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AFSCME/UNCF Union Plus Scholars Program
Amount: $500-$4,000. About: The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the largest trade union of public employees in the United States, offers a scholarship for current and retired participating members from the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, and their spouses and dependent children. Applicants are…
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Tennessee Promise Scholarship
Amount: Varies. About: Awarded since the academic year 2015-16, the Tennessee Promise Scholarship is meant for high school seniors who graduate from an eligible Tennessee high school, complete a homeschool program, or earn a GED or HISET diploma prior to their 19th birthday. Students must be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens, apply by the November…
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AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the John L. Carey Scholarship is annually awarded to those with liberal arts and non-business degrees who are pursuing both graduate studies in accounting and the CPA licensure. Applicants must have not earned more than 12 credits in accounting during undergraduate study,…
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AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
Amount: $12,000. About: AICPA Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students are annually awarded to minority doctoral-level accounting students. Applicants must be admitted to or attending traditional, residential, full-time doctoral programs in accounting at universities accredited by the AACSB, ACBSP and IACBE. Additionally, applicants must have earned a master’s degree or completed at least 3 years of…
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TheDream.US National Scholarship
Amount: Up to $33,000 per year (renewable of each year). About: Dream.US refers to its National Scholarship as a “Pell Grant for highly motivated DREAMers with significant, unmet financial need.” The organization works with more than 70 partner colleges to help immigrant students pay for and succeed in higher education. The program is open to…
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Opportunity Scholarship
Amount: Up to $80,000 maximum over 4 years. About: Dream.US, a nonprofit organization, created its Opportunity Scholarship to help undocumented students who live in “locked-out states,” meaning states where students “effectively have no access to college – either because they face paying out-of-state tuition or because their state will simply not admit them into its…
