Scholarships
Amount: $4,000 per year for up to 4 years. About: Each year, Minnesota Masonic Charities awards Legacy Scholarships to academically strong high school seniors from the state. Applicants must be graduating from a Minnesota high school, meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.6 to 3.89, and plan to enroll in a four-year college program. A…
Amount: $4,000-$20,000. About: The Milton Fisher Scholarship is a four-year renewable scholarship for exceptionally creative and innovative high school juniors, high school seniors, and college freshmen. Applicants must be Connecticut or New York City metropolitan area residents who plan to attend college anywhere in the United States, or residents of anywhere in the United States…
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Lighthouse Guild, a charity devoted to vision rehabilitation, awards scholarships to high school and college students with vision loss. Each year, up to 20 scholarships go to incoming freshmen, and at least one scholarship goes to a current or aspiring graduate student. The scholarships are unrestricted, so they can be…
Amount: $5,000. About: NBCUniversal Media and the League of United Latin American Citizens National Education Service Centers (LNESC) have partnered to offer a scholarship for Latino undergraduate students interested in working in the media and entertainment industry. Open to rising sophomores and juniors, 10 students are awarded a scholarship of each year. Scholarships are worth…
Amount: $5,000. About: The Live Out Loud Young Trailblazers Scholarship is an annual award that provides support to LGBTQ+ youth with financial need. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, identify as LGBTQ, plan to enroll in a post secondary program, and be from the Tri-State area (New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey). Eligible Grade…
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by the nonprofit organization Life Happens, the Life Lessons Scholarship Program annually helps students who have lost a parent afford higher education. Applicants must be 17-24 years old, have experienced the death of a parent or legal guardian, be attending college, university, or trade school in the United States or Puerto…