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Scholarships & Financial Aid
Locating and applying for college scholarship opportunities and other forms of financial aid can be a long and difficult process, but it is an important one that can greatly expand your range of potential college choices and opportunities. Below you can find information to answer all of your questions about financial aid, links to scholarship databases, specific scholarships to fit your individuals skills and interests, as well as essential hints and tips to guide you through the application process.
Click on these links to find:
- Financial Aid
- Applying for Scholarships
- Scholarship Databases
- General Achievement Scholarships
- Scholarships for Minorities
- Scholarships for Immigrant Students
- Arts Scholarships
- Essay, Creative Writing, and Film Contests
- Computer Science Scholarships
- Healthcare Scholarships
- Scholarships Abroad
- Journalism Scholarships
- Math, Science, and Technology Scholarships
- Military scholarships
- Other Scholarships
- The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Visit this website to download the application and find out everything you need to know about this important resource.
- This website provides comprehensive information about the different options available to help you pay for college, as well as downloadable application forms and helpful links to other resources.
- This interactive resource from the College Board provides an overview of the issues and options you need to consider about paying for college.
- This page on the City University of New York (CUNY) website includes lots of useful information about financial aid options.
On the Road to Success: Guide to College Funding
- This website has a series of related links with a wide range of information about what college costs and how to get help paying for it.
- This page on the American Council of Education's website has several useful resources, including a glossary of Financial Aid terms, a guide to programs, and a discussion of "myths and realities" about paying for college.
- This is the Federal Student Aid website, and is designed to provide you with all the information you need regarding federal student aid programs, including grants, loans, and work-study.
How to Apply for a Scholarship
- This page from the College Board website has lots of tips and advice about the scholarship application process, as well as links to other helpful resources.
- This page from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute website has a list of "Top Ten Tips For Winning Scholarship Applications" that is worth checking out.
The College Board's Scholarship Search Tool
- This very useful page on the College Board website provides an online tool to help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background.
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard's Scholarship Information Program
- California Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard's staff has compiled this very comprehensive 50-page list of scholarship opportunities for all kinds of students, organized in order of application deadline dates.
- FastWeb is "the most complete source of local, national, and college-specific scholarships." You can use this site to search for and compare detailed college profiles and scholarship matches. It also has information about part-time jobs and internships, as well as tips for winning scholarships and preparing for your future.
- This page provides information about a wide range of financial aid opportunities, including links to "unusual" and "prestigious" scholarships, and tips about the application process.
- This site has a list of colleges that offer "guaranteed scholarships" (those which are unlimited in number, and require no interview, essay, portfolio, audition, competition or other "secondary" requirement).
The Princeton Review's Scholarship & Aid Page
- This page, from the Princeton Review website, has lots of detailed information about the scholarship application process, as well as its own searchable database of scholarship opportunities. It also includes useful tools like a Tuition Cost Calculator, information about how schools determine the amounts of financial aid packages that they offer, and links to information about student loans.
Scholarships for New York City Students
- Click on this link to download a .pdf version of a comprehensive guide to scholarship opportunities that are appropriate for NYC students, compiled by New Visions for Public Schools.
General Achievement Scholarships
Albert Shanker College Scholarship Fund
- This program awards more than over 200 college scholarships every year to outstanding New York City public high school graduates who plan to attend an accredited public or private college or university. Each award totals $5,000 ($1,250 a year for four years of college).
- Application Deadline: January 20
- This program rewards students for their innovative use of technology in their schoolwork. The scholarship is awarded yearly to ten college-bound high school seniors from across the nation, based on each student’s innovative use of technology in academics, and includes a MacBook Pro, iPod Nano, and $2000.
- This program provides $670,000 in annual scholarships to high school seniors throughout the nation. Fifty-two scholarship recipients will receive one-time scholarships of $10,000 each. Ten awardees will be selected as national recipients, earning an additional one-time scholarship of $15,000, a computer and the offer of an internship at an AXA office.
