Scholarships
Amount: Up to $2,000. About: Offered by MPOWER Financing, which provides private student loans to international and DACA students in the United States and Canada, the MPOWER Monthly Scholarship Series is awarded monthly to international and DACA students enrolled at schools MPOWER supports in the United States or Canada. The theme varies each month and…
Amount: $20,000 (disbursed over 4 years), $2,500 (one-time). About: Each year, Microsoft awards scholarships to Black and African American students to help them attend college and pursue careers in technology. Each applicant must be a U.S.-based high school senior of African descent, plan to attend a four-year college or university immediately following high school graduation,…
Amount: Up to $40,000 (over 4 years). About: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) provides need-based scholarships to military children to support them in their pursuit of an associate’s or undergraduate degree or a non-degree career and technical certificate program. To date, MCSF has awarded scholarships worth nearly $185 million in honor of Marines. To…
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Legion Auxiliary, an organization representing the spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of war veterans, offers the Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members, which provides $5,000 in financial aid to Junior American Legion Auxiliary members who have held a minimum three years of membership. Eligible Grade Levels: High School…
Amount: $2,500-$5,000. About: Administered by the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), the Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members is annually awarded to student members. Applicants must have held membership in the ALA for the immediate past three years, hold a membership card for the current year, and continue to maintain her membership throughout the four-year…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Junior League of Washington, the Meg Graham Scholarship is annually awarded to graduating seniors living in DC who are passionate about volunteerism. Applicants must be Washington DC residents, attend a DC public, private, parochial, or charter school, plan to enroll at an accredited four-year college or university, meet a…