This external scholarship information is provided as a courtesy for students’ independent research. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is unable to provide copies of scholarship applications from these external organization’s. Availability dates are approximate and may change at the organizations’ discretion.
Please direct your questions to the individual organizations as noted on there websites. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid is unable to accept applications for these organizations and does not have the authority to check the receipt of their applications.
Additional External Scholarships may be obtained from FASTWEB at www.fastweb.com
Lender Scholarship Opportunities
| JANUARY |
| AAIA Scholarship Programs |
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www.indian-affairs.org |
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Applicant must be minimally 1/4 Native American Indian blood. Essay 1-2 pages. |
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| ALBA George Watt Memorial Essay Contest |
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www.alba-valb.org/albaeduess.htm |
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Essay contest - undergraduate and graduate students. Essay about the Spanish Civil War. Minimum of 5,000 words. Open to all fields of study. |
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| Amethyst Scholarship Foundation, Inc. |
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www.amethystscholarship.org |
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For gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students. U.S. citizen - Reside in Texas (at least one year) Min. GPA 3.0 |
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| Asian American Journalists Association Scholars |
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www.aaja.org |
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High school seniors, undergraduates, graduates. Full-Time. Major in Journalism. |
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| BPW Foundation Career Advancement Scholarship |
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www.bpwusa.org |
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Female 25 years of age or older and a U.S. Citizen - Demonstrate financial need - Graduating within 12 to 24 months. |
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| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute |
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www.chci.org |
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Hispanic Background. Must be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident, be accepted into a graduate management/business major - demonstrate financial need. |
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| EDSF Scholarship |
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www.edsf.org |
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Min. 3.0 GPA - junior lever or higher and graduate students. |
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| HGA Junior Golf Scholarship |
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www.hga.org/juniorgolf |
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Full time undergraduate students. Has participated in any junior golf event. |
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| HSF - NSHMBA Scholarship |
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www.hsf.com |
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Fall Semester Deadlines: May 1 and May 15
Spring Semester Deadlines: October 1, October 15, November 1, Dec 1 |
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| Hispanic College Fund, Inc. |
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www.hispanicfund.org |
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For minority high school seniors-U.S. citizen SAT 900 or ACT 23 minimum scores.Leadership pontential-financial need. |
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| Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards |
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www.hispanicheritageawards.org |
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Hispanic undergraduate students. Demonstrate financial need. U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Good writing skills. |
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| Lagrant Foundation Scholarship |
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www.lagrantfoundation.org/ugcriteria.htm |
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U.S. Citizen - Must be African American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic or Native American - Must be full time student - Min. 2.5 GPA |
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| MAES Scholarship |
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www.maeshouston.org |
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Must be a high school senior - U.S. citizen or permanent resident -be of Hispanic heritage - all majors. |
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| Native American Journalists Association Scholars |
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www.naja.com |
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Native American students interested in journalism. |
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| PFLAG/HATCH Youth Scholarship |
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www.pflaghouston.org |
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Graduating lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered high school senior, or be enrolled in university classes. Full time - resident of Houston - all majors. |
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| Peace Officers Memorial. Found. Inc. & CLE Assoc. |
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www.pomf.org |
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Parent or guardian must be a member in good standing of CLEAT at the time of application for scholarship. Full-time student-Must be Texas resident. |
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| Scott Scribes Scholarship: The Bess Whitehead Scott Scholarship for Older Adults |
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www.writersleague.org/application_sss.htm |
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Must be 40 years old or older. Fields of study may include journalism, mass communication, creative writing, English composition/swriting skills, public relations/advertising. |
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| TextbookX.com Spring Scholarship |
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www.textbookx.com/scholarship/ |
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Undergraduates and graduates. Must be legal resident of the U.S. International students with valid visas are also eligible. |
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| Towering Texans for Houston |
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www.tall.org |
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Men and women of tall stature - any field of study - Min.height, females 5'10", males 6'2"-high school graduate, 21 yrs of age or younger. |
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| USAFunds Access to Education Scholarships |
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www.usafunds.org |
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Full and half-time undergraduate students and full-time graduate students. |
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| United Negro College Fund Scholarship |
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www.uncf.org |
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1. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
2. Students must have unmet need as verified by the university financial aid office
3. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA)
4. Students must request that the Student Analysis Report (SAR) be sent to the financial aid office at their college or university |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| Alice L. Haltom Educational Fund |
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www.alhef.org/requirements.htm |
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Students who are actively pursuing an education for a career in information and records management are eligible for a scholarship. |
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| Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards |
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www.henaac.org |
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Student with a majori in Engineering, Math, CS or Material Science. Must have an overall GPA of 3.0
Must be a U.S. Citizen. |
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| Wings Over Houston Airshow Scholarship Program |
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www.wingsoverhouston.com |
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Applicants must be seeking a career field associated with aviation or aerospance, enrolled full-time with 60 credit hours and a 3.0 GPA. Deadline is June 30th- $2,500 to $5,000 per academic year. |
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| MARCH |
| Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities |
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www.hacu.net |
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Different Scholarship open to students of HACU member institutions. |
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| APRIL |
| BlackNews.com Scholarship Fund |
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www.blacknews.com/scholarship.html |