- This program offers approximately 1,500 scholarships of $1,000 each that may be used for expenses in the first year of college or post-secodary vocational/technical school. Applicants must be seniors in high school and hold a part-time job.
- Application Deadline: December 1
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship
- This program offers 50 four-year $20,000 scholarships and 200 four-year $4,000 scholarships for use at accredited colleges or universities within the US. It also offers 400 one-time $1,000 scholarships to students attending two-year, degree-granting institutions. The scholarships reward leadership and excellence as exemplified through academic achievement and extracurricular activities, including commitment to community service.
- Application deadline: October 31 (for 4-year); May 31 (for 2-year).
- This scholarship award in the amount of $1,000 is offered four times annually. It is open to anyone currently attending or aspiring to attend a university, college, trade school, technical institute, vocational training or other post-secondary education program.
Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship
- Up to $1 million in scholarships is available annually to high school juniors nationwide. The program offers up to 300 awards of $2,500 each and up to 10 awards of $25,000 each. Scholarships can be used for any type of post-high school education or training, including certification, licensing, two or four year trade and technical school, or two or four year college.
Harvard Financial Aid Initiative
- Harvard University has launched a major new initiative designed to encourage talented students from families of low and moderate income to attend Harvard College. Parents in families with incomes of less than $40,000 will no longer be expected to contribute to the cost of attending Harvard for their children. In addition, Harvard will reduce the contributions expected of families with incomes between $40,000 and $60,000.
- The Institute for Humane Studies awards scholarships up to $12,000 for undergraduate or graduate study in the United States or abroad. Last year IHS awarded 120 scholarships to outstanding undergraduates, graduate students, law students, and professional students who are exploring the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society through their academic work.
Mercedes-Benz Drive Your Future Scholarship
- This year, $1.5 million in scholarship funding will be made available to college-bound students who are the first generation in their families to attend college. Scholarship awards in the amount of $10,000 ($2,500/year over 4 years) will be granted to students nationwide.
- Application Deadline: February 10
New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence
- This program provides scholarship assistance to outstanding New York State high school graduates. Each year, 8,000 scholarships are awarded - up to 2,000 scholarships of $1,500 and 6,000 scholarships of $500 to top scholars from registered New York State high schools. Awards are based on student grades in certain Regents exams.
Presidential Freedom Scholarships
- These scholarships recognize high school juniors and seniors for outstanding leadership in service to their community and neighbors. The Corporation for National and Community Service provides $500 for each scholarship, which must be matched with at least $500 secured by the participating school from a community or faith-based organization, a business, civic group or other local funding source.
- Application deadline: July 1
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
- This competitive federal honors program provides scholarships to academically talented high school seniors who are New York State residents and plan to attend any approved institution of higher education in the United States. The scholarship provides for up to $1,500 per year, and is renewable for 4 years.
Target's All-Around Scholarships
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Target awards over six hundred $1,000 All-Around Scholarships each year, including one $25,000 scholarship, to high school seniors and college students age 24 or younger. A unique feature of this scholarship program is that it recognizes volunteer work as well as academic achievement.
- Application deadline: November 1
Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Program
- This program provides 20 graduating high school seniors across New York City with a full-tuition scholarship to one of 13 colleges in the NYC area and a paid internship at JPMorgan Chase throughout the student's four years of college. The program is available to graduating seniors who are planning to major in one of the following fields of study: business, communications, computer science, engineering, liberal arts or social science (life science majors are not eligible).
- Application deadline: January 6
American Chemical Society Minority Scholars Program
- This program provides scholarships of up to maximum of $3,000 per year for African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian students seeking to pursue undergraduate college degrees in chemical sciences and chemical technology. Students must have strong academic records and show an interest in and potential for careers in the chemical sciences. Students intending to pursue careers in medicine are not eligible for scholarship awards.
- This program offers scholarships to American Indian students attending either tribal or mainstream colleges and universities.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
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This scholarship opportunity is for Latino students who have a history of performing public service-oriented activities in their communities and who plan to continue contributing in the future. Recipients will receive scholarships of $2,500 to attend a four-year or graduate-level academic institution or scholarships of $1,000 to attend a two-year community college. There is no GPA or major requirement -- all students with excellent leadership potential are encouraged to apply.
