The SME Education Foundation annually awards millions of dollars in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students pursuing two-year, four-year or advanced degrees in manufacturing or engineering.

Eligibility Requirements for SME Education Foundation scholarships:

A) Must be a graduating high school senior, current undergraduate or graduate student who will be enrolling as part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student, attending accredited colleges or universities in the United States or Canada for the next fall term.

B) Scholarships are only available to citizens of the U.S. and territories, citizens of Canada, students with permanent residency status in the U.S. (i.e. green card) or Canada, or applicants with a U.S. or Canadian student visa.

C) Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or 70 on a 100 point (%) scale. Most scholarships have a minimum GPA of 3.0/80.

D) Must be pursuing a degree in a qualifying major

HACER stands for Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources. Your generation is making the world a better place, and McDonald's wants Hispanic students to be front and center in that transformation. That's why we're giving you and your community more opportunities to make a difference.

Are you eligible?

Check out the requirements below to find out if the McDonald's HACER National Scholarship is right for you:

A) You're a high school senior

B) You're a legal U.S. resident

C) You're younger than 21 years old

D) You carry a minimum 2.8 GPA

E) You're eligible to attend a two- or four-year college or university with a full-time course of study

F) You'll disclose other scholarship programs that you've applied for

G) You'll enroll and attend an accredited institution in the academic year after your selection (verification needed, as scholarship funds are paid directly to the schools)

H) You have at least one parent of Hispanic heritage

How are scholarship winners selected?

The scholarship recipients are selected based on:

A) Academic achievement

B) Financial need

C) Community involvement

D) Personal qualities and strengths as portrayed in a personal interview, either in-person or by phone

Winners are selected by May to June. (Check for emails by mid-February to find out if you are a semi-finalist.)

What materials and documents are required?

No essay is needed. The only other requirements are these documents:

A) Transcript

B) Personal statement

C) Letter of recommendation to be submitted online

D) List of community service projects

E) FAFSA report and/or 1040s

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Eligibility requirements are outlined below.

Who is Eligible?

A) For the 2022 contest, any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild, or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the order on or before April 1, 2019, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2019, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2022. Great-grandchildren are not eligible.

B) The applicant must be a high school senior.

C) The applicant must apply online only. The 2022 Legacy Awards application deadline is February 7, 2022.

D) If the applicant's parent and grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must apply through the parent's Elks Lodge.

E) We have waived the standardized test requirement for the 2022 Legacy contest. You do not need to submit ACT and/or SAT scores.

F) Students may apply for more than one ENF scholarship; however, they may win only one. In cases where the student wins more than one, we will award the scholarship with the greater value. Students can accept local and state scholarships, which are separate from the awards at the national level.

G) Legacy Awards may only be applied to accredited US American schools, colleges or universities. (Note: Applicants from Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico and the Philippines may apply Legacy Awards toward schools, colleges or universities in their respective homes.)

H) If you are selected as a 2022 Legacy Awards recipient, you will be required to perform service once a year with an Elks Lodge during the four years you are receiving the scholarship. Click here for more information about serving with the Elks.

Who will you compete against?

Legacy Awards are $4,000 scholarships ($1,000 per year for four years). The Foundation will offer a total of 350 awards in the 2022 contest.

Children and grandchildren will compete separately against other children and grandchildren in their state. Each state is eligible to receive a number of awards based on its past support of the Elks National Foundation. Each state's quota is divided evenly among children and grandchildren. In states where the quota is an uneven number, the extra award is allocated to children of Elks, rather than grandchildren.

Who selects the Legacy Award Winners?

The Selection Committee is appointed by the ENF Board of Trustees, and consists of professionals who are not connected with either the Elks National Foundation or the BPO Elks of the USA. The Selection Committee is responsible for the confidential review of each applicant's file. They determine the Legacy Awards winners. All decisions are final.

Requirements and Selection Process

A) Applicants must be dependent children of full-time employees in the financial services industry (commercial banks, investment banks, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, fund and asset management companies, credit card and finance companies and similar businesses as determined by the Foundation). Employees must be presently employed with five years of experience OR no longer employed in this field but had ten years of experience which ended no longer than five years prior to the GAR Scholarship application closing date (which is located on the top of the application).

B) Students must be graduating high school seniors who are enrolling as full time first year students in pursuit of a four-year bachelor's degree at an accredited college/university in the United States.

C) Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) and rank in the top 20% of their class.

D) Students must demonstrate financial need.

E) Students must be a US citizen or legal resident.

