Scholarships in College Junior

Dean's Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA or rank in the top quarter of secondary school class. Competitive test scores (SAT or ACT).

 

Warren M. Anderson Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA and competitive test scores. Applicants must show financial need and be in an underrepresented minority group.

 

Summer Honors Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must have a 3.0 GPA, competitive class rank and test scores (SAT or ACT). Applicant must have attended Indiana State University's Summer Honors Program.

 

Buffalo News Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must submit an essay describing interest and goals in journalism, demonstrate journalistic ability, and file FAFSA. Preference is given to an underrepresented minority who is willing and able to accept a paid summer internship at the Buffalo News.

 

Performing and Creative Arts Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have a minimum 90 unweighted grade average and a minimum combined SAT I score of 1150 and must complete the audition process.

 

Presidential Honors Award

Award: $4,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must have an unweighted grade average of 93, rank in the top seven percent of class, and have a minimum combined SAT I score of 1300.

 

William L. Tucker Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December 1

Selection is based upon class rank.

 

International Student Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must hold legal, non-immigrant status and be an international student. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, clearly defined degree goals, and meet all regular admissions requirements. Outstanding academic performance will be recognized.

 

Army ROTC Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 2.5 GPA, a minimum combined SAT score of 920, and have the ability to demonstrate academic abilities, leadership potential, and extracurricular activities. Applicant must be physically and mentally sound.

 

Music Department Tuition Remission Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must demonstrate outstanding musical skill.

 

Walter D. Hershey Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.25 GPA, financial need is a consideration.

 

Peer Mentor Scholarship

Award: $2,694, Deadline: January 21

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be enrolled full time. Personal interview is required.

 

D. Paul Fansler Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a high promise of achievement in international affairs.

 

Diversity Achievement Scholarship for Freshmen

Award: $2,694, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an outstanding student from various cultures, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds with diverse talents, interests and life experiences.

 

CSU Chico Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 14

Applicant must be enrolled at the institution as a full-time student. Minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

NATA Scholarship

Award: $2,300, Deadline: January 13

Applicant must have a minimum 3.2 GPA, be a NATA member, pursue athletic training as a career, and be recommended by a certified athletic trainer. Other requirements vary depending on level of study.

 

Order of the Alhambra Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: January 1; July 1

 

437 Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 28

Applicant must prove Native American background.

 

Chevron Corp. Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an SWE student member, a woman, have a minimum 3.5 GPA, and be enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved colleges and universities, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution.

 

A. Martin and Ruth Zucker Memorial Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled in the Judith Herb College of Education. FAFSA (due by April 1) and Pell eligibility are required.

 

University of Hawaii at Manoa Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: January 5

 

National Sculpture Society Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must submit a brief biography and explanation of sculpture background, two recommendations, and a CD of eight to 10 images of work. Financial need is required.

 

Faculty/Staff Tuition Benefits

Award: $18,400, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time faculty or staff member or a dependent thereof.

 

Athletic Scholarship

Award: $35,000, Deadline: February 1

 

Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and a legal resident of Illinois. Applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a part-time basis as an undergraduate in a qualified teacher education program at an approved Illinois institution in a teacher shortage discipline. Preference is given to minority applicants.

 

The Lillian & Samuel Sutton Education Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an Education major and a United States citizen enrolled in an accredited college in the United States. NAACP membership and participation is highly desirable. Undergraduate applicants must be full-time and must possess a GPA of 2.5 (C+). Graduate applicants may be full or part-time students and posess a GPA of 3.0 (B). Renewals will not be automatic. Please refer to the NAACP National Website or call the NAACP National Education Department at 410 580-5760 for more information.

 

Paul Jennings Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who is or has been a local union elected official. Applicant must be enrolled full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

James B. Carey Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who will enroll full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

David J. Fitzmaurice Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an IUE-CWA member who will enroll full-time at an accredited post-secondary institution in an engineering program.

 

University Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: First Monday in February