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Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
March 2024
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
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FOR JUNIORS (Class of 2025)
Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
Amount: $25,000
Closing Date: March 15, 2024
Description: Scholarships available to junior high school students who have faced significant obstacles in their lives. Students must meet financial need criteria and be active in their communities.
QuestBridge Summer College Prep Scholars Program
Sponsor: QuestBridge
Amount: Varies (admission in summer college prep program, various awards)
Closing Date: March 20, 2024
Description: The College Prep Scholars Program equips high-achieving high school juniors from low-income backgrounds with the knowledge, confidence, and resources to apply to top colleges. Being a College Prep Scholar is a notable distinction that shows our college partners that you are a competitive candidate for admission. In addition, your application will automatically carry over for the National College Match when you’re a senior, giving you a head start on applying for a full four-year scholarship to our college partners. College Prep Scholars are over five times more likely than other applicants to receive full four-year scholarships through the National College Match.
Future STEM Leaders Scholarship
Sponsor: The Aerospace Corporation
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: May 3, 2024
Description: The Aerospace STEM Endowment Fund was established in 2015 to support students pursuing careers in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide a professional mentorship opportunity for high school students during their senior year, and to provide financial assistance to underrepresented and underprivileged students studying STEM disciplines at a public or private four-year college or university. Selection is based on academic performance, community service and leadership potential. The Aerospace Future STEM Leaders scholarship are awarded without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Scholarships awarded are based on the availability of funds and additional qualifying criteria.
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LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS NOW OPEN
Optimist Club of Alexandria Essay Contest
Sponsor: Optimist Club of Alexandria
Amount: Varies ($50-$500)
Closing Date: March 7, 2024
Description: Essay contest for ACPS Students in grades 6-12 who are under age 19 as of October 1, 2023. Students must submit an original essay discussing the official topic: Optimism: How it connects us.
Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Akerson Family Foundation
Amount: $10,000 (renewable for 4 years/$40,000 total)
Closing Date: March 15, 2024
Description: The Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to a select group of first-generation, college-bound seniors from Arlington County Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, or Fairfax County 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 2023 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (at the end of junior year) and applying for college admission/enrollment in Fall 2023 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. Students must have an Estimated Student Aid Index (SAI) of no more than $15,000.
Educational Opportunities for Alexandrians (EOA) Scholarship
Sponsor: EOA
Amount: Full tuition for 2 years at Northern Virginia Community College
Closing Date: March 20, 2024
Description: Educational Opportunities for Alexandrians (EOA) has been established to assist Alexandria City High School seniors whose immigration status creates barriers to higher education and who plan to continue their education in the upcoming year at Northern Virginia Community College. This tuition and books/materials scholarship is renewable for the equivalent of two years of full-time study upon submission of documentation indicating the maintaining of a 2.5 grade point average for the semester before that requested for renewal.
Virginia PTA/PTSA Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia PTA
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: March 30, 2024
Description: $1,000 scholarship open to high school seniors with 2.5+ GPA, commitment to community service, and financial need. Students must be a member of a local unit PTA/PTSA in good standing.
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March 2024
Goya Culinary Arts
Amount: $5,000/renewable to $20,000 (five awards)
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: $5,000 scholarship open to high school seniors (including DACA
students) with a 3.0+ GPA who plan to pursue a 2- or 4-year culinary arts or food sciences degree.
USDA Land Grant 1890 National Scholars Program
Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture
Amount: varies (full tuition, room and board, fees, and books)
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: The scholarship provides recipients with full tuition, fees, books, room and board. Scholarship recipients 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. The program is a crucial part of USDA’s Next Generation efforts.
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American Chemistry Society
Sponsor: American Chemistry Society
Amount: $2,500 (renewable)
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: $2,500 renewable scholarships for underrepresented minority students who want to enter chemistry-related fields; open to current high school seniors and current college students.
National Press Club Lewis Scholarship
Sponsor: National Press Club
Amount: $2,500 (renewable)
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: $2,500 renewable scholarship (with an additional $500 book stipend) open to high school seniors with 3.0+ GPA and plans to pursue a career bringing diversity to journalism.
NVADACA 2023 Scholarship
Amount: $4,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: NVADACA’s mission is to assist public school student athletes in Northern Virginia by providing college scholarships and to preserve the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the curricula of Northern Virginia high schools. 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.
