Scholarships for Non-Citizen Students
Welcome to the BYU Non-citizen Student Scholarship Database
Scholarships are sorted according to chronological submission deadlines, and are open to students studying in Utah. Where possible, if an application has closed, the date for when the sponsoring organization will resume accepting applications will be listed. Scholarships will be updated and verified regularly.
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Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Deadline: January 11, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is available to students who are transferring from a community college to a four-year college or university to complete their bachelor’s degree.
Applicants must:- Plan to enroll/already be enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2023.
- Have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.50 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- Have never had a previous enrollment or attendance at a four-year institution.
Employment Boost College Scholarship
Deadline: Accepting applications year-round/on a rolling basis
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Employment BOOST is thrilled to offer two quarterly $1,000 scholarships for graduating high school students and students currently attending college. One scholarship is open to students studying any major and is also eligible for students who are currently undecided about their course of study. The second scholarship is available to students who will major or are majoring in business or STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math).
Applicants must:- Be high school students who have been accepted to college and students who are currently enrolled in a 2-year college or 4-year university
- Have a minimum GPA of 3.6. Current (unofficial) transcripts
- Have a letter of acceptance to the institution of higher education they will be attending
- Include a reference letter from a current or former teacher/employer
First Degree Scholarship
Deadline: January 31, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: First Degree Scholarship’s goal is to help those who are the first in their family to obtain a college degree. Scholarship recipients will receive mentoring through high school and college, which will help them prepare for success in their post-high school education and career.
Applicants must:- Be a high school sophomore who resides in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- Have a household income of $75,000 or less.
- Be a first-generation college student in their family. **Students are not eligible if a parent or stepparent has graduated with a bachelor’s degree from a college or university in the United States.
Global Leaders Scholarship
Deadline: January 1, 2024
Open to: All students, including those who are undocumented or have DACA
Requirements: The Global Leaders Scholarship Fund works to empower Utah's young people from different backgrounds to participate in critical global conversations with peers from around the world by covering all travel expenses for a recipient to visit an international or national conference.
Applicants must:- Be 18-32 years of age during the 2022 – 2023 academic school year.
- Live in Utah at the time of travel.
- Able to fly within the United States or internationally.
- Attend a college or university or be in the process of applying to a college or university in the state of Utah. (Some exceptions to this requirement may be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
- Establish a financial need to attend the event. (Must demonstrate household income is less than 200% of the FPL.)
- Ability to complete a final report after the trip and share your experience with others
Love Your Career Scholarship
Deadline: January 10, 2024/September 10, 2024
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Make plans now to love your career. Scott Jones, founder of JonesTshirts.com is a firm believer in the importance of loving your career. It affects every aspect of your life. We want to hear about your passions and goals for the future! We want to know that there are others out there who share the goal of living the dream of loving what they do.
Applicants must:- Be enrolled in a college or University in the United States
May Law Firm Scholarship Fund
Deadline: January 5, 2024/September 15, 2-24
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The May Firm understands the importance of an education and just how difficult it can be to finance college these days. Robert May, the founding attorney at the May Firm, was the first in his family to attend college! "Our goal is to provide students with assistance in obtaining a higher education and taking some of the financial burden off of hardworking students.”
Applicants must:- Be enrolled at either a Community College or University
Stewardship Scholar Essay Contest Scholarship
Deadline: Accepting applications year-round/on a rolling basis
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: SUWA acknowledges the structural barriers many communities of color face when seeking solace in wild, natural places. Our Field Scholarship program offers scholarships to students of color who join an immersive stewardship project on public lands in Utah with SUWA. Field Scholars join a two-day project, working with other volunteers and SUWA staff to manage wilderness hands-on.
