Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation
Much of the music of Shawn Carter (perhaps better known as Jay-Z) details his rise from inner-city poverty to his current status as a multi-millionaire entrepreneur and CEO. Through his scholarship foundation, Jay-Z aims to assist those who are in a similar situation that he found himself in so many years ago.
Free To Tweet Scholarship
In the past, Scholarships360 has profiled a scholarship available to students based off of a single tweet- in this case, said scholarship was a full ride ($37,000) to business school. Today we are pleased to profile a second, similar scholarship- the Free To Tweet Scholarship, sponsored through 1 for All, an affiliate of the Newseum. This [...]
The Young Entrepreneur Awards
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is currently offering the Young Entrepreneur Awards. These scholarships are open to any graduating high school senior who be attending an accredited (not for profit) two- or four-year university, college or vocational/technical institute. The interesting qualification fo thsi scholarship is that applicants MUST be running their own small business [...]
The Random House, Inc. Creative Writing Competition
In honor of the impending release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II (the reviews of which are looking overwhelmingly positive), I thought that it would be appropriate to profile a creative writing scholarship, as the muggle world would never know of HP without this time-honored craft. The Random House, Inc. Creative Writing [...]
Canada Student Grants Program
In honor of Canada Day (the first of July), Scholarships360 will be looking at scholarship opportunities for Canadian students. For such a topic, where better to turn than the website of the Canadian government itself. On the webpage (from the Human Resources and Skills Development of Canada), you will find a list of scholarships that [...]
American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarships
No, Jersey Cattle is not cattle from my home state, but a breed of small dairy cattle that is the cause of a number of great scholarships each year. The American Jersey Cattle Association offers a wide variety of scholarships each year to those interested in the field (no pun intended). The scholarships are for [...]
Petroleum Division College Scholarships
The International Petroleum Technology Institute offers a large number of scholarships every year to students majoring in engineering related to the petroleum industry (whether that be “Drilling, Completions, Facilities, Pipe Lines, Rigs, Operations, Materials, Equipment Manufacturing, Plant Design and Operation, Maintenance, or Environmental Protection and Innovations”). And when I say “large”, I mean 8 scholarships [...]
SPJ High School Essay Contest
The Society of Professional Journalists (yes, another journalism themed scholarship!) is currently running their annual essay contest. This contest asks for participants to write a 300-500 word essay on the topic of: “Why is free expression through independent media important?”. Essays will first be judged by a chapter of SPJ (different rules apply if there [...]
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund offers a wide variety of opportunities for college students and high school seniors who are of Hispanic heritage in one convenient database. A chart of scholarships specifically for Hispanic high school seniors is on the website; this chart is organized by scholarship name, and features the deadlines and requirements for each [...]