Continuing Eligibility/Renewal Requirements

The Gordon A. Rich Memorial Foundation requires an annual review of each scholarship award to determine renewal eligibility. Recipients must maintain full-time enrollment status and be in good standing with their college to have the award renewed for the next academic year. GAR Scholars are expected to exhibit satisfactory citizenship in both the academic community and in the community at large. Therefore, recipients may not be on any form of academic probation or suspension. In December of each year, a renewal form is sent to each recipient. In April of each year, a letter is sent to each recipient requesting confirmation of full-time enrollment status and intent to maintain that status, a current academic transcript, and a detailed update on the courses, projects, and activities with which the recipient has been involved during the current award year.

Parkman Prize

All GAR scholars are eligible for a special award – the "Parkman Prize." This $5,000.00 award, named after one of GAR's most generous donors, is given to the scholar with the highest GPA in each academic year.

Selection Process

An independent scholarship committee - Scholarship Management Services - will be evaluating student credentials. Members of the GAR Foundation are not part of the initial selection process. From the pool of applicants, a select group of potential GAR Scholars will then be presented to the GAR Foundation. They will in turn select the GAR scholarship winners.

All materials submitted to support a scholarship application are used only in the selection process. The folder of a scholarship recipient will remain in active status during the period the scholarship is in force and will be retained for one year thereafter. All records are confidential and available for reference by Scholarship Management Services and the GAR Foundation.

Selection Procedures

Scholarship application forms and directions for completing the forms can be accessed through our website. Applications will require:

A) Applicant Data

B) Parent/Guardian Information

C) Applicant Appraisal to be completed by a high school counselor or a teacher from your junior or senior year

D) An essay response to a given prompt (500 words or less)

E) An official transcript of grades from each school attended

F) Cumulative GPA

G) Standardized test scores (SAT I or ACT)

H) Applications and all supporting materials must be submitted directly to Scholarship Management Services.

Selection Criteria for "GAR Scholars"

A) Academic record and grade point average

B) High school activities and demonstrated leadership

C) Scores on standardized test (either ACT or SAT I test scores)

D) Responses to questions on the application form

E) Demonstrated financial need

Academic Talent

GAR Scholars must have high grades and standardized test scores; not necessarily the highest, but in the top 20%. It is essential that the applicant has already demonstrated academic excellence and/or creativity in some subject area of inquiry. An example would be experience or achievements in research. GAR is looking for students who have challenged themselves with their academic programs and who demonstrate a passion for learning.

Extracurricular Activities

GAR is seeking the student with an "extra dimension" which can often be demonstrated through extracurricular activities. GAR considers both "well rounded" people who have contributed in many different ways to the lives of their schools or communities as well as those who have pushed a single endeavor to the highest level of recognized achievement. Extracurricular successes can come in virtually limitless forms. Examples include athletics, community service, media and journalism, and the visual and performing arts.

Financial Need

GAR Scholars must demonstrate financial need. GAR's mission is to help excellent students with financial need to face less educational debt on graduation. GAR scholarships will enable a student to have more time to concentrate on the academic and extracurricular opportunities that made them GAR Scholars in the first place.

Financial need will be determined by examining the information provided by each student on the application.

Overall

There will be no such thing as a "typical" GAR Scholar. GAR Scholars will all have certain similarities: exceptional talent, dynamism, passion and financial need. But as a group they will reveal a diverse mix of activities, interests and accomplishments as well as religion and ethnicity.

It is our mission to get rid of the stigma of divorce so people can make a real decision for their family's future that does not come from a place of guilt and shame. We believe that when guilt and shame run the show, families stay stuck in dysfunctional relationships rather than make a movement towards becoming a healthier and happier family that may be under a different framework than marriage but nonetheless still a family.

Through our experience, our attorneys see first hand how divorce can actually leave families happier and lead to positive lives post-divorce. The Atlanta Divorce Law Group is proud to hold The Divorce Stigma Scholarship, for another year, to hear students share their experience with divorce and how it differed from the negative stigma that surrounds divorce today. Share your story with us and explain how a divorce experience of a close friend or family member had positive effects on those involved.

The winner of the scholarship will be chosen based on the criteria outlined below and will be awarded this $1,000 award to pursue their education.

Scholarship Eligibility

The eligibility requirements for The Divorce Stigma Scholarship are as follows:

A) Applicants must be currently enrolled or about to attend an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program within the United States

B) Applicants must have a minimum current GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

The applicant must write a 750-word essay explaining how a divorce experience produced a positive outcome for those involved.

Application

A complete application for this scholarship will include:

A) A Resume

B) A current academic transcript (with clearly visible Cumulative GPA)

C) A 750-word essay describing a divorce that had a positive outcome for those involved as opposed to the negative experience that is usually associated with divorce.