Applicants must:- Self-identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color
- Live in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, or a Tribal Nation in the region
- Be enrolled at least half-time as an undergraduate at a college, university, technical school, or vocational institution
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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Program
Deadline: February 15, 2024
Applications for 2022-2023 Academic Year: Open January 1, 2023
Open to: Undocumented Students with DACA
Requirements: The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Award is open to a variety of Hispanic students at different educational levels. As an HSF Scholar, you will have access to HSF’s invaluable Scholar Support Services and be eligible to receive a scholarship, depending on available funds.
Applicants must:- Be of Hispanic heritage.
- U.S. citizen, permanent legal resident, or DACA
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for high school students; minimum of 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for college and graduate students.
- Plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, in the US, for the current academic year.
- Submit the FAFSA or state-based financial aid forms (if applicable).
Joseph James Morelli Scholarship
Deadline: February 25, 2023
Applications for 2022-2023 Academic Year: Open January 1, 2022
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Joseph James Morelli Scholarship Fund supports high school and college students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and/or dyscalculia who wish to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Scholarships may be used towards tuition costs, needed resources, tutoring, and/or testing costs and will range from $500 to $2,500.
Applicants must:- Be either a high school student or a post-high school student, who will be attending an accredited undergraduate school, technical school, or community college in the United States in the Fall of 2023. **Graduate students are not eligible.
- Be pursuing a degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, math).
- Have a demonstrated learning challenge (disability) of dyslexia or similar reading and/or language-based disability.
Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship - SPRING SEMESTER
Deadline: February 18, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Submit a Design or Live URL; show us how creative you are! The web design can be from past or present. Your submission will be entered into our semi-annual $1000 award contest. The winner will also be granted a design critique session with Ken Braun, for any project of your choosing. The winner will be announced on February 26th, 2023.
Applicants must:- Be attending a school in the United States.
- Be a student at an accredited school, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application submission.
Mountain America Credit Union: "Keys to Success" Scholarship
Deadline: February 11, 2024
Application for 2022 will be announced in February.
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Getting a college education can be expensive. Fortunately, we may be able to help you foot the bill. Each spring, we award a number of scholarships to deserving students.
Applicants must:- Be pursuing a degree in an eligible major.
- Be a member or spouse, dependent child, or legal guardian of a member of Mountain America Credit Union.
- Be currently enrolled in or accepted at an accredited college, university, or skilled vocational program.
- Have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 (C+) during the last three reporting periods.
Maldef Law School Scholarship
Deadline: February 3, 2024
Open to: Law students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: MALDEF supports law students who seek to further MALDEF’s mission of advancing the civil rights of the Latino community in the United States. In recent years MALDEF has awarded 5 - 15 scholarships of $2,000 to $10,000 each to deserving law students from throughout the nation. Applicants are evaluated for their academic and extracurricular achievements, for their background and financial need, and, most important, for their demonstrated commitment to advancing Latino civil rights in their careers.
Applicants must:- Be a law student currently enrolled full-time at an accredited United States law school.
The DREAM. US National Scholarship
Deadline: February 29, 2024, by 11:59 (PST)
Open To: Undocumented students with or without DACA
Requirements: The Dream.US likes to think of the National Scholarship as the “Pell Grant” for highly motivated undocumented students with significant, unmet financial need. While they consider your GPA, they place greater emphasis on your demonstrated commitment to community service and your ability to overcome the barriers and challenges that undocumented students face each and every day.
Applicants must:- Have DACA, TPS, or have continuously resided in the U.S. before the age of sixteen and before November 1, 2017, up to the present time, and have had no lawful status.
- Be attending or accepted to a partner college *BYU is NOT currently a partner college*
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Driver Education Initiative "In the Driver's Seat" Award - ROUND 1
Deadline: March 31, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The essay contest “In The Driver’s Seat” seeks to have applicants highlight the importance of being a safe and educated driver. This scholarship seeks to reward six students for his or her submission dealing with the importance of being a safe and educated driver. The application is handled in essay format. To apply, submit an essay of no less than 750 words.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either High School, University, or College. **Employees and relatives of National Driving and Traffic School are ineligible.
