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Student Loans Guide
Scholarships For College Students
Scholarships for college students are similar to college grants in that they do not have to be repaid. Unfortunately, while it is quite easy to find out about grants, finding a scholarship often requires a bit of detective work.
Scholarships are often thought of as being available only for academic high achievers or those students who demonstrate a high level of sporting ability, but this is far from the case.
There are literally hundreds of different scholarships available each year and they are aimed at just about every group you care to mention.
For example, there are scholarships for residents of particular towns, cities and states; for minority students studying specific subjects; for students with parents serving in the Armed Forces, or who have served in the Armed Forces and are now veterans.
There are also scholarships for single parents in certain circumstances; for the children of local widows and indeed for students who fall into 1001 different categories.
The problem is finding a scholarship to suit your individual circumstances and that means searching.
In the table below we have listed just a handful of the hundreds of scholarships on offer to give you a flavor of the wide range of coverage provided by this free source of college funding.
| Scholarship |
Amount |
Requirements |
| Alpha Delta Kappa Harriet Simmons Scholarship | Varies | Must be a College Junior and a U.S. Citizen majoring in Elementary Education or Secondary Education. Must be a current student of plan on attending any college in Oregon. Must be a resident of Oregon. |
| Boynton Gillespie Memorial Fund | 500 | Must be a High School Senior and a resident of Sparta, IL. Scholarship based on academic achievement. |
| Churches Home Foundation, Inc. | Varies | Must be a College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior and a resident of Georgia. Scholarship based on financial need and academic achievement. |
| Foodservice Scholarships | Varies | Must be a College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior majoring in Food Service and a resident of Kentucky. |
| Henrietta Price Scholarship | 500 | Must be a College Junior, Senior, or Graduate attending (or planning on attending) school full-time with at least a GPA of 3.0 and majoring in Occupational Therapy. Must be a U.S. Citizen and have an affiliation with the American Occupational Therapy Association. Must be a current student of plan on attending Towson State University. Must be a resident of Maryland. Scholarship based on financial need, academic achievement, personal statement, and recommendations and / or references. |
| James Carlson Scholarship Program | 1000 | Must be a College Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior of African American, Albanian, Asian American, Chinese American, Hispanic, Japanese American, Latino, Mexican American, or Native American background of cultural. Must be majoring in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, or Special Education at any college in Oregon. Preference given to those intending on pursuing a career in the education of Autistic children. |
| Marin Educational Fund | $500 - $5,000 | Must be a resident of Marin County. Must be planning to enroll at least full time in an undergraduate program next academic year. |
| Michael Twarowski Piano Scholarship | 1500 | For Graduate Study. Must be a U.S. Citizen, Polish, and majoring in Keyboard Music or String Music. |
| Paul and Helen L. Grauer Scholarship | 1000 | Majoring in radio carrying a minimum novice license. Be a resident of ARRL Midwest Division (IA, KS, MO, NE). Preferred Curriculum of a Baccalaureate or higher course of study in electronics, communications or related and attending school in ARRL Midwest Division. |
| The Art Institutes International - Evelyn Keedy Memorial Scholarship | 2 years full tuition | Must be majoring in various fields in the creative and applied arts: video production, broadcasting, culinary arts, fashion design, website administration, etc. Scholarships at 12 different locations nationwide in various fields described above. For graduating high school seniors admitted to an Arts Institutes International School, the New York Restaurant School, or NCPT. Transcripts, letters of recommendation, and resume must be submitted with application. |
If you are looking for a scholarship then two good places to start your search are College Aid and FastWeb.
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