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African or African-American, Caribbean students current freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate. Based entirely on essay submission. |
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| HSF - General Motors Scholarship Program |
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www.hsf.com |
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Must be of Hispanic Heritage U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Min. GPA 3.0. Major in Engineering or Business |
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| Charles Shafae Scholarship Fund |
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www.papercheck.com/scholarship.asp |
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Must be US. citizen, legal resident, or international student with a valid visa. All major. Min. GPA 3.2. Max.age 22, Min.age 18 - 400 word essay. |
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| HSF - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers |
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www.hsf.net |
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Must be of Hispanic Heritage U.S. citizen or legal permanet resident. Min. GPA 2.7- Major engineering, mathematics, CS or science. Full-time. |
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| Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarship |
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www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html |
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For women with a physical disability applying for a graduate program must be active in a local, state, or national disability organization. |
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| PAF Scholarships For Suvivors |
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www.patientadvocate.org/events.php?p=69 |
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Patient completing a course of study that has been interrupted or delayed by a diagnosis of cancer other critical or life threatening disease. |
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| Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship |
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www.xerox.com |
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Undergraduate and graduate students. Technical sciences or engineering disciplines: CS, Engineering (Chem., Elec,) GPA 3.0. |
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| Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest For College Students |
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www.aynrand.org/contests/atlas.html |
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Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel ATLAS SHRUGGED. For college students enrolled full time. Essay no more than 1,200 words. |
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| MAY |
| College Prowler Essay Contest |
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www.collegeprowler.com |
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Submit a college application essays. Open to all students. Submit online to: scholarship@collegeprowler.com |
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| JUNE |
| Urban Scholarship Fund |
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www.txadc.org |
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Urban Scholarship Funds are for graduating high school seniors and returning college students attending any accredited nonprofit public or independent two- or four-year college or university or technical school. |
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| Lincoln Forum Scholarship Prize Essay Contest |
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www.thelincolnforum.org |
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Full-time undergraduate. Essay 1,500 to 5,000 words. |
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| JULY |
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| AUGUST |
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| HSF - College Scholarship Program |
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www.hsf.net |
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Hispanic heritage. Must be a U.S citizen or legal permanent resident. 2.7 GPA. Part-time or full-time student. Transferring to a 4 year college full-time. |
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| AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Program |
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www.aiaa.org |
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Completed at least one academic quarter or semester of full-time college work. GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. |
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| AACE International |
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www.aacei.org/education/scholarship.shtml |
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Full-time student. Marjor in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction, CS, Business, Quantity Surveying, and Info. Technology. |
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| ATPE Barbara Jordan Memorial Scholarship |
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www.atpe.org/awards/bjordaninfo.htm |
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Junior, senior and graduate students enrolled in education preparation programs at an ethnic minority institution. |
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| Felix Morley Scholarship |
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www.theihs.org/morley |
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Must be a full-time student of any age, graduates, undergraduates, or high school students. 25 years of age or younger as of December 1, 2003. |
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| SEPTEMBER |
| TextbookX.com Fall Scholarship |
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www.textbookx.com/scholarship/ |
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Undergraduates and graduates. Must be legal resident of the U.S. International students with valid visas eligible. |
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| Adelante Scholarship |
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www.adelantefund.org |
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UHD Juniors. Major in Business or related fields. 3.0 GPA - Must be eligible to receive financial aid. |
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| OCTOBER |
| NAHJ Ruben Salazar Scholarship |
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www.nahj.org - see under student programs |
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Commitment to the field of Journalism. Academic achievement. Fiancial Need. Must have community involvement. |
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| RMHC/ASIA Scholarship Program |
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www.rmhc.org |
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Students who have at least one parent of Asian heritage.Must reside within the geographic boundaries of a participating program. |
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| RTNDF Scholarship |
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www.rtndf.org |
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Must be full-time undergraduate sophomore or higher. Any major with a career intent of television or radio news. |
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| Carpe Diem Foundation of Illinois |
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www.carpediemfoundation.org |
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Must be a U.S. citizen, undergraduate. Competitive scholarship with a. demonstrated a commitment to public service. |
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| HSF - JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Program |
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www.hsf.net |
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Must be U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident of Hispanic heritiage. Major in Bus. Adm., Finance or Economics. Sophomore or Junior. Min 2.7 GPA. |
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| NOVEMBER |
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| AFCEA Copernicus Foundation Scholarship |
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www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/ |
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AFCEA Copernicus Found. Sch. Full- time sophomore, working in Computer Graphic Design or related fields. Must be a U.S. citizen. |
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| Jeannette Rankin Foundation |
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www.rankinfoundation.org |
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Must be a female at least 35 years of age. U.S. citizen- persuing first degree. |
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| DECEMBER |
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| Kathi Bowles Scholarship for Women In Computing |
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www.awchouston.org |
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Enrolled in a computer-related field. GPA 3.0 - Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Must be FEMALE. |
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| National Hispanic Explorers Scholarship Program |
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www.hispanicfund.org |
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Must be a U.S. citizen and of Hispanic heritage. Major in .Science, CS, Engineering or NASA-related major. Full-time. Min. GPA 3.0 |
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