Scholarships in College Senior

David Alan Quick Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 28

Applicants must be in their junior or senior year at an accredited college or university pursuing a degree in aerospace or aeronautical engineering. Applicants must be involved in school and community activities as well as aviation and be EAA members or be recommended by an EAA member.

 

Payzer Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicants must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited college or university with an emphasis on technical information and must intend to pursue a career in engineering, mathematics or the physical or biological sciences. Applicants must also be involved in school and community activities as well as aviation and be members of EAA.

 

Brenda Renee Horn Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an accredited mortuary science program at the time of the scholarship deadline. Students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Memorial Classic Golf Tournament Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicants must be enrolled full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Dennis Schoepp Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 30

Applicants must be a student of funeral service from Montana and be enrolled full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Shipley Rose Buckner Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicants must be enrolled as a funeral service student full- or part-time in an American Board of Funeral Service Education accredited program. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Gamma Theta Upsilon-Geographical Honor Society

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be initiated through a Gamma Theta Upsilon chapter.

 

NHSC Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 7

Applicants must be enrolled or accepted into allopathic or osteopathic medical schools, family nurse practitioner programs, nurse-midwifery programs, physician assistant programs or dental school. Upon completion of training, scholars must choose practice sites in federally designated health professional shortage areas for one year for each year of support received.

 

NPPF Television News Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 6

Applicants must be full-time juniors or seniors at a four-year college or university, provide a portfolio and demonstrate financial need. Applicants must also have courses in TV news photojournalism and continue in this program towards a bachelor's degree. Applicants can apply to as many NPPA scholarships as desired, but only one award will be granted per winner.

 

Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be high school seniors or college undergraduates planning to major in American history and American government. A minimum 3.25 GPA is required. The award is up to $2,000 each year for up to four years. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be college juniors or seniors majoring in political science, history, government or economics. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

Madeline Pickett (Halbert) Cogswell Nursing Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must desire to attend or be attending an accredited school of nursing. Students must be members, descendants of members or eligible for membership in NSDAR. The DAR member number must be submitted on the application.

 

Bill Gove Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 19

Applicants must be full-time students majoring or minoring in speech. Selection is based on application, essay, recommendation and college transcript.

 

Cavett Robert Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 19

Applicants must be full-time students majoring or minoring in speech. Selection is based on application, essay, recommendation and college transcript.

 

John Kelly Labor Studies Scholarship Fund

Award: $3,250, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be members of OPEIU in good standing or associate members for at least two years, and applicants must be either undergraduate or graduate students in one of the following areas of study: labor studies, industrial relations, union leadership and administration or non-degree programs sponsored by the National Labor College at the George Meany Center or similar institution. The selections shall be based on recommendations of an academic scholarship committee.

 

Yanmar/SAE Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be full-time college juniors pursuing an engineering or related science degree or enrolled in a postgraduate engineering or related science program. Applicants must also pursue a course of study or research related to the conservation of energy in transportation, agriculture and construction and power generation.

 

TMC/SAE Donald D. Dawson Technical Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be high school seniors or current undergraduate students and be enrolled in or planning to enroll in an ABET-accredited engineering degree program. They must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher and an SAT I math score of 600 or higher and a critical reading score of 550 or higher or must have an ACT composite score of 27 or higher. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

BMW/SAE Engineering Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be U.S. citizens with a GPA of 3.75 or higher. They must rank in the 90th percentile in math and critical reading on the SAT or ACT and must pursue an engineering or related degree through an ABET-accredited program.

 

SNMTS Paul Cole Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicants must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be high school seniors or college undergraduates enrolled in or accepted by accredited institutions and be in the nuclear medicine technology field. Applicant must prove financial need.

 

SPIE Scholarships in Optics and Photonics

Award: $11,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be high school, undergraduate or graduate students enrolled part-time or full-time in programs in the field of optics, photonics, imaging, optoelectronics program or related discipline (e.g., physics or electrical engineering). Students must be members of SPIE, although they may submit a membership application along with the scholarship application, and high school applicants receive a one-year complimentary membership. Applicants must also submit two sealed letters of reference.

 

Joseph Frasca Excellence in Aviation Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 6

Applicants must be juniors or seniors enrolled at a UAA member college or university with at least a 3.0 GPA. Students must demonstrate excellence in all areas related to aviation and have FAA certification in either aviation maintenance or flight. Applicants must be a member of at least one aviation organization and be involved in aviation activities that demonstrate interest in and enthusiasm for aviation.

 

NFMC Dorothy Dann Bullock Music Therapy Award and the NFMC Ruth B. Robertson Music Therapy Award

Award: $1,350, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be college students majoring in music therapy in schools approved by the National Association of Music Therapists and AMTA. Selection is based on musical talent, skills and training with an emphasis on piano ability in accompanying and sight reading. Other selection criteria are self-reliance, leadership, ability to work with groups and dedication to music therapy as a career. Applicants must be members of the National Federation of Music Clubs.

 

Tilford Fund

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be members of the Association of Engineering Geologists who are college or graduate students. Applicants are chosen on the basis of scholarship, ability, participation and potential for contributions to the profession.

 

International Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15 (fall semester); October 1 (spring semester); March 1 (summer)

Applicants must be currently enrolled college undergraduates with a minimum 3.0 GPA who show leadership potential and are involved in extra-curricular activities centered on multicultural or international issues. Applicants must submit a 1,000-word essay on how study abroad will change their lives.

 

Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicants must be members of an AIChE Student Chapter or Chemical Engineering Club. Applicants must be nominated by their student chapter advisors. Awards are presented on the basis of academic achievement and involvement in student chapter activities.

 

National Student Design Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: June 10

Applicants must be members of an AIChE student chapter and enter a contest to solve a chemical engineering design problem.

 

Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicants must be members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the field of chemical engineering (African-American, Latino, Native American, Alaska Native or Pacific Islander). They must be student members of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and must be undergraduates who are majoring in chemical engineering. Selection is based on academic merit, stated career goals, AIChE participation and financial need.

 

Stoye and Storer Awards

Award: -, Deadline: Open

Applicants must be the sole authors and presenters of their projects, be members of ASIH, be full-time students or have completed a thesis or dissertation defense during the previous 12 months. Presentations are judged by introduction, methods, data analysis and interpretation, conclusions, presentation and visual aids.

 

AIST Ronald E. Lincoln Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 31

Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited university in North America and majoring in engineering, metallurgy or materials science. Applicants must also have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and plan to pursue a career in the iron and steel industry.

 

AIST Foundation Steel Research & Applications Grant

Award: $50,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicants are teams consisting of a qualified professor and undergraduate and graduate students. Teams will submit proposals for grant funding for research to benefit the steel industry and must be assisted by a steel industry representative currently employed with a steel producing company.