No residency requirement
Scholarships
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Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship
Amount: $24,000 per year (renewable for a second year). About: Each year, through the Walter Byers Graduate Scholarship program, the NCAA awards $24,000 scholarships to one male and one female student-athlete for their outstanding academic achievements and potential to excel in graduate studies. Applicants must have competed in varsity intercollegiate athletics at an NCAA institution,
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Walmart Scholarships
Amount: Up to $13,000. About: The Walmart Foundation no longer accepts new applications for its two scholarship programs: the Walmart Associate Program and the Walmart Dependent Program. The last year for which the foundation accepted new applications was 2020. However, for students previously selected as a scholarship recipient, the Walmart Foundation will continue to honor
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Vicki Soto Memorial Scholarship
Amount: $12,000. About: Victoria Soto Memorial Scholarship is a four-year renewable scholarship offered to four students per year. Two scholarships are awarded to students at high schools in Stratford, Connecticut, one scholarship is awarded to a student from anywhere in the state of Connecticut, and one scholarship is awarded to a student from anywhere in
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Vincent Bennett, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
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
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W.H. ‘Howie’ McClennan Scholarship
Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the International Association of Fire Fighters, the W.H. “Howie” McClennan Scholarship helps to fund the undergraduate education of sthe ons, daughters or legally adopted children of firefighters killed in the line of duty. Applicants must plan to attend a university, accredited college, or school of higher learning in the United
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VFW Voice of Democracy Program
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