Scholarships in College Senior

MasterCraft Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be a full-time student attending a two-year or four-year accredited college and be an incoming freshman, sophomore, junior or senior. Applicants must attend their chosen college for the full year during the year of receipt of the scholarship. Selection is based on academic achievement, need, school and community activities and work record as well as contributions to the sport of water skiing.

 

Team Development Scholarships

Award: $1,500, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and a member of USA Water Ski. Selection varies by region and may be based on applicant's academic achievement, need, work record and community and school activities as well as contributions to the sport of water skiing as a skier or worker at tournaments.

 

Arnold Sports Festival Columbus Rotary Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must show "positive-impact involvement" consistent with capacity and circumstances and improvement and/or success in community involvement. The applicant must also demonstrate good moral character.

 

GEICO Award

Award: -, Deadline: June 22

Applicants must be college undergraduates. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Board of Director's Award

Award: -, Deadline: March 16

Applicants must be college undergraduates who show great enthusiasm, involvement and support for NSCS. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Semester at Sea Spring Award

Award: -, Deadline: September 30

Applicants must be college undergraduates who take the spring voyage aboard Semester at Sea. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

First in the Family Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 15

Applicants must be the first person in their family to attend college. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Jim Duncan Award for Perseverance

Award: -, Deadline: May 11

Applicants must be college undergraduates or alumni who have overcome adversity. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

National Leadership Council (NLC) Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 9

Applicants must be college undergraduates. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Debt Reduction Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: July 6

Applicants must make a positive impact in their community and be college undergraduates or alumni. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Induction Recognition Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 17

Applicants must be new college undergraduate members who attend their induction ceremony and become actively involved in their chapter. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Engaging Race Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: November 10

Applicants must present a pitch for a creative and original service initiative and must be college undergraduates or alumni. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Universum Award

Award: -, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be college undergraduates or alumni. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Lee Magnon Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 1

Applicants must be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Applicants must be studying engineering and/or science at their chosen school. Applicants must have permanent residence in the NACE Central Area which includes the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

 

Sharon D. Banks Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: Varies

Applicants must be women enrolled in an undergraduate program related to transportation studies. Selection is based on the applicant's academic record, transportation-related activities, job skills and specific transportation goals.

 

Sara and Max Goldsammler Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 10

Applicants must be Jewish high school seniors or current college students and must write a 500- to 1,000-word essay about "what they are passionate about and how this can be applied to making the world a better place."

 

Signal Grace Scholarship Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 10

Applicants must be high school and college students who are U.S. citizens and attending a U.S. institution, except for students residing in or attending school in Rhode Island. Applicants must read the memoir "Signal Grace" and submit a 500- to 1,000-word essay in response to one of the provided questions. The winner is selected based solely on the merits of the submitted essay.

 

Annual Student Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicants must be university students who are struggling financially.

 

ACI-NA Airport Commissioner's Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in airport management or airport operations. Applicants must attend an accredited school in the U.S. or Canada and have a GPA of at least 3.0.

 

NBRC/AMP Gareth B. Gish, MS, RRT Memorial and William F. Miller, MD Postgraduate Education Recognition Awards

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be respiratory therapists who have been accepted into an advanced degree program of a fully accredited school. Application must be accompanied by an original essay describing how the award will aid in achieving an advanced degree and future goals in health care. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required.

 

NBRC/AMP William W. Burgin, Jr. MD and Robert M. Lawrence, MD Education Recognition Award

Award: $7,500, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be third or fourth-year students enrolled in an accredited respiratory therapy program leading to a bachelor's degree and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. In addition to an original paper dealing with respiratory care, applicants must submit an original essay describing how this award will help them reach their degrees and their future goals in the field of health care.

 

Lady Mamie Ngan Memorial Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree. Preference will be given to members of AAS or SEDS-USA (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space). Applicants must submit an essay describing how they hope ISU will affect their future in the space community. This scholarship is to help pay for students to attend the International Space University's Space Studies Program or the Master in Space Studies Program.

 

Carl A. Ross Student Paper Award

Award: $100, Deadline: January 15

Applicants must submit a 15- to 30-page research paper on an Appalachian studies topic. Selections will be made from two categories: middle/high school and undergraduate/graduate.

 

AMCA Music Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be full-time students obtaining their bachelor's degree in a music-related field (with preference given to voice or choral concentrations) and be sponsored by a chorus of the Associated Male Choruses of America. Applicants must submit references and a personal letter.

 

Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan

Award: $4,000, Deadline: October 11

Applicants must be undergraduates, U.S. citizens and be enrolled in a U.S. college. Study in Japan must be for at least three months and take place during the academic year (summer programs are not eligible). Students must submit a letter of recommendation and an essay on their interest in studying in Japan.

 

Astronaut Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be sophomore, junior or senior undergraduate or graduate students in natural or applied science, engineering or mathematics at Brown University, Colorado School of Mines, Clemson University, Florida Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Miami University, North Carolina State University, North Dakota State University, Ohio State, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Tufts University, University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, University of Kansas, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin or Washington University and must be nominated by faculty or staff. Applicants may not directly apply for the scholarship. Students must have excellent grades and performed research or lab work in their field.

 

English Language Learner Educator Incentive Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: October 15

Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students in their last two years of study who plan to become bilingual education teachers or teachers of English to non-native students in Connecticut public schools. Students must be enrolled full-time in participating undergraduate or graduate teacher preparation programs at the following universities: Central Connecticut State University, Fairfield University and Southern Connecticut State University. Applicants must start their teaching careers within 16 months of graduation.

 

Student Research Awards

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be undergraduate, graduate or medical students not yet engaged in thesis research. Students must attend an accredited North American school and conduct their research with a mentor. The planned research project must last at least 10 weeks and must be relevant to IBD.

 

H.P. "Bud" Milligan Aviation Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 28

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college, aviation academy or technical school pursuing a course of study focusing on aviation. Applicants must also be involved in school and community activities as well as aviation and be an EAA member or be recommended by an EAA member.

 

Hansen Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering or aeronautical engineering and must be involved in school and community activities as well as aviation. Applicants must be in good academic standing. Financial need will be considered. Applicants must also be EAA members or be recommended by an EAA member.