Army Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington Area Scholarship
Sponsor: Army Spouses' Club of the Greater Washington Area
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 1, 2024
Description: Each year ASCGWA awards merit-based scholarships to high school graduating seniors, college students, and military spouses living in the National Capital Region. Scholarships are awarded in three categories: High School Senior, College Student, and Member/Spouse. During the application period, application forms and eligibility requirements can be found on our ASCGWA website: www.armyspousesclub.org. Applicants or applicant’s parents or spouses must be an active member of ASCGWA before November 30, 2022, before the application is submitted.
Air Force Officers Spouses’ Club Scholarship
Sponsor: Air Force Officers Spouses' Club
Amount: varies
Closing Date: March 8, 2024
Description: Merit-based scholarships for eligible US Air Force-dependent children who are either graduating high school seniors with a 3.25+ GPA or are
current college students with a 3.0+ GPA.
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Cooley-Moore Scholarship (paper copies available in SFA/CCC offices)
Sponsor: Ivy Foundation of Northern Virginia, Incorporated
Amount: $4,000/renewable/ or one-time $4,000 stipend/or other stipends
Closing Date: March 10, 2024
Description: This award is for high school seniors attending high schools in Arlington and Alexandria, VA, and may be used at an accredited two or four-year college or university. The recipient will be selected based on a combination of the following criteria: Academic achievement, Financial need, Contribution to school and community, Acceptance to an accredited two or four-year college or university, and letters of recommendation. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE SENT AS A PACKAGE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS AND POSTMARKED BY MARCH 10, 2024.
Student Veteran Scholarships
Sponsor: Student Veterans of America
Amount: varies
Closing Dates: March 11 – April 12, 2024
Description: Several scholarships for student veterans to pursue education in many areas.
American Foreign Service Association Merit Scholarship
Sponsor: American Foreign Service Association
Amount: $3,500
Closing Date: March 11, 2024
Description: The AFSA Scholarship Fund offers one-time-only, competitive merit awards to high school seniors graduating in 2023 who are children of U.S. Foreign Service employees who have at least one parent as an AFSA member. For complete details go to www.afsa.org/scholar.
Doodle for Google Competition
Sponsor: Google
Amount: up to $30,000 ($50,000 for the school)
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: Use your imagination to create a Google Doodle based on what you’re grateful for. We're excited to see some great Doodles this year! Students can work with any materials, but all Doodles must be entered using the entry form. Parents and teachers can mail us the completed entry form or submit it online as a png or jpg. The contest is open for entries until March 14, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PST.
Frame My Future Contest
Sponsor: Church Hill Classics
Amount: varies ($6,000 first prize)
Closing Date: March 15, 2024 – $5,000 contest is open to legal U.S. residents who will be a full-time student at a U.S. college or university in the 2020-2021 academic year. Applicant can choose to share through poetry, photography, ink, collage, painting, mixed media, or graphic design – as long as it is an
original creation.
Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Akerson Family Foundation
Amount: $10,000 (renewable for 4 years/$40,000 total)
Closing Date: March 15, 2024
Description: The Akerson Family Foundation Scholarship is awarded annually to a select group of first-generation, college-bound seniors from Arlington County Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, or Fairfax County 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 2023 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (at end of junior year) and applying for college admission/enrollment in Fall 2023 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. Students must have an Estimated Student Aid Index (SAI) of no more than $15,000.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter Scholarship
Sponsor: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: March 15, 2024
Description: The Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter (NoVAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is pleased to announce its Class of 2024 scholarships for high school seniors residing in the City of Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, the County of Arlington, and the area of Fairfax County with an Alexandria mailing address. We will be awarding scholarships to ambitious Northern Virginia High School students. In 2023, Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. awarded five high school seniors $6,000 each, for a total award of $30,000.
The Leslie V. Forte Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $2,000 scholarship for a full-time, minority student currently enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College. Applicant must have a GPA 2.5 or higher.
The Elizabeth Koury Scholarship
Sponsor: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $5,000 renewable scholarship for Northern Virginia high school seniors who plan to enter the field of medicine. Must have demonstrated financial need and enroll in college full-time.
The Rose Koury Scholarship
Sponsor: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $5,000 renewable scholarship for Northern Virginia high school seniors who plan to enter the field of early childhood education. Must have demonstrated financial need and enroll in college full-time.
Jewel College Scholarship
Sponsor: Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational Foundation
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $2,000 scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors residing in the greater Washington D.C. area who plan to enroll in college for the Fall 2023 semester.
The Vance 5, Inc. Scholarship
Sponsor: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Amount: varies
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $500-$2000 scholarships for a Northern Virginia student with a 2.5 or higher GPA pursuing a career in law enforcement or security, including the administration of justice.
