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 |
| American Dental Hygienist Association Minority | 1500 | Must be a minority majoring in Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, or Dentistry. |
| California Farm Bureau Scholarship | 1250 | For Undergraduate study. Must be a majoring in Agriculture or Home Economics and a resident of California. |
| Cecil Armstrong Foundation | Up to $300 | Must be a High School Senior, High School Graduate, College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior and a resident of Warsaw, Indiana. |
| E.L. Gibson Foundation | $50 - $1,000 | Must be a High School Seniors - College Juniors for study in their College Freshmen year - College Senior Year. Scholarship is based on financial need and academic achievement. Majoring / studying Medical Doctor, Medicine, or Health Care. Only for residents of Coffee County, AL. |
| General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Newtonville School Scholarship | 600 | Must be a College Junior, a resident of Massachusetts, and majoring in Education. |
| Jacqueline Donnee Vogt Scholarship | 500 | Must be a College Junior or Senior majoring in Architecture and attending any four-year college or university. Must be a resident of Connecticut. Actually, this is intended for use at schools with a FIVE year Bachelor's degree program in Architecture. You must have finished at least two years of the program when you apply for this scholarship. |
| Marion T. Wood Scholarship Program | 750 | Must be majoring in Education and a resident of Vermont. |
| Northern California/Richard Epping Scholarship | 2000 | Must be a College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior and a U.S. Citizen. Must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and majoring in Travel or Tourism. Must be a resident of California or Nevada attending college in that state. Scholarship based on financial need, academic achievement, essay, work experience, and recommendations and / or references. |
| Olive B. Cole Foundation | Varies | Must be a High School Senior and a resident of Noble County, Indiana. Scholarship based on financial need and academic achievement. |
| The Ed Bradley Scholarship | 10000 | Preference given to an undergraduate student of color. Applicants must be a fully enrolled college sophomore, junior or senior whose career objective is electronic journalism. Applicants must have at least one full year of college remaining. To receive the full award, applicants must be officially enrolled in college and be in good standing. All scholarships are paid in semi-annual installments for one year of study. If you wish to apply for multiple scholarships, please include a complete application package for each scholarship to which you are applying. |
If you are looking for a scholarship then two good places to start your search are College Aid and FastWeb.
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