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Were you one of those kids who begged for a chemistry set? Were you also one of those kids who burned off your eyebrows during your first experiment yet – much to your parents’ chagrin – couldn’t wait to get back to the beakers and chemicals as soon as you got home from the doctor? Ouch, but awesome: You’ve known your career path practically forever!

Though many majors spend the bulk of their time after college in laboratories, a degree in chemistry has many other applications in the real world. Some students elect to take the MCATs and go to medical school while others pair their knowledge of chemistry with another major like business, journalism, engineering, math, physics or biology. Lots also go on to teach kindergarten through college, though a master’s or doctoral degree is needed for the latter. Also necessary? Dollars to fund your education, like those given as chemistry scholarships.

The cost of books, laboratory fees and graduate school add up quickly but chemistry majors have plenty of chemistry scholarship opportunities available to help them pay for school. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga awards $45,000 in chemistry scholarships to students each year and Oregon State University grants scholarships to its entering, transferring and continuing students and private organizations like the American Chemical Society and the Art of Problem Solving are great places to look if your school does not offer university-based chemistry scholarships. Chemistry majors are also eligible for general science scholarships as well as awards requiring essays and excellent grades in addition to just chemistry scholarships.

Here are a few of the many chemistry scholarship awards available but for more, conduct a free scholarship search to discover additional scholarships for which you qualify.

AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program

  • Application Deadline: 1/15/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship seeks to increase communication skills in student scientists. From grant writing to interaction with their community, these skills will benefit a student's career path and increase public understanding of science and technology.

    Eligibility:
    -Must be enrolled as a college or university student (graduate, doctoral, or upper-level [...] More

ACF Barnes W. Rose, Jr. and Eva Rose Nichol Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/16/2018
  • Amount: $700
  • The Barnes W. Rose, Jr. and Eva Rose Nickol Scholarship Fund was established in 2003 in memory of Mr. Rose and in honor of Eva. Barnes was a 1951 graduate of Albuquerque High School and a 1957 graduate of West Point. Eva is a longtime New Mexico resident. The fund will award a scholarship to an Albuquerque High School graduate pursuing a bachelor's degree in one of the STEM majors: Science, [...] More

ACF Woodcock Family Education Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/16/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • This fund was established in 1993 by Albuquerque businessman C.E. (Woody) Woodcock and his wife, Dixie, to support students of exceptional promise in the fields of science and math. Scholarships will be awarded to Albuquerque metro area high school graduating seniors (includes Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia and Torrance Counties). Scholarships are payable over four years.

    Additional [...] More

ACIL Academic Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 4/6/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The ACIL Scholarship Alliance, a division of the Independent Laboratories Institute, helps to ensure future generations of skilled employees for the laboratory testing community. Finding and keeping qualified technical personnel is a constant challenge for our industry. The children and grandchildren of employees of ACIL member companies who are planning scientific or engineering careers are [...] More

ACS Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/1/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • ACS awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students who want to enter the fields of chemistry or chemistry-related fields. Awards are given to qualified students. African American, Hispanic, or American Indian high school seniors or college freshman, sophomores, or juniors pursuing a college degree in the chemical sciences or chemical technology are eligible to apply. [...] More

AFDO Scholarship Awards

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: $1,500
  • In 1981, AFDO established a scholarship fund with the excess funds from the 75th Anniversary of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The "George M. Burditt Scholarship", the "Betsy B. Woodward Scholarship" and the "Denise C. Rooney" scholarships will be awarded annually to worthy recipients who are in their third year of college.

    The recipients should have demonstrated a desire to serve in a [...] More

Alaska Space Grant Program Undergraduate Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: 9/15/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Undergraduate Research Fellowships of up to $5,000 will be awarded through a competitive process. Fellowships are open to new and continuing students to support research projects fostering the vision of NASA by encouraging career goals in STEM disciplines, strengthening the nation's STEM workforce and engaging Americans in NASA's mission. Students receiving awards in past competitions may apply [...] More

AMS Graduate Fellowships

  • Application Deadline: 1/13/2018
  • Amount: $25,000
  • The AMS Graduate Fellowships are sponsored by industry leaders and government agencies and are designed to attract promising young scientists to prepare for careers in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic fields.