Ashworth Grogan Scholarship
Sponsor: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 14, 2024
Description: $5,000 scholarship open to current high school seniors from Northern Virginia and current NOVA students with a 2.5+ GPA.
Religious Liberty Essay Contest
Sponsor: Baptist Joint Committee
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: March 15, 2024
Description: $2,000 essay contest open to high school juniors and seniors considering the connection betweeen Christian nationalism and book banning.
Educational Opportunities for Alexandrians (EOA) Scholarship
Sponsor: EOA
Amount: Full tuition for 2 years at Northern Virginia Community College
Closing Date: March 20, 2024
Description: Educational Opportunities for Alexandrians (EOA) has been established to assist Alexandria City High School seniors whose immigration status creates barriers to higher education and who plan to continue their education in the upcoming year at Northern Virginia Community College. This tuition and books/materials scholarship is renewable for the equivalent of two years of full-time study upon submission of documentation indicating the maintaining of a 2.5 grade point average for the semester prior to that requested for renewal.
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QuestBridge College Prep Scholars
Sponsor: QuestBridge
Amount: varies
Closing Date: March 20, 2024
Description: Junior Students with high financial need (household income of $65,000 per year or less) who have a 3.75+ GPA and are enrolled in AP/DE courses should consider applying to QuestBridge College Prep Scholars summer program (including undocumented or DACA students). This all-expense-paid summer program will give students a leg-up in applying for QuestBridge College Match, a 4-year full-ride scholarship to top-ranked partner colleges. Applications
are due March 24th for the summer program and late September for the college scholarship. If interested, please contact Mrs. Miller at christine.miller@acps.k12.va.us
Charles B. Walker Culture Club Outreach Scholarship
Sponsor: Charles B. Walker Culture Club Scholarship
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: March 23, 2024
Description:
This scholarship is awarded in recognition of: 1) outstanding academic achievement; 2) religious fellowship; and 3) community service/outreach. ELIGIBILITY: In addition to the specific requirements of the award, applicants must be: 1) residents of the Washington DC Metropolitan area; 2) a graduating senior enrolled in a public, public charter, or private high school; 3) accepted at an accredited college or university;
Virginia PTA/PTSA Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia PTA
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: March 30, 2024
Description: $1,000 scholarship open to high school seniors with 2.5+ GPA, commitment to community service, and financial need. Students must be a member of a local unit PTA/PTSA in good standing.
CommonWealth One Kathryn Coleman Scholarships
Sponsor: CommonWealthOne
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2024
Description: Two $2,500 scholarships open to current college students and high school seniors who are members of CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union.
Automotive Aftermarket Scholarship
Sponsor: University of the Aftermarket Foundation
Amount: varies
Closing Date: March 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship for high school seniors and current college students planning a career in the automotive industry.
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Congressional Black Caucus/Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: varies (March 31-April 27, 2024)
Description: Find descriptions and requirements for all Scholarships at:
https://www.cbcfinc.org/programs/scholarships/
Actuarial Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: The Acutuarial Foundation
Amount:$3,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2024
Description: Scholarship awarded annually to undergraduate Seniors who are enrolled as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited educational institution, have successfully completed at least one actuarial examination, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on 4.0 scale) and must be nominated by a professor at their school.
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APRIL 2024
Virginia Council on Women STEAM-H Scholarship
Sponsor: Virginia Council on Women
Amount: Varies (need-based/merit-based awards differ)
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: The Virginia Council on Women (Council) will provide one merit-based and one need-based scholarship to female high school seniors in each of the five geographic regions across the Commonwealth through a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Healthcare (STEAM-H) essay contest. This year, merit-based scholarships will be awarded based on the quality of the essay submitted, and need-based scholarships will be awarded based on the quality of the essay and the individual’s self-identified financial need. Award amounts may vary and are determined by the Council annually.
Esperanza Education Fund
Sponsor: The Esperanza Education Fund
Amount: $5,000 - $20,000 scholarships
Closing Date: April 1, 2024 (application is not yet open)
Description: open to students born outside the US (including undocumented or DACA students) or students with two parents born outside the US. Applicant must be a graduating senior from a high school in Washington D.C., Maryland, or Northern Virginia with a family income less than $100,000 in 2023
Project Yellow Light Scholarship Competition (Video)
Sponsor: Project Yellow Light
Amount: $8,000 1st Prize
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $2,000 1st place prize open to high school juniors and seniors and current undergraduate students. Applicant must create a short video recording that promotes safe driving.
Project Yellow Light Scholarship Competition (Radio)
Sponsor: Project Yellow Light
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $2,000 1st place prize open to high school juniors and seniors and current undergraduate students. Applicant must submit a Radio that encourages friends to avoid distracted driving.