Jiffy Lube Teen Driver Scholarship
Deadline: March 11, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Now it’s your turn! Get our attention! Tell us about your goals, drive, ambition … your future! Simply write your 500-word typed essay about what drives you now.
Applicants must:- Be Utah students between the ages of 16-18.
- Be enrolled in high school during the 2023-24 school year.
La Unidad Latina Foundation
Deadline: March 31, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Of the Latino college student population, 74% cut their education short due to the financial pressures of supporting their families. LULF wants to make sure all students who start college, finish college by providing scholarships directly to the students when they need them most. Their annual national scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate Latino students awards grants of up to $2,000 per recipient to lessen the financial burden.
Applicants must:- Be of Latin descent.
Utah Energy Workforce Scholarships
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Together with Chevron, the Utah Energy Workforce is helping advance Utah’s future energy workforce with scholarships for high school seniors and first-year college students who are pursuing STEM courses at universities, colleges and trade schools in Utah. With the generous support of Chevron, more than $92,000 in scholarships have been awarded since 2016.
Applicants must:- Be a 12th-grade student enrolled at any public or private high school in Utah or a first-year student pursuing a STEM undergraduate degree or energy-related technical certification at a Utah institute of higher learning.
- Certify their intent to pursue a STEM course of study at a public or private Utah institution of higher learning or a license, certificate, or skill training that supports the energy industry at a school that is part of the Utah System of Technical Colleges. **Previous winners of the scholarship are not eligible to apply.
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Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. The first and most important qualification for a Davis-Putter Scholarship is active participation in struggles for civil rights, economic justice, international solidarity, or other progressive issues. The scholarship committee also evaluates the applicant’s financial need and ability to perform academically at the college level.
Apply Now!Dura-Pack Packaging Sustainability Initiative Award - ROUND 1
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: We are seeking to reward essay applicants with $3,000 in scholarship funds. As a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging bags and equipment, we are consistently striving to adopt and implement environmentally friendly manufacturing practices and have tailored our essay topics to reflect our “Green” initiatives. We have thoughtfully designed our essay topics to focus on environment and sustainability issues that are extremely prevalent today. There will be three contest submission dates. To be eligible for the Dura-Pack Academic Scholarship, submit your essay by one of the submission dates.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either high school, university, or college as a full-time student. **Employees and relatives of Dura-Pack are ineligible.
Jiffy Lube Utah “Your Turn Behind the Wheel” Scholarship
Deadline: April 12, 2024
Open to: Undocumented students with DACA
Requirements: The Jiffy Lube “Your Turn Behind the Wheel” Scholarship Program has been created to give a unique and early opportunity for high school students to gain funding for college, or other qualified technical and/or professional programs through a scholarship award sponsored by neighborhood Jiffy Lube owners. Jiffy Lube wants to learn more about what drives these students now and where they see themselves down the road. The “Your Turn Behind the Wheel” Scholarship opportunity is open to high school students currently enrolled in driver’s education in high school. The scholarship awards will not be based on a student’s GPA or other standard qualifying criteria, rather each individual will be allowed to express his/her “inner drive” and personal ambition — his/her chance to be behind the wheel.
Applicants must:- Be between 15-17 years old.
- Be U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, or DACA beneficiaries in a Utah high school.
RentHop’s College & University Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: To apply, submit an essay under 500 words that concisely answers the question:
Imagine yourself 10 years in the future after having graduated college and living the life of your dreams: find a listing on RentHop you picture yourself living in and write how it contributes to your ideal day.
Applicants must:- Be a current student in an eligible undergraduate program or a graduating high school senior, working towards a bachelor’s degree or associate's degree.
- Apply using their school email.
