The Tilles Fund Scholarship Award
Award: $18,000
Applicant must be an incoming freshman entering immediately after graduating high school who is a resident of St. Louis or St. Louis County, MO. Applicant must be nominated by the financial aid office at their Missouri college or university.
- Saint Louis
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Katherine and Bryant Mather Fellowship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school which offers a graduate program in concrete design, materials, or construction.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Engineering Science, Architecture and Design, Materials Science
LAEF Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be a Colorado resident with a minimum 3.0 GPA who is either Hispanic or active in the Hispanic community. Recipient will be required to fulfill 10 hours of community service during year of funding at their college/university.
- Colorado
- College senior, College junior, College freshman, College sophomore, Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study, High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
Kumar Mehta Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year, have a special interest in concrete structures and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Architecture and Design, Materials Science, Engineering Science
ACI Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must have a bachelor's degree by summer of the application year and be accepted or enrolled full-time for the first or second year of graduate study at an accredited school which offers a graduate program in concrete design, materials, or construction.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Materials Science, Architecture and Design, Civil Engineering/Civil Tech./Technician, Civil Engineering, General, Civil Engineering, Other, Engineering Science
ACI Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must be a graduate student at an accredited school who already possesses a bachelor's degree by their application year. Applicant must be studying concrete construction and be enrolled for at least six credit hours per semester. Transcripts, recommendations, and an essay are required to be submitted.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Construction Trades, Other, Engineering, Engineering-Related Technol./Technicians, Other
Maine State Society of Washington D.C. Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be under age 25, have been born in or have been a legal resident of the state of Maine for at least four years or have at least one parent who was born in or who has been a legal resident for at least four years, and be enrolled for a minimum of 12 semester hours at a four-year nonprofit college or university in Maine. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA and submit a "student copy" of college transcript and a handwritten composition (500-word maximum) containing background information on applicant's qualifications for scholarship. SASE required. Award may only be used at Maine colleges and universities.
- Maine
- College junior, College senior, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
ASHRAE Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Selection is based upon financial need, minimum 3.0 college GPA, faculty recommendations, leadership ability, and potential service to the HVAC&R profession. Applicant must be enrolled full time in an ABET-accredited program leading to an bachelor's degree.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College sophomore, College senior
- Engineering-Related Tech./Technician, General, Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanic and Repairer
Bill Moon Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Applicant must be a truck stop/travel plaza employee or the dependent of an employee. Selection is based upon academic merit, financial need, community activities, a short essay and a letter of recommendation.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College senior, College freshman, High school senior, College sophomore, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
American Legion Americanism Essay Contest
Award: $1,200
Applicant must attend an accredited Illinois high school and write a 500-word essay. Award amount varies depending on class level.
- Illinois
- High school freshman, High school senior, High school junior, High school sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) International Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must be the hearing child of at least one deaf parent. Application, essay, transcript, and letters of recommendation are required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, Other postgraduate-level study, Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study, College junior, College senior, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
American Mathematical Society Centennial Fellowship
Award: $77,000
Selection is based upon applicant's research. Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive fellowship support in the past. Applicant must have had a doctoral degree for at least three years and not more than 12 years at the inception of the award; applications will be accepted from those currently holding a tenured, tenure track, postdoctoral, or comparable position at an institution in North America. Applications should include a cogent plan indicating how the fellowship will be used, travel to at least on other institution, and should demonstrate that the fellowship will be used for more than reduction of teaching at the candidate's home institution.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Other postgraduate-level study, Doctoral-level study
- Mathematics
Blanche Fern Memorial Award
Award: $2,000
Applicant must be a graduating college-bound high school senior. Essay is required.
- United States
- High school senior
- All Majors Eligible
AMVETS National JROTC Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, a member of JROTC, and a child or grandchild of an AMVETS member or of a deceased veteran who would have been eligible for AMVETS membership. Selection is based upon academic achievement and financial need.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Phyllis Stevenson Grams Memorial Award
Award: $2,000
Applicants must be currently enrolled college students. The contest is open only to North American students or students enrolled in North American colleges or universities at least through December. Applicants are required to write about growing up a freethinker (atheist or agnostic), or why you reject religion, using a personal (biographical), or philosophical approach, or describing why you choose reason over faith. Experiences in rejecting religion in a religious society may be included. Essay should be 4-5 typed, double-spaced pages with standard margins. Applicant must choose his/her own title and must also include a paragraph biography identifying the college or university he/she is currently attending, year in school, major and interests. Provide permanent and campus addresses, phone numbers and e-mail. Do not include a resume.
