Scholarships for High School and College Students

Since 1999, the Forest County Potawatomi Foundation has been supporting our communities by assisting and enabling their efforts towards self-improvement.  However, we know there is more we can do and that our communities have a real need to create a more educated and skilled workforce, and to make education and training more affordable.To help address this overwhelming need found in communities throughout Wisconsin, the Forest County Potawatomi Community and its Foundation created a scholarship program for Wisconsin residents. Three different scholarship opportunities are available for any Wisconsin resident seeking to enroll in one of Wisconsin’s accredited Educational Institutes.$5,000 Chief Simon...

Gordon A. Rich was a committed supporter of people of lesser means and limited opportunities. While he was alive, he donated enormous amounts of his incredible energy, passion and resources to help improve their conditions. The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation (GAR) intends to carry on that commitment.Requirements and Selection ProcessApplicants must be dependent children of full-time employees in the financial services industry (commercial banks, investment banks, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, fund and asset management companies, credit card and finance companies and similar businesses as determined by the Foundation). Employees must be presently employed with five years of experience...

Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $30,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or fowl. Vegans are vegetarians who do not use other animal products such as dairy or eggs.One award of $10,000 and four awards of $5,000 will be given. Entries may only be sent by students graduating from high school in SPRING 2025NOTE: Thank you to more generous donors, in 2024 we will be awarding $30,000 in college scholarships.Deadline...

The HMSA Kaimana Awards & Scholarship Program honors high school seniors and their schools for excellence in academics, athletics, community service, healthy activities, and sportsmanship.HMSA Kaimana Scholarships?The HMSA Kaimana Scholarships reward students who not only shine in the classroom and athletics, but also in their communities through volunteer work. Recipients can use their scholarships to pay for higher education, including tuition, books, computers, and room and board. For those planning to participate in collegiate sports, scholarship use is subject to National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and regulations.Eligible students must:Graduate from a Hawaii high school in 2025.Have a GPA of 2.75...

Annually, the Scholarship Fund of the Minneapolis Branch of AAUW offers four, four-year scholarships to young women graduating from any Minneapolis Public High School with a GPA of at least 3.0, a documented financial need, and with the goal of attaining a Baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution. Applicants should show demonstrated ability in college-level coursework (i.e. IB, AP, PSEO, CIS, etc.).In 2024, scholarship recipients will receive $4,000 annually. If the scholar is a student in good academic standing at her college or university, the scholarship will be renewed each of the following three years. The maximum that each scholar...

Founded in 1978, the Greater Worcester Community Foundation's scholarship program has become the largest source of scholarship support for students from the Worcester County area.We work with donors to create scholarship funds that support college-bound high school graduates. Since its founding in 1978:140 funds have been created9,943 awards have been distributed$14.8 million grantedThe majority of our scholarships are awarded to current high school seniors who live in the 60 cities and towns that make up Worcester County. Applicants should intend to enroll full-time in an undergraduate two or four-year degree program at an accredited college or university. However, exceptions do...

Fund for Leaders has been offering scholarships for students at ELCA seminaries who are pursuing rostered ministry in the ELCA since 2000. In the 2024-2025 academic year alone, the fund will provide nearly $3.1 million in scholarships to 350 ELCA seminary students.Eligibility and selection criteria vary across the different types of scholarships available. The ELCA Fund for Leaders Direct Full-Tuition Scholarship is for students who are beginning a degree program at an ELCA seminary and have begun the ELCA candidacy process in order to become a rostered pastor or deacon in the ELCA. Fund for Leaders Direct Full-Tuition scholarships are awarded...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program encourages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students to become educators, school nurses, school counselors or school therapists and to promote professional growth for BIPOC teachers and Education Support Professionals (ESP) members.A complete application consists of an online application and two recommendation forms.The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Program encourages Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students to become educators, school nurses, school counselors, or school therapists and to promote professional growth for BIPOC educators and Education Support Professionals (ESP) members.Scholarship Eligibility and CriteriaEligibility:  To be eligible, the applicant...

OverviewThis scholarship is open to any FEMALE STUDENT interested in the metalcasting industry.LocationThis scholarship will be awarded at the 2025 AFS Cast Expo (April 12-15 2025) during the Women in Metalcasting Breakfast.RequirementsStudents need to be registered with FEF and must be enrolled in a 4-year college or university.Student must provide one letter of recommendation (professor, professional colleague, church leader, etc.) that will speak to leadership, integrity, and/or metalcasting activities of the student. Only one recommendation will be considered. Please attach to the application form below.Using the application form below, student must submit a 250-500 word career objective statement on cast...

Each year, the Chicago Federation of Labor awards 10 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarships to high school seniors, five to the winners of the Academic Competition, and five to the winners of the Random Drawing. Applicants must choose to enter either the Random Drawing or Academic Competition for the William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship.Students are not eligible to enter both categories. APPLICANTS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER BOTH CATEGORIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.We will begin accepting applications in December 2024, with a deadline of February 21, 2025. ELIGIBILITYThe applicant must be a senior in high school and graduating in the springEither the applicant or...

A treasured community leader and member of WCA for 24 years, Jo Caldwell Meyer was the national executive secretary of Theta Sigma Phi, the professional society for women in communication, and predecessor to Women Communicators of Austin. Jo began her work at the University of Texas School of Journalism as an administrative assistant and served as an executive assistant of the College of Communication until she retired in 1965. Jo passed away on December 27, 2001 at the age of 91. Our organization dedicated the scholarship in her name in the spring of 2002.To be considered for the WCA Jo...

M3 Challenge spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool.The specific real-world problem that is posed each year is unknown to participants until they login during the Challenge weekend.Entirely internet-basedNo registration or participation feesFlexible work timeEligibilityHigh school juniors and seniors (U.S.) and sixth-form students (England and Wales) are eligible.Scholarship PrizesWinning teams receive scholarship prizes totaling over $100,000.Register nowRegistration for M3 Challenge 2025 is open now through February 21, 2025.