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Award: $50,000, Deadline: February 28
Applicants must be California residents who have been accepted by or are enrolled in an accredited California program. Financial need, work experience and career goals are considered, and preference is given to applicants who plan to remain in a medically underserved area past the service time. Those selected must sign a two-year service agreement to work in a medically underserved area of California.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 15
Applicants must be landscape architecture graduate students or upperclass undergraduate students. They must be enrolled at a college or university that has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). They must have a demonstrated interest in designing play environments. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 8
Applicants must be instrumentalists or vocalists between the ages of 14 and 25 years of age and have physical or mental disabilities that limit one or more of their major life activities. Applicants need to include audio or videocassette recordings of three musical selections along with a one-page biography explaining why they feel they should be selected for the award. Awards are based on technique, tone, intonation, rhythm and interpretation from the taped performances.
Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31
Applicants must be dependents of Air Force enlisted personnel who are attending high school or college. They must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and be accepted to the college of their choice.
Award: -, Deadline: None
Applicants must have an Honorable Discharge and high school diploma and meet other service requirements. The bill provides up to 36 months of educational benefits to veterans for college, technical or vocational courses, correspondence courses, apprenticeship/job training or flight training, high-tech training, licensing and certification tests, entrepreneurship training and certain entrance examinations. In most cases the award must be used within 10 years of being discharged.
Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 17
Applicants must be sophomores, juniors or seniors who are majoring in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, software engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, engineering technology or computer science. They must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Award: -, Deadline: March 20
Applicants must be a high school senior or college undergraduate, have at least a 2.0 GPA and have been active in SASS for at least one year. Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership, character, extracurricular activities and commitment to cowboy action shooting.
Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 1
Applicants must be female rising undergraduate freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors who intend to major in engineering at an ABET-accredited school. They must be full-time students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale. Preference will be given to students majoring in architectural engineering or environmental engineering. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 14
Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll full-time in a U.S. college or university and must write a resume about a fictional or non-fictional character from the past or present.
Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 30
Applicants must be enrolled members of the Hopi Indian tribe and be full-time students who are pursuing a degree in nursing at an accredited college or university. They must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher and have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.
Award: -, Deadline: December
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, 18 or older, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, be able to participate in summer internships at the Department of Defense (DoD) and be willing to accept post-graduate work at the DoD. The award includes payment of full tuition, a stipend, a book allowance and room and board.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: January 31
Applicants must be U.S. legal residents. They must be age 18 or older. They must be students who are currently enrolled at an accredited college, university or trade school located in California. They must be enrolled on an at least part-time basis. They must submit a video, audio recording, written opinion piece, Facebook marketing plan or Twitter marketing plan that addresses the ecological and societal effects of overpopulation in California. Selection is based on message delivery, creativity, factual accuracy and originality.
Award: $3,500, Deadline: April 30
Students must be in high school through graduate level studies, have at least a 3.2 GPA, be a U.S. citizen and be pursuing environmental studies/sciences. Selection is based on goals, community service and involvement and academic excellence.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 3
Applicants must be nominated by a university or college with a current NRF Student Association group and have high academic achievements as well as a strong interest in retail. Students must be current sophomores or juniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA and enrolled as full-time students at NRF Foundation University Partner Schools. Selection is based on demonstrating leadership ability within the retail industry, an intense work ethic and the ability to embrace change and innovation, work as a team player and exemplify the highest moral character.
Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 30
Applicants must be currently enrolled in post-high school institution or graduate school and must submit an original essay with a minimum of 500 words on how driving and texting has affected your life or an experience of how it has impacted someone you know. Applicants must supply a financial aid report showing the household's income status. Official transcripts must accompany applications. Letters of recommendation and/or resumes are encouraged but not required. Selection is based on financial need, although standards of achievement are also considered. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 30
Applicants must attend an accredited American college, university or trade school. An essay of 500-700 words on the entrepreneurial-related topic provided is required.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be currently enrolled high school seniors, undergraduates or graduate students attending an accredited college or university. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application as well as the following: academic achievement, leadership ability, integrity, perseverance, extracurricular activities and community involvement.
Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 6
Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, major in broadcast journalism, digital multimedia, mass/speech/digital communication, television production or marketing at an accredited university or college, be college sophomores, be U.S. citizens and be of non-white origin.
Award: -, Deadline: March 3
Emphasis is on students who have demonstrated leadership abilities and significant interest in civic responsibility. Students must attend one of the 1,000 Campus Compact member institutions and be nominated by the Campus Compact member president. Applicants must be sophomores or juniors at four-year colleges or must attend a two-year college.
Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 22
Applicants must be female residents of California or attend a California school and must be enrolled in one of the following majors: architecture, landscape architecture, urban and/or land planning, interior design or environmental design. Applicants must also have completed a minimum of 18 units in their major by the application due date. The award is based on grades, personal statement, financial need, recommendations and submitted materials.
Award: -, Deadline: March 31
Applicants must be African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander or Latino/Hispanic students enrolled in a California university or culinary arts school. Undergraduate students must be in a nutrition, physical education or culinary arts program. Graduate students must be enrolled in a nutrition, public nutrition, physical education or American Dietetic Association Approved Pre-professional Practice program. Minimum GPA requirement for graduate students is 3.0 and for undergraduates is 2.5.
Award: $4,000, Deadline: February 1
Applicants must be full-time juniors, seniors, graduate students or sophomores applying for their junior year and major in one of the following fields: agriculture education, horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, biology, plant pathology/science, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, economics, environmental conservation, city planning, wildlife science, habitat or forest/systems ecology, land management or related areas. Students must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA and be a U.S. citizen.
Award: $18,000, Deadline: September 23
Applicants must be high school seniors or college freshmen or sophomores. High school students must have an SAT score of 1500 or higher or an ACT score of 21 or higher, while all applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, defined as a household income of less than $70,000 for a family of four or $80,000 for a family of five or more. They must meet all criteria for regular CIA employees, including security checks and medical examinations. Applicants must commit to a work experience each summer during college and agree to CIA employment for 1.5 times the length of their CIA-sponsored scholarship.
Award: -, Deadline: November 1 and July 3
Applicants must be a single parent with a child under the age of 18 and have family earnings which fall 200 percent or more below the poverty level. They should have clear and obtainable career goals as well as the proven desire and ability to complete the chosen academic program. Students must continue to remain residents of the state of Massachusetts throughout the program, and they must remain active in attendance at required meetings, workshops and retreats. Applicants must be referred by two organizations that they are currently involved with or be endorsed by a partnering organization from One Family's network.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Applicants must have a parent who was badly injured or killed in a work-related accident which resulted in economic hardship and New Mexico worker's compensation. Students must be between the ages of 16 and 25, and they must attend college or technical school in New Mexico.
Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 12
Applicants must have at least one Czech parent and be full-time undergraduate degree candidates to a four-year college or university. They must either be Texas residents or sons or daughters of members of the Czech Cultural Center Houston. Financial need is considered.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Veterans must have been killed, injured, taken prisoner, pronounced missing in action or awarded the Purple Heart or Congressional Medal of Honor. Students must attend a state-supported college, university or technical school in South Carolina. Applicants must be 26 years old or younger.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be Kentucky residents and be children, stepchildren, adopted children, spouses or unremarried widows/widowers of Kentucky veterans and must be age 26 or younger. The veteran must have died in active duty or as a result of a service-connected disability, have a service-connected 100 percent disability, have served during wartime and be totally disabled or have died for any reason.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be children of parents who were permanently or catastrophically injured or killed in an employment-related accident. They must be Maryland residents 16 to 25 years of age, and the parent's death or injury must have caused a major decrease in the family's income.
Award: -, Deadline: Varies
Applicants must be children of parents who were permanently or catastrophically injured or killed in an employment-related accident. They must be Arizona residents, and the parent's death or injury must have caused a major decrease in the family's income. All applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 25.
