
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Each year, AFCEA Washington, DC awards STEM scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, live within the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (greater DC area), be either graduating from high school or transitioning from a two-year community college to a four-year college or university, and
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by Adoption STAR, the Academic Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships to high-achieving high school seniors who were adopted or live in foster care. Applicants must possess good character, demonstrate high academic achievement and progress, have been adopted or in foster care, and be a high school senior with plans to attend
Amount: $20,000. About: The Adam Ferrari Health Science Scholarship is for “students who wish to study health science in college with the goal of providing better care for patients with physical disabilities.” To qualify, applicants must be a high school senior who has already been accepted into an accredited college or university, or a student
Amount: $2,500-$20,000. About: The Ascend Educational Fund (AEF) awards scholarships worth up to $20,000 of each year to immigrant students and children of immigrants graduating from New York City Schools. Applicants must be born outside of the United States or have two parents born outside of the United States, be a graduating high school senior
Amount: $10,000 About: American Chemical Society Scholarships are annually awarded to minority students who are interested in pursuing careers in chemistry-related science. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, be African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian, be graduating high school seniors or current undergraduate students, plan to major or currently be majoring in chemistry,
Amount: $2,500. About: The American Culinary Federation Education Foundation offers the Culinary Institute of America Scholarship. This award is granted to two high school seniors of each year who have been accepted into an apprenticeship, certificate or post-secondary degree programs in the culinary or pastry arts. Applicants should have a career goal of becoming a