Scholarships
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Meteorological Society (AMS) offers scholarships for students interested in studying the atmospheric sciences. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are planning to pursue a degree in atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences (excluding marine biology). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status and have…
Amount: $6,000. About: The American Meteorological Society (AMS) offers scholarships for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are planning to pursue a career in the atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences (excluding marine biology). Applicants must be…
Amount: Up to $7,500. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer educational scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants must be legally blind, maintain a 3.0…
Amount: $10,000, $5,000, $2,500, $1,000. About: The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program awards undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing careers in fraud examination. Applicants must be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university, have declared a major in accounting, business administration, criminal justice, or finance, and have a desire to pursue an anti-fraud…
Amount: $1,000. About: Offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the Maxine Williams Scholarship is an annual prize awarded to students pursuing degrees in medical assisting. Applicants must be enrolled in a post-secondary program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) for at least one term and meet…
Amount: Up to $22,500. About: The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship is a program intended to prepare students in Washington State to fill the state’s workforce shortages in trade, health care, or STEM fields. Its Baccalaureate Scholarship is open to students pursuing their bachelor’s degrees in STEM or health care fields. Applicants must be Washington State…