Scholarships
Amount: $3,000. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, the Sergeant John Basilone Memorial Graduate Scholarship is annually awarded to Italian American college seniors who plan to pursue graduate degrees. Applicants must be full-time students attending accredited campus-based college or university programs in the United States, be pursuing graduate study next year, and be a…
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, the Benjamin Cottone Scholarship is annually awarded to Italian American students pursuing careers in medicine. Applicants must be U.S. citizens with Italian heritage who plan to enroll or are currently enrolled in an accredited medical school within the United States and plan to obtain a medical…
Amount: $10,000 (over 4 years). About: Each year, the SVS (Balaji) Temple of Greater Chicago awards scholarships to students entering their first year of undergraduate school. Applicants must be the immediate family members of devotees. Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior Eligible Majors: All majors Residency Requirement: Illinois Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement Deadline: Application…
Amount: $2,500. About: The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) Scholarship is designed to benefit students from the Quad Cities who are interested in pursuing STEM careers. Applicants must be high school seniors, residents of Mercer, Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside, Carroll, Knox, Lee, Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, or Louisa County, and plan to pursue a…
Amount: $25,000. About: Aimed at helping students from designated community colleges transition to four-year colleges, the PepsiCo Foundation S.M.I.L.E. (Success Matters in Life & Education) Scholarship program is a need-based scholarship. Each year, the program awards up to 50 scholarships in the amount of $25,000 each to qualified students attending one of these community colleges:…
Amount: Up to $5,000 (renewable for up to 4 years). About: Greenhouse Scholars is an educational organization dedicated to empowering student leaders from low-income communities. To become eligible for a Greenhouse Scholars scholarship, students must be a graduating high school senior from Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, New York, or North Carolina at the time of application.…