
Scholarships
Amount: $3,000. About: Offered by Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, the Helen Hamilton Scholarship Fund is a $3,000 award to provide scholarships for students pursuing degrees in social services, housing studies, urban design, and other fields. Applicants must be Massachusetts students pursuing degrees in social services, housing studies, urban design, and other related fields; must…
Amount: $7,500. About: Offered by National Academy of Public Administration, the Herbert Roback Scholarship is a $7,500 award to encourage college students to pursue careers in public service. To qualify, nominee must be enrolled at a university in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, Brandeis University, the Woodrow Wilson School…
Amount: $5,000. About: Offered by Washington City/County Management Association, the Washington City/County Management Association Scholarships is a $5,000 award to provide financial assistance to students who have chosen to pursue a graduate degree in public administration and who have a desire to work in city or county management. Applicants must be one-year student membership to…
Amount: $5,000-$15,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship is meant to advance the public finance careers of those employed for at least three years by one or more state or local governments. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be part-time students…
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…