Scholarships in College Sophomore

Baccalaureate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled full time in an accredited program in the U.S., and be eligible for dental hygiene licensure in the academic year the award is given. Selection is based upon financial need and career goals statement.

 

Dr. Alfred C. Fones Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., have completed at least one year of dental hygiene curriculum, and submit the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT. Selection is based upon financial need and career goals statement.

 

Irene E. Newman Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited dental program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Crest Oral-B Laboratories Dental Hygiene Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA in major, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT. Selection is based upon intent to encourage professional excellence and quality research.

 

Part-time Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled part-time in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Sigma Phi Alpha Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled full-time in an accredited U.S. dental hygiene school with an active chapter of the Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Honor Society, and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Wilma E. Motley Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Esther Wilkins/Williams and Wilkins Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Feb 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in an accredited program in the U.S., and complete the FAFSA or the Family Financial Service form of the ACT.

 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Award: $2,428, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a resident of North Carolina and have a mental or physical disability that is an impairment to employment.

 

Oregon Sheep Growers Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be a resident of Oregon and have a career interest in the sheep industry. Written description of career goals, two letters of recommendation, and transcript of college work completed are required to be submitted.

 

Philip D. Reed Undergraduate Fellowship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be majoring in civil, chemical, or environmental engineering.

 

Student to Student Program of Matching Grant

Award: $650, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must attend a participating Illinois school and demonstrate financial need. Application is available through participating schools.

 

Higher Education License Plate Program (HELP)

Award: $250, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must attend a participating school in Illinois. Financial need and FAFSA required.

 

Illinois Veteran Grant

Award: $1,700, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces and attend an Illinois public university or community college.

 

Illinois National Guard Grant

Award: $2,350, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must have proof of current service in the National Guard and attend an Illinois public university or community college.

 

Grant Program for Descendants of Police, Fire, or Correctional Officers

Award: -, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be the descendant of a police, fire, or correctional officer killed or disabled in the line of duty and attend an approved Illinois school.

 

Paumanauke Native American Indian Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a Native American Indian who is enrolled as full-time student at a college, university, or accredited post-secondary educational institution.

 

MIA/POW Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: Year-round

Applicant must be the natural child, legally adopted child, step-child, or spouse of a veteran or service person who has been declared by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs to be a prisoner of war, missing in action, have died as the result of a service-connected disability or be permanently and totally disabled from service-connected causes with 100% disability, and who, at the time of entering the service, was an Illinois resident or an Illinois resident within six months of entering service. Applicant must attend an Illinois state supported college or university.

 

In-College Scholarship

Award: $15,510, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be enrolled full-time in college, have a 2.5 cumulative/2.35 term GPA (science and engineering majors); 3.0 GPA (all other majors), hold an AFROTC professional officer course (POC) allocation (two-year applicant) or successfully compete for an allocation at a later date (three-year applicants), and meet weight, fitness, medical, age, citizenship, Air Force qualifying test score, and other eligibility requirements.

 

Western Undergraduate Exchange

Award: -, Deadline: October 15

Applicant must be a resident of a participating state, attend a participating institution, and fulfill any necessary school requirements. Recipient pays 150% of in-state tuition instead of non-resident tuition.

 

DeNise Scholarship Fund

Award: -, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a resident of New York who is an undergraduate student majoring in the field of agriculture.

 

Texas Public Educational Grant Program (TPEG)

Award: -, Deadline: Varies

Applicant must be attending a public school in Texas. Selection is based upon financial need.

 

Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program (LEAP) Grant

Award: $1,250, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a Texas resident attending a public school in Texas at least part time. Selection is based upon financial need.

 

License Plate Insignia Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a resident of Texas and be attending a school in Texas. Selection is based upon financial need.

 

Helen Mathilda Yunker Music Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 29

Applicant must be a resident of Ventura County, CA or Ventura College. Applicant must be pursuing a degree in music.

 

Hopi Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1; December 1

Applicant must be an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe. Applicant who is an entering freshman must rank in top tenth of class and have a minimum composite ACT score of 21 (combined SAT Reasoning score of 930). Undergraduate applicants must have a minimum 2.5 GPA.

 

Private High School Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1; December 1

Applicant must be an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe. Entering students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA; 3.25 GPA for continuing students.

 

Tuition/Book Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: July 1 (fall); December 1 (spring); April 1 (summer)

Applicant must be an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe.

 

Academic Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be an Illinois resident enrolled in a real estate related field at a school in Illinois.