Scholarships
Amount: Full tuition, Housing + Stipend (currently, USD 1,250 per month for up to 12 months). About: Sponsored by the US-Ireland Alliance, the George J. Mitchell Scholarship is annually awarded to postgraduate students to help them pursue one year of study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland.…
Amount: Up to $1,600 for freshmen & sophomores at 2-year institutions; Up to $2,250 for freshmen & sophomores at institutions with campus housing; Up to $2,850 for juniors & seniors at institutions with campus housing. About: Funded from the net proceeds of the state lottery, Tennessee’s HOPE Scholarship is awarded to entering freshmen who are…
Amount: Varies. About: Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is a nonprofit organization that exclusively supports the Black college community, with 98 percent of its awards going to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Each year, the organization awards nearly 500 scholarships to high-achieving students who plan…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Surety Foundation intern and scholarship program gives underrepresented students studying insurance/risk management, accounting, economics, or business/finance the opportunity to work paid professional internships with member organizations and receive scholarship money after completion. Each applicant must be a U.S. citizen, be an underrepresented student, have completed at least their sophomore…
Amount: Full Cost of Attendance. About: The Gates Scholarship is annually awarded to minority, college-bound high school seniors from low-income households. This is a “last dollar” scholarship so Gates Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance (includes tuition, fees, room, board, books, and transportation, and may include other personal costs) that is…
Amount: $10,000. About: The ScholarshipPoints program was created in 2006 by Edvisors to help students plan and pay for college. The program awards three or more $1,000 scholarships every month and a $10,000 scholarship every three months. Students qualify by joining the ScholarshipPoints community and completing activities, such as taking surveys, reading blog posts, and…