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Scholarships
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Step Up Scholarship
Amount: Varies. About: Step Up For Students is a Florida nonprofit scholarship funding organization that helps administer four scholarships for Florida schoolchildren, which “empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children.” The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program (FTC) is for lower- to middle-income families. The Family Empowerment Scholarship…
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Completing the Dream Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must…
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Bridging the Dream Scholarship for Graduate Students
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for Graduate Students to help graduate and professional students from minority and other historically underserved communities reach their education goals. The program will award 30, $10,000 scholarships over three years to…
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Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program in an effort to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and others from historically underserved communities. The program will award 75 $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors over…
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National Federation for the Blind Scholarships
Amount: $3,000-$12,000. About: The National Federation for the Blind (NFB) awards $120,000 annually to blind students studying in the U.S. through several scholarships included in their annual scholarship program. Through one application, interested students can apply to all scholarships offered by NFB. In order to qualify, applicants must be legally blind in both eyes, live…
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2L Diversity Scholarship
Amount: $50,000. About: International law firm Milbank offers the 2L Diversity Scholarship. This scholarship is offered to law students who are members of historically underrepresented groups in the legal profession. This includes students who are of a racial or ethnic minority group, are differently abled, or are from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Applicants must be a…