Scholarships
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: Offered by Student Veteran of America and Sport Clips Haircuts, the VFW Help A Hero Scholarship provides financial support to help service members and veterans afford higher education. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, be retired, honorably discharged, active duty, or members of the National Guard or Reserve, have completed Basic…
Amount: $30,000. About: Each year, the Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) runs its Voice of Democracy Program, which gives high school students the opportunity to compete for scholarship money by recording democratic and patriotic-themed audio essays. The contest is open to students in grades 9-12 enrolled in public, private, parochial school, or home study program…
Amount: Full tuition, housing, books and supplies. About: The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) is meant for the children and surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, or a member of the Selected Reserve who died…
Amount: Varies. About: The Otto M. Stanfield Law Scholarship is an award for Unitarian Universalist students pursuing careers in law. Applicants must have an active relationship with Unitarian Universalism, be entering or attending law school at the graduate level, and demonstrate financial need. Eligible Grade Levels: Law Student Eligible Majors: Law Residency Requirement: No residency…
Amount: Full tuition, Housing + Stipend (currently, USD 1,250 per month for up to 12 months). About: Sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance, the George J. Mitchell Scholarship is annually awarded to postgraduate students to help them pursue one year of study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.…
Amount: Up to $6,000 per year (renewable for 4 years). About: Each year, United Commercial Travelers (UCT) awards three separate scholarships to three high school seniors. Each of the scholarships is renewable for up to four years of undergraduate education. Applicants must be enrolled and entering a college program in the coming academic year and…