The Financial Aid Office routinely receives information about outside scholarships available to students on the state, national, and international level. The scholarships vary in terms of award value and eligibility requirements. We have listed these here in an attempt to give Lawrence students easy access to information on these scholarships. Fastweb, a non-profit scholarship service, has a searchable database of thousands of outside scholarships and we strongly encourage students to use this resource as well. Another search site for outside scholarships is SchoolSoup and Brokescholar.
- Abbott & Fenner Scholarship Program
- Award of up to $1,000
- Submit essay on the topic that appears on the scholarship page of their website at http://www.abbottandfenner.com/scholarships.htm
- AES Scholarship 2009--AES Engineers is committed to continuing its support of higher education by providing scholarships to deserving students. To be eligible the student needs to answer one of the essay questions that they will find on their website--http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm. AES believes that achieving a high grade point average should not be the only criteria for determining who deserves to be helped. For that reason they are offering a scholarship that will be awarded on the basis of character, as deteremined by evaluating the essays that are submitted. Award amount-$500. Deadline for entry: October 6, 2009.
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering
- College junior or senior
- Must be nominated by your college
- Blade Your Ride Scholarship
- Full time enrollment in a degree-seekign program at a U.S. college or university
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Passionate about the global climate crisis
- U.S. Citizen
- Brower Youth Award - recognizes people ages 13-22 living in North Americal who have shown oustanding leadership on a project or campaign with positive environmental and social impact.
- Department of Homeland Security Scholarship
- U.S. Citizen
- Undergraduate, must be in your second year of college attendance as of the application deadline
- Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher
- Majoring in a homeland security science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (HS-STEM) field which is a STEM field iwth coursework and/or research relevant to a homeland security research area.
- Dr. W. Wesley Eckenfelder Scholarship
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Full-time student in junior year of college
- Declared major in civil, chemical, or environmental engineering or in on of the environmental sciences (e.g. geology hydrogeology, biology, ecology, industrial hygiene toxicology)
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund applications for the 2010-2011 academic year are now available. HSF gives out over 4,000 scholarships each year to Latino students! General Eligibilty Requirements:
- Be of Hispanic heritage (most programs)
- Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Have plans to enroll as a Full-Time student in the Fall of 2010
- LIFE Lessons Scholarship Program
- Legal resident of U.S.
- Between 17 - 24 years of age
- Experienced the death of a parent or guardian
- Michael J. Berkeley Foundation Scholarship - recipients must be full-time, undergraduate, minority students, who demonstrate leadership, financial need, and interest in the sport of golf.
- National Institute of Heath Scholarship Program
- From a disadvantaged background (low-income family)
- Intend to purse a career in biomedical, behavioral or social science health-related research
- U.S. Citizen, U.S. national, or qualified non-citizen of the United States
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
- Full-time enrollment
- National Italian American Foundation Scholarship
Program
- Italian American students or students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, Italian American studies, or a related field - to be "Italian American" student must have at least one ancestor who immigrated from Italy.
- Be enrolled in U.S. accredited institution of higher education
- GPA of at least 3.5
- High Academic schievements
- StraightForward Media Scholarships
- Annie's Homegrown Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship
- Taking classes centered around sustainable agriculture or environmental studies
- Ful-time enrollment
- Wayne V. Black Scholarship
- Full-time enrollment at accredited college or university
- Working toward Bachelor's degre in enginerring, engineering technology, computer science, pre-law, political science, telecommunications/information technology
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Entering freshman must have at least a 3.0 GPA, sophomores & beyond must have at least a 2.75 GPA
- Windsar Enviromental Studies Scholarship
- Pursuing a degree in enviromental studies
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Junior or senior standing
- U.S. Citizen
- Zeta Phi Beta National Education Foundation Scholarships
Study Abroad Scholarships
- Ashley Soule Conroy Foundation scholarhsip is for participation in study abroad only.
- Undergraduate student in good academic standing
- Completed at least one year of college-level coursework
- Minimum GPA of 2.75
- Demonstrated financial need
- Essay required
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- Two Cycles - Fall Study Abroad Program Deadline: April 7, Spring Study Abroad Program Deadline: October 6
- Eligibilty Requirements
- Must be Pell Grant eligible
- Attending a study abroad program that is at least 4 weeks & no longer than one academic year
- Full-time enrollment during the regular academic year
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Boren Awards for International Study provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. Awards focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to the U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
- Sara's Wish Foundation Scholarships are awarded to extraordinary young women committed to making the world a better place by fully participating in it. Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate females who are studying or working abroad. Scholarship recipients must have a history of leadership, strong record of scholarship, and a committment to public service.
- Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan
- Two Cycles: April 7 & October 6
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Participating in a study abroad program in Japan
- Full-time enrollment during study abroad program.
- Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship is availalbe to graduate or undergraduate U.S. students studying abroad and/or graduate and undergraduate foreign students studying within. Awarded for full-time study for one academic year.
- Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship selects undergraduate students in their sophomore year. The fellowship prepares outstanding college studnets for the Foreign Service.
Students studying off-campus can explore additional scholarship opportunities at www.internationalscholarships.com
