THE SFA SCHOLARSHIP IS OPEN!

NEWLY OPENED SCHOLARSHIPS

NVADACA Scholarship 2024

Sponsor: Northern Virginia Athletic Directors, Administrators, and Coaches Association

Amount: $4,000

Closing Date: March 1, 2024

Deadline: Northern Virginia Athletic Directors, Administrators, and Coaches Association (NVADACA) will award scholarships to deserving students who will graduate from high school in 2024 and have participated in one or more of the scholastic sports listed below. The number of scholarships and amounts will be determined by NVADACA in March. In May 2024, NVADACA awarded 21 scholarships of $4,000 each. Scholarships will be awarded to students whose individual contributions to scholastic sports as well as the school and community can be demonstrated to offer a recognizable impact. Consideration is given to students who have financial needs, have overcome obstacles, and/or experienced unique life experiences. Eligibile students will be graduating from high school in 2024 and have participated in one or more of the following VHSL (Virginia High School League) Sanctioned Sports

• FALL: Competition Cheer, Sideline Cheer, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Volleyball. 
  
• WINTER: Basketball, Gymnastics, Indoor Track, Swim and Dive, Wrestling. 
  
• SPRING: Baseball, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Crew
  
• Team Manager
  
• Athletic Trainer
  

Louis Goaziou Lodge #1953 Scholarship Program*

Deadline: March 3, 2024

Amount: $500

Description: The Louis Goaziou Lodge #1953 Scholarship Program is open to all high school seniors currently enrolled in a Washington, DC, or surrounding metro area high school in the 2023-24 school year who are planning to attend an accredited U.S. college or other educational program starting in the 2024-25 school year. Applicants must take and pass a quiz about Freemasonry in the history of the United States and today.

Virginia Council on Women STEAM-H Essay Contest

Sponsor: Virginia Council on Women

Deadline: March 15, 2024

Description: Essay contest open to Virginia high school seniors (or homeschool equivalent) who identify as women. GPA minimum is 2.5 for students applying for need-based scholarships and 3.0 for students applying for merit-based scholarships. Applicants should be planning to attend an institution of higher education (to include but not limited to a community college, four-year college or university, trade or technical school, or certificate program).

USDA 1890 Land Grant Scholarship

Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture

Amount: Varies

Deadline: March 15, 2024

Description: The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program is aimed at bolstering educational and career opportunities for students from rural or underserved communities around the country. USDA 1890 National Scholars are required to study one of the following disciplines: Agriculture, Agricultural Business/Management, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering/Mechanics, Agricultural Production and Technology, Agronomy or Crop Science, Animal Sciences, Botany, Food Sciences/Technology, Forestry and Related Sciences, Home Economics/Nutrition,

Horticulture, Natural Resources Management, Natural Resources Management, Soil Conservation/Soil Science, Farm and Range Management, Other related disciplines, (e.g. non-medical biological sciences, pre-veterinary medicine, computer science).

The scholarship provides recipients with full tuition, fees, books, room and board. Scholars attend one of the 1890 land-grant universities and pursue degrees in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines. The scholarship may also include work experience at USDA.  To be eligible for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program scholarship, a student must: be a U.S. citizen, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale), have a minimum of 21 ACT, 1080 SAT scores, have been accepted for admission or currently attending one of the nineteen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities, be planning to study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related academic disciplines, demonstrate leadership and community service, submit an official transcript with the school seal and an authorized official's signature, submit at least 2 letters of reference, submit completed application.

Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship

Sponsor: Animal Welfare Institute

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: March 16, 2024

Description: $2,000 scholarships available to high school seniors with a demonstrated commitment to animal welfare. Applicants will be asked to provide four essays and two letters of recommendation (one of which should come from a reference who is able to verify your involvement in advocating for or working with animals).

Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship

Sponsor: Akerson Family Foundation

Deadline: March 31, 2024

Amount: $10,000/year (up to four years)

Description: The Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship is a four-year renewable scholarship worth up to $40,000 awarded annually to a select group of first-generation, college-bound seniors from Arlington (VA) Public Schools, Alexandria City (VA) Public Schools, or Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools who demonstrate strong academic skills, financial need, and community/school engagement.

Applicant must be a high school senior graduating from Arlington Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, or Fairfax County Public Schools in Spring 2024 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (at the end of junior year) and applying for college admission/enrollment in Fall 2024 at any four-year, accredited college/university OR any two-year community college (excluding any for-profit schools). Applicant must be a first-generation college student.

For purposes of the AFF scholarship, a first-generation student will be defined as a student whose parents have not earned an undergraduate degree in the United States. Applicant must be FAFSA Eligible. Student must have an Estimated Family Contribution (SAI) of no more than $15,000. When choosing scholarship winners, factors to be considered include financial need, academic achievement, scholarship application answers, letters of recommendation, school/community engagement, and candidate interview. Applicant must submit a completed Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship application by the deadline of MARCH 1, 2024 deadline. Finalists must participate in an interview with AFF staff and/or board members.

JANUARY 2024

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship for Women Pilots

Sponsor: The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

Amount: Up to $20,000

Closing Date: January 1, 2024

Description: Scholarships are open to women who are currently enrolled in an aviation or aerospace-related degree program.

MIT THINK Scholars Program

Sponsor: MIT THINK

Amount: $1,000 budget, chance to win $500 scholarship, mentorship, and a trip to MIT

Closing Date: January 1, 2024

Description: Applicant must be a current high school student at a school in the United States. Applicant must submit a project proposal on a science, technology or engineering idea.

Harvey Fellows Program

Sponsor: The 28Twelve Foundation

Amount: $16,000

Closing Date: January 3, 2024

Description: The program is open to Christian students who are pursuing graduate studies at premier universities in fields considered to be underrepresented by Christians and who possess a unique vision to impact society through their vocations. Past successful applicants were preparing for careers in Business, Economics, Finance, International diplomacy, security, journalism and media, visual and performing arts, public policy, and applied and theoretical sciences. Students from all nations are encouraged to apply.

Live Mas Scholarship

Sponsor: Taco Bell Foundation

Amount: Up to $25,000

Closing Date: January 3, 2024 at 8 PM EST

Description: Scholarship is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, between 16 and 24 years of age, who are on track to apply for accredited post-high school/post-secondary educational programs or is currently enrolled in college. Applicant must submit a video (two minutes or less) that tells the story of their life’s passion.

GE – Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute and GE

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: January 4, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who demonstrate leadership, drive, integrity, and citizenship at school, at the workplace, and in the community. Applicant must also demonstrate financial need.

Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards

Sponsor: Helen Diller Family Foundation

Amount: Up to $36,000

Closing Date: January 5, 2024

Description: Award is open to Jewish teens who are between the ages of 13 and 19 at the time of nomination. Student must have demonstrated impressive leadership and are actively engaged in community service projects that embody the value of tikkun olam (repair of the world).

APIASF Scholarship

Sponsor: APIASF

January 09, 2024

Description: $2,500 - $20,000 scholarships (some of which are renewable) scholarship open to students of Asian and/or Pacific Islander ethnicity (as defined by the U.S. Census) with a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.7. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or U.S. permanent residents. Citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply.

OPTIONAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2023 at 5 PM EST

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Community College Transfer Scholarships

Sponsor: Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Amount: varies

Closing Date: January 11, 2024

Description: The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is a highly selective scholarship for the nation’s top community college students seeking to complete their bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges or universities. Each Cooke Scholar has access to generous financial support for two to three years, college planning support, ongoing advising, and the opportunity to connect with the thriving community of fellow Scholars.

YouthCon Scholarship

Sponsor: AASuccess

Amount: $1,000-$3,000

Closing Date: January 13, 2024

Description: $1,000 - $3,000 essay scholarships available to middle and high school students residing in Maryland, Virginia, or Washington D.C. Applicants who are high school seniors must plan to enroll or actually be enrolled full-time as a college student in the Fall 2024 semester.

