Scholarships in College Sophomore

Academic Achievement Award for Transfers

Award: $2,500, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be transferring from a community college with at least 35 credits. Selection is based upon academic accomplishment. Essay required.

 

Engineering Research Center for Particle Science and Technology Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be doing research related to particle science/technology. Graduate job opportunities also available.

 

Ancient Studies Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be participating in an archaeological dig and study abroad.

 

American Nuclear Society Nuclear Engineering Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a member of the American Nuclear Society.

 

National Academy for Nuclear Training Scholarship

Award: $2,250, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon academic record and potential for a career in the nuclear utility industry.

 

U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Selection is based upon academic record and potential for a career in the nuclear industry.

 

Florida Times-Union Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student, be from the Jacksonville, North Florida, or South Georgia area, and be planning a career in newspaper advertising or print journalism.

 

Freedom Forum Minority Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student. Preference is given to applicants from the Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Melbourne/Cocoa, Pensacola, and Tampa areas.

 

Health Science and Policy Council of Majors Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

 

Philip L. Graham Minority Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student from the Jacksonville or Miami area.

 

Knight Foundation Minority Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student.

 

Miami Herald Minority Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student planning a career in newspaper advertising or journalism.

 

Modern Language and Linguistics Award

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

 

Orlando Sentinel/Sun-Sentinel of Ft. Lauderdale Minority Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a minority student who is planning a career in newspaper advertising or journalism. Preference is given to applicants from the Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando areas.

 

Charlotte Newcombe Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be a woman who is a returning student.

 

Political Science Alumni Award

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be an outstanding student.

 

Second Generation Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be an African-American student.

 

Warthern Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1 (Priority)

 

Thomas Hampton Wilson Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,400, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need.

 

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc. Annual Nursing Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Virginia and have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA. Selection is based upon financial need.

 

Lewis A. Sikes Annual Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Columbus County, N.C. or Horry County, S.C., have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA, and must demonstrate financial need.

 

Robert D. Guyton Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need.

 

NYS Regents Award for Child of Veteran

Award: $450, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be the child of a veteran who died, was a prisoner of war, was missing in action, became 40% disabled in service, or was a recipient of an expeditionary medal for participation in specific operations. Parent must be a current New York resident, or have been at time of death. FAFSA and TAP application required.

 

William and Frances Gaston Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture

Award: $3,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Georgia, North Carolina, or South Carolina with a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.

 

Veterans Tuition Awards

Award: $5,295, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a New York State resident discharged under honorable conditions from the U.S. Armed Forces and who are one of the following: Vietnam Veteran who served in Indochina between December 22, 1961 and May 7, 1975; Persian Gulf Veteran who served in the Persian Gulf on or after August 2, 1990; Afghanistan Veteran who served in Afghanistan during hostilities on or after September 11, 2001; or Veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served in hostilities that occurred after February 28, 1961 as evidenced by receipt of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, or a Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Applicant must also be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen who has matriculated as an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting institution or in an approved vocational training program in New York State.

 

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen who is a New York resident studying full-time (at least 12 credits per semester) at an approved New York post-secondary institution. Applicant must be matriculated in an approved program of study, be in good academic standing, and meet income requirement.

 

Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Award

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a New York resident who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from August 2, 1990, to the end of hostilities as evidenced by receipt of the Southwest Asia Service Medal which was awarded from August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995 and has been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions. Applicant must be enrolled at an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting instiution or in an approved vocational training program in New York State. Applicant must have applied for a Tuition Assistance program award if full-time and have applied for a federal Pell Grant for full-time or part-time undergraduate study or enrollment in a vocational training program. Applicant must establish eligibility by submitting Persian Gulf Veterans Tution Award Supplement available from school or college financial aid office, veterans' office, or HESC.

 

New York State Memorial Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a New York resident, be the child or spouse of a New York police officer, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical services worker who died as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty, and be studying full time in an approved undergraduate program at a New York post-secondary institution. To establish eligibility, applicant must submit Memorial Scholarship Supplement, available from HESC. FAFSA and TAP applications required.

 

Malki Museum Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: Varies

Applicant must be an enrolled member of a Southern California Indian reservation and must furnish proof of at least one-quarter Indian ancestry. Applicant must provide verification of acceptance/enrollment ant any accredited institute of higher learning.

 

Charlotte Clemson Club Fort Hill Society Annual Scholarship

Award: $2,900, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C. area, must be a graduate of a Mecklenburg County public or private high school, a recipient of the Philip H. Prince Alumni Presidential Scholarship, and have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA.