Library Degree for Non-Law School Graduates
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a college graduate with meaningful law library experience who is a degree candidate at an accredited library school. Preference is given to AALL members. Selection is based upon financial need.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Library Science/Librarianship
Louisiana Library Association Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Applicant must have been born in Louisiana, have been a Louisiana resident for at least two years, or have a parent who has been a Louisiana resident for at least five years. Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 undergraduate GPA, minimum combined GRE score of 1050, submit recommendation from a librarian, attend a personal interview, and have unconditional admission to Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science.
- Louisiana
- Master's-level study
- Library Science/Librarianship
Library Degree for those with JD
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a library school graduate who is working toward a law degree at an accredited law school, has no more than 36 semester hours of study remaining before qualifying for the law degree, and who has meaningful law library experience.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Master's-level study
- Library Science/Librarianship, Law (LL.B., J.D.), Library Science, Other
Rolex European Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must be a certified SCUBA diver between the ages of 21 and 24 (by March 1), have a good academic record, and pass a medical physical exam. Applicant should be interested in a career in an underwater field. Award is for a year of intensive travel.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- No Restrictions
- All Majors Eligible
ALA Research Grant
Award: $25,000
Applicant must be at the instructor or assistant professor level at a U.S. institution and have at least two years of research training. Award is to support new investigators in areas relevant to the conquest of lung disease and the promotion of lung health. Preference is given to minority applicants and applicants interested in tobacco control research.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- No Restrictions
- Clinical Laboratory Technology, Medicine (M.D.), Pre-Medicine, Health Sciences and Services
Fresno-Madera Medical Society Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Applicant must have been a resident of either Fresno or Madera counties, Calif. for at least one year and be approved for matriculation in a medical school. Award will be sent to the school of matriculation to be administered toward tuition, lab fees, books, and any other valid educational expenses.
- Fresno, Madera
- Other postgraduate-level study
- Pre-Medicine, Medicine (M.D.)
Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarship
Award: $10,000
Applicant must obtain application from the medical school authorities, complete it and return it to them for forwarding to the Foundation. Selection is based upon financial need, scholastic record and standing, demonstrated interest in arts and letters or other cultural pursuits outside the field of medicine, intention to specialize in neurology, psychiatry, or general practice, evidence of good moral character, and attendance at an accredited medical school located east of or contiguous to the Mississippi River.
- Illinois, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Minnesota, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Alabama, Maine, Vermont, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Maryland
- Doctoral-level study
- Medicine (M.D.)
Regents Health Care Scholarship for Medicine and Dentistry
Award: $10,000
Applicant must be a United States citizen, national, permanent resident, or selected refugee who is a legal resident of New York State for at least one year immediately preceding the effective date of the award; and must be enrolled in, or be a candidate for admission to, an approved medical or dental school in New York State. Priority is given to applicants in the following order: economically disadvantaged and a member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions (i.e., Black, Hispanic, Native American, or Alaskan Native); member of a minority group historically underrepresented in the professions; enrolled in or is a graduate of the following State-sponsored opportunity programs: Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge (SEEK), or College Discovery. Award amount varies. Approximately 100 scholarships are distributed, 80 in medicine and 20 in dentistry.
- New York
- Doctoral-level study
- Medicine (M.D.), Dental Clinical Sciences/Graduate Dentistry (M.S., Ph.D.), Dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D.), Pre-Medicine
American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a member or the daughter or granddaughter of a member with continuous membership in a unit within the Department of Florida for at least three consecutive years prior to date of application. Applicant must be a Florida resident and must attend a Florida school. Application must be requested by January 1.
- Florida
- College senior, College junior, College freshman, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Albert M. Lappin Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the child of an American Legion or Auxiliary member.
- Kansas
- College freshman, College sophomore, College junior
- All Majors Eligible
American Legion-Massachusetts Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the child or grandchild of a Department of Massachusetts Legion member in good standing. One award is for nursing only.
- Massachusetts
- College freshman
- Nursing, Other
Albert T. Marcoux Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the child of a New Hampshire American Legion or American Legion Auxiliary member or deceased member. Applicant must have a minimum grade average of "B" and must be accepted to a four-year college or university.
- New Hampshire
- College freshman, College junior, College senior, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Stutz Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the natural or adopted child of a member of the American Legion Department of New Jersey.
- New Jersey
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
American Legion-New York Auxiliary Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the child or grandchild of a deceased veteran, be a resident of New York state, and a high school graduate. Recipient may use other scholarships.
- New York
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Department President's Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must be the child of a living or deceased veteran who served in World War I, World War II, Korean, Vietnam, Lebanon, or Desert Storm conflicts. Applicant must be an Ohio resident and be sponsored by an American Legion Auxiliary unit.
- Ohio
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Dr. Kate Waller Barrett Grant
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be the son or daughter of a veteran or Auxiliary member, a high school senior attending a high school in Virginia, and a Virginia resident who demonstrates financial need. Selection based on good citizenship, leadership, scholastic acheivement, and financial need.