    Eligibility:
    -Entering their first year of graduate school in the upcoming fall and provide evidence of acceptance as a full-time student at an accredited U.S. [...] More

APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women

  • Application Deadline: 2/15/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • Eligibility:
    -Be a sophomore or junior at a U.S. college/university
    -Must be female
    -Major in chemistry, physics, materials science/engineering, computer science/engineering, chemical, electrical, mechanical engineering, or biology with an emphasis on one of the other areas listed
    -Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA

    For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More

Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund

  • Application Deadline: 2/24/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The Banatao Family Filipino American Education Fund will award five scholarships of $5,000 to qualified incoming freshmen enrolled at four-year colleges or universities. Each scholarship is renewable for a total of four years on the basis of satisfactory academic performance in a full-time undergraduate program. Awards are for undergraduate study only.

    Eligibility Criteria:
    -Incoming [...] More

Biotech ThirdBio's Jam Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The purpose of the Jeff & Jack Morhet Scholarship Fund (JAM) is to provide scholarships for students majoring in Bio Sciences or related fields and attending an Arizona University.

    Eligibility:
    -Be attending a college or university as an undergraduate as of September 1 of the school year for which the scholarship award is to be made.
    -Applicants must be attending a college or university in [...] More

Boston University Robert Noyce Scholarship Programs

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • Boston University is excited to announce the Noyce Scholarship Program in Mathematics, a new initiative to prepare middle school and high school mathematics teachers. With funding from the National Science Foundation and the School of Education and in collaboration with six local school districts and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Noyce Program will train up to 13 graduate students [...] More

Clarkston Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 1/15/2018
  • Amount: $10,000
  • A Clarkston Scholar is a highly-driven student who excels in the classroom, has a focused interest and passion for the life sciences industry and intends to enter the life sciences industry upon graduation. The Clarkston Scholars Program will provide one sophomore attending a four-year college/university undergraduate program in Pennsylvania who is majoring in a life sciences-related field of [...] More

Cleveland State University Robert J. Noyce Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $25,000
  • Full tuition fellowships awarded to highly qualified applicants committed to addressing social justice and change in Urban School and Communities.

    Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:
    -Be enrolled in the Master of Urban Secondary Teachers MUST program specializing in Math
    -Commit to teaching in either Biology and Earth Science, Biology and Chemistry, Chemistry and Physics, Physics and [...] More

Cognizant Making the Future Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/31/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The Cognizant Making the Future scholarship program recognizes today's inspiration as tomorrow's innovation. Cognizant is committed to preparing the next generation with the skills they will need to be active participants in an environment that will become increasingly dominated by technology. Making The Future is a design-based scholarship, and candidates will be required to submit video [...] More

Dannon Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Program

  • Application Deadline: 2/15/2018
  • Amount: $25,000
  • The Dannon Company, Inc. is offering one college senior or graduate student, who excels in science and has an interest in the field of yogurt, probiotics, fermented dairy products, nutritional benefits of yogurt (e.g., probiotics, calcium, vitamin D), functional benefits of yogurt and/or probiotics on the body, a scholarship of $25,000. Students must be a current full-time undergraduate or [...] More

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)

  • Application Deadline: 11/12/2017
  • Amount: $5,000
  • NSF and selected foreign counterpart science and technology agencies sponsor international research institutes for U.S. graduate students in seven East Asia and Pacific locations at times set by the counterpart agencies between June and August each year. The Summer Institutes (EAPSI) operate similarly and the research visits to a particular location take place at the same time. Although [...] More

ECS Biannual Meeting Travel Grants

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • Many ECS divisions and sections offer travel grants to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and young professionals & faculty presenting papers at ECS biannual meetings. Applications must be received no later than submission deadlines. Divisions/Sections may have additional application requirements. Please review the additional requirements for each division/section prior [...] More

Elms College STEM Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The Elms College ElmSTEM program, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, awards scholarship funds to students who major in STEM fields and attend Elms College full-time.

    Eligibility:
    -Be a prospective full-time, first-year student at Elms College
    -Be a prospective major in biology, computer information technology, chemistry, or mathematics, except for clinical fields [...] More

EPOC Environmental Scholarship Fund

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • EPOC recognizes its duty to assist in the education of individuals planning a career in the environmental industry. Consequently, the EPOC Environmental scholarship fund was established in 1998. The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to assist Connecticut residents, or an immediate family member (spouse or child) of an EPOC Member in good standing, who are attending an accredited college or [...] More

EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 1/31/2018
  • Amount: $45,000
  • The goal of the EPP Undergraduate Scholars Program is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in targeted academic fields integral to NOAA's mission. This program targets students who have completed their sophomore year, attending minority serving institutions (MSIs), and have recently declared, or about to declare a major in atmospheric, oceanic, or [...] More

