
Scholarships
Amount: $2,500. About: Launched in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Sallie Mae Fund’s Completing the Dream Scholarship Program awards a one-time scholarship of up to $2,500 to help diverse students from historically underserved communities complete their post-secondary education. By 2024, the program will award nearly 800 scholarships totaling $1.95 million. Applicants must
Amount: $12,000. About: Together, Comcast NBCUniversal and the Student Veterans of America offer scholarships to student veterans interested in the entertainment field. Applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited two-year or four-year institution in the United States, show proof of military service, and meet a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0
Amount: Varies. About: Established as the result of the Cobell v. Salazar settlement, the Cobell Scholarship program offers annual, merit-based, and nonrenewable scholarships to students who are enrolled members of a U.S. Federally-recognized Tribe (or can prove ¼ descent from multiple tribes). To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in or plan to enroll in full-time
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), Clark Burrus Public Service Academic Scholarship (formerly, Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship) recognizes minority students pursuing careers in government finance. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and must be a member of one of the following ethnic groups: African-American, Asian/Pacific
Amount: $2,500. About: Cirkled In, a portfolio platform that helps students showcase their non-academic work to colleges, offers the “No Sweat” Scholarship. This quarterly scholarship is worth a total of $2,500, which may be used on any educational purposes, including books, tuition, and even summer camps. Applicants must be at least 13 years of age,
Amount: $20,000. About: The CINTAS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting and elevating Cuban artists. The CINTAS Foundation offers various fellowships to artistic students of Cuban citizenship and descent, including the Fellowship in Creative Writing. This fellowship is awarded to writers of Cuban descent who are early in their career. Applicants must submit