VALHEN Scholarship

Sponsor: Valhen Foundation

Amount: $1,000 - $2,500

Closing Date: TBD (OPENS JANUARY 4, 2024)

Description: $1,000 - $2,500 scholarships (most of which are renewable) open to Hispanic/Latinx high school seniors and Virginia undergraduate students, including Virginia community college students transferring to a university in Virginia. Students must live in VA and have a 2.5+ GPA. Open to undocumented students and other students who are not eligible to complete the FAFSA.

Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship

Sponsor: Jackie Robinson Foundation

Amount: Up to $30,000 over four years

Closing Date: January 10, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to graduating, minority high school seniors who plan on attending an accredited and approved four-year institution within the United States. Applicant must show leadership potential, dedication to community service, and evidence of financial need.

DECA Scholarships

Sponsor: DECA

Amount: varies

Closing Date: January 12, 2024

Description: DECA’s scholarship program provides over $200,000 in scholarships to high school and college DECA members at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each year. DECA Inc. administers the program based on guidelines set by the donor. DECA scholarships are strictly merit-based.

JFK Profile in Courage Essay

Sponsor: JFK Library

Amount: up to $10,000

Closing Date: January 12, 2024

Description: $100 - $10,000 essay contest open to 9-12 grade students. Students must write an original essay (with a 700 – 1,000 word count) describing an act of political courage by a U.S elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born.

2024 Greater Washington, D.C. Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)

Sponsor: Department of Defense

Amount: Varies

Deadline: January 14, 2024

Description: JSHS will be held on February 24, 2024, at the Catholic University of America campus. This event is a DoD-sponsored STEM competition designed to challenge, engage, and publicly recognize high school students (grades 9-12) conducting research in the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Individual students compete for scholarships and recognition by presenting the results of their original research efforts before a panel of judges and an audience of their peers. Participants must be US citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Washington Crossing Scholarship

Sponsor: Washington Crossing Scholarship

Amount: $500-$5,000

Closing Date: January 15, 2024 (postmarked; application is a paper application and must be printed)

Description: $500 - $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors planning careers in government service. Applicants will be invited to write a one-page essay stating why he or she plans a career in government service including any inspiration to be derived from the leadership of George Washington in his famous crossing of the Delaware.

AQHA Scholarships

Sponsor: American Quarter Horse Association

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current college students who are AQHA members. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to students studying veterinary medicine.

Aviation Scholarship

Sponsor: The Lyons Aviation Foundation

Amount: At least $1,500

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 years of age who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents who are pursuing their private pilot certificate.

Mensa Foundation College Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Mensa Foundation

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited U.S. institution for the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholarship is open to students worldwide who are MENSA members (U.S. students do not need to be MENSA members).

White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship

Sponsor: Asian American Journalists Association

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to AAJA student members who are current college students enrolled in an accredited U.S college or university.

Women in STEM Scholarship

Sponsor: MPOWER Financing

Amount: Up to $6,000

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to female international students who can legally study in the U.S. or Canada (U.S. permanent resident, DACA, or valid student visa). Applicant must be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time STEM degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school.

Chris Trousdale DREAM Awards

Sponsor: BMI Foundation

Amount: varies

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: Awards will be granted through an essay competition open to emerging students of music and musical theater nationwide, which will serve to provide funding for out-of-town travel and accommodations related to auditions, try-outs or visits to an arts school or summer music or theater program.

Dolly Parton Songwriters Award

Sponsor: BMI Foundation

Amount: $20,000

Closing Date: January 15, 2024

Description: The Dolly Parton Songwriters Award is an annual, nationwide competition open to aspiring songwriters. The awards can be used as a career grant for study, instrument purchase, recording costs, or other professional expenses and are not restricted to tuition costs.

