
Scholarships
Amount: $20,000. About: Established by Yoko Ono and the BMI Foundation, the John Lennon Scholarship is an annual songwriting contest for emerging songwriters. Applicants must be current undergraduate students attending a U.S. college or university and be between the ages of 17 and 24. The rights to the submitted work must not be assigned to
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Every year, the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum runs the Profile in Courage Essay Contest, in which U.S. high school students compete for a share of nearly $20,000. Students are asked to submit a 700- to 1,000-word essay that describes and analyzes an act of political courage by an
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the Jerman-Cahoon Student Scholarship annually benefits entry-level students in a radiography, sonography, magnetic resonance, or nuclear medicine program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be members of the ASRT, be enrolled in an accredited radiologic science program for at least a semester, and meet
Amount: Up to $30,000 (over 4 years). About: The Jackie Robinson Foundation runs a four-year scholarship program that provides minority students with financial assistance, mentorship, and career guidance. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, plan to attend an accredited four-year institution in the United States, show leadership potential, be committed to community service, demonstrate
Amount: Up to $40,000. About: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is designed to help students attending two-year institutions transfer to four-year institutions. Applicants must be second-year community college students or have recently graduated, plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university, meet a minimum GPA requirement