Scholarships in College Sophomore

Otis W. and Cora Burke Caldwell Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College in good standing.

 

Julio and Gloria Castro Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a hispanic female student enrolling full-time at Franklin College. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Chiarotti Family Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in a science-related field at Franklin College. Financial need and minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Cluster Classes of 1939, 1940 & 1941 Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College who graduated in the top half of their high school class.

 

Virgil Coffman Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student in good standing at Franklin College.

 

Edith E Collette Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time male student at Franklin College who is in good standing.

 

Collier-McKinney Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be majoring in elementary education at Franklin College.

 

Raymond & Catherine Cowan Endowed Fund in the Sciences

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a sophomore at Franklin College pursuing a degree in the sciences. Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

Blanche Crawford Endowed Educational Award

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time female student at Franklin College pursuing a degree in english.

 

W.O.B. Cribbs Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student in good standing at Franklin College. Financial aid must be demonstrated.

 

John Boone and Nora Ellen Custer Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student at Franklin College. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

David M. Davidsen Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be an out-of-state student planning to attend Franklin College.

 

Professor Charles A. Deppe Pre-Medical Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a sophomore, junior, or senior at Franklin College in the pre-medical field.

 

The Jay and Susan DeVoss Endowed Scholarship for International Travel

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College who will participate in the study abroad program. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

The Susan Johnson DeVoss Endowed Scholarship for Women in Leadership

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a female student at Franklin College who demonstrates leadership ability. Preference given to those who demonstrate financial need.

 

Danny DeWitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a graduate of Franklin Community High School who will attend Franklin College.

 

George E. & Eleanor N. Dickinson Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must a student at Franklin College.

 

Clifford & Paula Dietz Excellence Endowment Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must attend Franklin College. Financial need and minimum 1220 SAT (29 ACT) required.

 

Dietz Gifted and Talented Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at Franklin College.

 

Cliff and Paula Dietz American Baptist Endowment Fund

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled at Franklin College. First preference given to members of the First Baptist Church of Franklin.

 

May Dorsey Pre-Seminary Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a student at Franklin College pursuing a pre-seminary course of study.

 

Watson-Brown Foundation Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a high school senior or current undergraduate student with a permanent residence in one of the 18 designated county regions in Georgia or South Carolina. Applicant must plan to attend a four-year accredited, non-profit college. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Understand and Measure Employee Engagement Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: January 31 (essay deadline); April 30 (survey completion deadline)

Applicant must be a current full-time high school senior or undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student who submits an essay on the various concepts around employee engagement (the level to which employees are committed to the organization, feel invested and valued in their jobs, and are dedicated to the success of the company). EngagedMetrics will choose two applicants who have gained the greatest insight surrounding the benefits and importance of employee engagement. The final two applicants will use the EngagedMetrics platform to design and deploy an employee engagement survey for a fictitious company. The applicant with the greatest understanding of how to measure employee engagement and the most innovated survey will receive the award.

 

Defensive Driving Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a high school senior or current college student. Application, short survey, and a two-minute-long or less video answering one of the prompts on the application required.

 

Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

Award: $5,625, Deadline: August 11

Applicant must be a second year associate's degree student; current undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior; or graduate student with a disability who is pursuing a communication or media-related degree.

 

Dr. Joseph Graham Fellowship for College Pro-Life Leaders

Award: $8,000, Deadline: February 25

Applicant must have a minimum of three years left in their undergraduate education at a Texas university and be pro-life. Recipient must devote 50 hours each semester to organizing Pro-Life projects and events through the on campus Pro-Life group, submit brief weekly updates, attend summer trainings, and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Bruce Lee Foundation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 12

Applicant must be planning to attend or currently attending a two-year college, four-year university, or licensed trade/vocational school in the United States. Selection based upon involvement in extra-curricular activities/community service/work experience, future potential, and knowledge of Bruce Lee.

 

Dizzy Feet Foundation Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is at least 15 years old and studying at an accredited or nationally recognized dance school or institution in the U.S. Nominated students will be judged based on talent, technical skill, and dance expression.

 

Gene Kelly Legacy Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a United States citizen who is at least 15 years old and studying at an accredited or nationally recognized dance school or institution in the U.S. Strong history of classical dance training, plus substantial training in at least one additional style of dance required. Selection based upon talent, technical skill, creativity, interdisciplinary dance expression, and potential as a choreographer.

 

John Lennon Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: February 7

Applicant must be a current student or alumnus/alumna of a U.S. college or university between the ages of 17 and 24. An original song with lyrics accompanied by whatever instrumentation is chosen by the applicant is required to be submitted. Both lyrics and music must be original and not based on any prior work.