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Scholarships
Did you know you can get free money throughout your college experience? Yes, you heard right, free money!
Scholarships are a great way to add to your application but most importantly it’s a way to help students through their educational journey. Scholarships do not have to be repaid back. It is a great opportunity to help undergraduates and graduate students pay for their degrees. Many students often confuse them with loans or other financial assistance that your school may have provided you, but keep in mind Scholarships are completely different and separate.
Many scholarships are easy, and some need a bit more work, but it can be done. There are many types of scholarships, some are merit-based which is based on your academic GPA, and your class standing, others are based on sports, your major, and more! You can even search through your local college websites.
Below is a list of scholarship websites that you can apply to.
Nitro College:
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Scholarships.com:
Unigo:
Merit Based Scholarships:
https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/merit-based
College Board:
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/scholarship-search
Fast web:
https://www.fastweb.com/home.amp
Scholarship Owl:
Bold:
Going Merry:
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California State University (CSU) scholarships:
https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/support-the-csu/foundation/Pages/csu-scholarships.aspx
https://www.calstate.edu/attend/paying-for-college/financial-aid/types/pages/scholarships.aspx
STEM Scholarships for Black and African American STEM Majors
Provided by Education Loan Finance (ELFI)
https://www.elfi.com/
The American Association of Blacks in Energy:
https://www.aabe.org/index.php?component=pages&id=4
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The American Meteorological Society:
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The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
https://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/
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Gates Millennium Scholars Program
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The Society of Physics Students Scholarship Program
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(For more information visit: https://www.elfi.com/scholarships-for-black-and-african-american-stem-majors/)
STEM Scholarships for the Latinx Community
Provided by Education Loan Finance (ELFI)
https://www.elfi.com/
The Hispanic Scholars Consortium
https://www.hispanicscholar.org/apply
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The Science Ambassador Scholarship
https://www.scienceambassadorscholarship.org/
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AMS Scholarship for Underserved Communities
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The EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program
https://www.noaa.gov/office-education/epp-msi/undergraduate-scholarship
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HACER Scholarship
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/community/hacer.html
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(For more information visit:https://www.elfi.com/stem-scholarships-for-the-latinx-community/)