- Application Deadline: March 1
- This program awards cash grants to outstanding public high school seniors throughout NYC. Students will be selected based upon leadership skills at school and in the community, as well as academic achievement. First place award winners will receive a minimum stipend of $4,000 towards the cost of their freshman year of study at an accredited two or four-year college or university. Second place award winners will receive a minimum of $2,000. Third place award winners will receive a minimum of $500. One citywide honoree will also receive a one time award of at least $7,500 towards the cost of college and a computer system.
- This program was established in 1999 to provide outstanding minority students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in all discipline areas, and a graduate education for those students pursuing studies in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science.
- Application Deadline: January 13
Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
- Each year, this program awards $500,000 in educational grantcelebrates to more than 150 recipients in 12 regions. These outstanding young leaders are set forth as role models for their peers. Graduating high school seniors of Hispanic descent are selected based on their academic achievement, community service, category focus, and an essay about their heritage.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF)
- The HSF High School Scholarship Program is designed to assist high school students of Hispanic heritage obtain a college degree. It is available to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll full-time at a community college or four-year institution during the upcoming academic year. Award amounts range from $1,000 to $2,500. This program also offers several local Hispanic high school scholarship opportunities, as well as scholarships for Hispanic college students.
- Application Deadline: December 1
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
- This program awards minority high school students four-year scholarships of up to $7,200 per year to attend the four-year accredited college or university of their choice.
- Application Deadline: March 31
- This program supports African-American and Latino students in their pursuit of higher education by offering two scholarships of $1500 each. To be considered for a scholarship award, applicants must (1) be of African-American and/or Latino descent, (2) be a high school senior who will be a full-time college student in the Fall of 2006, (3) Reside in the New York City metropolitan area. For more information, contact Najia Shaukat at 510.388.3969 or via e-mail at ahbbs@stern.nyu.edu with “Scholarship Question” as the subject.
- Application Deadline: March 19
OCA-Avon Scholarships for Asian Pacific American Women
- This program funds college scholarships for Asian Pacific American women who will be entering their first year of college. Last year, the program awarded $2000 each to 11 deserving young APA women. To be eligible, you must (1) be an Asian Pacific American woman entering your first year of college in the Fall of 2006, (2) demonstrate financial need, (3) be a permanent resident or U.S. citizen, and (4) have a cumulative GPA 3.00 or above.
- Application Deadline: April 18
- The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains student leaders from public high schools to form multicultural teams called “Posses.” These teams are then prepared, through an intensive eight-month Pre-Collegiate Training Program, for enrollment at top-tier universities nationwide to pursue their academics and to help promote cross-cultural communication on campus. Posse currently has sites in five major cities across the US: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.
The Richie Perez Scholarship Award
- This scholarship offers a $1000 award to Puerto Rican youth aged 17-24 in recognition of activism and achievements in the areas of human rights and social justice.
- Application Deadline: May 10
- This is a national program benefiting academically-talented, highly motivated African-American high school seniors who have demonstrated financial need, social commitment, and leadership potential. The Program awards its Scholars $40,000 towards their college costs and offers personal attention to each Scholar throughout the academic year.
- Application Deadline: January 9
- This program offers merit-based scholarships that average approximately $2,200 per semester to minority students enrolled in one of the 47 "partner" colleges and universities affiliated with the program.
United Health Foundation and PacifiCare Foundation Latino Health Scholars Program
- The Latino Health Scholars Program grants scholarships to bicultural and bilingual (Spanish-English) high school seniors entering health care careers. In 2006, the program will grant 75 scholarships of $2,000 each and 2 "Freedom Award" scholarships of $25,000 each for the two most qualified applicants.
- Application Deadline: May 29
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
- This program provides scholarship opportunities to minority college students in the amount $1,000 - $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence, and classification). Applicants must be enrolled as a full time undergraduate or graduate student in a range of science and technology fields.