ScholarSHPE Award
Deadline: April 14, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Financial need is the #1 reason why Hispanic students do not complete a bachelor's degree. So SHPE offers thousands of reasons to ensure their members DO reach graduation - 629,000 to be exact. With 170+ scholarships totaling over $629,000 awarded last year, SHPE is actively narrowing the gap in the Hispanic STEM education pipeline.
Applicants must:- Be an active SHPE Member (To become an active member, please visit shpe.org and select “Join” in the top right-hand corner of the webpage.)
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
- Plan to pursue a STEM degree.
- Be attending an academic institution (2- 4 year university) in the United States or U.S territory.
Utah Jump$tart Coalition Scholarship
Deadline: April 15, 2024
Open To: Undocumented students with or without DACA
Requirements: Up to three applicants will each receive (one) $1,250 scholarship award. One eligible winner may receive an additional $500 bonus from my529. The scholarship is designed to recognize college students who can demonstrate a solid understanding of financial literacy concepts and are pursuing a post-secondary education either at a university, college, trade school or similar institution of higher learning.
Applicants must:- Be a current Utah high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student.
- Have successfully completed or currently be enrolled in the General Financial Literacy course or equivalent required course.
- Not be a direct relative of the Utah Jump$tart Coalition Board of Directors or staff.
"Design A Better Future" Scholarship
Deadline: April 8, 2024Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Ever wondered just how much of a difference high school students can make in their communities? In our 2020 scholarship program, our past winners proved it can be profound. That’s why our 2022 Design a Better Future scholarship will also be a design thinking community improvement project based on the LAUNCH Cycle. HonorsGradU will select 5 winners to receive $10,000 tuition scholarships to their colleges. The top one receives $5,000 funding to launch their project into the design thinking cycle once more during the summer of 2021 to maximize impact. We select applications based on their completion, seriousness, and viability.
Applicants must:
- To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be graduating high school seniors planning on attending an accredited college, university, or trade school in the United States of America. Additionally, students must have met all of the requirements described on this website (https://honorsgradu.com/). Employees of Honors Graduation and their families are not eligible to participate. Submissions must be received before the deadlines in order to qualify for the scholarship program. Mailed applications must be postmarked by that deadline. There are no citizenship requirements.
GMiS Stem Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2024Open to: DACA Recipients
Requirements:
- To inspire and motivate underserved students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
- To enlighten and engage families, educators, communities and employers to assist underserved students pursuing STEM career
- To inspire our nation through recognition of the achievements of Hispanics and other role models in STEM
- To enable and leverage Hispanic STEM talent to play a leadership role
- To collaborate and cooperate nationally within the STEM community
Click here to view all requirements:
GMiS STEM Scholarship Guidelines
MPower Financing "Global Citizen" Scholarship
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Open to: International Students (J or F Visa), DACA recipient, and Permanent Residents
Requirements: In recognition of the extraordinary potential of these students, we’ve created the MPOWER Global Citizen Scholarship. We’ve intentionally designed this scholarship program to be as broad as possible to match the broad, diverse experiences of international students. There’s no requirement to be an MPOWER borrower to apply!
Applicants must:
- Be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school that MPOWER supports (U of U, BYU-Provo, & Utah College of Dental Hygiene).
- Be an international student allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada, as applicable. For study in the U.S., this means that the applicant is either a U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, or has a valid visa that permits study in the U.S.
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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Deadline: TBD, 2024Open to: All high school, college, and graduate students worldwide
Requirements: For nearly four decades, the Ayn Rand Institute has hosted annual student essay contests on Ayn Rand’s novels. These contests encourage students to seriously engage with Rand’s ideas through reflection on her profound and influential novels. Students who participate will need to read the book they have selected carefully, grapple with its complex themes, and push the boundaries of their writing ability. By doing so, we hope students will achieve a deeper appreciation for Rand’s literary works and develop a curiosity for the philosophy that underlies them.
- $10,000 Prize
- Essays must be written in English only and be between 800 and 1,600 words in length.
