February Scholarships
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Deadline | Scholarship | Web Address | Award Amount | Address | Phone/Email | Requirements | DACA Only? | Can Graduate Students Apply? | Major? |
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| February 1 | Remote DBA “Experts to Students” Scholarship | http://www.remotedba.com/remote-dba-experts-to-students-scholarship/ | $1,000 | N/A | student-scholarship@remotedba.com. | Students currently enrolled in an accredited college or university located in United States with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Graduating high school seniors with a GPA of 3.0 or above are also eligible to apply for the scholarship. | No | No | |
| February 1 | Dream Project Scholarship | http://dreamportal.herokuapp.com/scholarship/ | Varies | N/A | carlos@dreamproject-va.org | Students must have graduated or will graduate from a high school in Virginia. Student was born outside the United States and their immigration status (undocumented, DACA, TPS, or Asylum Applicant) creates barriers to success in college. Student will attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university. | Any | ||
| February 4 | Ascend Educational Fund Scholarship | http://ascendfundny.org/scholarship | $2,500- $20,000 | N/A | E-mail: info@ascendfundny.org | • Must be born outside the United States or have two parents born outside the United States - Must be a graduating senior at a high school in the five boroughs of New York City -Must enroll full-time at an accredited public or private college or university in 2020-2021 | No | Any | |
| February 4 | BMI Student Composer Award | https://bmifoundation.org/applications/rules/bmi_student_composer_awards_rules | $500-$5000 | BMI Student Composer Awards Deirdre Chadwick, Director 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich St. New York, NY 10007-0030, U.S.A. | N/A | -Citizens of a country in the Western Hemisphere. -Enrolled in an accredited public, private, or parochial secondary school, in an accredited college or conservatory of music, or engaged in the private study of music with a recognized and established teacher (other than a relative). -Born on or after February 2, 1989. Applicants must be age 27 or younger, as of the competition deadline on February 1, 2017. -Potential first-time winners or prior winners of this award no more than two times. Any composer having won this award three times previously is not eligible to enter the contest again (Honorable Mention excluded). | No | Musicians (Composers) | |
| February 1 | The Purpose Challenge Scholarship | https://purposechallenge.org/contest/ | Varies | N/A | laura@prosocialconsulting.com | No GPA requirement Must complete toolkit and submit essay Must submit essay in English Must live in the US Must attend accredited college (through US Department of Education) in Fall | |||
| February 1 | Ben Carlson Memorial Scholarship | http://www.bencarlsonfoundation.org/scholarship | Varies | N/A | bcmsfscholarship@gmail.com | In order to apply, candidates need to be attending a four-year post-secondary school within ten months of award application date. Applicants must be a current high school senior or undergraduate student. Students continuing or applying to graduate schools will not be considered. Applicants must demonstrates a strong work ethic, academic promise, athleticism, and service to community. High School students must have a minimum unweighted 3.2 GPA, and undergraduate students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and be taking a full-time academic course load. Applicants must have present or past participation in a junior lifeguard program or present or past employment as an ocean lifeguard | No | ||
| February 14 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund General College Scholarships | https://www.hsf.net/en_US/scholarship | $500-$5,000 | N/A | N/A | Must be of Hispanic Heritage 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, not-for-profit, 4-year university, or graduate school, during the FALL of a scholarship cycle (year) U.S. Citizen, Permanent Legal Resident, DACA or Eligible Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA) Complete FAFSA or state based financial aid application (if applicable) | DACA | No | Any |
| February 15 | Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship Application | https://spie.org/membership/student-members/scholarships/application-requirements-and-criteria | Varies | SPIE PO Box 10 Bellingham WA 98227-0010 USA | scholarships@spie.org | You must be a Student Member of SPIE. Standard Student Membership fee is $20. High school, pre-university, secondary school students will receive a one-year complimentary Student Membership. Fill in the Pre-College Membership Application Form and return to scholarships@spie.org Must be enrolled or planning to enroll in an optics, photonics, program or related field (e.g., physics or electrical engineering) at an accredited school for the school year beginning in the Fall 2018 Two recommendations are required. An automated message will be sent to your recommenders providing them with a link to your application where they will fill in a questionnaire. Relatives are not eligible to make recommendations. Please attach your Annual Scholarship Report to the online application form if reapplying. The scholarship application form must show new activities from when you last applied. Annual Scholarship reports are required from all winners. Incomplete applications will not be eligible for consideration. | No | Optics or Electrical Engineering | |
