Scholarships in College Freshman

Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must submit a short fiction piece of no more than 7,500 words.

 

Academic Award

Award: $11,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, rank in the top third of class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1650 (ACT score of 23).

 

UGA Foundation Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must rank in the top 5% of class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1400 (composite ACT score of 31). Selection is based upon academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership and community service, essay, personal statement, interview, and three letters of recommendation. Applicant must have a 3.7 GPA.

 

Bernard Ramsey Honors Scholarship

Award: $4,600, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must rank in the top 5% of high school class and have a minimum combined SAT score of 1400 (composite ACT score of 31). Award is granted to Foundation Fellowship finalists who do not receive the fellowship. Applicant must have 3.7 GPA.

 

The McKelvey Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: January 25

Applicant must be a graduating senior of a United States high school or home-school program who is planning to attend a four-year college. Applicant must own and operate a business for at least one year, have at least one paid employee (not including themselves), and have sales revenue.

 

Liberty University Academic Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time residential student.

 

Texas American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be sponsored by a local American Legion Auxiliary unit. Selection is based upon character, Americanism, leadership, financial need, and scholarship.

 

State Nursing Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a Maryland resident, have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA, and enroll for at least six credits in a nursing program at a Maryland school.

 

Honors College Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Selection is based upon academic and extracurricular experiences.

 

Academic Scholarship

Award: $24,500, Deadline: February 1

 

Georgia Southern Foundation Scholars

Award: $1,500, Deadline: November 9

Applicant must be a freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1300 (minimum composite ACT score of 29).

 

Academic Elite Scholarships

Award: $8,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be accepted as a member of the University Fellows Experience. Admission to the University Fellows Experience requires a minimum composite ACT score of 32 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 1400) and a minimum 3.8 high school GPA. Selection based upon academic record, and extracurricular, service, and leadership achievements.

 

Educators for Maine Forgivable Loan

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student who has been accepted into a post-secondary degree program. Applicant must be pursuing initial certification as a teacher, including speech pathology or child care provider qualifications.

 

President's Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a freshman student with a minimum 3.2 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27).

 

Cone Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a freshman student with a minimum 3.2 GPA and minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27).

 

Troy A. Athon, Jr. Academic Scholarship

Award: $3,250, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student graduating from Rockdale of Greene Counties. Financial need may be considered.

 

Glenn E. Bryant Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student from Liberty County.

 

Sudie A. Fulford Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in early childhood education.

 

Planters Telephone Foundation Scholarship of Effingham County

Award: $1,850, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student graduating from Effingham County.

 

Anne Waters Ramsey Scholarship

Award: $675, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in education.

 

Bulloch County Hospital Authority Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student from Bulloch County with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27). Applicant must be majoring in a health profession.

 

Betty Lane Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in education, family and consumer sciences, fashion merchandising and apparel design, hotel and restaurant management, interior design, or nutrition and food science/dietetics.

 

Andrew S. Edwards Scholarship

Award: $1,400, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student from Berrien, Bulloch, or Putnam Counties and majoring in Education, Humanities, or Science. Financial need will be considered.

 

Jim and Ruth Miller Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in education. Financial need is considered.

 

Graphic Communications Management Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score 27) who is majoring in graphic communications management.

 

Honey Bowen Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in recreation.

 

Maxann Foy Scholarship in History

Award: $600, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) who is majoring in history.

 

Dixie Crystals Business Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) and is majoring in pre-business.

 

William A. & Betty T. Freeman Business Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) and majoring in pre-business.

 

Robert F. Morris Sr. Business Scholarship

Award: $2,800, Deadline: November 9; February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student with a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1200 (minimum composite ACT score of 27) and majoring in pre-business.