
Scholarships
Amount: Varies. About: West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship is the “state’s education savings account program that gives parents an opportunity to build an individual learning experience that works best for their child.” Under the program, K-12 students in the state can receive financial assistance that can be used for tuition, fees and other expenses. To qualify,…
Amount: Up to $5,000. About: The Fund for Education Abroad is a program designed to help disadvantaged students study abroad. Applications are accepted for fall semesters, summer semesters and an academic year. When choosing scholarship recipients, judges consider financial need, demographic factors, and academic preparedness. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, currently enrolled…
Amount: $1,000. About: The Courage to Grow Scholarship is a $1,000 award offered to a student each month. To qualify, applicants must be a US citizen or permanent resident, be a high school junior or senior planning on enrolling or a college student currently enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university program, and…
Amount: $25,015. About: Bold.org, a website that helps pair students with scholarship opportunities, offers a no-essay scholarship to students who have profiles on the Bold.org platform. Students of all majors may apply. Applications are judged based on the “boldness” of each student’s profile, defined as bearing the following qualities: “earnest”, “determined,” and “moving.” Applicants must…
Amount: $5,000. About: The credit card brand Discover offers a scholarship open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. This scholarship is offered in the form of a sweepstakes on a monthly basis. Students need only fill out a short online survey in order to apply. Each applicant must be a U.S. resident, be…
Amount: Varies. About: The UNCF General Application is not one specific scholarship but an application that enables students to apply for several UNCF scholarships at one time. The General Application is used to establish a pool of eligible candidates for scholarships that are unpublished and do not require an additional application. In order to qualify,…