Scholarships in Vermont

Blazer Gold Scholarship

Award: $5,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Achievement Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

Blazer Pride Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a non-resident student. Selection is based upon academic achievement.

 

W + M Donham Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a New England resident who is majoring in business/economics.

 

Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 6

Applicant must be a high school senior with a minimum 3.0 GPA who has proven their ability to put the spirit of competition above winning while participating in a varsity sport. Community service work is also required. Applicant must write an essay explaining why they are a good sport on and off the field. Applicants who meet all requirements and complete the essay will be voted on in an online competition; 10 applicants from each New England state with the most votes will be interviewed by a select panel of judges.

 

Out of State Grant

Award: $2,000, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a full-time student and one of the following: a United States citizen who is a non-Florida resident living in the United States or a United States territory or an eligible non-citizen (permanent resident).

 

Hanscom Air Force Base Spouses' Club Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a dependent of a retired, deceased or current active duty member of any branch of the military, hold a valid military ID card, and reside within a 150 mile radius of Hanscom Air Force Base or be a dependent of a sponsor stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base. Children of service members must be high school seniors.

 

A.L.S. Family Charitable Foundation, Inc., Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a legal resident of New England who is attending an accredited college or university as a full time student (taking at least nine credit hours). Applicant must be the child (biological/adopted/step) of an A.L.S. patient (either living or deceased).

 

Vermont Golf Association Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 20

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont, a senior in a Vermont, Hanover, NH, Granville, NY, or Rivendell Interstate School District high school. Applicant must be enrolled in, or accepted as a full-time student at a college or university. Selection based upon financial need, scholarship, and the applicant's connection to the game of golf (such as golf team, working in golf shop, working for grounds superintendent, etc.).

 

VSAC Board of Directors Scholarship (Chris Robbins)

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Caledonia, Essex or Orleans County in Vermont who will pursue a degree in engineering at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

VSAC Board of Directors Scholarship (Jim Wolynec)

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Rutland, Proctor Junior-Senior, or Fair Haven Union High School who will pursue a degree in a helping profession at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement/service must be demonstrated.

 

William Boudreau Memorial Scholarship for Licensed Nursing Assistants

Award: $750, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Orleans County, VT who will attend a licensed nursing assistant program within Vermont. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont John H. Chafee Education and Training Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont under age 22 who is under the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families (DCF) through their 18th birthday, or was adopted after age 16, and will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Alice C. Coapland Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a female resident of Vermont who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need, academic achievement, and school/community involvement must be demonstrated.

 

DEW Superintendents Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue education or training in civil or structural engineering or construction management. Financial need, community involvement/service and education/work ethic must be demonstrated.

 

High-Low Farm Orleans County 4-H Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Orleans County, VT who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need, community involvement/service and education/work ethic must be demonstrated.

 

Jennie Johnson Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Essex or Orleans County, VT who will reside and work in Vermont upon graduate from an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement and financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Jay Kaplan Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont pursuing education or training related to science or finance at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Emily Lester Vermont Opportunity Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be currently under the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or be between the ages of 18 and 24 and have been under the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of DCF for at least six months between the ages of 16 and 18. Applicant must attend an accredited school in Vermont approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Aspiring Music Teacher Scholarship

Award: $1,200, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Vermont who will pursue a degree in music education or piano pedagogy at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Academic achievement must be demonstrated.

 

NorthCountry Federal Credit Union Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans or Washington County, VT who has overcome a significant challenge or hardship and will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Community service and minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA required.

 

Nordic Educational Trust Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will attend a two-year accredited vocational or technical school. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Helen K. and Robert T. Stafford Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior from Vermont who will pursue a degree in environmental studies or special education at an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need and community service/involvement must be demonstrated.

 

Samuel W. Thompson Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a resident of Caledonia or Washington County, VT who was born in Vermont and will pursue a degree in law enforcement or fish and game management. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Vermont Foster/Adoptive Family Association Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 9

Applicant must be a Vermont resident who was under the custody of the Vermont Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families (DCF) anytime after age 13 who will attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Clif Murray and Floyd Fuller Memorial Scholarship

Award: $400, Deadline: July 15

Applicant must be a resident of Vermont who will pursue a degree in animal science or equine studies. Community service, financial need, and leadership skills must be demonstrated.

 

Out-of-State Grant

Award: $3,000, Deadline: January 15

Applicant must be an entering freshman student who is not a resident of South Carolina.

 

Out-of-State Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is not a resident of Arkansas. Minimum 3.0 GPA required; 24 transfer hours and minimum 3.25 GPA required of transfer students.

 

Out-of-State Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is not a resident of Virginia.

 

Gold Scholarship

Award: $8,500, Deadline: March 15 (Priority)

Applicant must be an incoming freshman student who does not reside in Delaware. Selection based upon outstanding academic achievement.