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 1/31/2018
  • Amount: $9,500
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) scholarship program is designed to: (1) increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities; (2) increase public understanding and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve [...] More

ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 4/8/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Sharing in the belief that education is the key to progress, development and economic growth, ExxonMobil and Dr. Bernard Harris Jr. have developed a partnership to increase awareness about the need for more math and science graduates, especially among underrepresented populations. The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship is the latest effort to support students who plan to [...] More

Fontana Transport Inc Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/15/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Fontana Transport Inc. is a family owned trucking company based out of Southern California whose owners are passionate about higher education and to be able to help future leaders in their community pursue a higher education degree.

    The Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars Program is open to underrepresented, low-income and first-generation college-bound students. Students must be pursuing an [...] More

Furman University Furman Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 6/1/2018
  • Amount: $7,500
  • The Furman Scholars program seeks to honor high school juniors who exhibit strong academic potential, demonstrate leadership potential, and show significant involvement in extracurricular activities and community service. High school guidance counselors nominate current juniors to participate in the program. Students selected as Furman Scholars are eligible to receive at least $7,500 in [...] More

Gladys Carol Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/31/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The Gladys Carol Scholarship Program is open to high school seniors, high school graduates, and current undergraduate level students who are United States citizens or permanent residents. They must be pursuing a full-time STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) degree at an accredited, non-profit public or private four-year college or university in the United States. A minimum cumulative [...] More

Grote Chemistry Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen

  • Application Deadline: 2/15/2018
  • Amount: $12,000
  • The Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers the Grote Chemistry Scholarship for incoming freshmen and awards are renewable for a four-year period.

    Eligibility:
    -Complete a course in high school chemistry with an A or B
    -Minimum of 3.5 GPA
    -Minimum ACT composite score of 26 (or SAT equivalent)
    -Major in chemistry at UTC

    Eligible majors include all BS [...] More

Health Careers Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 5/6/2018
  • Amount: $7,500
  • Winners of the Health Careers Scholarship Program demonstrate a strong motivation to pursue a health care career, academic excellence, a dedication to community service and a need for financial support of their education. The program is open to higher education students entering their junior and senior years of full-time undergraduate study in the coming fall. This program is not open to [...] More

Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: 10/27/2017
  • Amount: $38,000
  • The Hertz Foundation's Graduate Fellowship award, which is based on merit (not need) consists of a cost of education allowance and a personal support stipend. Eligible applicants for prestigious Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical and biological sciences, mathematics, and engineering who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States of America, and who are [...] More

James M. & Erma T. Freemont Scholarship Program

  • Application Deadline: 2/3/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Freemont Foundation Scholarship Program is available to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. Selected from a nationwide pool of applicants, qualified recipients will become Freemont Scholars.

    Eligibility:
    - Must be a graduating high school senior (must plan on attending a HBCU) or an undergraduate students (must currently attend a HBCU); graduate students [...] More

JASC-Nielsen STEM Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/2/2018
  • Amount: $2,000
  • In recognition of the community's achievements and its enduring values, Nielsen supports the next generation of Asian American leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with these two scholarships.

    Eligibility:
    -Applicant must be either a high school senior or currently enrolled as a student in a college or university
    -Area of college study must be in either [...] More

Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Fellows Toyota Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/30/2018
  • Amount: $25,000
  • Toyota is partnering with Rainbow PUSH Excel to provide $75,000 scholarships to 10 deserving engineering and business college students through the Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Fellows Scholarships. In addition to the scholarships, Toyota is offering these students the opportunity to work at one of their facilities across North America to gain valuable real-world experience, as well as be paired with [...] More

Kathy Pace Technology Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 5/2/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The Kathy Pace Technology Scholarship honors the late Kathy Pace, who strongly believed in supporting the community. As the role of technology changes, the next generation of technology professionals need to possess the compassion and commitment to use technology as a tool to improve the world they live in. The scholarship will be awarded to one college student pursuing higher education in a [...] More

Knowlton Operator's Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Knowlton Operator's Scholarship is awarded to operators for training when budgetary constraints eliminate the opportunity for some to attend training for certification, advancement or professional development.

    For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More

L.D. "Dusty" Rhoades and Josephine Wright Memorial Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: Varies
  • Memorials and contributions from the Rhoades family established this endowed scholarship fund. One scholarship is awarded annually to a student who had declared a Science or Music major/minor. Additional criteria include cumulative GPA and financial need. The award alternates each year between Science/Music.

