Scholarships
Amount: $1,500. About: The COL Kathleen Swacina Scholarship Fund awards one female college student a $1,500 scholarship to be applied toward the student’s ongoing higher-level academic education at an accredited four-year school. Community college students in their first two years are eligible if they will continue on to an accredited four-year college or university. Applicants…
Amount: $3,000. About: Offered by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), the Ralph W. Shrader Graduate Diversity Scholarship is annually awarded to high-performing graduate STEM students who are members of underrepresented demographics. Applicants must be women or minority students “enrolled in their second semester and at least two semester-equivalent courses per semester at…
Amount: $5,000-$7,000. About: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers grants to alumni of its International Fellowship program to help them build on their academic work and continue projects that will improve the lives of women and girls. Applicants must have have successfully completed an AAUW International Fellowship, have citizenship in a country other…
Amount: $18,000-$30,000. About: The AAUW International Fellowships provides support for women pursuing full-time graduate and postgraduate studies in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. A limited number of awards are also available for study…
Amount: $20,000. About: The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has scholarships for American women who are pursuing full-time study to complete their dissertation. Fellowships are available for students in any field, however, special preference is given to students pursuing research in science, technology, engineering, and math fields, as well as to those researching gender…
Amount: Varies. About: The UNCF General Application is not one specific scholarship but an application that enables students to apply for several UNCF scholarships at one time. The General Application is used to establish a pool of eligible candidates for scholarships that are unpublished and do not require an additional application. In order to qualify,…