The personal injury attorneys at KaplunMarx are thrilled to continue our Living with Epilepsy Scholarship for a second year! We want to support those whose lives are affected by epilepsy and help spread awareness about this disease. It's important to further the conversation around epilepsy and get involved in supporting those whose lives are impacted. The fight against epilepsy is something everyone at our firm cares very deeply about. Like many families, Jon Marx, a founding partner of our law firm, deals with the epilepsy of a loved one on a daily basis. Seeing this disease first hand motivates us to continue working towards a cure. This is why our team at KaplunMarx want to give back to the epilepsy warriors out there.

This $1,000 scholarship is available to a student who has been diagnosed or whose family member, friend, or other individual they are close to has been diagnosed with epilepsy or another seizure disorder. We want to hear how your diagnosis has affected your life, whether that is having the responsibility to care for someone with epilepsy or how you've had to learn to take care of yourself. Have there been instances where the disease has pushed you to succeed rather than hindered you? What obstacles have you overcome? Are there any important moments in your life that have occurred because of your diagnosis? Tell us your story.

Eligibility

A) The scholarship is open to any current high school senior, college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the United States residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled in a two to five year post-secondary institution for the 2022 semester.

B) Employees of KaplunMarx, their immediate families (parent, child, sibling, and spouse), and persons living in the same households of such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate in the competition.

C) Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing.

Application Requirements

A) The candidate must submit a 750+ word essay response to the prompt: How has epilepsy affected your life? Have there been instances where the disease has pushed you to succeed rather than hindered you? What obstacles have you overcome? Are there any important moments in your life that have occurred because of your diagnosis?

B) The candidate must submit a professional resumé that lists their experience, both professional and academic.

C) The candidate must submit an unofficial transcript from their current school. First-year college students, high school students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their most recent school, as well as their acceptance letter into the new university.

The recipient of the Living with Epilepsy Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline.

Thanks to the generosity of the Italian American community, the National Italian American Foundation has awarded over $10,000,000 in scholarships since its founding. NIAF administers nearly 200 scholarships annually, ranging in value from $2,500 to $12,000 to Italian American students studying a wide variety of subjects.

Eligibility

A) Be enrolled in a US accredited institution of higher education on a full time basis for the Fall 2022 semester

B) Have a GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 (or the equivalent). (Some scholarships require a lower GPA for eligibility. Students in a pass-fail system are also eligible.)

C) Be a United States Citizen or permanent resident alien.

D) Have Italian American ancestry. To be considered Italian American, the student must have at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy

E) Have an active NIAF Membership. Student may use their parent, guardian or grandparent's membership.

Only the children of Foreign Service employees, whose parent(s) is a member of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), are eligible to apply for an AFSA award/scholarship. A student must be claimed as a dependent on the most recent IRS tax form by his/her parent(s) or guardian(s). An AFSA member is or has been an employee (active duty, retired, deceased, and/or separated) with a foreign affairs agency as defined by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Department of State, USAID, USIA, USAGM, FCS, FAS or APHIS). Children of AFSA Scholarship Committee members are ineligible for AFSA awards or scholarships. For those high school students whose parents are not in the U.S. Government Foreign Service, please view information on AFSA's High School Essay Contest.

Financial Aid Scholarships

To be eligible to apply for an AFSA undergraduate Financial Aid Scholarship, a student must:

A) Be a current high school senior or college freshman, sophomore or junior.

B) Be a dependent child of a Foreign Service employee who is an American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) member. The AFSA member must be or have been an employee (active duty, retired, deceased, and/or separated) with a foreign affairs agency as defined by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Department of State, USAID, USIA, USAGM, FCS, FAS or APHIS).

C) Have a minimum GPA of 2.75.

D) Demonstrate financial need.

To apply, you will need to visit the Community Force account login page by clicking here. If you do not already have an account with Community Force, you can create one there.

Please visit AFSA's Financial Aid Scholarships FAQ page for the answers to frequently asked questions about financial aid scholarships.

Merit-Based Scholarships

To be eligible to apply for a competitive AFSA Merit Award (Academic and/or Art or Community Service Award), a student must:

A) Be a current high school senior.

B) Maintain a satisfactory academic record (a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA out of a 4.0 scale is needed to apply for Academic Merit Award and a cumulative 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale is needed to apply for the Art Merit Award). Not all that apply will win an award.

To apply, you will need to visit the Community Force account login page by clicking here. If you do not already have an account with Community Force, you can create one there.

General Information

Applicants are required to apply each year for AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships while AFSA Art and Academic Merit Awards are one-time only prizes. AFSA Financial Aid Scholarships are intended to supplement college aid and cannot reduce university scholarships or university grants. Students may apply for all AFSA programs, if eligibility requirements are met. No piece-meal application pieces can be sent, emailed or faxed except where noted. AFSA cannot process any application that is incomplete, and it is the applicant's responsibility to see that all scholarship materials arrive by March 14, 2022. Applicants are also responsible for updating AFSA on any address/email changes throughout the year.