Scholarships
Amount: $12,000. About: Scholarship for Survivors is a program that annually awards scholarships students who are or have been diagnosed with cancer or a critical or life-threatening disease. Applicants must be under the age of 25, have been diagnosed with and/or been actively treated for cancer or a chronic illness within the past five years,…
Amount: Up to $90,000. About: Each year, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports 30 immigrants or the children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate or professional degrees in the United States. Each Fellowship, worth up to a total of $90,000, supports one to two years of graduate study in any field…
Amount: Up to $11,000. About: The Palumbo Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Chicagoland, annually awards scholarships to local students. Scholarships are open to high school seniors, students with GED diplomas, undergraduate college students, and students at vocational or trade schools. Applicants must meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement, come from a family with an…
Amount: $10,000, $2,500. About: Each year, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation awards 40 scholarships to high-achieving Greek American college students. Applicants must be of Hellenic descent, be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents, be enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States as a full-time student pursuing a four-year bachelor’s degree, and have…
Amount: $30,000 (North America), £25,000 (Europe), Aus$40,000 (Australasia). About: Swiss luxury watch brand Rolex runs an international scholarship program in partnership with the Our World Underwater Scholarship Society. This scholarship is open to students from North America, Europe, and Australasia who are certified as a rescue diver or equivalent with a minimum of 25 dives…
Amount: $3,000. About: Each year, the Polish-American Arts Association provides financial support to college students with Polish heritage. Applicants must be American citizens, either by birth or naturalization, be of Polish or Polish-American descent and demonstrate interest in their family trees, be residents of Washington D.C., Maryland, or Virginia or attend college or university in…