The Carrington-Philbert Scholarship
Deadline: May 1, 2024Open to: Any Immigration Status - Entering College/University Freshman
Requirements: The Carrington-Philbert Scholarship program will award a $2500 one-time scholarship to an entering U.S College/University Freshman
- Applicants should be Black / African American
- Applicants must plan to attend a U.S. two (2)-year community college or four (4)-year college
- Scholarship awards will be paid during the month of September directly to the recipient’s school
- Applications must be received no later than May 1st of the current year. Late applications will not be accepted
- Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation with their application
- Winners will have to provide proof of enrollment
- Winners will be notified and posted on our website
- Please upload transcript, photo, recommendation, and essay (What has been your driving force in your pursuit with education?) here
- If transcript and/or recommendation letter need to be sent separately, please email it to usaapplications@cpscholarship.com and include the name in the email subject.
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MPower Financing "Women in STEM" Scholarship
Deadline: June 30, 2024Open to: International Students (J or F Visa), DACA recipient, and Permanent Residents
Requirements: The scholarship was created to support women who will use their STEM degree to benefit society. MPower will award one (1) $5,000, one (1) $3,000, and one (1) $2,000 scholarships.
Applicants must:
- Be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school that MPOWER supports.
Be an international student allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada, as applicable:
For study in the U.S., this means that the applicant meets one of these criteria:
- Has a valid visa that permits study in the U.S.
- Is protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Is a U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder)
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
Deadline: June 10, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed. To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.
Applicants must:- Be a high school junior or senior, or currently registered in any accredited post-secondary institution.
Avalaunch Media Scholarship
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Avalaunch Media is excited to announce the launch of their annual Scholarship Contest. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Avalaunch Media is committed to supporting students in their educational pursuits and helping to develop the next generation of believers.
Applicants must:- be a current, full-time student of an accredited two-year or four-year American university or college
"Desire to Inspire" Scholarship
Deadline: June 4, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Desire To Inspire Scholarship is a one-time financial award of $3000 (1st place – $1500, 2nd place – $1000, 3rd place – $500) that is dedicated to recognizing young individuals from historically underrepresented minority groups who are interested in a career in healthcare and are making a determined effort to inspire others in some way, shape or form. The award can be used for educational purposes and/or for the purpose of pushing their missions of inspiration forward.
Applicants must:- Be a U.S. High School Junior or Senior in the corresponding academic school year.
- Be a member of one or more of the following historically underrepresented minority racial or ethnic groups (Black/African-American, Native American, Latinx-American).
- Be interested in Pursuing a Career in Healthcare.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship - FALL SEMESTER
Deadline: June 15, 2024, at 12 pm EST
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: ExtremeTerrain is offering two $3,000 scholarships, one for the fall semester and one for the Spring Semester. Students should submit a 700 – 1500 word essay that describes: who you are, why you feel it is important to maintain access to public lands for recreational use and how you plan to use your degree to advocate for the recreational use of public lands.
Applicants must:- Be an undergraduate college/university student or high school senior who is pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Sciences, Sustainable Land Management, Environmental Biology, Sustainable Agriculture Systems.
- Have proof of enrollment.
"Impact on the Community" Scholarship
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: We would like to recognize someone who has devoted their time to improving someone else’s life in their community by awarding them a $1,000 scholarship. If you’ve made a positive impact on your community, we’d like to hear your story. We believe there are many ways to make an impact because even the smallest actions can make a difference. Interested applicants should write a 750-1000 word essay, discussing a time when you made a positive impact on someone or something in your community, and how that experience changed you as a person.
Applicants must:- Be enrolled in an accredited college or university within the United States. High school seniors who are graduating before the deadline and have been accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program are also eligible.
- Must also be able to demonstrate their strong commitment to helping others and be able to describe personal examples.
