Scholarships in College Freshman

Husband and Wife Law Team Arizona Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 17

Applicants must be residents of Arizona and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Students should be high-school seniors or current college students who have demonstrated academic excellence as well as a desire to improve their local community. 2.8 GPA or higher required.

 

TetherBox Creative Video Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be a high school senior or currently enrolled undergraduate student. Students must be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year institution within the U.S. Applicants must make a creative funny, heartwarming or informational video that is at least 1 minute but no longer than 4 minutes.

 

King of Maids Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 30

Applicant must be a student working toward a four-year degree by taking at least 12 credit hours per semester at an accredited college or university in the United States. Applicant must leave a unique and thoughtful comment about a blog post on sponsor's website.

 

Cognizant Transformation Young Entrepreneur Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a high school senior or currently enrolled college student. Students must submit either a 1,000-word essay or 5-7 minute video on any aspect of entrepreneurship. Applicants must not include an entrepreneurial idea in their submission or it will be automatically disqualified.

 

High School Achievement

Award: $24,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be entering full-time freshmen who have exceptional academic achievement and co-curricular activities.

 

Business Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be new, full-time freshmen who are declared business majors and who are recipients of Adelphi academic scholarships.

 

Community College Partnership Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be new, full-time transfer students from Kingsborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, Nassau Community College, Queensborough Community College and Suffolk County Community College who have obtained an A.A. or A.S. degree. Students must also receive an academic or talent award.

 

High School Achievement Talent Combination Award

Award: $24,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be a freshman at Adelphi and qualify for an academic award and a talent award.

 

Math and Science Initiative Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be new, full-time freshmen students who have a declared major of biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, math, neuroscience or physics. Students must meet the minimum requirements for the Presidential Scholarship to qualify for the Math and Science award.

 

Nursing Scholars Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be new, full-time freshmen students who have a declared major of nursing. Students must meet the minimum requirements for the Presidential Scholarship to be considered for this award.

 

Phi Theta Kappa Award

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be new, full-time transfer students who demonstrate high academic achievement. Students must be members of Phi Theta Kappa.

 

Phi Theta Kappa Select Award

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 1

Applicants must be new, full-time transfer students who demonstrate high academic achievement and a commitment to service in the community. Students must be members of Phi Theta Kappa and have a minimum 3.3 GPA or higher.

 

Transfer Talent Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be transfer students who are now attending Adelphi. Selection will be based upon the student's audition or portfolio review and academic record.

 

Robert B. Willumstad Transfer Scholars Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be transfer students attending Adelphi enrolled in a major within the Business School. Students must maintain a 3.3 GPA or higher.

 

Stay on Long Island Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must directly enroll at Adelphi upon graduation from Suffolk County Community College without attending any other institution.

 

Panther Grant

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be full-time freshmen who begin their studies at Adelphi in fall or thereafter and who demonstrate financial need.

 

Timothy Costello University College Awards

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicants must be full- or part-time students at Adelphi.

 

Fred Breithut FIRST Scholarships

Award: -, Deadline: January 1

Applicants must be full-time incoming freshmen who has participated in the FIRST FRC or FTC programs or has been a mentor for an FLL team during his or her high school career and at Adelphi.

 

Friends of Oheka Otto Kahn Music Award

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January 1

Applicant must be a full-time incoming freshman who is the recipient of the Otto Kahn Award in Music and who demonstrates exceptional musical talent. Student should have a declared major in music or music education.

 

Washington DC Metro Alumni Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 13

Applicants must be from Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia or Delaware. Students must be current high school graduates accepted to AAMU or students currently attending AAMU and pursuing a degree.

 

Houston Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a United States citizen from the Houston metropolitan area and a graduating high school senior OR a current AAMU undergraduate student who is in good standing with the University. Students who are graduating high school seniors must have at least a 3.00 GPA and have attained a score in the 50 percentile on the college entrance examination (ACT or SAT). Students who are current AAMU students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.85 and completed 30 semester hrs.

 

National Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be freshmen, current Alabama A&M University students or students transferring from community colleges and other four-year institutions of higher education who meet the eligibility requirements.? Students currently receiving full scholarship awards from Alabama A&M University are ineligible for scholarship awards from the Alumni Association. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA or financial need.

 

Mississippi Alumni Chapter Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be incoming freshmen, or current students at Alabama A&M University. Students should have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Dr. Rather G. Brown Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 20

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolled in a Madison County, Madison City, Huntsville City School, or parochial and private institution in Madison County or a current AAMU undergraduate student who is a Madison County resident and in good standing. Students who are high school seniors must have a minimum score on the ACT of 18. Students who are current AAMU undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 and have completed 15 semester credit hours.

 

Human Development Award

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must be students at Alabama A&M University pursuing studies in the Human Development field.

 

Crest Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must be a student in the Physics Department at Alabama A&M University.

 

General Mills - Total Quality Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must be an incoming freshman or existing undergraduate with a 3.00 GPA in Food Science at Alabama A&M University.

 

L.L. Crump Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must be a high school senior or be in their first year of study after declaring Urban Planning as their academic major. Students must display academic merit, leadership potential, and evidence of responsible citizenship. Applicant must write a brief essay stating why he/she has chosen to study Planning and describe the contribution they hope to make to the profession. Scholarship specific to Alabama A&M University.

 

Louis Stokes Alabama AMP Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 1

Applicants must be undergraduate students at Alabama A&M University who maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and who major in one of the following: Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or Environment Science.

 

Black and Gold Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: December 16

Applicants must have a minimum academic grade point average 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale in academic subjects and an ACT score of 18. Students must be attending Alabama State University.