This is by no means an exhaustive list of outside scholarships. We recommend that you do your own search by surfing the web, and by making inquiries with all groups and organizations that you or a family member are, have been or will be affiliated with.
Remember that as you glance through the scholarships, if a deadline is past, you may want to apply for it NEXT year, or check and make sure that the deadline hasn’t changed. Often times the same scholarships are awarded year after year.
If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or recommendations for the Outside Scholarship pages, please contact us at scholarships@naropa.edu.
AES Engineers Deadline: October 6 Award Amount: $500 Criteria For Selection:
high school seniors or college students
intended for future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study.
You are not required to be taking Engineering courses to be eligible.
Students must submit an essay of no more than 1,000 words in answer to one of the two questions posted on the site.
Application Questions for 2010-2011 are:
Explain the importance of your current studies in today's society.
There is general agreement that our economy is in trouble. In general terms, how much responsibility should be shouldered by the average citizen?
A. Patrick Charnon Scholarship Deadline: March 31 Award Amount: $15,000
Criteria for Selection:
Be a full time undergraduate student Be enrolled in an accredited college or university in the U.S.
Have a good academic standing (transcripts required)
Make progress toward a degree
In addition to the application form, you need to submit a 2-4 page essay (typed, double-spaced) explaining how community service experiences have shaped your life and how you will use your college educations to build communities in a manner consistent with Pat Charnon's values of compassion, tolerance, generosity and respect.
Tthree letters of reference addressed to the Charnon Scholarship Selection Committee.
Application information: http://www.cesresources.org/charnon.html
A.Patrick Charnon Memorial Scholarship
The Center for Education Studies
P.O. Box 208
San Francisco, CA 94104-0208
The Alexander Foundation Deadline: April 15 Award Amount: varies
Criteria For Selection:
Students who are GLTBQ or come from GLTBQ families
Students enrolled in an accredited university or college in the U.S.
Colorado residents studying in Colorado
Individuals working to make a difference in the GLTBQ community
Alexander Graham Bell 2008 College Scholarship Program Deadline: February 15 Award Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Criteria for Selection:
This is a highly competitive scholarship. The website reports that for the 2007 award there were 20 recipients out of 360 applicants, so pay close attention to their guidelines.
Undergraduate and graduate students
Hearing loss must have been diagnosed before acquiring spoken language (prior to the age of 7).
Hearing loss must be in the moderate to profound range and bilateral.
Students with cochlear implantsare eligible, but unilateral hearing loss are ineligible.
Student’s primary mode of communication must be spoken language
Student must be enrolled (or have applied) to a mainstream institution.
Catching the Dream (formerly Native American Scholarship Fund) Deadline: varies by award Award Amount: $500–$5,000 per academic year
Criteria for Selection:
Documentation of one-quarter or more Native American heritage
U.S. tribal enrollment
Students must also apply for all other sources as well (i.e. must apply for all federal, state and tribal aid, as well as private scholarships and grants).
Must be attending or planning on attending a college or university within the U.S. on a full time basis
CoffeeForLess "Hit the Books" Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 and September 30 Award Amount: up to $500 toward books and material
Criteria for Selection:
Must be 18–25 years old.
Enrolled in accredited college or university.
Students wishing to be considered, should submit an eassy (up to 500 words) about the importance of their education, and how the scholarship will help them acheive their goals.
The CollegeInvest Service Scholarship Deadline: TBA Award Amount: $3,000/year for two (2) years
Criteria for Selection:
Fifty-five (55) randomly drawn $6,000 scholarships (award amount will be divided over a two-year period, $3,000 each year) will be awarded to Colorado students who:
Attend a Colorado two or four-year college, or vocational college or university in the fall
Are a full-time, undergraduate student each year
Complete the Free Application For Federal Student Aid and have an EFC of 7600 or less (FAFSA does not have to be completed prior to registering)
Commit to 40 hours each year, for two years, in a service-to-children volunteer program.
Volunteer opportunities will include working in a school where you are attending college, or working with one of CollegeInvest’s volunteer partners such as Denver Kids Inc., Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation®, I Have A Dream Foundation of Boulder County®, College Summit, The Bridge Project, and Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives.
You should enter the drawing for the Service Scholarship only if you think you can satisfy the conditions for winning the scholarship.
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Deadline: October 31 Award Amount: 50 four-year $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 per year for four years) and 200 four-year $10,000 scholarships ($2,500 per year for four years) Criteria For Selection:
CURRENT high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States (or select DoD schools);
U.S. Citizens; U.S. Nationals; U.S. Permanent Residents; Temporary Residents (in a legalization program); Refugees; Asylees; Cuban-Haitian Entrants; or Humanitarian Parolees
anticipating completion of high school diploma at the time of application
planning to pursue a degree at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution
carrying a minimum 3.00 GPA at the end of their junior year of high school
*children or grandchildren of employees, officers or owners of Coca-Cola bottling companies, The Coca-Cola Company, Company divisions or subsidiaries are not eligible*
Colorado Education and Training Voucher Program Deadline: Varies Award Amount: up to $5,000 per year
Criteria For Selection:
You were in foster care at your 18th birthday and aged out at that time, or your foster care case will be closed between the ages of 18–21, or you were adopted from foster care with adoption finalization AFTER your 16th birthday
You are a U.S. citizen or qualified non-citizen.
