April

Scholarships

  • Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship

    Amount: $5,000 (renewable for up to 4 years). About: Offered by the Maine Education Services (MES) Foundation, the Richard H. Pierce Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to a local student entering higher education. Applicants must be Maine residents, be entering the first year of a post-secondary program at an accredited two-or four-year degree-granting college or

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  • Ralph J. Torraco Scholarships for Special Education

    Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the Unico National Foundation, Ralph J. Torraco Scholarships for Special Education are annually awarded to students pursuing degrees in the field of special education. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in an accredited campus-based college or university program in the United States, be U.S. citizens, and meet a minimum GPA requirement

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  • QS ImpACT Social Responsibility Scholarship

    Amount: $10,000. About: The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ImpACT Social Responsibility Scholarship is an annual award for those entering a non-MBA master’s program who demonstrate “a strong level of environmental awareness and a sense of social responsibility.” Applicants must have accepted an offer to a program before the scholarship is awarded in June, and applicants must

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  • Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship

    Amount: $1,000-$8,000. About: The Project Yellow Light/Hunter Garner Scholarship was created to commemorate the life of Hunter Garner, a teenage student who died in a car crash at age 16. The scholarship is intended to spread awareness about distracted driving. In order to apply, students must submit either a billboard design, video, radio spot, or

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  • Peola Smith-Smith Educational Leadership Scholarship

    Amount: Varies. About: The Peola Smith-Smith Educational Leadership Scholarship is an annual award by the NANBPWC, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Black women in business. Applicants must be a member of the organization, be a graduating high school senior or a college undergraduate student, major in Education at

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  • Palmetto Fellows Scholarship

    Amount: $6,700 (freshmen), $7,500 (sophomores, juniors, and seniors). About: The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship is offered by the state of South Carolina to undergraduate students. A student’s initial eligibility as an incoming college freshman is determined by the South Carolina General Assembly, which also sets the annual amount to be awarded. Currently, college freshmen receive $6,700

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