My BioSource Inc. Scholarship For All Majors
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: MyBioSource is honored to offer a scholarship program for all other majors outside of S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). This scholarship is open to high school seniors, undergraduates, graduates as well as international students. Applicants must complete the application along with a 250-word response on: why you have chosen your intended college major and why you should receive the scholarship.
Applicants must:- Be enrolled as a freshman, undergraduate, or graduate student at an accredited college or university for the corresponding Fall semester.
MyBioSource Inc. Scholarship For “S.T.E.M.” Majors
Deadline: June 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: MyBioSource is all about opening up doors to thriving students allowing them to explore the endless possibilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Applicants must complete the application along with a 250-word response on: why you have chosen to enter the field of “STEM” and why you should receive the scholarship.
Applicants must:- Be enrolled as a freshman, undergraduate, or graduate student at an accredited college or university for the corresponding Fall semester.
- Have an intended major in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields
Running of the Bulls Scholarship for Immigrants
Deadline: June 1, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Running of the Bulls®, Inc. is pleased to announce a scholarship program designed to benefit immigrants or children of immigrants in the United States who want to further their education. It is our mission to help tomorrow’s promising leaders meet today’s education expenses. The Scholarship for Immigrants is granting an award of $1,000 for the upcoming academic year. Candidates are asked to submit a 1,500-2,000-word essay based on the following topic: How will my life change because of my college/university education?
Applicants must:- Be immigrants or children of immigrants in the United States.
- Be attending a 4-year college program or accepted to a 4-year program OR accepted at or attending a graduate program within the U.S.
- Provide a current transcript reflecting a minimum GPA of 3.0.
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American Translation Association: Student Translation Award
Deadline: July 31, 2023
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: ATA will award a grant-in-aid to a student for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project. The project, which may be derived from any facet of translation studies, should result in a project with post-grant applicability, such as a publication, a conference presentation, or teaching materials. Computerized materials are ineligible, as are dissertations and theses. Translations must be from a foreign language into English.
Applicants must:- Be an individual or group of students enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program attending an accredited college or university in the U.S. ** Preference will be given to students who have been or are currently enrolled in translator training programs. Students who have already published translations are ineligible.
Platt Family Essay Contest Scholarship
Deadline: July 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest is designed for students who are full-time students in an American college or university. You do not have to be an American citizen, but you do need to be attending an American college or university during the eligibility period.
Applicants must:- Be an undergraduate student.
- Not be attending high school currently.
- Be attending enrolled in school full-time (12 or more credits).
"Spirit of Giving" Scholarship
Deadline: July 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Each year Wine Country Gift Baskets awards annual scholarships to three well-deserving students displaying the spirit of giving. The Wine Country Gift Baskets Spirit of Giving Scholarship is our way of encouraging acts of kindness, service, and giving so they remain an important part of our future. We are happy to award a scholarship of $1,000 to three winners.
Applicants must:- Be planning to attend school in the following school year at an institution within the U.S.
- Not be an employee or family member of Wine Country Gift Baskets or Houdini Inc.
- Not be a previous winner of this scholarship.
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Achieve Today Scholarship Fund - FALL SEMESTER
Deadline: August 31, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Achieve will be offering two scholarships throughout the year. Gifts totaling $2,000 will be awarded annually. Each semester (spring and fall) one recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship to the institution of their choice. Recipients are only eligible to receive the scholarship once during their lifetime.
Applicants must:- Be 18 years of age or older and a current student of an accredited U.S. university or college.
- Submit a video or audio of three to five minutes OR submit an essay of no fewer than 800 words on personal development or high performance.
Driver Education Initiative "In the Driver's Seat" Scholarship - ROUND 2
Deadline: August 1, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The essay contest “In The Driver’s Seat” seeks to have applicants highlight the importance of being a safe and educated driver. This scholarship seeks to reward six students for his or her submission dealing with the importance of being a safe and educated driver. The application is handled in essay format. To apply, submit an essay of no less than 750 words.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either High School, University, or College. **Employees and relatives of National Driving and Traffic School are ineligible.
