
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship is meant for Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The scholarship provides money to assist students with a portion of the tuition cost at an eligible college or university. To qualify, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen, be a Georgia resident, be enrolled as
Amount: Up to $11,500. About: The Hoover Presidential Foundation offers the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award. Each year, up to 15 Iowa high school juniors are awarded a $10,000 scholarship. Applicants must propose and then accomplish a project of their own design. The application is based solely on the accomplishment of the project; grades, test
Amount: Varies. About: The Fisher House Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to providing housing for military and veteran families, runs the Heroes’ Legacy Scholarships program, which honors not just who have fallen in battle, but those who have died or have become disabled through their active military service since September 11, 2001. To qualify, applicants
Amount: Varies. About: The Hawaii Community Foundation distributes millions of dollars in scholarship money to students from Hawaii of each year. Applicants submit one application and are eligible for a wide range of scholarships. Applicants must be residents of the state of Hawaii, demonstrate financial need, be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an
Amount: $10,000. About: Each year, The Sunflower Foundation awards the Harriet Fitzgerald Scholarship to a woman who will attend an undergraduate women’s college in the United States or Canada. All women expecting to start their first full term of college at an undergraduate women’s college in the Fall term of an academic year are eligible
Amount: $1,000. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer several scholarships to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants for all ACB scholarships must be legally blind. The funds from the awards may