Available Outside Scholarships
We will update this listing as we become aware of outside scholarship opportunities that may be of benefit to Prescott College Students. Please refer to the contact information listed for each scholarship as well as the deadline.
"Advice to Your High School Self" Scholarship
Eligibility:
U.S. students enrolled at a college or university* (as well as recent college grads who finished with an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in 2010, 2011 or 2012)
Deadline: July 31, 2012
Amount: $2,500
"A GPA Isn't Everything" Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be currently enrolled in high school or college, OR plan to enroll in the next 12 months
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Amount: $1,000
"No Essay" Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be a high school, college, or graduate student, or planning to enroll within 12 months.
- Applicant must be a legal resident of the United States. International students with valid visas are also eligible.
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Amount: $2,000
Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Available to high school juniors and seniors as well as students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution.
Deadline: June 15th 2012
Amount: $1,000
AES Engineers Scholarship
Eligibility:
- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE TAKING ENGINEERING COURSES TO QUALIFY.
- Be a high school senior or be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution.
Deadline: October 5th 2012
Amount: $500
America's Best Blogging Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Currently enrolled or incoming freshman
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above on a 4-point scale
- U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States
Deadline: Biannual/Ongoing
Amount: $1,000
American Ground Water Trust (one application for 3 different opportunities)
Eligibility:
- High school senior entering an accredited university/college in the U.S.
- U.S. citizen or legal resident of the U.S.
- Undergraduate, full-time student for the upcoming year and have at least a 3.0 GPA.
- Intend to pursue a career in a ground water related field.
- Must either have completed a science/environmental project at high school which directly involved ground water resources, OR have had a vacation/out of school work experience that is related to the environment and natural resources.
Deadline: June 1st (same date every year)
Amount: $1,000 - $2,000
American Indian Graduate Center Wells Fargo American Indian Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Be an enrolled member of a United States federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group
- Be pursuing a career and degree in fields relating to banking, resort management, gaming operations, management and administration (including accounting, finance, information technology and human resources)
- Be a college junior or senior at a U.S. accredited college or university as a full time and degree seeking student and maintaining an average GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application
Deadline: June 1st 2012
Amount: Check with Provider
Anchor Environmental Scholarship - Graduate
Eligibility:
- Be a full-time Graduate student or accetped into an accredited graduate school in the U.S.
- Must have an undergraduate GPA equivalent of B average or higher.
- Majoring in: fisheries; environmental sciences; planning/land use; landscape architecture; or coastal, geotechnical or environmental engineering (any of which has an aquatic/waterfront emphasis).
Deadline: November 12th 2012
Amount: $500 - $5,000
B. Davis Scholarship
Eligibility:
- High school juniors, seniors, as well as students currently registered in any post secondary institution.
Deadline: May 28th 2012
Amount: $1,000
Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant.
- Must be applying to or have been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the student's accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.
- Must be studying abroad for at least 4 weeks (equivalent to 28 days) in one country. Programs going to more than one country are eligible if the student will be studying in one country for at least 4 weeks.
- Must be studying abroad in any country except Cuba or a country on the State Department's current Travel Warning list.
- Must be studying in the Fall, Spring, or academic year terms including winter inter-sessions. Summer only program are not eligible.
Deadline: October 1st 2012
Amount: $5,000
Careerfitter.com Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Enrolled or accepted to an accredited post-secondary institution.
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Minimum 2.5 GPA.
Deadline: September 15th 2012
Amount: $500
Collegenet Scholarship Election
Eligibility:
If you're a college student (or planning to be one within the next year), you'll be able to set up a profile and post to discussion forums. If others like what you say, they'll vote for you. If you like what they say, you can vote for them. Casting and receiving votes earns you points. If the total points you earn during the month places you as one of the top four candidates, you win a scholarship.
Deadline: Monthly
Amount: Please Check with Provider
DegreeDirectory.org Education and Teaching Master's Degree Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Students pursuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree.
- Degree programs considered include but are not limited to: Teaching, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Administration, Educational Leadership, Early Childhood Education, and Educational Technology.
- Selection based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.
- Must be enrolled full-time.
Deadline: April 1st (same date every year)
Amount: $500
DegreeDirectory.org Psychology and Counseling Master's Degree Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Students pursuing Psychology and Counseling Master's Degree.
- Degree programs considered include but are not limited to: Community Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Guidance Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, and Clinical Psychology.
- Selection based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.
- Must be enrolled full-time.
Deadline: April 1st (same date every year)
Amount: $500
Do-Over Scholarship
Eligibility:
- U.S. Students 13 years of age or older
- Must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
- Must currently be enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2018) in an accredited post-secondary instituion of higher education
Deadline: June 30, 2012
Amount: $1,500
Education Matters
Eligibility:
- Open to all U.S. students 13 years of age or older.
- Respond (250 words or less): What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?
- U.S. citizen.
Deadline: October 31st 2012
Amount: $5,000
Education-Portal.com Liberal Arts Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Must be enrolled (or accepted) in an accredited college/university.
- Graduating high school seniors who meet the above mentioned criteria may apply.
- Must have a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quater hours still to be completed.
- Must consent to provide a digital photograph of self and quote for display on Education-Portal.com if notified as the award winner by the selection committee.
