Academic scholarships

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Major scholarships

National scholarships

• National Merit Scholarship Program Students who do well on the PSAT can win thousands of dollars in National Merit, corporate-sponsored, or college-sponsored scholarships. website
• Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Thousands of Coca-Cola Scholars have received millions in overall academic support. website
• AXA Achievement Scholarship State winners win <dollar/>10,000 and national winners with <dollar/>25,000 for their achievements. website
• Davidson Fellows Scholarship Davidson Fellows receive a <dollar/>50,000, <dollar/>25,000 or <dollar/>10,000 scholarship in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the areas of science, technology, mathematics, music, literature and/or philosophy. website
• QuestBridge website
• Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program website
• KFC Colonel's Scholars Program website
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarships for high school seniors in financial need who have demonstrated academic achievement and community involvement. website
• Burger King Scholars Program for students who work part-time and have financial need. website
• Sam Walton Community Scholarship website
• Best Buy @15 Scholarship of <dollar/>1,000 for students in grades 9-12. website
• The Lowe's Scholarship website
• Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship of <dollar/>1000 website
• Win Common Knowledge Scholarships based on what you know website
• Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award for scholar athletes who drink milk. website
• Elks Most Valuable Students Competition website

Math, science, and technology scholarships

These large scholarships span fields of science broadly.

• Intel Science Talent Search. One of the oldest and largest math and science scholarship programs. Intel STS winners receive scholarships of up to $100,000. website
• Proton Energy Scholarship website
• International Science and Engineering Fair. Another Intel-sponsored science and mathematics competition, arguably the most important such competition in the world. The 3 ISEF winners each receive a <dollar/>50,000 scholarship. website
• Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships awarded annually. website
• Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. Scholarships for national and state winners who scored 5s on the most math, science, and technology AP exams. website
• Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. Full tuition and stipends in exchange for summer internships and a year of work after graduation in a DoD lab. Applicants must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. website
• Department of Homeland Security Scholarship and Fellowship Program. Full tuition and stipend and internships for eligible students. website
• National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Scholarship. <dollar/>10,000 for undergraduate or graduate students studying to become math or science teachers in exchange for teaching at a "high needs" secondary school for two years after graduation. website
• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship website
• UNCF-MERK Undergrad Science Research Scholarship Award website
• Dupont Challenge Science Essay Competition website

Graduate school scholarship programs

• AAAS Science & Technology Policy Scholarships
• Department of Homeland Security Graduate Fellowships (NOTE: was not offered in 2010)
• Science, Math, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. Full tuition and stipends in exchange for summer internships and a year of work after graduation in a DoD lab. Applicants must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. website
• National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Scholarship. <dollar/>10,000 for undergraduate or graduate students studying to become math or science teachers in exchange for teaching at a "high needs" secondary school for two years after graduation. website

Specific Scholarships

• Regional scholarships
  • Northeast scholarships
  • Southeast scholarships
  • Southwest scholarships
  • Midwest scholarships
  • West scholarships
  • D.C. Area scholarships
• State-specific scholarships
• Community Service Scholarships
• College-specific full-tuition scholarships
• Minority-specific scholarships

Scholarships by subject

• Biology scholarships
• Chemistry scholarships
• Computer science and technology scholarships
• Economics scholarships
• Engineering scholarships
• Mathematics scholarships
• Physics scholarships
• Writing scholarships

Additional Help

• Scholarship Search Websites have many more scholarships and search features - check them out for religious, military, need-based, minority-specific, and other scholarships
• Ask your high school guidance counselor or career center.
• College websites (many colleges offer departmental, subject-specific scholarships or even merit-based full-tuition scholarships)
• Check for local legislative scholarships.

See also

• Academic competitions