Scholarships in Ohio

HSF/Wells Fargo Scholarship Program

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 who is of Hispanic heritage and is a current sophomore enrolled full-time with a minimum 3.0 GPA at a four-year accredited college or university in the United States; selected recipient must be enrolled as a junior during the award year. FAFSA is required. Program will be open as of fall 2009.

 

Merit Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who will graduate high school on the United States mainland. Information provided on the admissions application, along with a high school transcript will determine criteria and eligibility of the award.

 

HSF/Procter & Gamble Company Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 who is of Hispanic heritage. Applicant must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and have plans to enroll as a full-time student in a degree-seeking program at an accredited institution in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or Guam during the upcoming academic year. FAFSA is required. Program will begin as of fall 2009.

 

Out-of-State Tuition Waiver

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be an out-of-state student.

 

Dean's Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a non-resident freshmen student who has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1150 (minimum composite ACT score of 25) and a GPA between 3.25 and 3.49.

 

Presidential Scholarship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an entering non-resident freshman student who has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1150 (minimum composite ACT score of 25) and minimum 3.75 GPA.

 

Provost's Scholarship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an entering non-resident freshman student who has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1150 (minimum composite ACT score of 25) and a high school GPA between 3.5 and 3.74.

 

Out of State Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 1 (priority)

Applicant must be a United States resident who is living outside of New York State and who visits the college before January 31st of their senior year.

 

Jayhawk Generations Scholarship

Award: $12,154, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be an admitted first-time, non-resident freshman student whose parent, step-parent, legal guardian, grandparent, step-grandparent, or great-grandparent earned a degree at the university. Minimum 3.5 GPA and combined SAT Reasoning score of 1090 (composite ACT score of 24) required.

 

Blazer Elite Scholarship

Award: $9,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Gold Scholarship

Award: $5,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Achievement Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Pride Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Out of State Grant

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time student and one of the following: a United States citizen who is a non-Florida resident living in the United States or a United States territory or an eligible non-citizen (permanent resident).

 

Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: January 20

Applicant must work in the Midwest region of the United States. Award will allow recipient to choose a curriculum of choice from the John T. Riordan School for Professional Development.

 

Bainbridge Civic Club Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a resident of Bainbridge Township, but does not need to attend Kenston High School.

 

Bainbridge Women's Club Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: in March

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who lives in Bainbridge or Auburn Townships.

 

BioOhio Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: March 12

Applicant must be a high school senior (or senior equivalent) who lives in Ohio and plans to pursue bioscience-related studies in college.

 

Communications Factory Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a Northeast Ohio high school senior in good standing. Two letters of reference (from non-family members), valid proof of intent to attend college, demonstration of community involvement, and a two-page essay offering a solution to one of applicant's community's environmental challenges are required.

 

Fields of Learning Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an Ohio high school student (not limited to football players, band members, cheerleaders, etc.). Essay describing personal learning experiences which involved high school football is required.

 

Alan R. Daus Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who has participated in a Junior Achievement program during their high school experience. Selection based upon unweighted GPA, extra curricular involvement and activities, individual recommendations (teacher, principal, and volunteer), and thoughtful response to the essay questions.

 

Lila M. Van Sweringen Student Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be an Ohio student who will be attending a post-secondary institution starting the fall of the next academic year. Applicant must have an interest in pursuing an office-related career.

 

Ohio Association Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 4

Applicant must be an Ohio resident enrolled in an accredited occupational therapy program in Ohio at the professional or associate degree level or a graduate educational program in a field related to occupational therapy.

 

Lawrenceburg Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Award: $250, Deadline: January 9

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Dearborn County who will enroll full-time at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in Indiana, Kentucky or Ohio. Essay and minimum 2.75 GPA required.

 

Marvin Johnson Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 16

Applicant must be a child or spouse of a trucking company employee or an independent contractor affiliated with a trucking company who will attend an accredited four-year college or university in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan or Ohio.

 

Education First Opportunity Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a resident of Michigan or Ohio who is new incoming freshman and eligible to receive the Pell Grant. Minimum 3.0 GPA and ACT composite score of 20 are required.

 

Ohio College Opportunity Grant

Award: $1,872, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be an Ohio resident who demonstrates the highest levels of financial need with an expected family contribution of $2,190 or less and a maximum household income of $75,000 as determined by the FAFSA results. Applicant must be enrolled at an eligible Ohio or Pennsylvania institution.

 

Nurse Education Assistance Loan Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: July 15

Applicant must be an Ohio resident enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an approved Ohio nurse education program with financial need. Applicant must intent to serve as a nurse after graduation or nurse who intents to serve as an instructor in Ohio.

 

Ora E. Anderson Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a graduating senior from the Appalachian Ohio area who will pursue post-secondary education in a natural sciences field.

 

The AK Steel Foundation STEM Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a graduating senior from the Appalachian Ohio area who will pursue post-secondary education in a a field relating to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Financial need must be demonstrated.