Financial Aid Office
Scholarship List:
Click on the name of the Scholarship to be directed to the Organization's website for more information.
Scholarship Eligibility: Undergraduate (U), Graduate (G), Undergraduate and Graduate (U / G)
Abbott & Fenner Business Consultants ScholarshipAward Amount: $1,000 The Abbot & Fenner Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in an accredited institution. All applicants will need to submit an essay on the topic provided on the website. |
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ACCESSAward Amount: $200 -$2,500 Provides "last-dollar" scholarships for Boston Public School seniors who have worked with an ACCESS advisor on the financial aid process and whose financial aid award does not entirely cover their need. These scholarships are need-based and are renewable for each year that the student remains in college, for up to six (6) years. |
UMelissa Sanez |
AES EngineeringAward Amount: $500 AES offers a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by the essays that are submitted. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility. You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible. |
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational ScholarshipsAward Amount: $750 - $2,500 Awards merit and need-based scholarships to students with exceptional academic achievement and strong leadership skills. |
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American Association of University WomenAward Amount: Varies Offers scholarship programs for education student of all academic levels. Residents of Cape Cod may apply to the Cape Cod branch of AAUW by sending a written request for an application to: AAUW Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 1007, West Dennis, MA 02670-1007 (please include a large, stamped, self-addressed envelope). They also offer several Grant and Fellowship programs for Graduate students. |
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American Business Women's Association - Cape Cod ChapterAward Amount: $1,500 Awards four (4) scholarships annually to female students who are residents of Cape Cod or the Islands, have reached at least their second semester of their undergraduate career, and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. |
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American Chemical SocietyAward Amount: up to $5,000 ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. |
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American-Scandinavian FoundationAward Amount: Varies Offers grants and fellowships for U.S. Citizens interested in pursuing graduate study in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. |
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AmericorpsAward Amount: Varies by length of Service Citizen service organization servicing communities with critical needs throughout America. Qualified members receive awards that may be used towards college, graduate school, or loan repayment. |
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Annie's Sustainable Agriculture ScholarshipAward Amount: $2,500 - $10,000 Annie's Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship Program is open to full time undergraduate and graduate students beginning or returning to an accredited 2 or 4 year technical or college program or graduate school in the U.S. Students must be focusing on classes in sustainable agriculture. International students may apply as long as they are studying at a U.S. school. |
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Art Deadlines ListProvides a list of art contests and competitions, art jobs and internships, art scholarships, grants, and fellowships, art festivals, call of entries/proposals/projects, and other opportunites, in all disciplines for art students, art teachers, and artists of all ages. Updated daily. |
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Army Emergency Relief: MG James Ursano ScholarshipAward Amount: based on Financial need, academics, and leadership/achievement Army Emergency Relief (AER) is a private non-profit organization with the primary mission of providing financial assistance to Soldiers and their dependents in time of valid emergency need. The MG James Ursano Scholarship Program was established in 1976 as a secondary mission to help Army families with undergraduate college expenses for their dependent children. |
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Berkshire Taconic Community FoundationAward Amount: Varies Berkshire Taconic Sommunity Foundation has a variety of scholarships which support any level of education and can benefit students attending a particular school, studying in a particular field, or living in a certain geographic area. Please visit their website for more information about each scholarship opportunity. |
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Big Y Educational ScholarshipsAward Amount: Varies Big Y® Scholarships are available to High School Seniors, Undergraduates, Graduates, Community College and Non-Traditional Students. All Big Y scholarships recognize academic merit and achievement. They are awarded to the most academically outstanding students in the Big Y market area. To be eligible, a student's permanent residence or school must be located within Western and Central Massachusetts, Norfolk County Massachusetts, or the state of Connecticut. |
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Bodie McDowell ScholarshipAmount Awarded: $1,000 to $5,000 Funded by the Outdoor Writer's Association of America. Undergraduates entering their Junior and Senior years and Graduate students can apply. They must be students of outdoor communication fields including print, photography, film, art, or broadcasting. |
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British Marshall ScholarshipAward Amount: Varies Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. |
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Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation ScholarshipAward Amount: $1,000 The schoarship is awarded to a deserving college sophomore or junior in a Massachusetts or Vermont college with a demonstrated commitment to community service. History, political science, education or a public service related major is preferred. |