| February 20 | Vegetarian Scholarship Award | http://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm#urscholar.htm-1 | One $10,000 Two $5,000 awards | PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203 | Ph: (410) 366-8343 Email: vrg@vrg.org | *Must be a graduating shigh school senior. *A copy of your transcripts or report cards for the past two years. (An official copy is not necessary. Photocopies of your report cards will suffice.) *Three or more recommendations (including at least one teacher). *Any documentation related to your promotion of vegetarianism in high school and/or community including photographs, newspaper stories, etc | No | Any | |
| February 16 | Marge Christensen Gould Scholarship | https://www.margegouldscholarship.org/ | Varies | 5049 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 201 Tucson, AZ 85711 | Phone: (520) 770-0800 | Applicants must be a Catalina, Desert View, Sunnyside, or Star Academic High School graduating senior. TUSD Project More amd TAP high school. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5. Applicants must be accepted at an accredited college or university. No proof of citizenship, residency, or immigration status is required. | |||
| February 26 | CFSA General Scholarship | https://cfsaz.org/scholarships/cfsa-general-scholarship/ | Varies | 5049 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 201 Tucson, AZ 85711 | Phone: (520) 770-0800 | This scholarship supports Southern Arizona students in pursuing their educational dreams and opportunities. Applicants must be graduating in the current school year, or have graduated in a previous year, from a high school in Southern Arizona (Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties, and regions of Graham, Greenlee, Pinal and Maricopa counties south of the Gila River). Graduates from high schools outside of this region will not be considered for this scholarship. | |||
| February 28 | Optimist International Essay Contest | http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships3.cfm#urscholarships3.cfm-1 | $2,500 | 4494 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 | Email: programs@optimist.org | *Youth under the age of 18 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent. *Interested students must contact their local Optimist Club. *Need to submit an essay on the pre-assigned topic. *All contestants at each level of the contest must furnish a copy of their birth certificate or passport before participating. | No | Optimist Club | |
| February 5 | National Association of Hispanic Journalists | http://www.nahj.org/nahj-scholarships/ | Varies | N/A | N/A | NAHJ scholarship opportunities are open to college-bound high school seniors, college undergraduates and graduate students pursuing careers in English or Spanish-language print, broadcast, digital or photojournalism. Students attending four-year colleges and community colleges in the Unites States and Puerto Rico with a GPA of 3.0 or better | DACA | YES | Journalism |
| February 29 | The Dream.US National Scholarship | https://www.thedream.us/scholarships/national-scholarship/ | Up to $29000 for a Bachelor's degree and $14500 for an Associate's degree | 1-855-376-7076 Email:TheDream.US@applyISTS.com | Have significant unmet financial need; Have graduated or will graduate from a United States high school (or have earned or will earn a high school equivalency diploma) by the end of the 2023-2024 academic year; Graduated or will graduate with a GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale; Are not and have not previously been enrolled in a four-year institution or bachelor program and have not earned more than 21 credits in a community college (not counting credits earned in a pre-college or dual enrollment program in high school); Intend to enroll full-time in an associate or bachelor’s degree program at a Partner College no later than the Spring term of 2024-2025 academic year; and Are eligible for in-state tuition at the Partner College you want to attend (not applicable if it is a private Partner College). | ||||
| February 15 | ASSE Foundation Academic Scholarship | http://foundation.asse.org/education.php | Varies | N/A | Phone:1 847 699.2929 Email: assefoundation@asse.org | Transcripts from every university you have attended Academic letter of recommendation A 3.0 undergraduate GPA and (if applicable) a 3.5 graduate GPA | Yes | Safety, Health, and Environment | |
| February 8 | Point Foundation: College Scholarships for LGBTQ Students | https://pointfoundation.org/scholarships | Varies | Point Foundation 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501 Los Angeles, CA 90036 | LA Office: 323-933-1234 Phone 866-33-POINT (866-337-6468) info@pointfoundation.org | Must be enrolled or intending to enroll at an accredited college or university based in the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska, in the fall of 2024 ans spring 2025. Students enrolled or intending to enroll in a college or university in a United States territory are NOT eligible. Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community. Must be enrolled full-time for the full academic year. Must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/ doctoral program. | Yes | Any | |
| February 10 | Que Llueva Café Scholarship | https://ca-core.org/scholarship/ | $1,000 | N/A | N/A | Must be an Undocumented student (DACA students are elegible). Must be or will be a high school/GED graduate who will enroll for the first time in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the 2024-2025 academic year. *Students who have not completed high school/GED program and are dual enrolled in a college are elegible. Submit a personal statement of 1,000 words maximum Provide academic information along with extracurricular activities Must provide at least one recommender | No | No | Any |