Scholarships for Immigrant Students
MALDEF's List of Scholarships for Undocumented Immigrants (.pdf)
- This list, compiled by the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) includes many scholarship opportunites that are available to ALL students, regardless of immigration status (those that do not require a Social Security number, etc.).
Mark Rothko Scholarship for Excellence in Art
- This program grants scholarships of $1,000 to graduating high school students to support their further study of art.
- Application Deadline: May 16
Dedalus Foundation Scholarships for Fine Arts & Art History
- This program grants scholarships of $1,500 to graduating high school seniors who intend to further their studies in art history or fine arts at an accredited college, university, or art school. Two scholarships will be awarded in art history; four will be awarded in fine arts.
- Application Deadline: May 16
Essay, Creative Writing, and Film Contests
- This essay contest offers cash prizes ranging from $30 to $10,000 for winning essays on three books by the famous author Ayn Rand. The books are "The Anthem" (9th & 10 grade), "The Fountainhead (11th & 12th grade), and "Atlas Shrugged" (college). Essay topics change each year and are listed on the website. A total of 536 prizes are awarded annually.
- Application Deadline: March 20 (9th & 10th grade), April 25 (11th & 12th grade), September 15 (college).
Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Film & Fiction Scholarships
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This program awards up to $10,000 in tuition and stipends to support students who are pursuing a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) degree in filmmaking, fiction writing, or playwriting. Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in classical liberal ideas and their application in contemporary society, and must demonstrate the desire, motivation, and creative ability to succeed in their chosen profession.
- Application Deadline: January 15
Roundabout Scholarship for Theatrical Excellence
- This program offers one scholarship of up to $10,000 to a student interested in pursuing an education and career in the theatre arts. Roundabout is looking for a student who can demonstrate exceptional ability in any of the areas of theatre (acting, musical theatre, stage management, lighting, set, sound, or costume design), and who is in the process of applying to a college or university theatre program.
- To apply, contact: Stacey Morris (212-642-9629 ext. 3)
- Application Deadline: March 15
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
- Each year, 250,000 students in grades 7 through 12 participate in this program and 50,000 students receive regional awards and exhibition opportunities. More than 30,000 entries qualify for national adjudication, and 1,100 young artists and writers across the country receive national awards. The Gold Portfolio Award recipients receive $10,000 scholarships, representing the highest level of achievement in The Awards.
- This scholarship contest is available to New York City high school seniors. More than $75,000 in scholarships (ranging from $500 to $10,000) are available for winning submissions. Categories include: Poetry/ Spoken Word, Fiction/Drama, and Personal Essay/Memoir.
- Application Deadline: February 1
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The National Coalition Against Censorship is sponsoring its second annual film contest. This year's topic is "Does Free Speech Matter?" Contestants must be American residents, age 19 or younger, on the day the film is submitted. Entries can be videos of any kind, including documentary, animation, experimental, and music, on DVD+R, DVD-R, or VHS format, no longer than 4 minutes, including credits. Films will be judged on content, artistic and technical merit, and creativity. The top three winners will receive stipends of $1,000, $500, and $250.
- Application Deadline: August 15
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Microsoft is offering more than a half-million dollars in scholarships for the 2006-2007 academic year. Scholarships will cover up to 100 percent of the cost of tuition for one academic year. Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate institution and are chosen on the basis of interest in the software industry, commitment to leadership, and financial need. While all candidates who meet the criteria for eligibility may apply, a large majority of scholarships will be awarded to female students, underrepresented minority students, and students with disabilities.
- Application Deadline: January 15
- This program has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in the Healthcare field.
United Health Foundation and PacifiCare Foundation Latino Health Scholars Program
- The Latino Health Scholars Program grants scholarships to bicultural and bilingual (Spanish-English) high school seniors entering health care careers. In 2006, the program will grant 75 scholarships of $2,000 each and 2 "Freedom Award" scholarships of $25,000 each for the two most qualified applicants.
