Scholarships in Ohio

University Journalism Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be enrolled as a sophomore, junior, or senior at an Ohio college or university. Applicant must be majoring in a field relevant to the newspaper industry, particularly journalism, advertising, marketing, or a communications degree program. Minimum 2.5 GPA and college transcript required.

 

ONWA Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant can be male or female and must be enrolled as a junior or senior at an Ohio college or university. Applicant must be majoring in a field relevant to the newspaper industry, particularly journalism, advertising, marketing, or a communications degree program. Minimum 2.5 GPA.

 

Minority Journalism Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a graduating senior at an Ohio high school who will be a freshman at an Ohio college or university. Applicant must be African-American, Hispanic, Asian American, or American Indian who plans to major in a field relevant to the newspaper industry, particularly journalism, advertising, marketing, or a communications degree program. Minimum 2.5 GPA and high school transcript required.

 

Jimmy Allen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time nontraditional student at Shawnee State University in good academic standing who is mobility impaired (requiring use of wheelchair).

 

Big Sandy SuperStore Vanhoose Stewart Foundation Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be an employee, spouse, and/or dependent of a current employee of Big Sandy Furniture or one of its affiliates who has completed one year and/or 1,000 hours of employment.

 

Julia Coll and Frank Byrne Scholarship for International Students

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a non-citizen student at Shawnee State University studying on an academic visa.

 

Anthony Munoz Foundation Scholarship Fund

Award: $20,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a student enrolled in or entering an accredited Tri-State college or university who graduated high school with a minimum 2.5 GPA and minimum composite ACT score of 18. Applicant must have attended a high school in the Tri-State region and be able to demonstrate a desire and intent to overcome adversity, have financial need, excel academically, and fulfill a leadership role in the community.

 

Josh Smith Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a high school senior residing in Ohio with Type 1 diabetes who is seeking higher education at an accredited four-year college, university, technical, or trade school.

 

Provost Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state resident with a minimum 3.75 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1400 (composite ACT score of 32).

 

Academic Council Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state student with a minimum 3.0 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (composite ACT score of 27).

 

Academic Achievement Scholarship

Award: $7,500, Deadline: November 15 (Early Action admissions deadline)

Applicant must be an out-of-state resident with a minimum 2.0 GPA and minimum SAT Reasoning score of 1150 (composite ACT score of 25).

 

Education Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a Greater Cleveland area resident who is a full-time student enrolled in a marketing or sales discipline at an Ohio college or university. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

7th GotScholarship $20K Give Away

Award: $20,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be a current or future college student/graduate with outstanding loans in any area of study. Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and register with GotChosen.com in ordered to be entered into the random drawing. Selection not based upon GPA, essay, or financial need. Award required to be used for educational expenses.

 

Brad's Deals Scholarship Competition

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and high school senior or undergraduate student who is 18 years of age or older. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required. Not open to residents of Rhode Island or Tennessee.

 

President's Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $17,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Founders' Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $11,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Deans' Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $9,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Centurium Non-Resident Scholarship

Award: $5,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who is not a resident of Utah. Applicant is automatically considered with application for admission.

 

Dustin Huffman Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a Salem (Ohio) High School student. Award based on character, honesty, integrity, kindness, and compassion. Essay, two letters of recommendation, and interview required.

 

Upperclassmen Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: July 1; December 1

Applicant must be a sophomore, junior, or senior college student who graduated from a high school in greater Middletown: Bishop Fenwick, Butler Tech, Edgewood, Franklin, Madison, Monroe, Middletown, and Middletown Christian High Schools. Graduates of a private school outside of the area must have lived in the Middletown, Edgewood, Franklin, Madison or Monroe public school districts. Academic success and financial need must be demonstrated. Two letters of recommendation required.

 

William K. Schubert Minority Nursing Scholarship

Award: $2,750, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a member of one of the underrepresented groups in the registered nurse profession such as a male nurse or nursing students who are American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hawaiian Native or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, and/or Asian. Must be enrolled or accepted into a professional RN program at an accredited school of nursing and seeking initial licensure in the state of Ohio. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.

 

Account Control Technology Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a high school in one of the following communities surrounding Account Control Technology Inc.'s offices: Bakersfield, CA; Woodland Hills, CA; Mason, OH, Dallas, TX; or San Angelo, TX. Must be planning to enroll at an accredited four-year college or university.

 

William D. Squires Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 6

Applicants must be Ohio high school seniors with demonstrated financial need who have specific career goals and are highly motivated. They must plan to enroll in a degree, diploma or certificate program at an accredited college or university, and they must have a minimum GPA of 3.2.

 

Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarships

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 7

Applicants must be high school seniors or college freshmen or sophomores who are residents of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for high school seniors or 2.75 for college students. Selection is based on academic excellence, community involvement, leadership skills, awards and honors and financial need.

 

Shook Construction Harry F. Gaeke Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 5

Applicants must be U.S. citizens either living in or attending school in Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana. They must be in at least the second year of an undergraduate degree program that is related to construction and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Independence Excavating, A DiGeronimo Company Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 3

Applicants must be U.S. citizens. They must be in at least the second year of study in a two-year, four-year or five-year undergraduate degree program that is related to construction. They must be enrolled at a postsecondary institution located in West Virginia, Pennsylvania or Ohio and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Applicants must have plans to work in the construction industry. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Ohio Section Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: November 2

Applicants must be full-time students who are attending an ABET-accredited college or university located in the state of Ohio. They must be enrolled in a civil engineering or other transportation-related degree program and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Selection is based on academic achievement, stated career goals and extracurricular activities.

 

OBTA Dr. Mearl R. Guthrie Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 15

Applicants must be undergraduate juniors, undergraduate seniors or graduate students who are enrolled at an Ohio college or university and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. They must be full-time students who are majoring in business education. They must have plans to pursue careers as business education teachers. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Ohio Classical Conference Scholarship for Prospective Latin Teachers

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicants must be undergraduate students who are residents of Ohio or who are enrolled at an accredited Ohio postsecondary institution, or can be graduates of Ohio high schools pursuing study at accredited colleges or universities elsewhere in the U.S. They must have sophomore standing or above and be taking courses that provide preparation for a career as a K-12 Latin teacher. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be working toward degrees in one of the following areas of agriculture: agronomy, crop science, agricultural communications, education, journalism, extension, public relations, business management, economics, finance, sales, marketing, plant pathology, plant breeding, plant genetics, soil science, soil conservation, water conservation or public service and administration. Applicants must be residents of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or Wisconsin. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.