College Freshman
Scholarships
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Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship
Amount: $5,000-$15,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship is meant to advance the public finance careers of those employed for at least three years by one or more state or local governments. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be part-time students…
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MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship
Amount: Up to $8,000. About: Offered by MPOWER Financing, which provides private student loans to international and DACA students in the United States and Canada, the MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship is awarded annually to international and DACA students enrolled at schools MPOWER supports in the United States or Canada. Three scholarships are awarded each year…
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MPOWER Women in STEM Scholarship
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: Offered by MPOWER Financing, which provides private student loans to international and DACA students in the United States and Canada, the MPOWER Women in STEM Scholarship is awarded annually to female international/DACA students who are currently enrolled, or accepted to study, full-time in a STEM degree program at a program…
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Optimal Scholarship
Amount: $2,000. About: Launched in 2010, the Optimal Scholarships program helps students with high financial need and strong career aspirations. The program offers three scholarship awards: Community College Scholarship, Undergraduate Scholarship, and Online Degree Scholarship. Each scholarship is a $2,000 award. The program is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding Rhode Island,…
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Completing the Dream Scholarship Program
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must…
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Duane Buckley Scholarship
Amount: $1,000. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer several scholarships to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants for all ACB scholarships must be legally blind. The funds from the awards may…