Scholarships in Master's-level Study

Digital Privacy Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a high school, college, graduate, or homeschooled student who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about digital privacy is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about digital privacy. Only online applications are accepted.

 

E-Waste Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicants must be a high school, college, graduate or home schooled students. There is no age limit. Students must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about e-waste is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste. Only online applications are accepted.

 

Leadership Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must have attended a Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Grad School Tour fair and have completed the (QS) Graduate Application Survey. Essay on the following topic is required: Where I have demonstrated responsible leadership, or innovation, and how it made a difference either in my community or in my work.

 

Scholarship For Academic Excellence

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must have attended a Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Grad School Tour fair and have completed the (QS) Graduate Application Survey. Describe how you plan to build on your academic achievement to date to a) maximize the benefits that your imminent postgraduate program can offer you and b) once you have the postgraduate qualification, apply it in your place of work to general social, scientific or economic advantage.

 

Pepperdine University School of Public Policy Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be an attendee of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Grad School Tour and have been admitted to the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy Program. Minimum TOEFL score of 310 and minimum IELTS score of 7.0 required.

 

Incight Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Oregon, Washington, or California who is a full-time undergraduate or graduate student with a documented disability.

 

AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a legal minority U.S. citizen who is a full-time student interested in becoming a CPA. Completing at least 30 semester hours, minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, and AICPA student affiliate membership required.

 

AICPA Accountemps Student Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate-level accounting student who has completed at least 30 semester hours. Minimum 3.0 GPA and two essays required.

 

John L. Carey Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time student who has obtained a liberal arts or other non-business undergraduate degree and has earned 12 credits or less in accounting or business. Applicant must be pursuing their CPA. Two essays are required.

 

Great Lakes National Scholarship Program

Award: $2,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a high school senior, college, or graduate student who plans to enroll full-time in a science, technology, engineering or math program. Minimum 2.75 GPA and demonstrated financial need is required.

 

Get Ready Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: April 8

Applicant must be a high school, undergraduate, or graduate student. Essay about emergency awareness is required.

 

Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 21

Applicant must have an interest in costume design and technology and have completed their undergraduate work at an institution within the SETC region. Entering a regionally accredited graduate school for costume design and costume technology required.

 

Scholarship Award Supporting Criminal Law Students

Award: $1,500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have been accepted into a Texas, American Bar Accredited Law School who is seeking employment or currently employed by a Federal or State Public Defender's Office. Minimum 3.5 GPA and completion of a 500-word response on why the applicant wishes to pursue employment with a Federal or State Public Defender Office is required.

 

Carl Marks Student Paper Competition

Award: $3,000, Deadline: June 2

Applicant must be an outstanding student in the field of corporate renewal, as well as be able to provide research that may offer new insight into the profession and expand the sponsor's university outreach. Applicant must be an author who has been enrolled in and attending an M.B.A. or equivalent business-related master's degree program at an accredited university at the same time the paper was written; law students and Ph.D. applicants are not eligible. Papers are judged in two categories: case study and theoretical/conceptual. First (maximum award amount) and second place prizes (minimum award amount) will be awarded in each category.

 

JustJobs Scholarship Program

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a full-time college student enrolled in a school that is registered for JustJob's scholarship program. Complete scholarship application and "liking" JustJob's Facebook page required.

 

Entrepreneur's Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must submit their best business proposal plan for an online business startup that would challenge the likes of Google and Facebook.

 

Future Physicians Scholarship Program

Award: $500, Deadline: October 14

Applicant must be currently attending a college, university, medical school, or specialization school, or will be attending within one year, and has hopes to enter the medical field in the future. Essay required.

 

Future Recreation Management Professionals Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: October 14

Applicant must be currently attending a college, university, medical school, or specialization school, or will be attending within one year, and has hopes to enter the recreation management field in the future. Essay required.

 

Law Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31; June 30

Applicant must be a current law student enrolled at a United States or Canadian law school who is experiencing financial difficulties in continuing their studies.

 

Griswold Home Care Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's or associate's degree at an accredited college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA and short essays regarding how applicant provided care/support for another individual are required.

 

Health Professionals and Specializing Physicians Scholarship Program

Award: $500, Deadline: October 14

Applicant must be currently attending a college, university, medical school, or specialization school, or will be attending within one year, and has hopes to enter the medical field in the future. Essay required.

 

Ferrarelle Scholarship Program

Award: $15,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an M.B.A. student in the Food and Wine Program of Alma Graduate School, the business school of the University of Bologna, Italy. One award will be granted to an American applicant.

 

StraighterLine Partner College Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must complete four StraighterLine courses in order to be eligible for award. Award may be used at one of the following schools: Concordia University - Saint Paul, Excelsior College, Liberty University Online, Colorado State University Global Campus, or Western Governors University.

 

CF Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: June 9

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student living with cystic fibrosis. Selection based upon academic record, extracurricular activities, and creativity.

 

The Kaplan Group Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 27

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a business or law-oriented degree program (accounting, business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, law, management). Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Evette Harless Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: September 5

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is enrolled in an accredited graduate school program as a full-time student and working with a faculty member on solar energy related research projects. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

Essay Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a high school, college, or graduate student. Essay required. Award will also include membership in JASNA, free registration/lodging for JASNA's Annual General Meeting, and one of Jane Austen's novels.

 

Paul Sumerall Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: September 9

Applicant must be an undergraduate or college student or researcher who demonstrates an interest in the money transfer and remittance industry and who conducts/participates in studies in fields directly related to the international transfer of funds in any country in the world.

 

KODAK Student Cinematography Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: May 16

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate level student pursuing a degree in cinematography. A film submission, nomination from school or department official and letter of support are required.

 

Ray Greenly Scholarship Program

Award: $25,000, Deadline: May 17

Applicant must be U.S. citizen and college student with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a chosen major relevant to digital retail. Headshot photograph for promotional purposes, two essays, letter of recommendation, and a case study project are required.