BMI Student Composer Award

Sponsor: BMI Foundation

Amount: $500-$5,000

Closing Date: January 15, 2022

Description: $500 - $5,000 scholarships available to composers under the age of 27 engaged in the study of classical music with a recognized and established teacher. To apply, applicants must submit an original music competition that has not been published (unless self-published), or recorded commercially. The composer must be the sole composer of the original work submitted, must have the full right and authority to enter the composition, and should not have previously received an award or prize for the composition.

Diversity Advancement Scholarship

Sponsor: Architects Foundation

Amount: Up to $20,000

Closing Date: January 19, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to high school and undergraduate minority students who are entering, enrolled in, or transferring into a NAAB-accredited undergraduate architecture program.

Orange Scholars Program

Sponsor: The Homer Fund

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: January 19, 2024

Description: Scholars program is open to high school seniors and current college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Applicant must be a dependent of an hourly associate of The Home Depot or its subsidiaries to be eligible for the program.

HBCU Council Scholarship

Sponsor: HBCU Council of Shiloh Baptist Church

Amount: Various (Several Scholarships Available)

Closing Date: January 19, 2024

Description: $3,000 maximum scholarships for students residing in the DC Metro area who are members of a church or community-based organization. Scholarships are available to incoming freshman at an HBCU with a 2.5+ GPA (with the exception of prior recipients of the HBCU Council Scholarship Awards who can apply if they will be HBCU college juniors and seniors with a 3.0+ GPA.

Innovation in Education Scholarship

Sponsor: LaTutors

Amount: $500

Closing Date: January 20, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled in high school or college within the United States with at least 3.0 GPA. Applicant must be a citizen of, permanent resident, or hold a valid student visa in the United States or Canada. Applicant must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others and submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation.

Legacy Scholarship Program

Sponsor: Army Women’s Foundation

Amount: Up to $3,000

Closing Date: January 21, 2024

Description: Scholarships are open to women who have served or are serving honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard or the child of a woman who served honorably in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Applicant must a current community college or certificate student with at least a 2.5 GPA or a current undergraduate or graduate student with at least a 3.0 GPA.

Hamilton Award

Sponsor: Alexander Hamilton Scholars Program

Amount: $500 (renewable)

Closing Date: January 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST

Deadline: $500 renewable scholarships available to high-achieving, college-bound high school juniors who are committing to participating in Hamilton’s five-year Empowerment program. As part of the program, students receive mentorship, networking opportunities, college application, and financial aid counseling, 19and internship support that begins in the summer before senior year and lasts throughout college graduation. Applicants must have a 3.0+ GPA and have a household adjusted gross income no higher than $100,000. Applicants should be service-focused and possess grit and perseverance.Applicants should live in the U.S. and plan to attend a college in the U.S. Undocumented students and other non-residents are eligible to apply.

Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Scholarships

Sponsor: The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria

Amount: varies

Closing Date: January 31, 2024

Description: $500 - $10,000 scholarships available (many of which are renewable). Awards are exclusively for graduating ACHS seniors with a 2.0+ GPA, and both financial need-based and non-need based awards are available. About 50% of applicants win! Open to undocumented students and other students who are not eligible to complete the FAFSA.



Global Citizen Scholarship

Sponsor: MPOWER Financing

Amount: Up to $10,000

Closing Date: January 31, 2024

Description: Scholarship is open to international students allowed to legally study in the U.S. or Canada (U.S. permanent resident, protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, or have a valid visa that permits study in the U.S.) Applicant must be accepted at, or enrolled in, a full-time degree program at a U.S. or Canadian school.

Union Plus Scholarships

Sponsor: Union Plus

Amount: varies from $500 to $4,000

Closing Date: January 31, 2024

Description: Scholarships open to students who are members (or family members of members) of unions that participate in any Union Plus Program. Members must have been in the union for at least one year by May 31, 2024.