- Canada, Mexico, United States
- College junior, College sophomore, College senior, Master's-level study
- All Majors Eligible
GEM Ph.D. Science Fellowship
Award: -
U.S. citizens are preferred; permanent residents will also be accepted. Applicant must be an African-American, Native American, or Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, or other Hispanic-American, have earned a bachelors degree through an accredited program, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Recipient must be free to accept 12 weeks of summer employment and must accept research or teaching assistantship after first year.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Doctoral-level study
- Physical Sciences, General, Physical Sciences, Other, Biological and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Other
General Electric (GE)/LULAC Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident and a minority student enrolled in full-time studies leading to a bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university in the U.S. and have a minimum 3.25 GPA. Selection is based upon academic performance, performance in business- or engineering-related subjects, likelihood of pursuing a career in business or engineering, writing ability, extracurricular activities, and community involvement. Application form, college transcript, three letters of reference, and personal statement (300-word maximum) describing professional and career goals. Applicant must be a sophomore in the fall of current year in order to qualify to apply.
- United States
- College sophomore
- Engineering, Business Administration
Kaplun Essay Contest
Award: $1,800
Applicant must submit original 250- to 1,500-word essay on topic of Jewish values.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Direct Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a junior or senior in a baccalaureate program or a graduate student at an accredited university who is pursuing a degree in forensic science, forensic chemistry, or a physical/natural science. Applicants from FEPAC accredited programs will be given additional consideration. Selection is based upon overall scholastic record including forensic science coursework, motivation or commitment to a forensic science career, personal statement and faculty recommendation. Awards will not be granted to current forensic science laboratory employees pursuing graduate degrees.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study, College junior, College senior
- Forensic Science, Physical Sciences, General, Natural Sciences, Forensic Chemistry
Nursing Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be a current member of AORN, have a nominator and his/her statement and sponsor information and statement.
- Maine
- College senior, College junior, College sophomore, College freshman
- Nursing, Other
Mabelle Wilhelmina Boldt Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Applicant must be enrolled at a degree-granting institution and have been a practicing designer for at least five years prior to graduate school. Preference given to applicants with a focus on design research. Selection is based upon academic/creative accomplishment, as demonstrated by school transcripts and letter of recommendation.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Interior Design
National Zoological Park Traineeship in Animal Behavior
Award: $3,000
Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, Master's-level study, College senior, College junior, College freshman
- Animal Sciences, General, Animal Sciences, Other
Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award
Award: $1,000
Award is to recognize outstanding undergraduate or graduate interior design research or thesis project. Research paper or thesis should address such interior design topics as education research, behavioral science, business practice, design process, theory, or other technical subjects. Selection is based upon actual content, breadth of material, comprehensive coverage of topic, innovative subject matter, and bibliography and references.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study
- Design and Applied Arts, Other, Interior Design, Educational Evaluation and Research, Business, General, Social Sciences, General
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must be have a minimum 2.5 GPA, be a woman and Latina. Applicant must attend school in in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, or Sonoma County, and must have resided in one of those counties for the past two years.
- Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Carmel Music Society Competition
Award: $5,000
Applicant must be a pianist who resides, studies, or was born in California, Oregon, or Washington State.
- Oregon, Washington, California
- No Restrictions
- Music
National Zoological Park Traineeship in Nutrition
Award: $3,000
Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates and recent graduates.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, Master's-level study, College sophomore, College freshman, College senior
- Animal Sciences, Other, Animal Sciences, General, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Other, Nutritional Sciences
National Zoological Park Traineeship in Genetics
Award: $3,000
Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates, and recent graduates.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College sophomore, Master's-level study, College freshman, College senior, College junior
- Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources, Other, Genetics, Wildlife and Wildlands Management, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Other, Animal Sciences, General, Animal Sciences, Other
National Vocal Competition for Young Opera Singers
Award: $10,000
Applicant must be a female between the ages of 21-33 or a male between the ages of 21-35, who is trained in opera singing and is looking to further their career in the opera. Applicant must be a resident of the U.S. or Canada.
- Canada, United States
- College senior, Doctoral-level study, Other postgraduate-level study, Master's-level study, College junior
- Music - Opera/Opera Performance, Opera Singing Studies
National Zoological Park Traineeship in Husbandry/Exhibit Interpretation
Award: $3,000
Selection is based upon statement of interest, scholastic achievement, relevant experience, and letters of reference. Preference is given to advanced undergraduates, and recent graduates.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study, College senior, College sophomore, College freshman, College junior
- Animal Sciences, Other, Horticulture Science, Animal Sciences, General, Nutritional Sciences, Landscaping Operations and Management, Biological Sciences/Life Sciences, Other, Landscape Architecture