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Cape Cod FoundationAward Amount: Varies - Several scholarships available The Cape Cod Foundation's scholarships serve graduating high school seniors and continuing college students from Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. Please see the scholarships descriptions for more specific criteria. Most award are based on academic merit and financial need. |
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Cecilia Siemen ScholarshipAward Amount: $3,000 The Cecilia Siemen Scholarship is awarded to someone who shows the most promise of development and future contribution in one or more areas of the Visual Arts. The Visual Arts is understood to include but not limited to painting, graphic arts, and sculpture. The award is to be used to defray the recipient's institutional expenses at a college, university or art institute. |
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Combined Jewish Philanthropies Scholarship FundAward Amount: $1,000 to $6,000 Undergraduate students attending two-year or four-year accredited institutions as well as vocational certificate programs are eligible to apply. Greater Boston residency requirements apply, and independent students must have spent as least two (2) full years as a resident of the area. Primary consideration is given to Jewish students. International student qualify to apply if they have an I-551C, I551, or I-94 status. |
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Community Foundation of New Britain, CTAward Amount: Varies - Several scholarships available Scholarship funds at the Community Foundation were created by people and organizations of all types. In addition to providing the funding, their donors have identified the criteria used for selection. Some scholarships are specific to targeted high schools or fields of study. Some are a tribute to character, values, and contributions of a person or people for whom they are named. |
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Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsAward Amount: Varies - Several scholarships available The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts will award approximately $2 million in scholarships and interest-free student loans primarily to applicants from around the Western Massachusetts region (excepted as noted in the scholarship descriptions). There are numerous scholarships and interest-free loans to apply for, each with their own criteria for who may be awarded. |
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Datatel Scholars FoundationAward Amount: $1,000 to $2,400 The Datatel Scholars Foundation (DSF) awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students attending eligible Datatel client institutions, which includes Lesley University. Since its establishment in 1990, the Datatel Scholars Foundation has helped deserving scholars meet their education goals by awarding over 3,850 scholarships totaling more than $5.8 million. |
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Discover Scholarship ProgramAward Amount: up to $40,000 High School juniors are eligible to apply that have at least a 2.75 GPA for 9th and 10th grades and demonstrate accomplishments in community service and leadership. They must also have faced a significant roadblock or challenge in their lives. |
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Edwards Scholarships FundAward Amount: $250 to $5,000 Applicants must be residents of Boston since their Junior year of high school, mush demonstrate financial need, academic excellence, and must be under the age of 25. |
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ELA ScholarshipAward Amount: $500 to $2,000 ELA Scholarships are available only to women graduate student with physical disabilities who are enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States. These scholarships are awarded on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. |
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Ford Foundation Fellowship ProgramAward Amount: $20,000 The Ford Foundation Fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity. They also strive to maximize the education benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Please see the website for more specific requirements. |
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Gallagher Koster Health Care Scholarship ProgramAward Amount: $5,000 The Scholarships Program is open to all full-time undergraduate students who are entering their Junior or Senior year of their undergraduate study. They must be enrolled at an accredited institution in a program of studt that prepares them for a career in health care. |
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Gates Millennium ScholarsAward Amount: based on Financial need, academics, and leadership/achievement Awards scholarships to members of ethnic minority groups who possess demonstrated leadership abilites, and meet federal Pell Grant eligibility requirements. |
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GO! Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 Awards scharships to students looking to study abroad during the academic year. Applicants are judged based on creativity, analytical thinking, and passion for studying abroad. |
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Glamour Top 10 College Women CompetitionAward Amount: $3,000 The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize the exceptional achievements and academic excellence of female college juniors who are making a difference in the world. Any woman who is currently a full-time junior at an accredited college or university in the United States is eligible to enter. |
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Gloria Barron Wilderness Society ScholarshipAward Amount: $10,000 The scholarships is awarded annually to a graduate student in natural resources management, law or policy programs. |
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Hai Guin Scholarship Association Award Amount: $2,000 The Hai Guin Scholarship Association awards scholarships to returning undergraduates of Armenian descent who are residents of Massachusetts. They do not have a website so you must mail in a request at the address to the right for more information. |