    For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More

Liberty Power Bright Horizons Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 7/30/2018
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The Bright Horizons Scholarship will award a total of $20,000 in the form of three scholarships valued at $10,000, $6,000, and $4,000. Students who are US citizens currently studying STEM at an accredited two or four-year university with an interest in the field of energy or the environment are welcome to apply. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's [...] More

Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 10/19/2017
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award was designed to encourage graduate students to pursue crystallographically-oriented research. To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major interest in crystallography.

    Submission materials:
    -Curriculum vitae
    -A one-page summary describing the type of crystallographic research being pursued
    -Expected date [...] More

MIT THINK Out of the Box Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 1/1/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • The THINK Out of the Box is an initiative aimed at helping local students passionate about science develop their own innovative ideas to reality. We partner MIT mentors one-on-one with students at Boston schools to work on projects of the student's design.

    Any full-time high school student and U.S. resident attending a public, private, or home-school in the Greater Boston Area at the time of [...] More

NASF Engineering and Chemistry Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 12/9/2017
  • Amount: $1,500
  • NASF's educational foundation remains committed to helping undergraduate and graduate students interested in studying chemical engineering, material science or engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering, environmental engineering or chemistry.

    Eligibility:
    -Available to both undergraduates and graduates
    -Undergraduate applicants must be junior standing or above when [...] More

National Candy Technologists Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • The scholarship award for the recipient is $5,000, paid in two $2,500 installments after verification of enrollment.

    To qualify for this non-renewing scholarship award, the student must:
    - Be either a college sophomore, junior or senior for the upcoming academic year
    - Have a demonstrated interest in confectionery technology (this can include many activities including but not limited to [...] More

National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: 12/18/2017
  • Amount: Varies
  • As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense plans to award approximately 180 new three-year graduate fellowships in April, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these prestigious fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude [...] More

National GEM Consortium Fellowships

  • Application Deadline: 11/15/2017
  • Amount: $16,000
  • GEM offers MS and Ph.D. level students an outstanding opportunity and access to dozens of the top engineering and science firms and Universities in the nation. The GEM Fellowship was designed to focus on promoting opportunities for individuals to enter the industry at the graduate level in areas such as research and development, product development, and other high-level technical careers. GEM [...] More

National Space Club Keynote Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 12/2/2017
  • Amount: $10,000
  • Provided to a high school senior, undergraduate or graduate student with definite plans to pursue a career in the science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields.

    Eligibility:
    -Must be a U.S. citizen
    -The scholarship is open to seniors in high school through graduate students
    -The applicant must have the intention of pursuing a career in the STEM fields and plan to attend an [...] More

NAWC New Jersey Chapter Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • The New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Water Companies Association is offering scholarships to high school students who will be attending a New Jersey college or university and is interested in the water utility industry or any related field.

    Eligibility requirements:
    -Be a U.S. Citizen
    -Be a resident of New Jersey and have lived in state for at least five years
    -Be a high [...] More

Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship Fund

  • Application Deadline: 3/1/2018
  • Amount: $2,000
  • Founded in 1949, the Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship is available to graduating seniors from public high schools in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties in Washington state. Application forms are only available through these high schools and candidates for the scholarship are nominated by their school each year. Awards range from $500 to $2,000 a year, and scholarships are renewable for four (4) [...] More

NFRW National Pathfinder Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 6/1/2018
  • Amount: $2,500
  • Established in 1985 in honor of First Lady Nancy Reagan's efforts in the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse, the National Pathfinder Scholarship is awarded annually to women who are studying in a related field.

    Three scholarships of $2,500 each are given to the best candidate nominated by her state Federation president and chosen by the NFRW Executive Committee. Applicants must be currently [...] More

Noyce Teaching Fellowship for Career Changers

  • Application Deadline: 3/1/2018
  • Amount: $49,000
  • The Robert Noyce Teaching Fellows program, authorized under the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree holders to become elementary, middle, and high school teachers by offering tuition assistance and salary stipends.

