Applicants for our 2023 Achieving My Potential Scholarship must be enrolled in a trade school, undergraduate, graduate program, or any other post-secondary school within the United States. High school seniors who will be enrolled in a trade school or college before the application deadline of February 28, 2023, are also encouraged to apply. Applicants must be in good academic standing and have a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent for their program).
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To be considered for this scholarship opportunity, a full application must include:
An updated resumé listing academic, professional, and volunteer experiences
A current or your most recent official or unofficial academic transcript. If you are a high school senior, you must also submit proof of acceptance to your college, university, trade school, or post-secondary school.
A 750-1,000 word essay describing your experience of the juvenile or criminal justice system and how you are moving forward. Share with us how winning this scholarship can help you achieve your full potential.
Any student currently enrolled in any accredited college is eligible to enter.
How to Apply:
Please complete the online form found on the companies website to apply for this scholarship.
Submit an essay (1,000 word minimum) and tell us about your educational goals and plans for after graduation. Tell us why you feel you deserve to win this scholarship and what it would mean to you if you won.
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
This scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional, program in the United States. This includes accredited community college students; and high school seniors and students who possess a GED, who have been accepted to or enrolled in an accredited program.
All eligible candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative
GPA of 2.00 or above.
The scholarship candidate must possess an interest in community justice as demonstrated by past and present volunteer, professional, and/or educational experiences.
How to Apply:
Respond to the following questions in an essay of 1,000 words or less:
Describe an experience that made you feel passionate about wanting to help people in your community.
What is a community need that you feel passionate about trying to provide to people in your community?
How do you plan help to fulfill this need in the future?
How have your education and education goals informed how you are planning to help improve your community?
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
This scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in the United States. This includes accredited community college students as well as high school seniors and students who possess a GED who have been accepted to or are enrolled in an accredited program.
The scholarship applicant must be dedicated to helping people with pain and wellness, and be able to demonstrate this commitment in their essay.
All eligible candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 or above.
How to Apply:
Respond to the following questions in an essay of 1,000 words or less:
What inspired you to want to help relieve people of pain and to help them to achieve their optimal health and wellness?
What have you done thus far to help people who are in pain and/or to help them to achieve better health and wellness?
In what ways will your education help you to achieve your goals of helping people with pain and wellness?
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
This scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in the United States. This includes accredited community college students as well as high school seniors and students who possess a GED who have been accepted to or are enrolled in an accredited program.
All eligible candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
How to Apply:
Create a 2-10 minute long video that explains:
what you want to do to make the world a better place,
how you plan to do it, and
one or more GREAT aspects of your plan.
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
We will accept videos from current high school, college, or university students from any country. The winners will be required to send us proof of their academic status or enrollment.
How to Apply:
Record an original video on one of the following topics:
How COVID-19 Changed My Attitude Towards Self-Study
Online Tutoring in the Post-Pandemic World — A Perfect Freelance Job for Students
Self-Care Tips the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Me
Your video must:
Cover one of the topics given above
Be in English only
Have a creative, catchy title that reflects your ideas
Last between 1 – 1:30 minutes
Be submitted in one of the following formats: .MOV, .MPEG4, .MP4, .AVI
Be sent before the deadline
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
This scholarship is open to any student who is currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, graduate, or professional program in the United States. This includes accredited community college students as well as high school seniors and students who possess a GED who have been accepted to or are enrolled in an accredited program.
The scholarship applicant must be dedicated to and exemplify strong community leadership in any community of which they are apart, as illustrated via their essay response.
All eligible candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 or above.
How to Apply:
Respond to the following in an essay of 1,000 words or less:
Describe the situation that influenced or served as a pivot point for your dedication to your community.
Since this time, what have you done to help pave the way toward as stronger and better community?
In what ways will your education help you continue to be as strong community leader?
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.
Must be majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Considerations may be made for students pursuing Chemical Engineering, Material Science, and Physics.
Students must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled full-time at an accredited college/university, and be pursuing a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree.
Must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
All scholarships require that applicants be current AISES members at the time of application.
Applicants must be: an enrolled citizen or a decedent of an enrolled citizen of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; or Native Hawaiian or decedent from a Native Hawaiian; or Pacific Islander or decedent from Pacific Islander; or Indigenous person of Canada. Enrollment documents and/or a copy of birth certificate(s) showing descendancy from an enrolled citizen, Indigenous group of Canada, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander are acceptable. Applicant may also, instead, provide a copy of their Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Certificate of Degree of Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) card.
How to Apply:
Essays: Students are required to submit 2 essays, up to 300 words each. These essays are an important part of the scholarship review process.
Essay Prompt 1: Technical Skills: Describe your technical skills (i.e. Hardware, Software, etc.) and associated work, research and/or project experiences that would be relevant in sharing with a technical company.
Insights Question 1: Give an example of how you worked effectively on a challenging situation, while dealing with ambiguity, tight deadlines under pressure, etc.
Insights Question 2: Give an example of a goal you reached and the key milestones that helped you achieve it.
Insights Question 3: Give an example of how you worked on a team where everyone had different options of how to solve a problem.
Scholarship Amount:
$10,000 per academic year for Graduate students (Masters and Doctoral students)
$5,000 per academic year for Undergraduate students (College sophomores, juniors, and seniors)
$5,000 per academic year for Native Next Generation students (College freshman)
Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.