Featured Scholarship Opportunities

Craig D. Butler Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor the life of Craig D. Butler and to continue his legacy of integrity, generosity and service.

CDB aims to aid young adults from undeserved populations to pursue higher education. Each year, the CDB Scholarship Foundation will seek future high school graduates to offer financial support as they pursue their dreams in the aftermath of gun violence.

The CDB Scholarship is an annual, merit based competition, that focuses on instilling philanthropic values in ambitious, driven, goal-oriented individuals. This is a one-time award of $1000. Financial need is considered, however, all high school seniors are encouraged to apply. An award recipient is selected in June of each year.

Eligibility

To qualify for the scholarship, the recipient needs to meet the following criteria:

Students must be a resident of Philadelphia County at the time of application.

Students must be of African American descent.

Students must have a scholastic average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Students must be entering a two or four-year college/university as a full-time freshman student in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award AND/OR students must be entering an accredited vocational-technical school as a full time freshman in the fall of the year of the announcement of the scholarship award.

Submission of the completed application and associated documents.

Disbursement: Funds will be paid to the college directly. A letter from the educational institution will be required to ensure this requirement is met.

For more information you can click here.

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Transgender First National Scholarship

The first national scholarship exclusively dedicated to helping underserved Transgender students get affordable access to a college education. For more information please click here. Awards are annual and based on eligibility, financial need, personal hardship, academic merit, and other related considerations. Applicants must identify as Transgender, plan to pursue a degree, or currently pursuing a degree, at an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution, have a high school diploma or GED, and be a U.S. Citizen

Scholarship E-mail Address: applications@transgenderscholarship.org

HOW TO APPLY: Online form on the website at http://transgenderscholarship.org
DEADLINE: Dec 31st

Study Level: Associate, Bachelor’s, Graduate, High School
Award Type: Scholarship, Grant, Prize
Scholarship Award Amount: $2500
Residency Restrictions: United States
Gender Restrictions: None

The Best Schools

A total of six $1,000 scholarships for use by winning students enrolled in an accredited online college or accredited online university degree program:

Three scholarships awarded for the Fall Semester
(Deadline for application: July 31)

Three scholarships awarded for the Spring Semester
(Deadline for application: November 30)

Students who submit an application for Fall Semester scholarships and are not awarded a scholarship remain in consideration for the Spring Semester scholarships. All entries are reset December 1 and thereafter must be resubmitted for consideration for the following fall/spring academic year.

Scholarships will be awarded by random selection from the pool of applicants who meet all eligibility requirements.

Please check out the scholarship details and application information here:

TBS $1,000 Scholarship – https://thebestschools.org/the-best-schools-online-college-scholarships/