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Future Leaders of IT Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a college or university
  • Majors in information engineering, information management, or a related topic

More Details

All applications must be submitted by December 1, 2022.

How to Apply

  • Submit your most recent high school or college transcripts
  • Submit 3 letters of recommendation from teachers and/or counselors
  • High school seniors must provide proof of university or college acceptance
  • Submit an essay (1,000 word min) on why you are pursuing a career in information engineering, information management (or related academic discipline), what are your academic and professional goals, and what you hope to accomplish in your career.
  • Complete the online application

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

HR Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university in the United States of America (U.S.) or living in the U.S. and attending an accredited online college or university.
  • Be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Human Resources or an HR-related program. Business, Organizational Development, and Labor Relations are examples of qualifying degree programs.
  • Have completed at least one HR management course and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale if you are an undergraduate student.
  • Be enrolled in or have completed at least one HR class with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale if you are a graduate student.

More Details

All applications must be received by April 30th of the year in which you are applying.

How to Apply

  • Fill out the application found on the website.
  • Attach a current college transcript and at least one letter of recommendation in the appropriate places.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Must be a citizen of the United States
  • Be an undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S. (including both two-year and four-year institutions)
  • Be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or proof that you will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of your study abroad program or internship.
  • Be in the process of applying to, or accepted for, a study abroad or internship program of at least 2 weeks for community college students and 3 weeks for students from four-year institutions, in a single country and eligible for credit from the student’s home institution. Proof of program acceptance is required prior to award disbursement
  • Be proposing to study in a country not currently under a travel warning issued by the U.S. Dept of State or otherwise determined ineligible for program participation

More Details

Applications are due on:

  • March 1, 2023 for Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Academic Year 2022-2023, and Spring 2023 programs or internships.
  • October 4, 2023 for Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Academic Year 2023-2024 programs.

How To Submit Your Application

  • Complete the online application
  • There are two essays required as part of the Gilman Scholarship application:
    • The Statement of Purpose Essay
      • Address the impact that your study abroad program or internship will have on your academic, professional, and personal goals
      • Address the impact that receiving the Gilman Scholarship would have on your achievement of these goals
    • The Follow-On Service Project Proposal
      • Explain how you will give back by inspiring others to pursue their own experiences abroad
  • You are limited to 7,000 (including spaces) per essay
  • See website for tips and suggestions for these two essays

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Point Foundation Scholarships

Eligibility

  • Must be enrolled or intending to enroll at an accredited college or university based in the United States, in the fall of 2018.
  • Must be “out” as a person who identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community.
  • Must be enrolled full-time for the full academic year.
  • Must be enrolled in a degree-granting undergraduate or graduate/doctoral program. Post-doctoral research programs are not eligible.
  • Students studying at community colleges, online programs, or trade schools are not eligible.
  • Community college students must be transferring to a four-year college or university.
  • Must be at least a senior in high school.
  • If selected as a finalist, the finalist must be in North or Central America on April 26-28 and be available to fly to Los Angeles in order to remain eligible for the scholarship. All travel expenses will be covered by Point.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by January  24, 2022.

How to Apply

  • Complete the online application

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Pretty Lightroom Presets Scholarship Program

Eligibility

  • You should presently be a senior in high school;
  • Or be transitioning from high school to a college or university;
  • Or be already enrolled in a college or university inside the United States or Canada.
  • Employees and their immediate family members of PhotoshopActions.com are not eligible to participate.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by April 15th annually

How to Apply

  • Carefully research and compose an essay style Adobe Lightroom tutorial of 800 to 1,000 words, with screenshots and photos included to illustrate your points on one of the following topics. Use proper grammar and punctuation. Choose a topic below for your tutorial essay:
    • A Lightroom Mobile tutorial
    • Lightroom techniques for Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer photos
    • How to re-touch skin in Lightroom for photographers
    • Any How To Lightroom tutorial
    • How Lightroom has changed photography
  • Email your essay in Microsoft Word document or plain text format to scholarship@lightroompresets.com
    • Please specify your name, contact telephone number, email address and mailing address. Your contact information will be held in confidence and will not be shared.
    • You can review our privacy policy here.
    • Include the name of the college or university and their mailing address of the financial aid office that you are presently attending or that you’ll be attending after high school.
    • Please attach a headshot photo of yourself in .JPG or .PNG format that is at least 300 pixels wide.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

WiseMerchant Scholarship Fund

Eligibility

  • A current high school student attending a college or university in the following semester.
  • A full time college or university student in good academic standing.
  • Shows a desire to continue their higher education to most efficiently impact their community.

More Details

All applications must be submitted by July 15 (Fall Semester) or December 15 (Spring Semester)

How to Apply

  • Write an essay (1,500 words max) discussing your favorite entrepreneurial story and how it has inspired and motivated you to strive higher in order to reach your goals.
    • Touch on how this specific story is unique and how it has influenced your goals.
  • Complete the online application

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

Race Entry Student Scholarship

Eligibility

  • Participants must be able to verify enrollment for college at an accredited university inside the USA during the fall semester of the same year the essay is submitted.

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How to Apply

  • Whether you ran a 5K, 10K, half marathon, or marathon, write a short essay explaining what inspired you to run, what challenges you faced, and what you learned through the experience.
    • Prepare an essay sharing your race story between 1,000 and 2,000 words in length.

The application and submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.