Deadline: April 1st 2013
Amount: $500
Entertainment Blogging Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident of the United States and may not be an associate (employee) of any division of USDish.com
- Incoming freshman must be a current student and have a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4-point scale and must have taken either the ACT or SAT test. Applicant must also be a high school or home school senior graduating or earning a GED between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012, who will enroll for fall 2012 as a freshman at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university.
- Current freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors must have a cumulative college grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4-point scale, and be enrolled full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012.
Deadline: July 1, 2012
Amount: $1,000
Father Joseph N. Patterson Foundation
Eligibility:
- Minimum GPA: 2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
- Evidence of Financial Need.
- Demonstration of Leadership and Community Service.
- High School and College (undergraduate) student.
Complete Application form available in the Financial Aid Office.
Deadline: June 7th 2012
Amount: To Be Determined
Foreclosure.com Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Current college student (graduate students, law students and/or high school seniors are NOT eligible).
- Freshman entering Fall 2012 are eligible once they have received a student ID number.
Deadline: December 1st, 2012
Amount: $5,000 Grand Prize / $1,000 4 Runners-up
Gallery Collection "Create-a-Greeting Card" Scholarship Contest
Eligibility:
- Only 1 entry per person is allowed.
- Submit photo, artwork, or computer graphics for only the front of a greeting card.
- Design should be appropriate for business and consumer use.
- Photo, art, or graphics submitted must be your own original work/creation.
- Must be enrolled at an accredited college/university in the U.S.
Deadline: January 16th 2013
Amount: $10,000 for the student and $1,000 for the school
Golden Key International Honour Society
Eligibility:
- Attending a college or university in the U.S.
- Must have a 3.7 GPA
- Must be a Golden Key International Honour Society Member
- For membership info, contact: memberservices@goldenkey.org
Deadline: Various
Amount: Various
Linda Lael Miller Scholarship for Women
Eligibility:
- Women 25 years or older by May 1, 2010.
- Legal resident of the U.S. or Canada.
Deadline: September 4th 2012
Amount: Varies
Naming and Branding Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Open to all full-time undergraduate students majoring in Linguistics, English, Marketing or Mass Communications
- Must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Applicants cannot be currently employed by Strategic Name Development, Inc.
- Students must be attending a college or university within the United States in the Fall 2012 term
Deadline: August 15, 2012
Amount: $2,000
Scholarship Points Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be enrolled within the next 12 months in a college or university in the United States
- Member must be 18 years of age or older
- Member must be a legal resident of the United States, Puerto Rico or Canada
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Amount: $ 10,000
Soroptimist - Women's Opportunity Awards
Eligibility:
- Must be accepted at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the U.S.
- Woman pursuing first undergraduate degree.
- Be the primary financial support for her family.
Deadline: December 1st (Same day every year)
Amount: $ 5,000 - $ 10,000
Take it to the Bank Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Legal resident of New Hampshire.
- Currently enrolled, or by September, 2011, will be enrolled at an eligible college or university.
- The following are NOT eligible to participate:
- Previous winners of the Take it to the Bank Scholarship Giveaway.
- Employees of the NHHEAF Network Organizations or its affiliates.
- Family members and any persons living in the same household as an employee.
Deadline: October 1st 2012
Amount: $ 1,000
The Psychological Impact of TV (Cabletv.com)
Eligibility:
Current or prospective college students who are enrolled or are planning on enrolling in a college or
university program.
Deadline: June 30th 2012
Amount: $1,000
The Vegetarian Resource Group
Eligibility:
- Must be a vegetarian, high school senior, and accepted at a U.S. four-year college/university.
Deadline: February 20th 2013
Amount: $5,000
The Zachary McMahan Fochtman Scholarship Foundation
Eligibility:
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Currently enrolled or has been recently accepted into an accredited Wilderness Therapy, Wilderness Education, or other youth directed program that prepares for direct counseling support for "at risk" or challenged youth.
Deadline: November 15th
Amount: $1,000
Trinity Presbyterian Church - Mabel Frank Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be accepted to an accredited post-secondary institution.
- Have financial need.
- Pursuing undergraduate, graduate or certificate.
Deadline: December 1st 2012
Amount: $500
U.S. Department of Education Scholarship Search Engine
Eligibility:
Use the Department of Education Search Engine to find scholarships based on the category you are interested in.
What's Your Dream App? - ATTSavings.com Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Legal Resident of the United States and may not be an associate (employee) of any division of ATTSavings.com.
- Incoming freshman must be a current student and have a cumulative high school GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4 point scale and must have taken either the ACT or SAT test.
- Current freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors must have a cumulative college GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4 point scale and be enrolled full-time at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university between August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012.
Deadline: July 1, 2012
Amount: $1,000
Women’s Independence Scholarship Program
Eligibility:
- Survived domestic violence (partner abuse) and a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
- Officially accepted into an accredited course of study at a U.S. post-secondary institution.
- Demonstrates a critical need for financial assistance.
- Exhibits strong desire, ability and determination to complete a training and/or academic program.
- Has a definate plan to use the desired training to upgrade skills for career advancement, to train for a new career field, or to enter or reenter the job market.
- Is sponsored by a non-profit domestic violence service agency willing to mentor and provide support for the student throughout her educational experience.
Deadline: Ongoing – At least two months before the start date of your academic program
Amount: Varies
Zinch Free Textbooks for Freshman Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Students beginning their college careers as an incoming student (freshman) during 2012 at an accredited college or university.
Deadline: August 31, 2012
Amount: $1,000
