
Scholarships
Amount: $5,000. About: The British American Foundation of Texas (BAFTX) offers the Susan Howard Community Service Award to low-income students in Texas and Great Britain who demonstrate active community service and academic achievement. Applicants must be between the ages of 11 and 21. The award honors Susan Howard, the founder of BAFTX. Eligible Grade Levels:
Amount: $5,000. About: The Asian Pacific Fund offers the Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund to support California high school students of Filipino heritage who demonstrate excellence in math and science to pursue rewarding engineering and science careers where Filipino Americans are underrepresented. The $5,000 scholarship is reneewable for an additional three years for a
Amount: Up to $10,000. About: Each year, the Austin Community Foundation offers hundreds of scholarships to local students. The scholarships all have varying criteria and award eligibility, but they can all be applied to through the same application. Those interested fill out one application and are considered for all of the scholarships. Eligible Grade Levels:
Amount: $2,500-$10,000+. About: The American Welding Society (AWS) annually offers more than 60 national scholarships to students studying welding. Each scholarship has its own criteria, but all applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s or associate degree in welding or a related discipline from a U.S. institution. Applications open on December 1, annually. Eligible Grade Levels:
Amount: $5,000. About: Each year, the Austin Alliance for Women in Media awards scholarships to undergraduate students in Austin or surrounding areas. Applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time students pursuing majors related to media. Additionally, each applicant must have completed 60 or more hours of college course work and have an overall GPA of at
Amount: $1,000-$2,500+. About: The American Welding Society (AWS) annually offers scholarships to students living or going to school in one of its 22 districts. Applicants must enroll in a welding-related educational or training program, be high school graduates or possess a GED equivalent, and reside in and attend school within the boundaries of an AWS