
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA. Applicants must be high school seniors, college freshmen, college sophomores or college juniors, be the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee, and have at least a
Amount: Up to $3,500. About: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) offers two merit scholarships for students whose parents or guardians are Foreign Service employees and members of the AFSA: Academic Merit Scholarship and Art Merit Scholarship. Applicants must be high school seniors and the legal dependents of a U.S. government Foreign Service employee. For
Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), the STEM Teacher Scholarships is annually awarded to students pursuing a graduate degree or credential/licensure to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) subjects at a U.S. school in grades K-12. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and living in the United States.
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: $5,000. About: The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) annually offers the AFCEA Cyber Security Scholarship. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be at least second-year college students enrolled full-time in a four-year college or university, be majoring in cyber security related fields, and meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement. Applications
Amount: $2,500. About: The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) annually offers multiple STEM Major Scholarships. Those interested fill out one application and are automatically considered for all of the scholarships. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, be at least second-year college students enrolled full-time in a four-year college or university, be