Scholarships
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America holds an annual college scholarship essay contest for high school seniors, for which the grand prize winner is granted a $5,000 scholarship. Entrants must write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families, or their communities, and what they have…
Amount: Up to $2,000. About: Founded in 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), an association of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, has more than 400 chapters across the United States, Canada, and Europe. To date, AHEPA has awarded more than $2.2 million in scholarships through its AHEPA Educational…
Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: Against the Grain Productions (ATG) is a nonprofit organization that promotes artistry, ingenuity, and creative projects in the Asian American community. The ATG Lily Pabolina Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship is offered to Asian American high school senior or college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university…
Amount: $2,000-$3,000. About: Offered by Alpha Chi, Edwin W. Gaston, Jr. and Alfred H. Nolle scholarships are annually awarded to senior members. Applicants must be full-time undergraduate students going into senior year and be members of Alphi Chi. Eligible Grade Levels: College Senior Eligible Majors: All majors Residency Requirement: No residency requirement Minimum GPA: No…
Amount: $1,000. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer several scholarships to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants for all ACB scholarships must be legally blind. The funds from the awards may…
Amount: Up to $6,250 per year. About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation College Scholarships are awarded to the children of first responders who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must be the biological, adopted, or step-child of a police officer, firefighter, EMT, paramedic or 911 dispatcher; be pursuing their first…