Needs-based
Scholarships
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Optimal Scholarship
Amount: $2,000. About: Launched in 2010, the Optimal Scholarships program helps students with high financial need and strong career aspirations. The program offers three scholarship awards: Community College Scholarship, Undergraduate Scholarship, and Online Degree Scholarship. Each scholarship is a $2,000 award. The program is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding Rhode Island,…
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Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship
Amount: $2,000 per year (for up to 5 years). About: The Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to low-income women ages 35+. In order to qualify, applicants must be defined as low-income, according to the Department of Labor’s income guidelines, and must be pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree or technical/vocational education.…