ANS Community College and Trade Scholarship
Sponsor: American Nuclear Society
Amount: $2,500
April 1, 2024
Description: Scholarships open to current two-year college students pursuing a degree in nuclear science, nuclear engineering, or a nuclear-related field.
Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship in Communication and Journalism
Sponsor: Learn.org
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students pursuing Bachelor-level degrees related to Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Business Communications, Advertising, and Broadcasting.
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Generation Hope Scholarship
Sponsor: Generation Hope
Amount: $1,200-$2,400
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $1,200- $2,400 scholarship and mentoring open to high school seniors and current college students with 2.5+ GPA who are teen parents attending college in the DC metro area (including DACA students).
Naval Officer's Spouses Club
Sponsor: Naval Officers Spouses Club DC
Amount: varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: Merit-based scholarship for children of active duty, retired, or deceased US Navy service members living in the DC area
Education Theatre Association Scholarships
Sponsor: Education Theatre Association
Amount: varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $1,000 - $3,000 scholarships open to high school seniors and current college students who are active members of the International Thespian Society.
Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: Legal Defense Fund
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $3,000 renewable scholarship is open to high school seniors, and college freshmen who are enrolled, or plan to enroll, full-time at a four-year college or university. Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, financial need, and a commitment to public service.
InvestmentZen Financial Future Scholarship
Sponsor: InvestmentZen
Amount:$1,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $1,000 scholarship is open to students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topics related to personal finance.
Virginia Heinlein Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: The Heinlein Society
Amount: $3,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $3,000 scholarships for full-time undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited college that awards Bachelor of Science or Arts degree who are residents of Virginia. Applicant must be majoring in Engineering, Math, or Biological or Physical Sciences, or Science Fiction as Literature.
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Student Veteran Scholarships
Sponsor: Student Veterans of America
Amount: varies
Closing Dates: March 5 – April 28, 2024
Description: Several scholarships for student veterans to pursue education in many areas.
National High School Essay Contest
Sponsor: American Foreign Service Association
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: April 1, 2024
Description: $2,500 scholarship and an all-expense-paid semester at sea for the winner of an essay contest on diplomacy and peace-building. Open to 9th - 12th graders.
DC Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship
Sponsor: DC Phi Beta Kappa Association
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 6, 2024
Description: $1,000 merit scholarships open to DC area seniors with 3.5+ (unweighted) GPA.
Legacy of Life Scholarship
Legato Infinito Scholarship
Sponsor: Donate Life DC
Amount: Various
Closing Date: April 14, 2024/May 31, 2024
Description: Write a 1,000-word essay or produce a video persuading the audience to become registered organ donors; $5,000 first prize, $3,000 second prize, and $1,000 third prize in both categories.
Southeastern Theatre Conference, Inc. Scholarship
Sponsor: Southeastern Theatre Conference
Amount: $1,000-5,000
Closing Date: April 15, 2024
Description $1,500 - $5,000 scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students attending school in the 10-state region of SETC (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia). Applicant must be studying or planning to study theater or a closely related field.
Alfred Street Baptist Church Scholarships
Sponsor: Alfred Street Baptist Church Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2024
Description: The ASBC Foundation annually awards scholarships that range from $1,000 to $30,000. The majority of scholarships are non-renewable, one-time awards. However, we also award several renewable for up to 4 years ($20,000 - $30,000). Those who complete the application and meet the general eligibility requirements will be considered for all scholarships, some of which have further specific guidelines/requirements.
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Sponsor: Young Heroes Project
Amount: $10,000
Closing Date: April 15, 2024
Description: $10,000 scholarship honors young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our environment via service.
Joshua David Gardner HBCU Scholarship
Sponsor: The Joshua David Gardner Memorial Scholarship Endowment, Inc.
Amount: $2,000 non-renewable
Closing Date: April 30, 2024
Description: Scholarships open to seniors and current college students with 2.8+ GPA who will be studying at an HBCU. A 500-word essay on the topic of, “What is the importance of participating in political and social change processes?” and three letters of recommendation are required.
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Additional Scholarship Sources
Going Merry: Scholarship Portal for Alexandria City High School Students
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: Scholarship Portal for college-bound students
United Negro College Fund: Various scholarships available for college-bound African-American students
FastWeb: Scholarship search engine
Scholarship Sharing: Virginia-based scholarship search engine
Vocational and Academic Scholarships for BIPOC Students: Information for BIPOC students regarding vocational and academic programs
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