
Scholarships
Amount:$60,000 (disbursed over 4 years), $10,000. About: TThe Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Scholarship Program annually awards one 4-year undergraduate college scholarship totaling $60,000 (disbursed over 4 years) and one 1-year scholarship of $10,000. Applicants must be the child of a medically retired, long-term disabled, or deceased pilot member of the ALPA. The program is
Amount: $10,000. About: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) offers the AIAA Lockheed Martin Marillyn Hewson Scholarship, which is made possible by donations from the Hewson Family Foundation and Lockheed Martin and is available to female students demonstrating financial need. Applicants must be high school seniors or undergraduate students enrolled in an aerospace-related
Amount: $2,000. About: Named in honor of the late Agnes Jones Jackson who was a long-time NAACP member from the San Francisco branch, the Agnes Jones Jackson Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black students through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $2,000 is awarded to 22 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must
Amount: Up to $3,500. About: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers two merit scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA: Academic Merit Scholarship and Art Merit Scholarship. Applicants must be high school seniors and the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee. For
Amount: Varies. About: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA. Applicants must be high school seniors, college freshmen, college sophomores or college juniors, be the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee, and have at least a
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America holds an annual college scholarship essay contest for high school seniors, for which the grand prize winner is granted a $5,000 scholarship. Entrants must write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families, or their communities, and what they have