
Scholarships
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America holds an annual college scholarship essay contest for high school seniors, for which the grand prize winner is granted a $5,000 scholarship. Entrants must write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families, or their communities, and what they have…
Amount: $2,500-$20,000. About: The Ascend Educational Fund (AEF) awards scholarships worth up to $20,000 of each year to immigrant students and children of immigrants graduating from New York City Schools. Applicants must be born outside of the United States or have two parents born outside of the United States, be a graduating high school senior…
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by Adoption STAR, the Academic Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships to high-achieving high school seniors who were adopted or live in foster care. Applicants must possess good character, demonstrate high academic achievement and progress, have been adopted or in foster care, and be a high school senior with plans to attend…
Amount: Up to $7,500. About: The American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) have now partnered together to offer educational scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 to students attending technical colleges and to students pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants must be legally blind, maintain a 3.0…
Amount: Up to $25,000. About: The AbbVie CF Scholarship is annually awarded to students who are diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution. Each year, AbbVie awards 40 scholars with $3,000 each. Two of these students (an undergraduate and a graduate student) are then selected to receive…
Amount: Up to $15,000. About: The AbbVie Immunology Scholarship is designed to help students living with inflammatory diseases pay for higher education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, be diagnosed with AS, CD, HS, JIA, Ps, PsA, RA, UC, or UV by a healthcare professional, and be enrolling in full-time undergraduate or…