    Working professionals with an academic background in a STEM subject-area will [...] More

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $44,000
  • The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The prestigious program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based [...] More

Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development

  • Application Deadline: 5/31/2018
  • Amount: $45,000
  • The Odebrecht Organization recognizes the importance of integrating sustainability into the core of our business. For several years, Odebrecht USA and Braskem America have hosted the United States edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development, an annual competition that invites university students to join us in the search for innovative technologies and methods that promote [...] More

Olin E. Teague Memorial Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 10/15/2017
  • Amount: $4,000
  • The National Space Club, founded in 1957,is a non-profit organization composed of representatives of industry, government, academia, and private individuals, which collectively seek to promote the United States' leadership in the fields of space, rocketry, astronautics, and related technologies.

    The National Space Club offers a scholarship each year in memory of the Honorable Olin E. Teague, [...] More

Out To Innovate Scholarships for LGBTQ+STEM Students

  • Application Deadline: 6/3/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • NOGLSTP established the Out To Innovate Scholarships for LGBTQ STEM students which are intended for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) programs who are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or an active ally of the LGBTQ community. One scholarship will go to an undergraduate student, and one will go to a [...] More

Ripon College Knop Science Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: 3/1/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Knop Science Scholarship is a prestigious four-year, full tuition scholarship based on the next academic year's tuition figures. The Ripon College Knop Science Scholars Board convenes each year at the beginning of the second semester. The mission of the board is to identify high-achieving students who show the potential to contribute greatly to the science and mathematics departments at Ripon [...] More

SAPA Scholarship & Excellence in Education Program

  • Application Deadline: 5/30/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • The SAPA Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program (the "SAPA Scholarship") was established by the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) in 1999. SAPA is a nonprofit tax-exempt professional organization headquartered in the tri-state (NJ-NY-CT) area and has become a major pharmaceutical professional organization with more than 4000 members and five Chapters in the [...] More

Scarlett Family Foundation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 12/15/2017
  • Amount: $60,000
  • Scarlett Family Foundation Scholarships are open to high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who will graduate or have graduated from high school in one of the following Middle Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Dekalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, [...] More

Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science SOARS Program

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • SOARS encourages applications from individuals who are members of a group that is historically under-represented in the atmospheric and related sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latino, female, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. SOARS welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [...] More

SMART Scholarship for Service

  • Application Deadline: 12/1/2017
  • Amount: Varies
  • The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service is a scholarship for service program that provides students with a stipend (starting between $22,500 and $38,000 per year), full tuition, health coverage, book allowance of $1,000, and other education expenses.

    SMART has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the education, [...] More

SVC Foundation Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 12/1/2017
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The SVC scholarship fund is intended to further the education of any individual who is entering or is currently enrolled in a course of study related to vacuum coating technology at an accredited educational institution may apply. Past scholarship winners are welcome to re-apply, provided that they still meet the required criteria. Preference will be given to practioners, undergraduate and [...] More

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund College Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 4/2/2018
  • Amount: $5,000
  • HSF/ General College Scholarships are designed to assist students of Hispanic heritage in obtaining a college degree. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis to graduating high school seniors, community college transfer students, undergraduate students and graduate students. Applicants must be of Hispanic heritage and have a minimum of 3.0 GPA for high school students. A minimum of 2.5 [...] More

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 2/1/2018
  • Amount: $8,000
  • Educational scholarship funds from grants administered by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago are available for Jewish college and graduate students. Approximately $500,000 is available each year for full-time students, predominantly those legally domiciled in the metropolitan Chicago area, who are identified as having promise for significant contributions in their chosen careers. [...] More

The Kress Foundation Conservation Fellowships

  • Application Deadline: 1/22/2018
  • Amount: $32,000
  • The purpose of the Kress Conservation Fellowship program is to provide a wide range of post-graduate fellowship opportunities that will help develop the skills of emerging conservators. At the crossroads of science and art, the fields of conservation and technical art history demand a complex knowledge of chemistry and materials and an extraordinary sensitivity to artistic intent, as well as [...] More

The Rubber Division, ACS Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $5,000
  • Rubber Division Undergraduate Scholarships are given to students entering their junior or senior year of academic study with a "B" or better academic average for all of their undergraduate work and a minimum of three (3) semesters or six (6) terms completed. Applicants may have a major area of study in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Science or any other [...] More

Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc. Founders Fund Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 4/1/2018
  • Amount: $3,500
  • This merit scholarship is offered annually in the name of the TGF founders, to a single recipient who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding dedication in a field of study that falls within an environmental field of a school or department. It was the hope of the founders, as it is the hope of the current membership of Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, that the recipient will use this scholarship [...] More