- Application Deadline: May 29
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The Rhodes Scholarships bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. Each year, 32 US citizens are among more than 90 students worldwide who receive this distinguished scholarship. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. The program includes all educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees.
- Application Deadline: October 3
The Freedom Forum-NCAA Sports-Journalism Scholarship Program
- This program supports eight $3,000 scholarships to college juniors who have career goals in sports journalism and major in journalism or have experience in campus sports journalism. The program assists deserving full-time students in their final year of study and is designed to foster freedoms of speech and press while promoting quality sports journalism education at the collegiate level.
Math, Science, and Technology Scholarships
Siemens Westinghouse Competition
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Through this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects that they complete in high school. Students may submit research reports either individually or in teams of two or three members. In the national competition, students' presentations are judged by research scientists recruited for their specific expertise in the area of research for each project. The top individual and team winners receive additional scholarships of $100,000. Runners up receive scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
- Application Deadline: October 3
Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps (NROTC)
- This program offers a range of scholarship opportunities for students planning on attending college who also have an interest in serving in the Navy or Marines. Programs include scholarships for 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges, nursing programs, and attendance at the US Naval Academy. Upon graduation, all scholarship recipients must serve in the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve.
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
- This program offers a tuition scholarship for high school students planning on attending a four-year college who also have an interest in serving in the armed forces. To qualify, you must (1) be a U.S. citizen between the ages of 17 and 26, (2) have a high school CGPA of at least 2.50, (3) have a high school diploma or equivalent, (4) have a minimum score of 920 on the SAT or 19 on the ACT, and (5) meet physical standards. You also must agree to serve in the Army, U.S. Army Reserve, or Army National Guard. This program is also available to students currently enrolled in college.
U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- This program offers a range of 3-year and 4-year scholarship opportunities to high school seniors. Air Force ROTC scholarships cover tuition, an annual textbook allowance, most lab fees and $250-$400 spending cash per academic month.
- Application Deadline: December 1
Angel Soft "Angels in Action" Program
- This is a national awards program sponsored by the maker of Angel Soft toilet paper that honors children and teens ages 8-18 who perform exemplary acts of community service. The "Program of the Year" title will be awarded to the most outstanding service project, and the winner will receive $15,000. Two Grand Prize winners will receive $10,000 and five First Prize winners will receive $1,000.
- Application Deadline: October 1
Awards for Children of Veterans
- This program is for students whose parent(s) served in the U.S. Armed Forces during specified periods of war or national emergency and, as a result of service, died or suffered a 40% or more disability, is classified as missing in action, or was a prisoner of war. The veteran must currently be a New York State resident or have been a New York State resident at the time of death, if death occurred during or as a result of service. Awards are in the amount of $450 per year.
Fresh Youth Initiatives' Dolores B. Stupak Scholarship
- This program recognizes young people who actively care about themselves, their futures and their communities. Every year, youth applicants aged 13-18, are awarded scholarships or between $200 and $500 that can be used to help with school (tutoring sessions, educational software), to try a new activity (like poetry or karate) or to prepare for college.
- Application Deadline: April 14
Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP)
- The goal of this program is to provide educational opportunities to students who are both academically and economically disadvantaged (individuals from low-income families with potential for successful collegiate experiences but who have not acquired the verbal, mathematical, and other cognitive skills required to complete their college work). HEOP provides structured support services including a pre-freshman summer program, counseling, tutoring, and remedial/developmental coursework. In addition to academic support, program participants receive financial assistance toward their college expenses.
Hitachi Foundation Yoshiyama Awards
- The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the US on the basis of their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years, which recipients may use at their discretion (the award is not a scholarship). Yoshiyama Award selection is based upon service and the opportunity for longer-term social change rather than on academic achievement or extracurricular activities. Grade-point averages, SAT scores, and school club memberships are not considered in the selection process.
New York State World Trade Center Memorial Scholarships
- The World Trade Center Memorial Scholarship guarantees access to a college education for the families and financial dependents of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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