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Hispanic Scholarships FundAward Amount: Varies - several Scholarships available The Hispanic Scholarships Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading organization supporting Hispanic high education. HSF was founded in 1975 with a vision to strengthen the country by advancing college education among Hispanic Americans. |
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Holovak-Logan Memorial Scholarships Fund Award Amount: not currently available Scholarships are awarded to student in their sophomore year, who commute from their parents' homes, have financial need, and have lived in Eastern Massachusetts for at least the last five (5) years. They do not have a website so you must mail in a request at the address to the right for more information. |
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I.J. Fisher ScholarshipAward Amount: $500 Awards scholarships to Massachusetts residents pursuing a career in early childhood or special education in a college or university in New England. |
UI. J. Fisher Scholarship Fund |
Jack Kent Cooke FoundationAward Amount: Varies - several Scholarships available The Jack Kent Cooke Fondation's scholarship programs are designed to encourage and support outstanding students who work hard, demonstrate a strong will to succeed, and have financial need. Their scholarships provide financial assistance and academic support to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. |
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James Madison Fellowship FoundationAward Application: up to $12,000 Awards fellowships to graduate students studying to become teachers of American history, government, and social studies. |
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Japanese American Citizens League ScholarshipsAward Amount: Varies - several Scholarships available The program currently offers over 30 awards, with anual total of over $60,000 in schoalrships to qualified students nationwide. The National Scholarships and Awards Program offer schoalrships to undergraduage and graduate students studying law or creative & performing arts who demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be an active member in the Japanese American Citizens League. |
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John Gyles Education AwardsAward Amount: $3,000 Awards are given to Canadian and US citizens in all areas of post-secondary education. |
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John K. & Thirza F. Davenport Arts FoundationAward Amount: Varies Offers scholarships to Barnstable County Massachusetts residents in their last two (2) years of undergraduate study or, preferably, graduate work in the visual and performing arts. All scholarships will be based on need, ability, grades, and proven desire in the field of endeavor, be it theatre, music, or art. Personal interviews are in integral part of the scholarship process. |
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KarMel SchoalrshipAward Amount: $50 to $400 The KarMel Scholarship is a scholarship created to encourage student to write or create something that will express their views on the gay, lesbian, bi, transgender topic. Submissions can be a story, poem, painting, song, photograph, or essay. |
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Lilly Reintegration ScholarshipAward Amount: $2,500 to $5,000 The Lilly Reintegration Scholarship was established 14 years ago to help people with severe mental illness to offset their tuition, books, and lab fees. The program is designed to help persons with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and related schizophrenia-spectrum disorders acquire the educational and vocational skills need to reintegrate into society. |
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Lost Coin Women's FundAward Amount: $1,000 Lost Coin Women's Fund, Inc (LCFW) supports academic opportunities for low-income Massachusetts women by providing Grant for undergraduate studies or vocational training programs. It is well recognized that higher education leads to improved quality of life for women. |
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Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAward Amount: $500 to $10,000 The Marine Corps Schlarship Foundation provides life-changing educational opportunities to the children of Marines. They award scholarships to the children of active duty Marines, veteran Marines and Navy Corpsmen who serve with them, with special consideration given to applicants whose parents have been killed or wounded in action. |
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National Federation of the BlindAward Amount: $3,000 - $12,000 The Federation grants thrty scholarships annually to legally blind persons in higher education from college freshman to doctoral candidates. |
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National Merit Scholarships CorporationAward Amount: $500 - $2,500 The National Merit Scholarships Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) - a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year - by meeting published program entry/participation requirements. |
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New England Camera Club CouncilAward Amount: varied based on financial need Award scholarships to New England residents majoring in photography. |
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New England Employee Benefits CouncilAward Amount: up to $5,000 NEEBC's Scholarships Program was established to further the aims of the Counscil to advance the knowledge and education of individulas in the employee benefits field, or those aspiring to careers in employee benefits. Careers in employee benefits include but are not limited to careers in the actuarial sciences, ERISA and legal aspects of employee benefits, careers in pension design and planning, work and family issues, and careers in corporate employee benefits design, analysis and management. |
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New England Graphic Arts ScholashipAward Amount: up to $2,500 Awards scholarships to New England residents majoring in Graphic Arts or Printing. |
