
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the ScholarSHPE program offers corporate-funded and SHPE-funded scholarships to graduating high school seniors beginning a STEM undergraduate career at a community college or four-year university, undergraduate students pursuing a degree in STEM at any stage of their undergraduate career, students or professionals pursuing
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Nuclear Society (ANS) offers scholarships to students who are planning a career in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field, who also demonstrate greater-than-average financial need. Consideration is given to students whose academics have been disadvantaged by poverty. Up to nine awards of $5,000 are granted of each year.
Amount: $10,000 (over 4 years). About: Administered by the National Center for Learning Disabilities, the Anne Ford Scholarship is annually awarded to college-bound seniors with a learning disability. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program in the fall and be diagnosed with a documented learning disability and/or ADHD. Eligible Grade Levels: High
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Legion Auxiliary, an organization representing the spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of war veterans, offers the Spirit of Youth Scholarship for Junior Members, which provides $5,000 in financial aid to Junior American Legion Auxiliary members who have held a minimum three years of membership. Eligible Grade Levels: High School
Amount: Up to $20,000. About: The American Legion, a U.S. veterans association, offers the Legacy Scholarship. This is a needs-based scholarship awarded to the children, adopted child or stepchild of U.S. military members who died while on active duty after September 11, 2001. Children, adopted child or stepchild of post-9/11 veterans who receive a combined
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Meteorological Society (AMS) offers scholarships for students interested in studying the atmospheric sciences. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who are planning to pursue a degree in atmospheric or related oceanic or hydrologic sciences (excluding marine biology). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status and have