Scholarships
Amount: $5,000 (over 2 years). About: Administered by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, the Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship is annually awarded to college-bound seniors with a learning disability. Applicants must plan to enroll in a two-year community college, a vocational or technical training program, or a specialized program in the fall and be diagnosed…
Amount: Varies. About: The Stephanie Carroll Memorial Scholarship is offered by the National Society of Directors of Nursing Administration. Offered in memory of a long-time NADONA employee, this scholarship is awarded annually to a student in an accredited nursing program who will practice in long-term care or geriatrics after graduation. Nursing students in an undergraduate…
Amount: $10,000. About: The Uplift Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to 30 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be Black or a person of color; be currently enrolled full-time or…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Warner Bros. Television Group, the ‘All American: Homecoming’ Grand Slam HBCU Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to 10 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees at a historically Black college or university (HBCU).…
Amount: $5,000 (renewable for up to 4 years). About: Offered by the Maine Education Services (MES) Foundation, the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to a local student entering higher education. Applicants must be Maine residents, be entering the first year of a post-secondary program at an accredited two-or four-year degree-granting college or…
Amount: Up to $11,500. About: The Hoover Presidential Foundation offers the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award. Each year, up to 15 Iowa high school juniors are awarded a $10,000 scholarship. Applicants must propose and then accomplish a project of their own design. The application is based solely on the accomplishment of the project; grades, test…