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New England Switzer FellowshipsAward Amount: Varies The goal of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program is to support highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who demonstrate the potential for leadership in their field. |
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New Hampshire Charitable FoundationAward Amount: Varies - several scholarships available the Foundation administers over 250 separate funds, established by individuals, families, organizations and businesses, to support education. Programs include scholarships and loans. Programs are primarily focused on traditional students, however, award for non-traditional students are growing. |
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One Family ScholarsAward Amount: Varies - based on individual need Recipients are primarily homeless or formerly homeless men and women with children. One Family, Inc. offers scholarships that combine financial assistance with individual support services. |
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PepsiCo Scholarship ProgramAward Amount: $500 - $4,000 In partnership with the Hispanic College Fund, the PepsiCo Scholarship is offered to high need Hispanic students enrolled full-time at an accredited institution. Please see the website for more information. |
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The Point FoundationAward Amount: average awerd is $13,600 The Point Foundation is the nation's largest granting organization for LGBT students of merit. Point provides support through multi-year scholarships, leadership training, mentoring and hope to LGBT students who are magrinalized because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. |
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Price Chopper Golub Foundation ScholarshipsAward Amount: $2,000 to $8,000 Offers a series of scholarships for students meeting various criteria, including minorities, education, health care, and computer science majors and junior college transfers among others. Applicants must attend an accredited four-year college or university in CT, MA, NH, NY, PA, or VT. |
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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic - the Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement AwardAward Amount: $1,000 - $6,000 Since 1959, the Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards have been presented annually to college seniors who are blind or visually impaired. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) awards three Top Winners $6,000 each; three Special Honors Winners $3,000 each; and three Honors Winners $1,000 each. |
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Rhode Island FoundationAward Amount: Vaires - several scholarships available The Rhode Island Foundation has approximately 150 scholarships available with different criteria and application procedures. Their scholarships support both Undergraduate and Graduate levels of study and can benefit students from Rhode Island attending a particular school, studying in a particular field, or living in particular regions of the state. |
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The ROOTHBERT FundAward Amount: $2,000 - $3,000 The Roothbert Fund Scholarships are open to all in the United States. While the Fund does not emphasize any particular form of religious practice or worship, it seeks to provide support to persons motivated by spiritual values. The Fund has awarded grants to persons entering a wide range of careers. However, preference will be given to those who can satisfy high scholastic requirements and are considering careers in education. |
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Sallie Mae FundAward Amount: $500 - $5,000 Addressing financial need through schoalrships is one of the key elements of The Sallie Mae Fund's efforts. Since 2001, The Sallie Mae Fund has awarded $10 million in scholarships to help over 4,000 student enroll in college. Several scholarships are available so please check the website for details on how to apply. |
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Samuel Huntington Public Service AwardAward Amount: $10,000 The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career. |
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Scholarship AmericaAward Amount: Varies - several scholarships available Scholarship America's mission is to mobilize America, through schoalrships and educational support, to make postsecondary education possible for all students. While most of the programs managed by Scholarship America are only open to employees of the sponsoring company or their families, they do feature some scholarships programs that are open to students in the general public. |
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South Norfolk County ARCAward Amount: information will be available January 2011 South Norfolk County Arc (SNCARC) offers up to five scholarships each year to college students who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students studying in Special Education or a closely related field. |
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South Shore Women's Business Network Educational Foundation Memorial ScholarshipAward Amount: $1,000 The Foundation currently distributes schoalrships annually to mature women, aged 35 or older, living in the areas served by the South Shore Women's Business Network (Plymouth, Bristol, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Middlesex Counties) who are embarking on a career transition. |
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Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust Scholarship FundAward Amount: $3,000 - $10,000 The Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund offers college scholarships to students from New England with financial need who display academic excellence, strong citizenship and character, and a desire to make a meaningful contribution to society. High school Seniors entering college and returning college students attending accredited U.S colleges or universities are eligible to appy.
