Scholarships
Amount: $40,000 (over 4 years). About: The Ron Brown Scholar Program awards community minded and intellectually gifted African Americans who come from economically challenged families with four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 of each year). Applicants must be high school seniors, be Black/African American, excel academically, show exceptional leadership potential, participate in community service activities, demonstrate financial…
Amount: Varies. About: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program rewards high school seniors in Ventura, California, who exemplify traits of leadership. Applicants must “demonstrate outstanding leadership, character, communication skills, academic achievement, and commitment to Ventura County,” have a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, be U.S. citizens, graduate from a high…
Amount: $10,000 per year (for up to 4 years). About: Each year, the GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program awards a $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years to college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education. In addition, the scholars are invited to participate…
Amount: Up to $100,000 (over 4 years). About: Each year, the Rezvan Foundation awards scholarships to students who have spent time in foster care, lost a parent, or been removed from their parents. Applicants must be U.S. residents, currently enrolled in an accredited high school, meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.5, have submitted application(s)…
Amount: $1,000-$8,000. About: The Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship was created to commemorate the life of Hunter Garner, a teenage student who died in a car crash at age 16. The scholarship is intended to spread awareness about distracted driving. In order to apply, students must submit either a billboard design, video, radio spot, or…
Amount: Full tuition. About: The Questbridge College Match Scholarship is a national program that connects high school seniors from low-income backgrounds with full four-year scholarships to top U.S. colleges and universities, including Duke, Princeton, Stanford, UChicago, and Yale. Match Scholarship recipients are granted admission to one of QuestBridge’s college partners with a full, four-year scholarship…