
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: 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: $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: $2,500-$5,000. About: The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) runs the ACMPE Scholarship Fund Inc. (SFI). This program supports students who demonstrate the potential to contribute to MGMA’s mission of transforming healthcare. Scholarship applicants are required to be a member of MGMA and must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to
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