HIgh School Graduate
Scholarships
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Purple Heart Scholarship Fund
Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: Each year, the Purple Heart Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to college-bound soldiers who’ve been awarded the Purple Heart. Applicants must be high school graduates or have successfully completed a GED program, be accepted to or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at an accredited college, university, or trade school at the time the…
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Better Together STEM Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,500, $10,000. About: Each year, the PG&E Corporation Foundation offers the Better Together STEM Scholarships of $2,500 or $10,000 to students pursuing STEM-related studies at universities in California and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the United States. Students must be California residents and PG&E customers at the time of application. Applicants must…
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Mike Rowe Scholarship
Amount: Varies. About: Mike Rowe, who served as an apprentice on the TV series “Dirty Jobs,” created the Work Ethic Scholarship Program to promote skilled labor. Awarded through his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, the scholarships are intended to encourage students to learn a useful skill. In 2022, the foundation awarded a total of $1.5 million in work…
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Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship
Amount: $5,000. About: Lockheed Martin’s Vocational Scholarship helps students of all ages afford skills-based training in cutting-edge technology and advanced manufacturing fields. It provides funding for students pursuing associate degrees, credit-bearing certificates, or industry-recognized credentials at an accredited vocational technical school, trade school, or two-year community college. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, high school graduates…
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American Legion Legacy Scholarship
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: The American Legion, a U.S. veterans association, offers the Legacy Scholarship. This is a needs-based scholarship awarded to the children of U.S. military members who died while on active duty after September 11, 2001. Children of post-9/11 veterans who receive a combined disability rating of 50% or greater by the…
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IHLAEF Scholarships
Amount: $1,000-$4,000. About: The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (IHLAEF) offers a scholarship for Illinois students who are pursuing hospitality management degrees. Applicants must be a permanent resident of Illinois and a U.S. citizen OR a permanent U.S. resident for at least 12 months on the date of application; be a current undergraduate…