Merit-based scholarship requires academic excellence and leadership, permanent residency in United States/Puerto Rico, and accredited institution’s degree program (in U.S./PR) directed toward financial independence (excludes degrees in religious studies or solely for cultural education). Winner assisted to attend NFB annual convention to receive this award. Membership not required.
The National Federation of the Blind’s annual scholarship program is the largest of its kind in the nation. Every year, we award more than $120,000 to blind scholars across the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in recognition of their achievements and professional aspirations. First established by Charles Owen in loving memory of […]
The Chicana Latina Foundation awards merit-based scholarships valued at $1500 to 30-40 powerful self-identified Chicana/Latina students each year. To be eligible, applicants must have lived for at least 2 years and be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college in one of the listed Northern California counties. Community College and Undergraduate students must […]
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Scholarship Program recognizes its top recipient with the CMSAF Paul W. Airey Memorial Scholarship valued at $3,500 in honor of CMSAF Airey who served as the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. One unique aspect of the CMSAF Scholarship Program is the opportunity for an applicant […]
Eligibility requirement(s): Hampden County residents attending medical school.
The Christine Mitus Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded to students who have a deceased parent, preference to those who have lost a parent to cancer.
The Chrysalis provides degree-completion funding for women geoscience graduate students whose education has been significantly interrupted by life circumstances. The funds are intended to cover costs associated with completion of her thesis/dissertation, beyond what is traditionally covered by primary research funding, to assist a candidate during those critical, final days.
Applicant must be enrolled in a program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC), or have a curriculum comparable to the model curriculum recommended by the EHAC. Substantial coursework is required in the following areas: biology & microbiology, organic & inorganic chemistry, epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental health topics. Must be […]
Eligibility requirement(s): Residents of Greenfield to pursue education beyond high school who have participated in extracurricular activities.
Obtaining a college education is expensive, and the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts strives to provide some financial assistance to students living in Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties to help them achieve their goal of graduating from college. We have over 140 different scholarship funds, and each year we give away over 1,000 individual scholarship […]