Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Mike Rowe, who served as an apprentice on the TV series “Dirty Jobs,” created the Work Ethic Scholarship Program to promote skilled labor. Awarded through his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, the scholarships are intended to encourage students to learn a useful skill. In 2022, the foundation awarded a total of $1.5 million in work…
Amount: $2,500-$5,000. About: The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) runs the ACMPE Scholarship Fund Inc. (SFI). This program supports students who demonstrate the potential to contribute to MGMA’s mission of transforming healthcare. Scholarship applicants are required to be a member of MGMA and must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to…
Amount: Up to $60,000. About: Administered by the Maine Community Foundation, the Guy P. Gannett Scholarship is annually awarded to students from Maine pursuing degrees in journalism and related fields. Applicants must be graduates of Maine high schools or homeschooled in a Maine community during their last year of secondary education. Winners will be decided…
Amount: $5,000. About: Lockheed Martin’s Vocational Scholarship helps students of all ages afford skills-based training in cutting-edge technology and advanced manufacturing fields. It provides funding for students pursuing associate degrees, credit-bearing certificates, or industry-recognized credentials at an accredited vocational technical school, trade school, or two-year community college. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, high school graduates…
Amount: $10,000. About: Launched in 2018, the Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program provides access to pathways through education and into the STEM workforce for all students, particularly those from diverse backgrounds and communities historically underrepresented in STEM fields. Each year, the STEM Scholarship Program awards $10,000 to 200 recipients studying engineering or computer science at…
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: The American Legion, a U.S. veterans association, offers the Legacy Scholarship. This is a needs-based scholarship awarded to the children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty after September 11, 2001. Children of post-9/11 veterans who receive a combined disability rating of 50% or greater by the…