Princeton Prize in Race Relations

Sponsor: Princeton University

Amount: $1,000

Closing Date: January 31, 2024

Description: $1,000 scholarship and all-expense paid trip to a national symposium on race relations at Princeton University. Open to students in grades 9-12 grade who significantly engage and challenge their schools or communities to advance racial equity in order to promote respect and understanding among all people. There are two parts of the application---one for you and one for your sponsor. Your sponsor must be a teacher, advisor, community or religious leader, or another responsible adult who is not related to you.

Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship 

Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution

Amount: Up to $8,000 ($2,000/year)

Deadline: January 31, 2024

Description: This scholarship is awarded to one graduating high school student who will pursue an undergraduate degree with a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History and American Government. Renewal of the scholarship each year of college is conditional upon maintenance of a 3.25 GPA.

2024 FOSSI (The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative) Scholarship

Sponsor: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

Amount: $10,000

Deadline: January 31, 2024

Description: $10,000 renewable scholarships available to exceptional high school seniors pursuing studies in a pertinent chemical and engineering industry STEM field at an HBCU. Applicants must possess a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be entering their freshman year of college. Applicants must be US citizens or legal US permanent residents with demonstrated financial need.

February 2024

Wings Over America Scholarship

Sponsor: Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation

Amount: $5,000 (may be renewable)

Deadline: February 1, 2024 at 5 PM EST

Description: Open to dependent children/stepchildren and the spouses of active duty, retired, honorably discharged, or diseased Enlisted or Officer U.S. Navy personnel who serve or have served in U.S. Navy Aviation. Available to dependent children candidates who are graduating high school seniors, high school graduates (or homeschooled equivalent), current college or trade school students. Dependent children candidates must be 22 or younger by March 1, 2024 and must ultimately enroll as full-time students during the 2024-25 school year. Dependent spouse candidates can opt to enroll full-time or part time (with a minimum of 6 credits per semester). Also open to spouses and children of U.S. Navy members who died while on active duty serving within a U.S. Navy aviation command.

SME Education Foundation Scholarships

Sponsor: SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineering) Education Fund

Amount: $2,500 - $20,000

Closing Date: February 1, 2024

Description: Need- and merit-based scholarships open to students pursuing associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degrees in Manufacturing, Engineering, or related disciplines. Applicants must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and either be a graduating high school senior or current college student. Applicants must be permanent residents or citizens of the United States or Canada, or have a U.S. or Canadian student visa. Students who have financial need (as measured by Pell Grant eligibility) and/or students who plan to attend a community college are particularly encouraged to apply!

James Madison Centennial Scholars Program

Sponsor: James Madison University

Amount: full Cost of Attendance

Closing Date: February 1, 2024

Description: The Centennial Scholars Program (CSP) at James Madison University provides financial support to talented first-generation Pell Grant-eligible students from the Commonwealth of Virginia. This highly competitive award is open to incoming first-year and transfer students as well as current JMU students. Students who are accepted into CSP (referred to as "Centennials") are awarded a combination of federal, state, and institutional grants totaling the cost of in-state tuition, mandatory fees, housing, and meals. Centennials must meet program-specific need-based eligibility requirements in future years to maintain the full value of the award. To be considered eligible for the Centennial Scholars Program, all applicants must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) no later than February 01, 2024, be subsequently deemed eligible for the Federal Pell Grant, qualify for in-state tuition, and demonstrate exemplary academic performance.



Generation Hope Scholarship*

Sponsor: Generation Hope

Amount: $1,200 per year for 2-year college / $2,400 per year for 4-year college

Closing Date: Deadline: February 1 (priority) and April 1

Description: Students eligible to be Generation Hope Scholars must be teen parents (defined as pregnant/expecting by age 19) who are 25 or younger at the time of application. Applicants must be raising or actively involved in their child’s life, attending or planning to attend college in fall 2024 in the D.C. metro area, and seeking an associate or bachelor’s degree. Additionally, students must be either a U.S. Citizen, legal U.S. Resident, or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status or any other immigration status that allows them in-state tuition and work eligibility. Recipients must continue to meet eligibility criteria to receive all installments of the scholarship.

