National Scholarships
The following is a list of large scholarships open to US students, regardless of interests.
General Academic Scholarships
- National Merit Scholarship Program Students who do well on the PSAT can win thousands of dollars in National Merit, corporate-sponsored, or college-sponsored scholarships. website
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Thousands of Coca-Cola Scholars have received millions in overall academic support. website
- AXA Achievement Scholarship State winners win 10,000 and national winners with <dollar/>25,000 for their achievements. website
- Davidson Fellows Scholarship Davidson Fellows receive a
\[$50,000, <dollar/>25,000 or <dollar/>10,000 scholarship in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the areas of science, technology, mathematics, music, literature and/or philosophy. [http://www.ditdservices.org/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=36&NavID=1_0 website]
* [[QuestBridge]] - The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges. [http://www.questbridge.org/ website] * [[Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program]] [http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduesbyrd/index.html website] * [[KFC Colonel's Scholars Program]] [http://www.kfcscholars.org/ website] * [[Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarships]] for high school seniors in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. [http://rmhc.org/what-we-do/rmhc-u-s-scholarships/ website] * [[Burger King Scholars Program]] for students who work part-time and have financial need. [http://www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/burger_king_scholars_program.html website] * [[Sam Walton Community Scholarship]] [http://www.act.org/walmart/community/ website] * [[Best Buy @15 Scholarship]] of\] (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)$1,000 for students in grades 9-12. website
- The Lowe's Scholarship website
- Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship of $18,000 per year in exchange for working in an Agency facility during summer breaks and after graduation. website
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship for students who intend to pursue a career targeted to public service or government. Students must be at least a junior and nominated by their college. website
- Alpha Kappa Alpha scholarships based on merit or financial need. website
- Ambassadorial Scholarships for college juniors and seniors who can speak another language and want to study abroad in the country of the language. website