Scholarships
Amount: Full tuition. About: The Questbridge College Match Scholarship is a national program that connects high school seniors from low-income backgrounds with full four-year scholarships to top U.S. colleges and universities, including Duke, Princeton, Stanford, UChicago, and Yale. Match Scholarship recipients are granted admission to one of QuestBridge’s college partners with a full, four-year scholarship…
Amount: $1,000-$8,000. About: The Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship was created to commemorate the life of Hunter Garner, a teenage student who died in a car crash at age 16. The scholarship is intended to spread awareness about distracted driving. In order to apply, students must submit either a billboard design, video, radio spot, or…
Amount: $1,000-$5,000 (renewable). About: Offered by the Philadelphia Foundation, the Richard A. Ash Scholarship is annually awarded to high school seniors and undergraduate students from Philadelphia. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be residents of Philadelphia, and be accepted or enrolled at an accredited college or trade school. Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior, Trade School…
Amount: Full tuition. About: The Posse Foundation, a nonprofit organization, provides four-year, full-tuition scholarships for students from 20 recruitment cities to attend partner colleges and universities in the United States. The Posse Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that’s open to students of all backgrounds. To qualify, students must be nominated by their high school or…
Amount: $500-$6,000. About: Offered by the Philadelphia Foundation, the Luther and Mary Ida Vandross Scholarship is annually awarded to upperclassmen undergraduate students attending Historically Black College or Universities (HBCUs). Applicants must be enrolled in a 4-year HBCU in their 3rd, 4th, or 5th year of study leading to an undergraduate degree. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate…
Amount: $9,000 (need-based scholarship), $5,000 (merit-based scholarship). About: Promotional Products Educational Foundation (PPEF) is a nonprofit organization that helps fund the education of students whose parents work in the promotional products industry. PPEF offers 10 Four-Year scholarships of each year, including both need-based and merit scholarships. Four-Year need-based scholarships are worth a total of $9,000…