Ben Carlson Scholarship  

Sponsor: Ben Carlson Foundation

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: February 1, 2024

Description: $10,000 scholarships open to high school seniors and undergraduate students with past or present participation in a junior lifeguard program or past or present employment as an open water lifeguard. Pool lifeguarding and/or certification are not considered. High school applicants must have a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.2, and undergraduate students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Open to students who will be attending a four-year postsecondary school during the 2024-25 academic year as a full-time undergraduate student.

Dream Project Scholarship

Sponsor: The Dream Project

Amount: $3,500

Closing Date: February 1, 2024

Description: Open to Virginia high school seniors and college students who were born outside of the United States and whose immigration status (undocumented, DACA, TPS, Asylum Applicant) creates barriers to success in college. Recipients are expected to attend an accredited two- or four-year college or university.

John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship

Sponsor: National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum

Amount: $500-$5,000

Closing Date: February 1, 2024

Description: Scholarship open to students between the ages 18-35 who aim to make art their profession.

Fund for Education Abroad

Sponsor: Fund for Education Abroad

Amount: varies

Closing Date: February 4, 2024

Description: $5,000 - $10,000 scholarship for current college students intending to pursue study abroad opportunities. The study abroad program must be at least four weeks and offer credits that are transferrable to the student’s home institution.

 AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship

Sponsor: AMS

Amount: $5,000

Closing Date: February 3, 2024

Description: $5,000 scholarships awarded $2,500 for each year (freshman and sophomore years). Open to high school students with a 3.0+ GPA who will be freshmen in the Fall of 2024 pursuing a career in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences (not including marine biology). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold permanent resident status. The Society encourages applications from women, minorities, and disabled students, traditionally underrepresented in the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.

Davidson Fellows Scholarship Fund

Sponsor: Davidson Institute

Amount: $10,000 - $50,000

Closing Date: February 14, 2024 at 12 PM

Description: $10,000 - $50,000 scholarships awarded to extraordinary young people under the age of 18 by the deadline working on high-level projects in the STEM and Humanities fields. The Davidson Institute is looking for students whose projects are at, or close to, the college graduate level with a depth of knowledge in their particular area of study. Applicants can submit the application individually or as a part of a team of two. Applicants must choose a category and refer to the specific requirements for the selected category. Categories include science, technology, engineering, math, literature, music, philosophy, and outside the box. Projects in the arts including but not limited to photography, sculpture, and film are not eligible for consideration.

 Heroes’ Legacy Scholarship

Sponsor: Fisher House

Amount: Up to $5,000

Closing Date: February 14, 2024 at 11:59 PST

Description: $5,000 maximum scholarships available to dependent unmarried children under the age of 23 of active-duty personnel, Reserve/Guard, and retired military members. Applicants must be the child of a parent who has died or become disabled through their active military service on or after September 11th, 2001. (More detailed criteria specifications in regards to service and disability can be found here.) Open to high school and college students who will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor’s degree or a community or junior college designed to allow for direct transfer into a four-year program. High school applicants must have a 3.0+ GPA, and college applicants must have a 2.5+ GPA.

Scholarships for Military Children Program

Sponsor: Defense Commissary Agency

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: February 14, 2024 at 11:59 PST

Description: $2,000 scholarships available to students under the age of 23 whose parents are serving in or retired from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Open to high school and college students who will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor’s degree or a community or junior college designed to allow for direct transfer into a four-year program. High school applicants must have a 3.0+ GPA, and college applicants must have a 2.5+ GPA.

ATSS Roadway Worker Memorial Scholarship

Sponsor: ATSS

Amount: up to $10,000

Closing: February 15, 2022

Description: Scholarships worth up to $10,000 for dependents (children and spouses) of workers killed or permanently disabled in roadway work zones. Parents with custody of legal guardianship of surviving children are also eligible. The scholarship must be applied to a post-secondary institution (including vocational programs and training institutions) that requires a high school diploma or GED for admission.

 Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Sponsor: Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Amount: $500-$5,000

Closing Date: February 15, 2024

Description: $500 - 5,000 scholarships open to Hispanic high school seniors with a 3.0+ GPA and current college/graduate students with a 2.5+ GPA of Hispanic heritage. Open to U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents, eligible non-citizens, and DACA students. Applicants must plan to enroll full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, in the US, for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Virginia State Scholarship Fund

Sponsor: Virginia PEO

Amount: $1,500-$2,500

Closing Date: February 15, 2024

Description: $1,500 - $2,500 scholarships open to young women who will be incoming college freshman in the fall of 2022 or current college students. Applicants should have financial need and must have a 3.0+ GPA. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, in addition to being a Virginia resident who will be attending an accredited Virginia institution of higher education as a full-time undergraduate student.

Animal Welfare Institute Scholarship

Sponsor: Animal Welfare Institute

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: February 16, 2022

Description: $2,000 scholarships available to high school seniors with a demonstrated commitment to animal welfare. Applicants will be asked to provide four essays and two letters of recommendation (one of which should come from a reference who is able to verify your involvement in advocating for or working with animals)

VSGA-VIP Scholarship Foundation

Sponsor: VSGA

Amount: $1,500 -$7,000

Closing Date: February 16, 2024

Description: $1,500 - $7,000 scholarships (some of which are renewable available to high school seniors with an interest in golf. The Foundation intends to award up to 25% of its scholarships to VSGA employees or children of VSGA employees, but applicants are not required to hold this affiliation. Applicants are required to provide a letter of recommendation from a VSGA representative.

HBCU Week Scholarships

Sponsor: HBCU Week

Amount: Varies

Closing Date: February 16, 2024

Description: Scholarships for students planning to attend an Historically Black College or University (HBCU) as a freshman in college in the 2024-25 school year. Students must have a minimum, unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and be a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States.

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 City of Fairfax Young Artist Scholarship

Sponsor: City of Fairfax

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: February 24, 2024

Description: $2,000 cash award for a high school junior or senior enrolled in a northern Virginia high school band or orchestra (or home schooled students who are active and regular participants in a community or youth performing ensemble). Applicant must play a standard band woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument. Applicants are required to submit an audiotape or CD with a prepared selection of readily available in band accompanied form. If selected as a finalist, the applicant must be willing to participate in a competition recital. If ultimately selected as a winner, the applicant must be willing to perform with the City of Fairfax Band.

AMS Scholarship for Underserved Communities

Sponsor: AMS

Amount: $6,000

Closing Date: February 23, 2024

Description: $6,000 scholarship awarded $3,000 for each year (freshman and sophomore years). Open to students who will be freshmen in the Fall of 2024 pursuing a career in the atmospheric and related oceanic or hydrologic sciences. Applicants must have a minimum of GPA of 3.0 of 4.0 scale.

Dr. Bart Kamen FIRST Robotics Competition Scholarship

Sponsor: FIRST

Amount: $10,000

Closing Date: February 25, 2022 at 11:59 PM

Description: $10,000 scholarship open to high school seniors or high school graduates who have not yet begun full-time undergraduate studies at a college or university who have participated in FRC for at least one year. Applicant must have either applied for admission to or been admitted to a full-time undergraduate program in Biomedical Engineering, Pre-Medical Studies, or a program that allows students to pursue a chosen major while simultaneously completing the standard subset of medical school preparatory courses (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry).

The Dream.Us National Scholarship

Sponsor: The Dream.Us

Amount: Up to $33,000 (4-year) or $16,500 (2-year)

Closing Date: February 29, 2024

Description: We think of our National Scholarship as the “Pell Grant” for highly motivated undocumented students who are eligible to receive in-state tuition in their home state (not applicable if attending a private institution) but still have significant, unmet financial need. Applications are open to undocumented immigrant students with or without DACA or TPS who came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and before Nov. 1, 2018. The National Scholarship Award will cover your tuition and fees at one of our Partner Colleges up to a maximum of $33,000 for a bachelor’s degree.