
Scholarships
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: The Governor’s Distinguished Scholarship is a merit scholarship awarded by Arkansas to graduating high school seniors. Scholarship recipients will be awarded up to $10,000 per academic year for tuition, mandatory fees, and room and board and an annual stipend of $1,000 to use for textbooks and other academic expenses. Applicants…
Amount: $8,000 (disbursed over 4 years). About: Offered by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU), the E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to the children and grandchildren of APWU members. Applicants must be college-bound high school seniors and be the child, grandchild, stepchild, or legally adopted child of an active, retired, or deceased, due-paying…
Amount: $2,500-$20,000. About: The APIA Scholarship supports AANHPI undergraduate students attending any U.S. accredited university or college. Awards range from $2,500 one-year awards to $20,000 multi-year awards. To be eligible, applicants must be able to describe their ethnicity, heritage, or ancestry in relation to the countries, territories, or lands in Asia or the Pacific Islands;…
Amount: $20,000. About: The Anthony Muñoz Scholarship is annually awarded to seniors graduating from select high schools in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or have at least an 18 on the ACT. Additionally, applicants must be entering an accredited Tri-State college or university, demonstrate…
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Legion Auxiliary, an organization representing the spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of war veterans, offers the Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members, which provides $5,000 in financial aid to Junior American Legion Auxiliary members who have held a minimum three years of membership. Eligible Grade Levels: High School…
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: The American Legion, a U.S. veterans association, offers the Legacy Scholarship. This is a needs-based scholarship awarded to the children, adopted child or stepchild of U.S. military members who died while on active duty after September 11, 2001. Children, adopted child or stepchild of post-9/11 veterans who receive a combined…