Your personal assets (bank account, car, home, etc.) are not worth more than $10,000.
You must be aged 18, 19 or 20 when you first apply to the ETV Program.
You must have been accepted into or be enrolled in a degree, certificate or other accredited program at a college, university, technical or vocational school. To remain eligible for ETV funding, you must show progress towards a degree or certificate.
Educators for Fair Consideration Scholarship Deadline: February 16 Award Amount: Up to $5,000
Criteria for Selction:
Must be foreign born
Must have lived in California for at least 3 years of high school, and have graduated (or expect to graduate) from a San Francisco Bay Area high school
Be enrolled (or plan to enroll) in an accredited college or university
Demonstrate academic achievement and extracurricular participation.
Gilman International Scholarship Application Deadline: April 4 for fall semester; October 6 for spring Award Amounts: $5,000 for a semester or academic year abroad
Horatio Alger Association Scholarships Deadline: TBA Award Amount: varies
Criteria for Selection:
The Horatio Alger Association offers two scholarships for which students in Colorado are eligible: The National Scholarship and The Military Scholarship.
High school seniors expecting to enroll in an accredited U.S. college or university for the award year.
Demonstrate critical financial need
Participation in co-curricular and community activities
GPA of 2.0 or better
U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
For Military Scholarship:
Served in the U.S. Military during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan or Operation Iraqi Freedom beginning September 11, 2001 or later. Honorable service record under the United States Military
No more than 60 cumulative semester/credit hours by the end of the 2007 term. (Please send transcript to verify credit hour)
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Deadline: January 10 Amount: up to $50,000/year (renewable for up to 6 years)
Criteria for Selection:
Be a current student at an accredited US community college or two-year institution with sophomore status by December 31, 2009, or a recent graduate (since spring 2005).
Plan to enroll full-time in a baccalaureate program at an accredited college or university in fall 2010.
Have a cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 3.50 or better on a scale of 4.0 (or the equivalent).
Be nominated by his or her two-year institution.
Have unmet financial need.
Have not previously been nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
Jacob. K. Javits Fellowship Program Deadline: Variable Award Amounts: Average award $25,000 Appropriated by the federal government on an annual basis Criteria for Selection:
Entering (or not yet completed first year) of graduate student
Studying in the fields of arts, humanities, and social service.
Demonstrate superior ability, achievement, and promise.
U.S. citizens or nationals, permanent residents of the U.S., or citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.
Korean American Scholarship Foundation-Western Region Application deadline: May 31 Award Amount: $2,000 or higher
Criteria for Selection:
Will be a full time student at a school in one of the designated Western states according to the KASF’s delineation of regions during the 07 – 08 school year.
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Be able to demonstrate need for financial assistance.
One’s category depends on what your status will be during the current school year.
High School Students, 9th thru 11th: Achievement Award
High School seniors, planning to attend college in 07–08. The chosen college must be within the western region. You must include a copy of your acceptance letter from a school that is within the western region according to the KSAF. You will be disqualified if the school that you are planning to attend is outside of the designated states.
College Students (currently fr, soph, jr): The school you are attending must be within the western region.
College Students (currently a senior): You are not qualified to apply for this scholarship unless you will be attending Graduate School in the western region during the 07–08 school year. You have to submit a letter of acceptance either from a graduate or professional school.
Graduate students: You must be continuing your studies in the 07–08 school year at a school within the western region.
A current non-student is eligible for a scholarship by providing documentation (acceptance letter, signed commitment letter, or any document showing commitment to attend) that they will be a full time student in 07–08 school year.
Application Information:
Please review the detailed instructions and download the application at: http://www.kasf.org/
Submit your completed application with all supporting materials to:
KASF Scholarship Committee
3540 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 920
Los Angeles, CA 90010 western@kasf.org
Liko A'e Native Hawaiian Scholarship Deadline: May 1 (for Fall & Spring), August 1 (for Fall and/or Spring), November 1 (for Spring), and February 1 (for Spring and/or Summer). High School Seniors or New Students for the Fall semester should apply after March 15. Amount: varies Purpose: Administered by the Maui Community College, this scholarship is offered four times a year to help support Native Hawaiian students entering higher learning.
Criteria for Selection:
Must be Hawaiian and U.S. Citizen
Must have a High School diploma or equivalent
Must be enrolled or accepted as a degree-seeking, full-time student
Must demonstrate financial need
Must meet minimum GPA (Undergrad = 2.0 or better, Graduate = 3.0 or better)
Lehua Wilson Ah Sam
Hawai'i Island Coordinator
Hawai'i Community College
200 West Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Phone: 808-974-7741
Fax:808-974-7692
gkg@hawaii.edu
The Little People of America Scholarship Program Deadline: April 22 (postmark) Award Amount: $250 - $1,000 or more
Criteria for Selection:
Priority is given as follows: 1) LPA members who have a medically diagnosed form of dwarfism, 2) immediate family of dwarfs who are also paid members of LPA, 3) people with dwarfism who are not members of LPA
Open to prospective and current students
Students must be enrolled (or planning to enroll) in an accredited college or vocational school in the U.S.
Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarships Deadline: January 15 Award Amounts: $200–$1,000
Criteria for Selection
must be a resident of a participating American Mensa local group’s area
US Citizen
Enrollment at a US college or university as a graduate or undergraduate student
Application Information: www.merf.us.mensa.org
Jan Redding,
303/530-4375
or: American Mensa , Ltd.
1229 Corporate Dr.
West Arlington, TX 76006
817-607-0060
Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Deadline: Nomination materials available to faculty in the fall. Completed Applications must be received by March 4 Award Amounts: Up to $5,000 per student
Criteria for Selection:
Undergraduate sophomores and juniors
Nominated by faculty
Excellent academic record
Commitment to field related to the environment
Native American or Alaskan Native students in fields related to health care and tribal public policy
Patrick Stewart Human Rights Scholarship Deadline: March 1 Award Amounts: $300–$1,800 available to students to use for summer internships or other individually planned human rights projects
Criteria for Selection:
students 18-25 years of age, of any nationality
Plan a summer internship with a local or global human rights organization
develop a summer project to promote human rights awareness
Open to undergraduate and graduate students
Application Information: www.amnestyusa.org/patrickstewart/
AIUSA Membership Resource and Communications
600 Pensylvania Avenue, SE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20003
202-544-0200 x562 nfp@aiusa.org
The Point Foundation Deadline: TBA (applciation available in November) Award Amount: $8,000 - $30,00/year Criteria for Selection:
The Point Foundation awards scholarships for LGBT students, criteria varies according to funder. Please review the current Point Scholars’ biographies to get a good idea of what we are looking for in our scholars. You do not need straight A's to apply but we are looking for individuals who have proven leadership skills, excellent scholastic achievements and want to make a difference in the world. All applicants are evaluated on the totality of their situation including, academic accomplishments, financial, emotional and social need, extracurricular activities, personal circumstances and goals for the future.
Scholarship Trust for Hearing Impaired Deadline: March 1 Award Amount: varies
Purpose of Award:
The Travelers Protective Association of America created the trust to aid hearing impaired individuals in obtaining mechanical devices, medical/specialized treatment, interpreters and note takers, specialized education, etc.
Criteria for Selection:
Selection and award amount is determined by Trust committee -- given to those with greatest need first
Talbots Women’s Scholarship Deadline: January 3 (application information available in November) Award Amounts: $1,000 (50 scholarships) or $10,000 (5 scholarships)
Criteria for Selection:
Be women currently residing in the United States
Be women who have earned a high school diploma or their GED on or before September 1996
Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two or four year college or university
Be attending the full 2006–2007 academic year and receiving a degree no earlier than May 2007
Have at least two semesters (24 credit hours or more) remaining to complete in their undergraduate degree as of the beginning of the 2006 academic term
Students who have previously obtained a bachelor’s degree are not eligible to apply
Application Information:
(website is inactive until next award cycle)
507-931-1682
Transgender Scholarship Deadline: January 10 Award Amounts: Supplemental funding
Criteria for Selection:
Transgender identified ("out and proud")
Student in a helping and caring profession, including social services, health care, religious instruction, teaching and the law
Vermont Grants Deadline: Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis after Jan. 1 for as long as funding is available Award Amounts: $250 to $4,400
Criteria for Selection:
Be a Vermont resident enrolled in an undergraduate program File a FAFSA and show financial need
Application Information: www.vsac.org
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
1-800-642-3177 or 802-655-9602
Windstar Environmental Studies Scholarship Program Deadline : June 1 Award Amount: $500 for undergraduate; $1,000 for graduate student
Criteria For Selection:
U.S. student enrolled in an accredited U.S. college/university Environmental Studies or Environmental Engineering Program
Undergraduates must be entering their junior or senior year of college
Graduate students must be entering their second year of graduate school
must maintain a 3.0 GPA in major field of study
Application Information: http://wstar.org
Windstar Foundation Environmental Studies Scholarship
c/o Gene Hall
University of Arizona Herbarium
Herring Hall
PO Box 210036, 1140 E. South Campus Dr.
Tuscon, AZ 85721-0036
Women’s Overseas Service League Scholarships for Women Deadline: March 1 Award Amounts: $500–$1,000
Criteria for Selection:
Demonstrated committed to advancement in a public service career
Have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credits with a minimum 2.5 GPA
Enrolled in no more than 16 credit hours a semester
Women’s Research & Education Institute Congressional Fellowships on Women and
Public Policy Deadline: May 18 Award Amounts: Tuition and living stipend for eight months of work in a congressional office or on a congressional committee staff
Criteria for Selection:
Available to men & women
Currently enrolled in graduate school Academic performance
Experience with community groups
Interest in the analysis of gender differences as they affect federal laws and legislating
