Scholarships in College Sophomore

GeoEye Award

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must use award to pursue research in remote sensing education and development of applications of high-resolution digital satellite.

 

Kenneth J. Osborn Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: November 15

Applicant must be an undergraduate student enrolled in a college or university pursuing a program of study in preparation for entering the profession of surveying, mapping, photogrammetry, or geospatial information and technology.

 

AFSCME/UNCF Union Scholars Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 28

Applicant must attend a four year college or university and must hold a valid driver's license.

 

HSF/Marathon Oil Corporation College Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 who is of Hispanic American, African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, or American Indian/Alaskan Native heritage and is enrolled as a sophomore or senior college student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Sophomore applicants must be majoring in engineering (civil, chemical, electrical, geotechnical, mechanical, or petroleum), geology, geophysics, accounting, marketing, global procurement or supply chain management, environmental health and safety, energy management or petroleum land management, or transportation and logistics; senior applicants must be planning to earn a Master's degree in geology or geophysics. Recipient must agree to participate in a possible paid summer internship opportunity with Marathon Oil Corporation. FAFSA is required. Program will begin as of fall 2009.

 

Frank M. Coda Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in an ABET-accredited program. Selection is based upon financial need, faculty recommendations, leadership ability, and potential service to the HVAC and/or refrigeration profession.

 

ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time, undergraduate, engineering or architecture student in an ABET or NAAB accredited program.

 

ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time, undergraduate, engineering student in an ABET-accredited program.

 

SACI Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15 (fall); October 15 (spring)

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student. Selection based upon financial need and outstanding artistic and academic ability.

 

Engaged Writer Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: October 20

Applicant must be a talented writing student who has been accepted into the Prague program and who wants to study in Prague.

 

Naropa Scholarship for Entering Students

Award: $7,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must maintain a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate and 3.5 GPA for graduate.

 

Marvin I. Naiman Scholarship

Award: $2,650, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate with financial need who has taken a non-traditional path to higher education.

 

Music Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Selection is based upon audition.

 

Theatre Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 30

Selection based upon audition.

 

George F. Kennan Fellowship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must major in history.

 

Anne Hardy Art Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must major in art and submit a portfolio.

 

Leadership Award

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a member of Badger Boys of Girls State, WILS, or Illinois Boys or Girls State.

 

Bonner Program

Award: -, Deadline: Rolling Admission (no deadline)

Selection based upon financial need, leadership, volunteer experience, and desire to change the world through service. Previous volunteer experience is highly recommended; applicant should be self-motivated and interested in the non-profit sector. Priority is given to underclassmen who will engage in four or more semesters of the program.

 

Praise and Worship Team Scholarships

Award: $1,600, Deadline: None

Applicant must have an interest in leading in worship, playing musical instruments, or singing.

 

Yankee Clipper Contest Club Youth Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a resident of and attending a college/university within 175 miles of a YCCC center who has an active general class license or higher.

 

Albert H. Hix Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and at least a general class amateur radio license.

 

Gerald Red Elk Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student who is able to demonstrate experience working with Native American populations.

 

Roof Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Selection based upon financial need. Essay is required.

 

Aimee Grunburger Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate, graduate, or non-traditional student who demonstrates excellence in the field of poetry. Applicant must show artistic, personal, or professional commitment to furthering respect for the lives and voices of women.

 

Francis Harwood Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an outstanding environmental studies student. Selection is based upon departmental recommendation.

 

Zora Neale Hurston Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must have had experience working with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds for one session of the Summer Writing Program. Selection is based upon exceptional literary merit, promise, and financial need.

 

Colin Wolcott Music Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a music student. Selection is based upon departmental recommendation.

 

Lucien Wulsin Scholarship in the Performing Arts

Award: $3,800, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate student in the B.F.A. program or returning graduate in the M.F.A. program. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 

Naropa Grants for Undergraduate Students

Award: $11,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time student. Selection based upon financial need.

 

Federal PELL Grant

Award: $4,731, Deadline: April 1

Selection based upon financial need.

 

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)

Award: $4,731, Deadline: March 1

Selection based upon extreme financial need.