Scholarships
Amount: $12,000. About: Scholarship for Survivors is a program that annually awards scholarships students who are or have been diagnosed with cancer or a critical or life-threatening disease. Applicants must be under the age of 25, have been diagnosed with and/or been actively treated for cancer or a chronic illness within the past five years,…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation, named for the trailblazing Japanese American politician from Hawaii who was the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, offers five Education Support Awards of up to $5,000 to assist low-income women with children who are pursuing their first…
Amount: Up to $11,000. About: The Palumbo Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Chicagoland, annually awards scholarships to local students. Scholarships are open to high school seniors, students with GED diplomas, undergraduate college students, and students at vocational or trade schools. Applicants must meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement, come from a family with an…
Amount: $10,000, $2,500. About: Each year, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation awards 40 scholarships to high-achieving Greek American college students. Applicants must be of Hellenic descent, be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents, be enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States as a full-time student pursuing a four-year bachelor’s degree, and have…
Amount: $3,000. About: Each year, the Polish-American Arts Association provides financial support to college students with Polish heritage. Applicants must be American citizens, either by birth or naturalization, be of Polish or Polish-American descent and demonstrate interest in their family trees, be residents of Washington D.C., Maryland, or Virginia or attend college or university in…
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: The New York State Migrant Education Program offers the Migrant Farmworker Baccalaureate Scholarship. This scholarship is open to students who have a history of migrating for employment in agriculture who has successfully completed one year of college. Applicants must have completed high school and at least one year of post-secondary…