
Scholarships
Amount: $7,000. About: Offered by the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, the Gail Karp Orgell Scholarship is annually awarded to Jewish female incoming college freshmen. Applicants must be Jewish female high school seniors or graduates who are beginning their first year of an undergraduate program at a four-year college or university in California. Additionally,
Amount: Varies. About: Funded by the U.S. government, the Fulbright Scholar Program “offers passionate and accomplished students and scholars in more than 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to mutual understanding.” Each year, the program awards more than 1,700 fellowships, with 800 U.S. Scholars going abroad and 900
Amount: $10,000. About: The Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program was established by Tony Signore to honor one of the most important African American figures in our country’s history. The program awards two $10,000 scholarships each year to exceptional HBCU seniors (one female and one male student), who have demonstrated high academic achievement, strong leadership skills,
Amount: Full tuition, housing, books and supplies. About: The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) is meant for the children and surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, or a member of the Selected Reserve who died
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: Church Hill Classics, a diploma framing company, runs the annual Frame My Future Scholarship Contest. Applicants may participate by submitting an original creative work in a visual medium of their choice, such as photography, ink, collage, painting, mixed media, or graphic design. Submissions should reflect the student’s career goals. Three winners will
Amount: $4,000. About: The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) offers the Frances Crawford Marvin American Indian Scholarship to a student with Native American heritage. Native American lineage must be proven by letter or proof papers. The scholarship is open to students at two- and four-year universities. Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College