Academic scholarships

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== Major Scholarships

Major scholarships

National 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 website
• Davidson Fellows Scholarship Davidson Fellows receive a <dollar/>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. website
• QuestBridge website
• See more on the National scholarships page.

Math, science, and technology scholarships

These large scholarships span fields of science broadly.

• Intel Science Talent Search. One of the oldest and largest math and science scholarship programs. Intel STS winners receive scholarships of up to $100,000. website
• International Science and Engineering Fair. Another Intel-sponsored science and mathematics competition, arguably the most important such competition in the world. The 3 ISEF winners each receive a <dollar/>50,000 scholarship. website
• Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships awarded annually. website
• Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. Scholarships for national and state winners who scored 5s on the most math, science, and technology AP exams. website
• See more on the Mathematics, science, and technology scholarships page.

General Scholarships

• National scholarships
• Regional scholarships
• Community Service Scholarships

Scholarships by subject

• Biology scholarships
• Chemistry scholarships
• Computer science and technology scholarships
• Earth science scholarships
• Economics scholarships
• Engineering scholarships
• Mathematics scholarships
• Mathematics, science, and technology scholarships
• Physics scholarships
• Writing scholarships

Additional Help

• Scholarship Search Websites have many more scholarships and search features - check them out for religious, military, need-based, minority-specific, and other scholarships
• Ask your high school guidance counselor or career center.
• College websites (many colleges offer departmental, subject-specific scholarships or even merit-based full-tuition scholarships)
• Check for local legislative scholarships.

See also

• Academic competitions