Be sure to check deadlines, which may shift during the response to COVID-19.
➜ amazonfutureengineer.com
Students who take advanced placement (AP) computer science (CS) in high school are more than eight times more likely to pursue CS in college. This program creates accessible learn-to-work opportunities for pre-college students through three key components: sponsored AP CS courses with AWS Educate and Edhesive, college tuition scholarships, and paid Amazon Future Engineer internships in software engineering.
Location: Varies with program
Start date: Varies with program
End date: Varies with program
Eligible candidates: High school students, with special focus on low-income communities
Deadline: Applications for 2021 scholarship open in November
SCHOLARSHIPS
➜ aises.org/scholarships
The AISES scholarship program provides students with opportunities to compete for a range of funding sources. Sponsors like Oracle, BNSF Railway, Intel, and VGT, among others, have supported AISES students through scholarships.
LOCATION: N/A
START DATE: 2020–2021 academic year
END DATE: 2020–2021 academic year
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Undergrad, grad; must be an AISES member; requirements for specific scholarships vary
DEADLINE: Varies
SCHOLARS PROGRAM
➜ acs.org
This renewable undergraduate scholarship is available to underrepresented high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors intending to or already majoring in a chemical science and planning a career in a chemical science field. The ACS scholarship is also available to students in twoyear college programs intending to or already majoring in chemical technology and planning a career accordingly.
START DATE: N/A
END DATE: N/A
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: American Indian, African American/black, Hispanic/Latino; demonstrate high achievement in science
DEADLINE: TBD for 2021
DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
➜ beanactuary.org
The Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society maintain a list of scholarships, including diversity scholarships, on their website, beanacutary.org. The field attracts students who are interested in math and actuarial science, which studies risk. Some of this funding is available to entering freshmen.
LOCATION: Varies
START DATE: Varies
END DATE: Varies
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Qualifications vary among scholarships.
➜ dar.org
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) offers scholarships to American Indians attending, or planning to attend, accredited U.S. colleges and universities.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Undergraduate and graduate students, U.S. citizens able to prove Native heritage, various other requirements
DEADLINE: Applications open August 1
➜ davidsongifted.org/Fellows-Scholarship
The Davidson Fellows Scholarship program offers $50,000, $25,000, and $10,000 college scholarships to students 18 or younger who have completed significant projects that have the potential to benefit society in STEM, literature, or music. (Requirements for projects vary by category.) The Davidson Fellows Scholarship has provided more than $7.5 million in scholarships since its inception in 2001, and has been named one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships by U.S. News & World Report.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: 18 or younger, U.S. citizen
SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSFORMATION (SMART) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE PROGRAM
➜ smartscholarshipprod.service-now.com/smart
The SMART Scholarship for Service Program offers funding to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students who have demonstrated a special aptitude for excelling in STEM fields. Students are also provided opportunities to continue their research in DoD civil service roles following graduation. Participants receive tuition and other expenses, as well as a cash award and health insurance allowance. The program’s goal is to produce the next generation of DoD science and technology leaders.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: All collegiate academic levels (freshman to PhD); U.S. citizen; must meet certain other criteria
DEADLINE: TBD
YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM
➜ jkcf.org/ysp
This pre-college national scholarship program provides funds for high-performing seventh-grade students with financial need to attend a rigorous private high school. Additionally, this five-year program provides academic and college counseling through high school graduation — each Young Scholar is assigned an on-staff educational advisor. The foundation also offers Cooke-sponsored summer programs and internships, and provides financial support for enrichment opportunities (such as art and music lessons), and year-round community programming. Young Scholars also receive special consideration for Cooke Foundation college scholarships of up to $40,000 per year.
LOCATION: Available nationwide (U.S.)
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Must be in seventh grade and attending a high school in the U.S. or a U.S. territory; no grade lower than a C in a core academic subject; maximum adjusted gross family income of $95,000; available for required multiweek summer programs
DEADLINE: Application period opens in January (sign up for an alert at jkcf.org/ysp)
FULL CIRCLE SCHOLARSHIP
➜ collegefund.org/scholarships
Applications for the signature scholarship of the American Indian College Fund, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, are now open for the 2019–2020 school year. The College Fund distributes millions of dollars annually to thousands of Native students seeking undergraduate and graduate degrees at nonprofit, accredited schools. There are no financial need requirements. Only 1 percent of college students are Indigenous, and they experience poverty at almost double the rate of the general population. For many of these students, support like the Full Circle Scholarship funds is a crucial component of their academic success.
START DATE: 2020–2021 school year
END DATE: 2020–2021 school year
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: American Indian and Alaska Native college students who are members or descendants of members of federally and state recognized tribes
DEADLINE: May 31
➜ grc.org/applied-and-environmental-microbiology-grs-conference
Applied and environmental microbiology is the topic of this two-day meeting, which convenes every 24 months and precedes the Gordon Research Conference (GRC). The seminar is designed to give graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists the opportunity to present and discuss research findings, exchange research approaches, and network with peer-level scientists. The Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship program provides an opportunity for graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and scientists to receive funding assistance to attend their first GRC.
LOCATION: Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass.
START DATE: July 17, 2021
END DATE: July 18, 2021
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and early-career scientists
DEADLINE: June 15, 2021 (fellowship application)
➜ ml4t.org/career-prep
This 18-month professional development program is for underrepresented minority college students graduating with an interest in STEM roles across consulting, finance, marketing, tech, media, and nonprofit companies.
LOCATION: Varies (seminars)
START DATE: TBD for 2021
END DATE: TBD for 2021
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: College sophomore; U.S. citizen or permanent resident; Native American, African American/black, or Latinx/Hispanic; good academic standing
DEADLINE: Varies by program
HIGH SCHOOL WORK STUDY PROGRAM
➜ intelligencecareers.gov/nsa
The National Security Agency offers various work study programs, including in computer science and data processing, for high school seniors during the school year.
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: High school junior; GPA of 3.5 or higher; U.S. citizen; various other requirements
DEADLINE: Apply by October 31
➜ sloanphds.org
Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the partnership provides fellowships for Native American graduate students in STEM fields.
LOCATION: Varies among participating institutions
ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES: Varies; connect with partner schools for individual requirements