Dura-Pack Packaging Sustainability Initiative Award - ROUND 2
Deadline: August 1, 2024
Open To: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: We are proud to offer our scholarship award opportunity. We are seeking to reward essay applicants with $3,000 in scholarship funds. As a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging bags and equipment, we are consistently striving to adopt and implement environmentally friendly manufacturing practices and have tailored our essay topics to reflect our “Green” initiatives. We have thoughtfully designed our essay topics to focus on environment and sustainability issues that are extremely prevalent today. There will be three contest submission dates. To be eligible for the Scholarship, submit your essay by one of the submission dates.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either high school, university, or college as a full-time student. **Employees and relatives of Dura-Pack are ineligible.
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Cards Against Humanity: The Science Ambassador Scholarship
Deadline: Open Fall 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: A full-tuition scholarship for a woman in science, technology, engineering, or math. Identify as a woman in a way that is significant to me. Attending college full-time in the U.S. during the corresponding academic year. To apply, film a three–minute video of yourself explaining a STEM topic you’re passionate about.
Applicants must:- Be a high school senior or an undergraduate college student.
GPSTab Scholarship
Deadline: September 1, 2023
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Anyone attending a U.S. accredited university or trade school can apply for one of (2) $2,500 scholarships. GPSTab values the continued growth and perseverance of our communities—which is why we believe that education is a key component in assuring their success.
Applicants must:- be enrolled in a U.S. university or trade school
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ExtremeTerrain’s Student Scholarship - SPRING SEMESTER
Deadline: October 15, 2024, at 12 pm EST
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: ExtremeTerrain is offering two $3,000 scholarships, one for the fall semester and one for the Spring Semester. Students should submit a 700 – 1500 word essay that describes: who you are, why you feel it is important to maintain access to public lands for recreational use and how you plan to use your degree to advocate for the recreational use of public lands.
Applicants must:- Be an undergraduate college/university student or high school senior who is pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies, Ecology, Land Use, Earth & Atmosphere Sciences, Sustainable Land Management, Environmental Biology, Sustainable Agriculture Systems.
- Have proof of enrollment.
Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship - FALL SEMESTER
Deadline: October 2, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Submit a Design or Live URL; show us how creative you are! The web design can be from past or present. Your submission will be entered into our semi-annual $1000 award contest. The winner will also be granted a design critique session with Ken Braun, for any project of your choosing. The winner will be announced on October 10th.
Applicants must:- Be attending a school in the United States.
- Be a student at an accredited school, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application.
Scholarship America: Dream Award
Deadline: Not listed yet, can sign up for email notification**
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The goal of the scholarship is to assist students from across the nation entering their second year or higher of education beyond high school. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice. The awards will grow in amount each year, allowing students to receive aid throughout their college careers.
Applicants must:- Be at least 17 years of age.
- Current college undergraduates from any U.S. state
- or high school seniors from Bayfield WI or Cleveland MN
- Be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card), or individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA).
- Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire 2024-2025 academic year.
- Be studying to obtain their first Associate’s or first Bachelor’s degree.
- Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
- Demonstrate financial need.
AES Engineering Scholarship
Deadline: October 8, 2024Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Our belief is that achieving a high GPA should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason, we are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as determined by an evaluation of the essays that are submitted. Scholarships are intended for future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.
Applicants must:
- Be a high school senior or enrolled in a post-secondary educational facility.
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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Deadline: TBD
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Have you ever read one of Ayn Rand’s thought-provoking novels? Now’s the time! Enter an Ayn Rand Institute essay contest and you’ll have a chance to win thousands of dollars in prize money. ARI has held student essay contests on Ayn Rand’s fiction since 1986, awarding over $2.2 million in prize money to contest winners! This year we will award more than $40,000 to hundreds of students worldwide.
