
Scholarships
Amount: $2,500. About: Sponsored by the Intertribal Timber Council, Truman D. Picard Scholarships are annual awards that go to Native American and Alaska Native undergraduate students, graduate students, and graduating high school seniors who are pursuing higher education in natural resources. Applicants must be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe. Eligible Grade Levels: High School…
Amount: $100,000. About: The McDonald’s HACER National Scholarship awards scholarships to up to 30 outstanding students from across the country. There are three tiers of awards: Tier 1 recipients are awarded up to $100,000; Tier 2 recipients receive $20,000 or $10,000; and Tier 3 recipients receive $5,000. Recipients are selected based on their academic achievement,…
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…
Amount: Varies. About: Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation Scholarships are annually awarded to high-achieving students entering higher education. Each applicant must be going into freshman year, plan on attending as a full-time student for at least two years, have a grade point average between 3.7 and 4.0 on a 4.0 scale, and have a…
Amount: Up to $40,000 (over 4 years). About: The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) provides need-based scholarships to military children to support them in their pursuit of an associate’s or undergraduate degree or a non-degree career and technical certificate program. To date, MCSF has awarded scholarships worth nearly $185 million in honor of Marines. To…
Amount: $2,500-$5,000. About: Each year, Microsoft awards scholarships to Black and African American students to help them attend college and pursue careers in technology. Each applicant must be a U.S.-based high school senior of African descent; plan to attend a four-year college or university immediately following high school graduation; plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree…