Scholarships
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. About: Each year, the Purple Heart Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to college-bound soldiers who’ve been awarded the Purple Heart. Applicants must be high school graduates or have successfully completed a GED program, be accepted to or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at an accredited college, university, or trade school at the time the…
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…
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Offered by the Philadelphia Foundation, the Joseph E. Coleman, Esq. and Jessie L. Coleman Scholarship Fund is open to high school seniors and undergraduate students from Philadelphia. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be residents of Philadelphia, and meet a minimum GPA requirement of 2.5. Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior,…