
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: Up to $10,000. About: Offered by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, the Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to the children of deceased or permanently disabled highway workers. Each applicant’s parent must have been the employee of a transportation construction firm or a transportation public agency and have suffered…
Amount: 5,000 Euro. About: The Generation Google Scholarship for Women in Computer Science in Ireland is open to women currently enrolled as a first- or second-year undergraduate student in a bachelor’s program at an accredited university in Ireland. Applicants must submit personal background information, a resume/CV, academic transcripts, a letter of reference, and responses to…
Amount: 7,000 Euro. About: The Generation Google Scholarship for Women in Computer Science (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) is open to women studying computer science in a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD program at an accredited university in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Applicants must submit personal background information, a resume/CV, academic transcripts, a letter…
Amount: $1,200-$5,000. About: Offered by the Connecticut Architecture Foundation, the Charles DuBose Scholarship is annually awarded to students pursuing careers in architecture. Applicants must have “completed two years in accredited undergraduate architecture programs or have been accepted into an accredited graduate program.” Preference is given to students at the University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Institute of…
Amount: $10,000 (USA), $5,000 (Canada). About: Google offers the General Google Scholarship (North America) for students pursuing degrees and careers in computer science and technology. In awarding scholarships, Google considers each student’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; demonstrated leadership; and academic performance. Students from groups that are historically underrepresented in technology are encouraged to…