
Scholarships
Amount: $20,000 (over 4 years). About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation offers the Vincent Bennett Jr. Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who is the child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter, who was killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Students who are majoring in engineering are…
Amount: Up to $15,000. About: Each year, the Perryman Family Foundation awards scholarships to hardworking and community-minded students pursuing certificates and two-year nursing programs as well as undergraduate degrees in nursing. For students pursuing a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) degree, an Associate Degree in Nursing, or completing an 18–24 month…
Amount: Up to $12,000 per year (for up to 5 years). About: Offered by nonprofit Together We Rise, in partnership with the Fund II Foundation, the Family Fellowship Scholarship s intended to help propel foster care youth into higher education. Applicants need to be U.S. citizens between the ages of 17 and 23 and been…
Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: Against the Grain Productions (ATG) is a nonprofit organization that promotes artistry, ingenuity, and creative projects in the Asian American community. The ATG Lily Pabolina Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship is offered to Asian American high school senior or college student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited U.S. vocational, junior college, or four-year college/university…
Amount: $2,000. About: Offered by the First Responders Children’s Foundation, the Victoria Ovis Memorial Scholarship is a one-time $2,000 award open to the children of law enforcement officers who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must reside and attend school in New York State or the New York metropolitan area.…
Amount: Up to $6,250 per year. About: The First Responders Children’s Foundation College Scholarships are awarded to the children of first responders who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Applicants must be the biological, adopted, or step-child of a police officer, firefighter, EMT, paramedic or 911 dispatcher; be pursuing their first…