Merit-based
Scholarships
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Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarships
Amount: $5,000. About: Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarships are annual awards meant to provide need-based and merit-based aid to undergraduate students in Georgia and South Carolina. Applicants must be residents of one of 18 Georgia and South Carolina counties, and must be a college-bound high school senior or current undergraduate student at a 4-year, regionally-accredited, non-profit colleges…
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Stamps Scholarship
Amount: $5,400-$75,000. About: Launched in 2006 at the University of Michigan and Georgia Tech, the Stamps Scholars Program is now available at 36 partner colleges and universities. It is a multi-year, merit-based program, with awards ranging from $5,400 to $75,000 each year (four-year awards total an average of $21,600-$300,000) plus extra funding for study abroad,…
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Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $5,000 per year (for up to 4 years). About: Offered by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Gus Archie Scholarship is annually awarded to a college-bound high school senior who is interested in petroleum engineering. Applicants must intend to enroll full-time in a recognized petroleum engineering program and plan to become an SPE…
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PPEF Four-Year College Scholarship for High School Seniors
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…
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Posse Scholarship
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…
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Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Amount: Up to $90,000. About: Each year, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans supports 30 immigrants or the children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate or professional degrees in the United States. Each Fellowship, worth up to a total of $90,000, supports one to two years of graduate study in any field…