Scholarships in College Junior

Community College Transfer Student Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April

Applicant must be a full-time transfer student and must have completed an associates degree from a community college. Selection based on financial need.

 

Community Enrichment and Enhancement (CEEP)

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a continuing student with a minimum 2.0 GPA, and must be willing to commit up to 10 hours per week to activities benefiting the Towson University community, with one activity having a multicultural focus.

 

Hoke L. Smith Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA, must be a continuing student, and must demonstrate outstanding promise and leadership within major.

 

John J. Leidy Foundation Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: November 2

Applicant must be a continuing student and an undergraduate degree candidate, and demonstrate financial need as determined by the FAFSA. Applicant must maintain 3.4 GPA.

 

Laura Lamb Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: Last Friday in February

Applicant must be a continuing student with a documented disability with a minimum 2.5 GPA.

 

Loats Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: November 20

Applicant must be a permanent resident of Frederick County, Md. Applicant pursuing career in public service preferred. Selection based on the following criteria, in descending order of importance: 1) orphan, 2) resident of single-parent home, 3) financial need as determined by the FAFSA, and 4) maintain minimum 2.5 GPA

 

Lutheran Campus Ministry Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Mid-May (fall); Mid-September (spring)

Applicant must be a continuing student and a degree candidate at the university, must have a minimum GPA of 2.8, and must participate in a Lutheran Campus Ministry-sponsored program. Applicant need not be Lutheran.

 

Northeast Association of Student Employment Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February

Applicant must be a continuing student, must be an undergraduate student employee working on campus a minimum of three months full time or six months part time between June 1 and May 3, and must be nominated.

 

Towson University Foundation Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: November 2

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a continuing student. Selection is based on merit. Scholarship awarded in spring semester. Essay required.

 

Microsoft Women's Technical Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a woman who is a full-time student with a demonstrated interest in computer science and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must complete a salaried summer internship of at least 12 weeks at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash. Letter of recommendation, essay, resume, and transcripts required.

 

Microsoft Minority Technical Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 16

Applicant must be a member of a group that is underrepresented in the software field, such as African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. Applicant must be a full-time student with a demonstrated interest in computer science and a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must complete a salaried summer internship of at least 12 weeks at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Wash. Letter of recommendation, essay, resume, and transcripts required.

 

Transfer Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: August 13

Applicant must be a transfer from another school and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Community College Transfer Student Hope Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a Maryland resident enrolled in a two- or four-year program as a part-time degree-seeking undergraduate and must demonstrate financial need.

 

Legacy Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a full-time student and the child of a Luther Coll alum.

 

Hopi Supplemental Grant

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 31 (fall); November 30 (spring); April 30 (summer)

Applicant must be an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe. Entering freshman applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA or a minimum GED score of 45%. Continuing student applicant must have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Financial need is considered.

 

Scholarship for Minority Accounting Majors

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a minority student who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and is enrolled full time. Selection is based upon academic achievement, leadership, volunteerism, and commitment to becoming a licensed CPA professional.

 

Peninsula Chapter James Shank Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a graduate of an Olympic Peninsula-area high school or a current resident of the Peninsula Chapter area including Belfair, Clallum, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason counties, Wash., and must be attending a college or university in Washington State. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.

 

Kansas All-State Academic Team Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be recognized as a member of the state's All-State Academic Team. Minimum 3.75 GPA required.

 

Transfer Deans Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must have completed a minimum 45 quarter hours (30 semester hours) of college-level work in liberal arts areas with a minimum 3.5 GPA.

 

Ministry Matching Grant

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and have their church donate money to them as a scholarship. College will match, in grant aid, on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to $2,500 per student, per academic year provided by Christian ministries with whom the applicant or applicant's parents are affiliated.

 

Music Scholarship

Award: $1,863, Deadline: March 2

Applicant must demonstrate superior music ability and be committed to The Master's Coll and the ministry focus of its music programs.

 

International Student Scholarship

Award: $1,699, Deadline: March 2

 

C. Raymond & Delsia R. Collins Fund Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Jan 15

Applicant must demonstrate academic excellence. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

William Giacomo Firefighter

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident who is an active firefighter or the spouse, child, or grandchild of a firefighter on a department that is a member in good standing of the Fayette County Firefighters Association. Applicant must have a minimum 2.75 GPA. Letter of recommendation, personal essay, transcripts, and IRS form 1040 required.

 

Leopold and Elizabeth Marmet Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student studying natural resources, production/conservation of energy, or science. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

Michael W. McDaniel Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a resident or graduate of Fayette County, WV. Minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

Paul & Grace Rhudy Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a West Virginia resident who is able to demonstrate academic excellence. Minimum 2.5 GPA and composite ACT score of 20 required.

 

RFF Summer Internship

Award: -, Deadline: March 4

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student who displays strong writing skills and a desire to analyze complex environmental policy problems. Preference will be given to graduate students.

 

Exemption for Peace Officers Disabled in the Line of Duty

Award: -, Deadline: Varies

Applicant must be a Texas resident who is a peace officer who has been disabled in the line of duty. Award may be used at Texas public colleges and universities only.

 

Exemption for Texas Veterans (Hazelwood Exemption)

Award: -, Deadline: Varies

Applicant must be a Texas resident who was a Texas resident when he or she entered the U.S. Armed Forces and who is attending a Texas public college or university. Applicant must have served a minimum of 181 days of active military duty excluding training and have received an honorable discharge or separation, or a general discharge under honorable conditions.