Scholarships
Amount: $10,000. About: The ScholarshipPoints program was created in 2006 by Edvisors to help students plan and pay for college. The program awards three or more $1,000 scholarships every month and a $10,000 scholarship every three months. Students qualify by joining the ScholarshipPoints community and completing activities, such as taking surveys, reading blog posts, and…
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program in an effort to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and others from historically underserved communities. The program will award 75 $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors over…
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must…
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for Graduate Students to help graduate and professional students from minority and other historically underserved communities reach their education goals. The program will award 30, $10,000 scholarships over three years to…
Amount: $5,000-$7,000. About: The Roothbert Fund offers annual scholarships to help those with financial need afford higher education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and reside in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, or North Carolina. Preference is given to…
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…