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UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINE

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation provides need-based scholarships to the children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen who attend college or career training.  Before applying, verify your eligibility.

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINE

• Application available all year
• Applications processed monthly
• Week 1: Complete and submit an application
• Week 2-6: Application reviewed and processed
• Week 7: Award decision e-mail sent
• Week 8: Recipients complete Award Acceptance for scholarship payment

($10,000) - State scholarships are awarded to eligible students in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. The program specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome obstacles in their young lives.

($25,000) - The Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program is one of the major scholarship programs nationally that specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives.

($5,000) - Renewable scholarships are available to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. Awards of up to $5,000* are given to qualified students. African American, Hispanic, or American Indian HS seniors or first-year college students, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply.

Scholarships for essays on the impact that Alzheimer’s disease has had on their own lives & others in their family & community.

For 9-12th graders. Must submit an essay related to Foreign Service. The winner receives $2,500 a trip to Washington, D.C., to meet the Secretary of State, and full tuition for a Semester at Sea educational voyage. (topic provided on the website). 

There are multiple sources of scholarships for Washington students raised in families with direct ties to the state's tree fruit industry. WAEF awarded over $1,000,000 to students last year!

($10,000) - Submit an original photo, artwork, or computer graphics for the front of a greeting card.

This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on essential concepts in genetics.

($200-$1,000) - For K-12 students. Submit an original piece of artwork depicting a North American waterfowl species.

We are dedicated to supporting Native American students pursuing higher education in natural resources.

For students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, & social science health-related research. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have a minimum 3.3 GPA or rank in the top 5% of their class & demonstrate exceptional financial need. Must be accepted to an accredited 4-year institution. Up to  $20,000  per year. Renewable for 4 years. 

Open to all U.S. HS students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less, up to $500.

Minority HS seniors & college freshmen w/ a min. 3.0 GPA & an interest in media careers (business, creative, journalism, technology, or sales) are eligible to apply. During this multi-year internship, students in the program receive an hourly wage & matching scholarship. 

($10,000)—The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund aids people active in movements for social and economic justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded to students who can do academic work at the college or university level or are enrolled in a trade or technical program and who are active in the progressive movement.