The Thiel Fellowship Program is for motivated students that are interested in taking two years off of college with $100,000 at their disposal for whatever projects they chose to work on. The “Twenty Under Twenty” slogan refers to the fact that applicants must be under 20 years of age, and there will be about twenty fellowships awarded. Keep in mind that this is far different from the typical scholarship- deciding [...]
The Shop Smart Scholarship is currently being offered to high school seniors and current undergraduate students from Brad’s Deals (this is the program’s first year). To be fully eligible, you must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen. 5 scholarships worth $2,000 each (so $10,000 total) will be awarded this year. For the application, you must write an essay which looks at: how your college experience is or will be enabled [...]
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) aims to substantially increase the representation of American Indians and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science, and other related technology disciplines. In the pursuit of this goal, they are offering the 2012-2013 AISES Scholarships. They are offering three separate scholarships: the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Scholarship (deadline has unfortunately passed), the AISES Intel Scholarship (due June 15, 2012), and the A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship (due June [...]
The Higher One is offering the One Scholarship Competition, which will donate a total of $50,000 toward the tuition of 20 deserving students ($2,500 each) at Higher One colleges and universities.
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.
The RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) is currently offering their annual scholarship program to undergraduate students. These scholarships are open to enrolled students (freshmen excluded) who are pursuing careers in radio and television news. All winners will also receive an expenses-paid trip to the RTDNA National Conference in addition to the scholarship money itself.
The American Psychological Association (APA) offers a wide variety of scholarships “with the aim of advancing the science and practice of psychology as a means of understanding behavior and promoting health, education, and human welfare.” Their scholarships, grants, and awards database can be searched based off of any number of factors- high school, undergraduate, graduate, minority, women, military, clinical, cognitive, etc. Keep in mind that you can pick a deadline [...]
In the wake of recent news concerning the elections in Russia and ongoing conflict in places like Syria, the work of journalists is at its most important. For those interested in the journalism profession, the Robert Novak Collegiate Journalism Award may be just what you’re looking for. This scholarship program (offered by The Fund for American Studies) is meant to recognize “excellence in collegiate reporting,” meaning the student “demonstrates an understanding [...]
AIGA, the professional association for design, is currently offering the Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships for college students from minority and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This scholarship program is meant to increase diversity in the creative professions and to ”foster social and environmental responsibility in the artists, designers and studios of tomorrow”. This program awards basic scholarships (in the amounts of $2,000–$3,000) and up to two additional awards may be given in an amount up to $5,000 at [...]
The Last Khan Essay Contest is currently being offered to students who are enrolled at an undergraduate college/university in the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia which offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in English, communications, journalism, or Bachelor of Science or the equivalent of those degrees. This program is also open to international students (US citizenship is not a requirement), although you still must attend a US school. [...]
