Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: The Fisher House Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to providing housing for military and veteran families, runs the Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships program, which honors not just who have fallen in battle, but those who have died or have become disabled through their active military service since September 11, 2001. To qualify, applicants…
Amount: $5,000. About: The Fire Family Foundation offers 10 $5,000 scholarships to the children of firefighters every year. Applicants must be the biological or adopted child of any active, retired or fallen firefighter within the United States; be a senior in high school or over the age of 16 with a GED, or currently enrolled…
Amount: $2,000. About: The Fisher House Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to providing housing for military and veteran families, runs a Scholarships for Military Children Program that provides scholarships for students whose parents are serving in or retired from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard. In order to qualify, they must…
Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: The Federal Employee Education Assistance Fund (FEEA) offers merit-based scholarships to the children, stepchildren, and legal dependents of certain federal employees. The sponsoring federal employee must be a full- or part-time permanent federal civilian or postal worker who has been employed with the federal government for more than 3 years. Spouses of…
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: Gucci, the luxury fashion brand, offers annual scholarships to diverse students interested in fashion who need extra money to pay for college. The scholarships awards are based on unmet financial need, and are open to students interested in design, marketing, art, film, communications, fashion law, merchandising, and other fashion-related fields.…
Amount: $10,000. About: The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement offers annual scholarships to students who are interested in agriculture. Applicants must be high school seniors or students who are currently enrolled in a two- to four-year higher education program, intend to pursue a career in agriculture, and live in MidAtlantic Farm Credit’s territory. Applications…