Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Each year, the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) offers numerous scholarships to students interested in pursuing careers in the plastics industry. There is one general application to fill out, and applicants will automatically be considered for all of the scholarships. Applicants must be majoring in or taking courses that would be “beneficial…
Amount: $25,000-$38,000. About: Funded by the Department of Defense, the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program offers scholarships for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students who are currently pursuing a STEM degree. The program is open to citizens of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom. SMART…
Amount: $3,000. About: The Hubertus W. V. Willems Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black male students through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $3,000 is awarded to 25 outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be a Black or African American male; be currently enrolled full-time or…
Amount: $15,000. About: The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Program, which requires nomination by a Goldwater Campus Representative, provides scholarships to students who wish to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Applicants must be full-time, degree-pursuing sophomores or juniors at an accredited 2- or 4-year institution of higher…
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: $2,000. About: Administered by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the William Robert Findley Graduate Student Chemistry Scholarship is an annual prize awarded to a graduate student studying chemistry. Applicants must be full-time graduate students studying chemistry at an accredited college or university and have a minimum GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0…