicants who show interest in taking courses in Portuguese language, literature and culture.

 

Benedict F. & Stella Galas Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an entering first-year student who graduated from a high school in Monson, MA; Palmer, MA; or Pathfinder Regional Vocational High School.

 

Francis M. Dowd Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be the son or daughter of a permanent Raytheon employee, who has been accepted to the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus as a full-time student in engineering, physical sciences or mathematics. Selection based on academic promise and financial need.

 

Mediacom World Class Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a legal resident of a community being served by the North Central Division of Mediacom who is a high school senior or graduate planning to attend a qualified post-secondary institution. Selection based on academic achievement and leadership.