Scholarships in Other Postgraduate-level Study

Welch Scholars Grant

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 14

Applicant must be a osteopathic student who is in good standing at an AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine (COM). One student from each COM will be selected for this grant.

 

McCaughan Heritage Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 27

Applicant must be an osteopathic medical student who is in good academic standing and is in his/her last-year of studies (OMS IV) at an AOA-accredited college of osteopathic medicine.

 

Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellowship in the History of Information Technology

Award: $14,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be a graduate student who is writing a doctoral dissertation in the history of computing. Preference will be given to applicants indicating a need to use CBI materials, planning research in residence at CBI, and willing to make a brief presentation of their research findings to CBI staff.

 

Essay Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 24

Applicant must write a 500- to 1,000-word essay on the following: 1.) How are reading and writing interconnected? and 2.) How has reading improved the way you write?

 

Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Selection based upon a record of commitment to community service on behalf of an underserved community (preferably related to tobacco prevention and/or control) and the best use of the visual arts, media, creative writing, or other creative endeavor to convey culturally appropriate health messages aimed at raising awareness of tobacco's harmful impact.

 

GotChosen Monthly Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be a high school, college, or graduate school student in any field of study. GPA, essay, and financial need are not required. Applicant must apply every month in order to be considered; winner chosen by random drawing. Award must be used for educational expenses.

 

Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be enrolled in graduate studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook or performing thesis research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and be a candidate for a doctoral degree.

 

Generation-Green Essay Contest Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 2

Applicant must either be an incoming, full-time college freshman or current college student with a minimum 2.5 GPA at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. Short essay about applicant's green initiatives (500 words or less) required. Bonus awards will be granted to those who take a photo of pest birds in action. One applicant will win the essay contest scholarship and two will win the photo bonus award.

 

Disguise Your External Hard Drive Scholarship Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be a high school senior who has been accepted into a college, university, or trade school, or currently a student enrolled in one of those schools. Applicant must come up with a creative idea that will disguise a hard drive in order to prevent them from being stolen. Create the disguise, take a picture of the disguise in action, post the images on Pinterest, and send the sponsor the link to your board.

 

Video Essay Scholarship Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: December 31

Applicant be a high school senior or full-time student currently enrolled in college or graduate school. A video essay on the effects of drinking and driving is required to be submitted. The Beliz Law Firm is looking to see how creatively the applicant can persuade others not to drink and drive. Video essay must use a technical or narrative style, including but not limited to documentary, fiction, live action, or animation.

 

'Pursue Your Passion' Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Last day of every month

Applicant must be a high school senior or current undergraduate or graduate student with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Awarded to applicants who are actively engaged in learning about a specific topic or passion and who have a plan and need for the scholarship money to extend their learning.

 

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.

 

The Bodie Law Firm Scholarship Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: December 20

Applicant must be a current two- or four-year college or law student. Essay on the following prompt is required: Discuss solutions to the student loan crisis. Specifically, do you believe amending the bankruptcy code to allow for discharge of student loans would alleviate the problem? If not, what alternative solutions do you recommend?

 

$1,000 SuperCollege Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: Monthly

Applicants must be high school students, college undergraduates, graduate students or adult students residing in the U.S. and attending or planning to attend any accredited college or university within the next 12 months. The scholarship may be used to pay for tuition, books, room and board, computers or any education-related expenses.

 

Goodwin & Scieszka Innovation Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a current law student at an accredited law school within the United States or an undergraduate student who is planning to attend law school. Minimum 2.8 GPA, transcript, and response to one essay question are required.

 

DIY Instructional Video Scholarship Contest

Award: $500, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must be a high school senior who has been accepted to or is currently in a college, university, or trade school or a current college student. Applicant must create an instructional do-it-yourself (DIY) video to inform on some household repair task (this could be as simple as changing a light bulb and as complex as fixing a washing machine). Videos may be narrative or technical style, as long as the instructions are clear and concise to the viewer.

 

Quarterly Business Plan Contest

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be an entrepreneur at least 18 years old who is a United States citizen. Applicant must submit a business plan executive summary.

 

Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies

Award: $6,000, Deadline: March 15 (June through December) ; September 15 (January through August)

Preference given to doctoral students whose research highlights how history can illuminate current and future policy issues; however, post-doctoral fellows and others may apply. Recipient must conduct research at the LBJ Presidential Library and at least one other institution of the National Archives and Records Administration and agree that the product of research will not be used for political purposes and a copy will be provided to the LBJ Foundation. Three letters of recommendation required.

 

Chartering Officer Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a current undergraduate or graduate member of Golden Key who was a charter/re-charter chapter officer.

 

Graduate Scholar Award

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 1; October 1

Applicant must be a member of Golden Key who is enrolled or will enroll in a post-baccalaureate program at an accredited institution.

 

Joan Nelson Study Abroad Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be a member of Golden Key who is enrolled or will enroll in a study abroad program.

 

Research Grant

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1; October 1

Applicant must be a current member of Golden Key enrolled in a degree-granting program.

 

Study Abroad Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1; October 1

Applicant must be a current member of Golden Key who is enrolled or will enroll in a study abroad program.

 

Monk's Home Improvements Service Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: May 2

Applicant must be a high school senior who plans to attend an accredited college or university this fall or a current college student. Applicant must have a permanent address located within the Monk's service area in Northern New Jersey and be available for an in-person interview in Morristown, NJ. Demonstration of community service required in essay.

 

North Dakota Indian Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 15

Applicant must be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe and a resident of North Dakota who has been accepted for admission at an institution of higher learning or state vocational program within North Dakota. Full-time enrollment and minimum 2.0 GPA required.

 

Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 31

Applicant must be a high school, college, graduate, or home schooled student who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about technology addiction is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about technology addiction. Only online applications are accepted.

 

Don't Text and Drive Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: September 30

Applicant must be a high school, college, graduate, or homeschooled student who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about texting while driving is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about texting while driving. Only online applications are accepted.

 

Digital Privacy Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must be a high school, college, graduate, or homeschooled student who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about digital privacy is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about digital privacy. Only online applications are accepted.

 

E-Waste Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicants must be a high school, college, graduate or home schooled students. There is no age limit. Students must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. A 140-character message about e-waste is required to apply. The top 10 applications will be selected as finalists; finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about e-waste. Only online applications are accepted.