Women
Scholarships
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship
Amount: $2,000-$3,000. About: The Norma Ross Walter Scholarship is an annual prize awarded to female graduates of Nebraska high schools who intend to study English in college. Applicants must be female high school seniors on track to enroll as English majors at accredited colleges or universities. Winners are determined by intellectual promise, creativity, and character…
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Science Ambassador Scholarship
Amount: Full Tuition (for up to 4 years). About: The Science Ambassador Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship available to women in STEM fields. The scholarship is funded by the popular party game Cards Against Humanity. To apply, students must film a three-minute application video of themselves explaining a STEM topic they are passionate about. Eligible…
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Completing the Dream Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must…
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Bridging the Dream Scholarship for Graduate Students
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for Graduate Students to help graduate and professional students from minority and other historically underserved communities reach their education goals. The program will award 30, $10,000 scholarships over three years to…
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Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
Amount: $10,000. About: In 2021, the Sallie Mae Fund partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to expand the Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program in an effort to further promote diversity in higher education among minority students and others from historically underserved communities. The program will award 75 $10,000 scholarships to high school seniors over…
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Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation Education Support Awards
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation, named for the trailblazing Japanese American politician from Hawaii who was the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, offers five Education Support Awards of up to $5,000 to assist low-income women with children who are pursuing their first…