Scholarships
Amount: $1,000. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer several scholarships to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants for all ACB scholarships must be legally blind. The funds from the awards may…
Amount: Up to $6,250 per year. About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation College Scholarships are awarded to the children of first responders who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must be the biological, adopted, or step-child of a police officer, firefighter, EMT, paramedic or 911 dispatcher; be pursuing their first…
Amount: $2,000. About: Offered by the First Responders Children’s Foundation, the Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship is a one-time $2,000 award open to the children of law enforcement officers who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must reside and attend school in New York State or the New York metropolitan area.…
Amount: Up to $12,000 per year (for up to 5 years). About: Offered by nonprofit Together We Rise, in partnership with the Fund II Foundation, the Family Fellowship Scholarship s intended to help propel foster care youth into higher education. Applicants need to be U.S. citizens between the ages of 17 and 23 and been…
Amount: Unspecified. About: Offered by the First Responders Children’s Foundation in partnership with Scooter Braun and SB Projects, the Children of Heroes Scholarship was established in 2022 to help support children of first responders and medical personnel directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year, over an eight-year period, three students will be awarded the…
Amount: $6,500. About: Each year, the SET Educational Fund provides scholarships to Michigan residents attending Michigan colleges. Applicants must live in Michigan and plan to enroll in or currently be enrolled in an undergraduate program at a Michigan college or university. Awards are granted based on financial need, academic merit, and community involvement. Eligible Grade…