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Talbots Women's Scholarship FundAward Amount: $1,000 - $10,000 Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women determined to finally get that college degree. Five women will each will be awarded $10,000 and 50 women will each be awarded $1,000 scholarships. All applicants must be seeking an undergraduate degree from an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or vocational-technical school. Only applicants seeking a bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university are eligible to receive a $10,000 award. Scholarship awards are primarily based on financial need and previous achievements for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago. |
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Two Ten Footwear FoundationAward Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 Two Ten Footwear offers two types of scholarships. One is the Higher Education Scholarships. These scholarships are offered to students affiliated with the footwear, leather, or allied industries. Scholarship awards are based on financial need, academic ability, and personal promise. Awards of up to $3,000 annually are renewable for four years of undergraduate study. The second scholarship type is the Footwear Design Scholarship. Unlike traditional college scholarships, this scholarship opportunity is open to any student who is studying design with a focus on footwear. |
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Truman Scholarship FoundationAward Amount: up to $30,000 The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 in funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields. Students must be college Juniors at the time of selection. The Foundation also provides assistance with career counseling, internship placement, graduate school admission, and professional development. Scholars are invited to participate in a number of programs: Truman Scholar Leadership Week, The Summer Institute, and the Truman-Albright Fellows Program. Please visit the 'For Scholars' section of the website for an overview of the programs the Foundation currently offers for Scholars. |
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Tylenol ScholarshipAward Amount: $5,000 - $10,000 Now in its 18th year, the program helps students who are pursuing careers in the medical field manage the rising costs of education. This year, they are proud to award $5,000 and $10,000 scholarships to forty outstanding students based on leadership qualities and academic performance. You can also visit them on Facebook. |
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Udall ScholarshipAward Amount: $350 - $5,000 The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. They also seek future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in Native American health care and tribal public policy. Tribal policy includes fields related to tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, tribal law, Native American education, Native American justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, Native American economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities. Native American health care includes administration, social work, medicine, and research into health conditions affecting Native American communities. |
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Union Plus Education ProgramAward Amount: $500 - $4,000 The scholarship program is open to students attending or planning to attend a college or university, a community college, or a technical trade school. Applicants for scholarships are evaluated according to academic ability, social awareness, financial need and appreciation of labor. Scholarship applications are judged by a committee of impartial post secondary educators. Applications are first reviewed by a panel of independent career professionals. Semi-finalists are chosen based on a point scale, and their applications are then provided to judges for further review and selection of finalists and awards. |
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USA Funds Access to Education ScholarshipAward Amount: $1,500 Provides scholarships to students able to demonstrate financial need. USA Funds targets its scholarships to students from families with household incomes of $35,000 or less because national studies have shown significantly lower college-going rates for these students than for student from higher-income families. |
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William E. Docter Education FundAward Amount: $5,000 The William Ervant Docter Educational Fund was established at St. Mary's Armenian church in 1998 at the behest of a generous and benevolent Armenien-American, the late Mr. Willaim E. Docter. It was Mr. Docter's wish to help American citizens of Armenian ancestry to pursue studies and training in the United States or Canada. The Fund was established to provide grants and/or loans of up to $5,000 to worthy students regardless of age, gender, or level of education or training. |
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World Studio AIGA ScholarshipsAward Amount: up to $5,000 Worldstudio Foundation in conjunction with AIGA, the professional association for design, provides scholarships to minority and economically disadvantaged students who are studying design and arts disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. Scholarship recipients are selected not only for their ability and need, buy also for their demonstrated commitment to positive change in the larger community through their work. |
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Yawkey Scholars ProgramAward Amount: up to $20,000 The Yawkey Foundation is committed to continuing the legacy of Tom and Jean Yawkey by making significant and positive impacts on the quality of live of children, families, and the underserved in the areas in which the Yawkeys called home, New England and Georgetown Country, South Carolina. Schoarships can be renewed for up to three additional years or until a bachelor's degree is earned, whichever occurs first, provided the student is in good standing at the same institution, remains enrolled full-time, primary residence remains in any of the geographic areas specified above for applicant residency, and financial need does not change substantially. |
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This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all available scholarships. We encourage you to conduct your own scholarship search and take advantage of any opportunities that may be available to you. This list is offered for informational purposes only. Lesley University is not responsible for the actions or claims of any outside organization.
