
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Mike Rowe, who served as an apprentice on the TV series “Dirty Jobs,” created the Work Ethic Scholarship Program to promote skilled labor. Awarded through his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, the scholarships are intended to encourage students to learn a useful skill. In 2022, the foundation awarded a total of $1.5 million in work
Amount: $20,000. About: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) — known best for its Emmy Awards — annually awards, through its Foundation, $20,000 to a student pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry who demonstrates a financial need or hardship. The recipient must be enrolled in an accredited college
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Junior League of Washington, the Meg Graham Scholarship is annually awarded to graduating seniors living in DC who are passionate about volunteerism. Applicants must be Washington DC residents, attend a DC public, private, parochial, or charter school, plan to enroll at an accredited four-year college or university, meet a
Amount: $100,000. About: The McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship awards scholarships to up to 30 outstanding students from across the country. There are three tiers of awards: Tier 1 recipients are awarded up to $100,000; Tier 2 recipients receive $20,000 or $10,000; and Tier 3 recipients receive $5,000. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievement,
Amount: $1,500-$5,000. About: Offered by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, the Marvin Anmuth Scholarship is annually awarded to Jewish engineering students. Applicants must be Jewish college-bound high school seniors or current undergraduate students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university. Additionally, each applicant
Amount: $2,000-$6,000. About: Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving literacy, offers scholarships for educators and outstanding students with print and learning disabilities. The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening (LTL) Awards are offered to high school seniors with learning disabilities. All applicants for this award must be Learning Ally members. Applicants must submit a