Applicants must:- Write an essay regarding a topic about one of Ayn Rand’s novels.
- Be a high school student, undergraduate, and graduate student.
Driver Education Initiative "In the Driver's Seat" Scholarship - ROUND 3
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The essay contest “In The Driver’s Seat” seeks to have applicants highlight the importance of being a safe and educated driver. This scholarship seeks to reward six students for his or her submission dealing with the importance of being a safe and educated driver. The application is handled in essay format. To apply, submit an essay of no less than 750 words.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either High School, University, or College. **Employees and relatives of National Driving and Traffic School are ineligible.
Displaced Women's Education Fund of Utah
Deadline: November 29, 2023
Open to: Refugees, asylees, DACA recipients, undocumented, and international students
This scholarship is designed to help forcibly displaced women achieve their educational goals by assisting in the removal of one of the biggest barriers to a degree or certificate - tuition.
Requirements: Women refugees, asylees, and immigrants, (or their American-born daughters, age 25 and under) as well as women DACA recipients, undocumented women, and international students, who wish to pursue education or technical/ certification training through a qualified program.- Examples of qualified programs include but are not limited to GED, GRE, ESL, college, or technical training.
- Technical training includes but is not limited to: healthcare assistant, computer information systems, pharmacy technician, medical, massage therapist, criminal justice, and paralegal.
Boster Bio Scholarships for Young Scientists of Excellence
Deadline: November 30, 2024Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: Boster is proud to provide an annual scholarship to students with an interest in pursuing or continuing a 2 to 4-year academic program related to Biology or Biotechnology. The Boster Bio Scholarships for Young Scientists Of Excellence will provide $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school or college students to aid their scientific research in college.
Applicants must:
- Provide proof that they have been accepted into a research position in a biology or medical-related lab on a full-time or substantial part-time basis (minimum 9 credit hours worth of research work for the next two semesters).
- Obtain and submit a letter of recommendation – either from a teacher/ tutor/ or lecturer who knows the student well or from an employer in a relevant healthcare services niche (must be signed and on letterhead to be accepted).
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.40 on a 4.0 scale.
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Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship
Deadline: December 15 each year
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award for any undergraduate student in the United States who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. Students applying must submit an essay where you explain, present, inspire, or otherwise convince us as to why you deserve to win this scholarship. There are no conditions or outside requirements for this essay.
Applicants must:- Be enrolled or plan to be enrolled in an undergraduate program for the upcoming school year.
Dura-Pack Packaging Sustainability Initiative Award - ROUND 3
Deadline: December 1st of each year
Open to: All students regardless of immigration status or citizenship
Requirements: We are proud to offer our 2022 scholarship award opportunity. We are seeking to reward essay applicants with $3,000 in scholarship funds. As a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging bags and equipment, we are consistently striving to adopt and implement environmentally friendly manufacturing practices and have tailored our essay topics to reflect our “Green” initiatives. We have thoughtfully designed our essay topics to focus on environment and sustainability issues that are extremely prevalent today. There will be three contest submission dates. To be eligible for the 2022 Dura-Pack Academic Scholarship, submit your essay by one of the submission dates.
Applicants must:- Be currently enrolled in either high school, university, or college as a full-time student. **Employees and relatives of Dura-Pack are ineligible.
Joanne Norris Scholarship
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Open to: Undocumented students with or without DACA
Requirements: Joanne Norris was an award-winning journalist. Her career began in the 50s, at a time when relatively few women were journalists, and she dedicated her exploration to go beyond "puff piece" assignments into deeper concerns, including sexism, racism, and bias. Joanne understood that honest journalism means examining a story from every angle, unafraid of where the facts will lead, and presenting it with respect for the immutable value of the truth. Students must write and submit a short essay on the question: "How has Covid-19 Pandemic Positively Impacted your Life?"
Applicants must:- Be a high school senior.
- Currently have a 3.0 GPA or higher.