Scholarships in Other Postgraduate-level Study

ScholarshipPoints $10,000 Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be a registered member of ScholarshipPoints.com. Chances of receiving the awards or odds of qualifying for additional scholarships are increased by taking surveys, reading blogs, and other easy activities. Applicant must be a high school, college, graduate, doctoral, transfer, non-traditional/adult learner, or other postgraduate student. Multiple drawings are held each month.

 

Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)

Award: $8,865, Deadline: None

Applicant must enlist in active Army. Individual must contribute $1,200, which is deducted from first year's pay. Award is for up to $985 per month for up to 36 academic months.

 

Montgomery GI Bill/Army College Fund

Award: $12,499, Deadline: None

Applicant must enlist in the active Army for specified critical military skills. Individual must contribute $1,200, which is deducted from first year's pay. Award is for up to $1,388 per month for up to 36 academic months.

 

Loan Repayment Program

Award: $3,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must enlist in the Army for three years. Award will repay up to $65,000 of federally insured student loans.

 

Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans

Award: -, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a veteran with an honorable discharge from the military and have a compensable disability, which is connected to military service. Disability must be rated by the VA as 20% or higher. In certain limited cases, a disability with a lower VA rating may qualify. Applicant is evaluated to determine the need for services and develop a specific plan of services. Selection is based upon their need for vocational rehabilitation services. VA form 28-1900 must be submitted to the nearest VA regional office.

 

AdmissionScholarship.com Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 30; December 31

Applicant must be planning to attend a previously unattended college or university. Scholarship is awarded through random drawings to give each applicant an equal chance of winning. Award must be used within five years of receiving the money.

 

Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill (MBIB)

Award: $2,538, Deadline: None

Applicant must enlist in the Army Reserve for six years. Award is up to $282 per month for up to 36 academic months.

 

University of Nevada at Reno General Scholarship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: February 1

Selection based upon academic merit.

 

Annual Writing Competition

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must submit a manuscript.

 

Tuition Exchange Scholarship

Award: $25,000, Deadline: Varies by Tuition Exchange member institution

Applicant must be a family member or dependent of an employee at one of the approximately 625 participating Tuition Exchange colleges and universities.

 

Short Short Story Competition

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must write a piece of fiction in 1,500 words or less.

 

Higher Education Grant

Award: $1,600, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must have CDIB, Tribal Membership cards, and be able to show Choctaw descent. Applicant must be working toward a degree and demonstrate financial need.

 

Walmart Associate Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be enrolling in a United States accredited institution of post-secondary education who is employed a minimum of six months by the application deadline.

 

Full Circle Scholarship Program

Award: $15,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicants must be an enrolled member of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe, or have a parent or grandparent who is an enrolled tribal member. Full-time enrollment at an accredited tribal, public or private (non-profit) college or university is also required.

 

Lechner and McFadden Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December

Applicant must have scored a minimum 1300 on the SAT (critical reading and math, with a minimum score of 600 in each) or minimum ACT score of 30 (English and math, with a minimum 27 in each).

 

James W. Colgan Loan

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must have resided in Massachusetts for the past five years.

 

AMBUCS Scholars-Scholarships for Therapists

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be accepted into an accredited program by the appropriate health therapy profession authority in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, and hearing audiology.

 

International Self-Published Book Awards

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 2

The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. There is a $100 entry/judging fee for your first work and $50 for each additional submission.

 

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award

Award: $18,000, Deadline: None

Grants are intended for art students and artists in the early or developmental stage of their career. Applicants must work in a figurative or representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking and be committed to making the practice of their art a lifetime career. Grants are intended to assist applicants in the study or practice of their art, and the costs associated therewith, such as tuition, studio rental, model fees, travel, and living expenses. Eligible courses of study or training include undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate studies and diploma programs from accredited institutions, recognized residencies, apprenticeships/internships, and studio training. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of their application. Grants are available to students and artists around the world.

 

Kentucky State University Scholarship

Award: $13,132, Deadline: July 1

 

Mental Health Loan Assumption Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: December 10

Applicant must be currently working or have an offer to work in a hard to fill/retain position within California's Public Mental Health System. Eligible licensed or registered psychiatric, psychologists, marriage/family therapists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses may apply. Priority consideration will be given to applicants best suited to meet the cultural and linguistic needs and demands of mental health consumers, based on the applicant meeting one or more of the following selection criteria: work experience, cultural/linguistic competence, fluency, personal/community background, community service, and career goal.s

 

International Postdoctoral Fellowship

Award: $30,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time study or research student who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

 

Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must submit a short fiction piece of no more than 7,500 words.

 

Texas American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be sponsored by a local American Legion Auxiliary unit. Selection is based upon character, Americanism, leadership, financial need, and scholarship.

 

Rome Prize Fellowship

Award: -, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident for at least three years at the time of application.

 

Student Research Grant

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a member of the Geological Society of America. Appraisal form from college advisor required.

 

ADAF Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: April 17

Selection is based upon financial need, academic standing, and professional potential. Applicant must be member of ADA.

 

Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship

Award: $25,000, Deadline: November 12

Applicants must have completed all pre-dissertation requirements. The dissertation can be in any field and must deal with the study of ethical or religious values in some area of human endeavor. Applicants working on D. Min., law, and other professional degrees are not eligible.

 

Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 8

Applicant must be an initiated member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Selection is based upon academic abilities, campus, community, and fraternity activities, and letters of reference.

 

Student Loan Program for Health, Science, & Mathematics

Award: $8,500, Deadline: February

Applicant must be a resident of North Carolina and demonstrate financial need.