- Virginia
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
H.S. and Angeline Lewis Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a Wisconsin resident who enrolled at an accredited school and is the child, wife, or widow of a veteran; granddaughters and great-granddaughters of veterans are eligible if they are American Legion Auxiliary members. Minimum 3.2 GPA and financial need required.
- Wisconsin
- Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study, College junior, College sophomore, College freshman, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
Merit and Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a Wisconsin resident who enrolled at an accredited school and is the child, wife, or widow of a veteran; granddaughters and great-granddaughters of veterans are eligible if they are American Legion Auxiliary members. Minimum 3.2 GPA and financial need required.
- Wisconsin
- College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, College senior
- All Majors Eligible
State President's Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a Wisconsin resident who enrolled at an accredited school and is the child, wife, or widow of a veteran; granddaughters and great-granddaughters of veterans are eligible if they are American Legion Auxiliary members. Minimum 3.2 GPA and financial need required.
- Wisconsin
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
AMVETS National Four-Year Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a graduating high school senior entering their freshman year of college who is the child or grandchild of a United States veteran. Applicant must be a United States citizen, be able to demonstrate academic promise and financial need, and authorize AMVETS to publicize the award if they are selected.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
Award: $10,000
Applicant must be the child of a Marine or Navy Corpsmen who served with a Marine unit and who plans to attend an undergraduate or vo/tech school and whose family adjusted gross income (not exceeding $9,000). Minimum 2.0 GPA required.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- College junior, College senior, College sophomore, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Ohio War Orphans Scholarship
Award: -
Applicant must be an Ohio resident between the ages of 16 and 25 attending a participating Ohio college or university. Applicant must be the child of a veteran who served at least 90 days active duty during a period of war and must now be either disabled or deceased.
- Ohio
- College freshman, College junior, College senior, College sophomore
- All Majors Eligible
Veterans Tuition Award
Award: $4,895
Applicant must be enrolled in an undergraduate program in a New York degree-granting institution or vocational school and must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Indochina between January 1, 1963 and May 7, 1975 (dishonorable discharge not eligible). Applicant must have resided in New York on April 20, 1984 or at the time of entry into service and resume residency by September 1 of the year of application. Selection is based solely upon documenting and meeting eligibility requirements. Applicant must also have applied for Tuition Assistance Program and Pell Grant awards. Applicant must have served in hostilities begining August 2, 1990 (for Persian Gulf Veterans Tuition Award only).
- New York
- College junior, Master's-level study, College senior, College sophomore, College freshman
- All Majors Eligible
Desk and Derrick Educational Trust Scholarship
Award: $1,500
Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum 3.2 GPA who is pursuing a degree in a major field of study related to qualifying for full-time employment (in the petroleum, energy, or allied industries). Financial need required.
- Canada, United States
- Master's-level study, College senior, College junior, Doctoral-level study
- Petroleum Engineering, Energy Management and Systems Tech./Technician
Delta Gamma Foundation Memorial Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is legally blind, is of good character, and demonstrates academic excellence. Selection is based upon transcript, three recommendations, and personal statement.
- United States
- Doctoral-level study, College senior, College sophomore, College junior, College freshman, Master's-level study
- Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services, Other, Education of the Blind and Visually Handicapped
Music Scholarship
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a Kansas resident attending an approved Kansas college or university.
- Kansas
- College freshman, College sophomore, College junior
- Music
Rand Instrumental Scholarship
Award: $2,100
Applicant must be a resident of the state of Maine and be between the ages 17 and 25 at time of audition. Applicant must be a music major during the fall semester at any accredited music school or university. Audition (of no more than 15 minutes) will include a performance of at least two memorized compositions from two different periods (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, or Modern). Award minimum, average, and maximum are for first, second, and third place, respectively.
- Cumberland, Oxford, York
- Master's-level study, College freshman, College senior, College junior, College sophomore
- Music, Other, Music
Music Scholarship for Mature Women
Award: $1,000
Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen age 35 or over and must submit background and one or two scores of musical composition. Each score should have a performance time of 10-18 minutes. Compositions should not have previously won an award.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- No Restrictions
- Music
Estelle Massey Osborne Scholarship
Award: $10,000
Applicant should be a black registered nurse who is a member of a professional nursing association and enrolled in or applying to a full-time master's degree program in nursing approved by the National League for Nursing and CCNE. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or have declared official intention of becoming one. Applicant must submit GRE or MAT scores. Selection is based upon academic achievement and evidence of service to the profession. Send $20 check to cover postage and handling when requesting application.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study
- Nursing
M. Elizabeth Carnegie Scholarship
Award: $10,000
Applicant must be a black registered nurse and member of a professional nursing organization, be enrolled in a doctoral program in nursing or a nursing-related field, and be a U.S. citizen or have officially declared desire to become one. Selection is based upon academic achievement and evidence of service to the profession. Applicant must submit GRE or MAT scores. Send $20 check by February 1 to cover postage and handling when requesting application.
- No Geographic Restrictions
- Doctoral-level study, Master's-level study
- Nursing Administration (Post-R.N.), Nursing, Nursing, Other, Nursing Science (Post-R.N.), Nursing Education