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Scholarship Awards

  • Application Deadline: 8/9/2018
  • Amount: $4,000
  • The USRA Scholarship Awards provide college scholarship awards to students who have shown a career interest in space science research, aeronautics-related sciences, or space science education. To be considered, applicants must be full-time undergraduate students attending a four-year accredited college or university that offers courses leading to a degree in science or engineering. Applicants [...] More

UW Stout Polytechnic Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 3/15/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Students are eligible for The Polytechnic Scholarship if they rank in the top 25% of their graduating class (3.5 GPA if your high school does not rank) and have a 24 or greater composite ACT score. Students must be enrolled freshmen year with a minimum of 12 credits (does not include advanced placement or transfer credits). Students are awarded a non-renewable scholarship. Students must be [...] More

Wash AFCEA DC Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: 3/31/2018
  • Amount: $12,000
  • To promote higher education, the Washington Chapter AFCEA DC will award college scholarships to eligible applicants in the Washington Metro Council of Governments [COG] area in June. Since May 1989 $1,940,500 has been committed to 299 students in the Metro area from 100 high schools entering 66 U.S. colleges. Our $8,000 two year scholarships and one at $12,000 for three years are open to high [...] More

Washington State Opportunity Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 2/28/2018
  • Amount: $7,500
  • The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) supports low- and middle-income students pursuing eligible high-demand majors in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) or health care and encourages recipients to work in Washington state once they complete their degrees. Students must have a minimum 2.75 GPA and plan to enroll in an eligible Washington state college or university. [...] More

WHOI Summer Student Fellowship Program

  • Application Deadline: 2/15/2018
  • Amount: Varies
  • Summer Student Fellowships at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are awarded to undergraduate students who have completed their junior or senior year at colleges or universities and are studying in any of the fields of science or engineering including but not limited to the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, geophysics, mathematics, meteorology, physics, oceanography, and [...] More

Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: Varies
  • Amount: $32,000
  • The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship program recruits and trains the nation's best and brightest recent graduates and career changers with STEM backgrounds to teach in high-needs middle and high school science and math classrooms.

    The Teaching Fellowship includes:

    - admission to a master's degree program at a well-established partner university
    - teacher certification in science, [...] More

Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 9/30/2017
  • Amount: $10,000
  • The Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship provides funding to minority students enrolled in one of the technical sciences or engineering disciplines. This scholarship is available to U.S. citizens and individuals with permanent resident visas. The scholarship is not available to spouses and children of Xerox employees.

    Eligibility:
    -Be full-time students enrolled in a four-year [...] More

ZONTA Women in Science Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: 6/15/2018
  • Amount: $1,000
  • Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. With more than 30,000 members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas, Zontians all over the world volunteer their time, talents and support to local and international service projects, as well as scholarship programs [...] More

Latest College & Financial Aid News

Yale to Ditch "Freshman", "Upperclassmen", Adopt Gender-Neutral Terms

September 19, 2017

by Susan Dutca

In an effort to modernize, Yale will no longer use the terms "freshman" and "underclassmen" and will instead adopt gender-neutral terminology, such as "first-year" and "upper-level students." University officials still anticipate students and faculty to use the old terminology, since they're "deeply ingrained in our everyday language and in Yale's history."

The new terminology can be found in the Undergraduate Regulations and the First-Year Handbook and is expected to appear in all Yale College's publications and communications by the start of the 2018-2019 academic year. The effort to phase out the older terminology is "a piece of a larger movement to reflect the diversity of college campuses" and also in part because the "two words in particular are gendered," according to Jennifer Keup, Director Of the National Resource for the First-Year-Experience and students in Transition. [...]

Senate Bill to Make College Affordable and Accessible for Homeless, Foster Care Youth

September 13, 2017

by Susan Dutca

A bipartisan group of U.S House of Representatives and U.S. Senate lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would help homeless students and foster youth get the financial support they need for college. The bill would also remove other barriers to higher education, such as providing housing options, improving outreach, and streamlining the FAFSA to homeless and foster care students. [...]

Harvest Fall Scholarships for College

September 7, 2017

by Susan Dutca

Enjoy a seasonal treat this season with fall scholarships from Scholarships.com to help pay your college tuition bill. Harvest some of the largest dollar scholarships, most prestigious scholarships, and brand name scholarships out there with our list of October scholarships. These autumn scholarships are so good you'll scream! So hurry and apply for these scholarships due in October and don't let them fall by the wayside. For a complete list of scholarships due in October, click here. [...]

Last Reviewed: September 2017

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