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* [[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. [http://www.ditdservices.org/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=36&NavID=1_0 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. [http://www.ditdservices.org/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=36&NavID=1_0 website] | ||
* [[QuestBridge]] [http://www.questbridge.org/ website] | * [[QuestBridge]] [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 <dollar/>1,000 for students in grades 9-12. [https://www.at15.com/contests_scholarships/at15_scholarship/ website] | ||
| + | * [[The Lowe's Scholarship]] [https://careers.lowes.com/college_recruiting_scholarship.aspx website] | ||
| + | * Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship of <dollar/>1000 [http://www.gkscholarship.com/ website] | ||
| + | * Win Common Knowledge Scholarships based on what you know [http://cksf.org/ website] | ||
| + | * [[Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award]] for scholar athletes who drink milk. [http://www.bodybymilk.com/sammy_scholarship.php website] | ||
=== Math, science, and technology scholarships === | === Math, science, and technology scholarships === | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 14 June 2010
AoPSWiki includes one of the internet's most comprehensive guides to academic scholarships. Get started by clicking through the links below by subject area.
If you know of scholarships that do not match any of the following categories or are best listed under a category rather than a list, please create a new page for that category and list it here.
As a general guideline for scholarships: if you're paying to apply then it is probably not a legitimate organization of scholarship.
Contents
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 State winners win <dollar/>10,000 and national winners with <dollar/>25,000 for their achievements. 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
- Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program website
- KFC Colonel's Scholars Program website
- Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarships for high school seniors in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. website
- Burger King Scholars Program for students who work part-time and have financial need. website
- Sam Walton Community Scholarship website
- Best Buy @15 Scholarship of <dollar/>1,000 for students in grades 9-12. website
- The Lowe's Scholarship website
- Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship of <dollar/>1000 website
- Win Common Knowledge Scholarships based on what you know website
- Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award for scholar athletes who drink milk. website
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
- State-specific scholarships
- Community Service Scholarships
- College-specific full-tuition scholarships
- Minority-specific scholarships
Scholarships by subject
- Biology scholarships
- Chemistry scholarships
- Computer science and technology 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.
