Outside Scholarships

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Outside Scholarships
The Financial Aid Office often receives information regarding scholarships not affiliated with UW-River Falls. Below is a compilation of links to these outside scholarships, which are sorted by major. Beware of Scholarship Scams! The Federal Trade Commission and the UW-River Falls Financial Aid Office caution you to watch for these common phrases often used in scholarship fraud: "The scholarship is guaranteed or your money back." "You can't get this information anywhere else." "This scholarship search service will cost you $29.95." "You're a finalist" in a contest you never entered." The asterisks () below indicate scholarships that are available for graduate students as well as undergraduate students. Any Major 4 Black Youth Scholarships Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants Annual Scholarship Awards AES Engineering Services Scholarships American Association of University Women - Racine Scholarships Army Emergency Relief Scholarship Programs Ayn Rand Institute: Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest * B. Davis Scholarship Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services, Inc. Scholarships & Awards Big Dig Scholarship Big Sun Athletics Scholarship Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organization Scholarship CollegeGreekBooks.com Scholarship Edwin & Janet Bryant Foundation Scholarship Elder & Leemaur Publishers Scholarship Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Frugal Dad Scholarship The Gates Millenium Scholars Program Scholarship * George Mason University Institute for Humane Studies Scholarships Glamour's Top 10 College Women Competition Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Hawkinson Foundation for Peace & Justice Scholarship * Hazel L. Stephenson Scholarship (Fond Du Lac County Residents) Healthy Lifestyles Scholarship Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Helmuth and Else Arps Scholarship (Calumet County Residents) Hispanic Scholarship Fund * Jaycees of Wisconsin Foundation (non-traditional students) John Gyles Education Awards * John L. Carey Scholarship Program Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Scholarship (Word Document) Lavon Cooper Scholarship (students from Robbinsdale, New Hope, Plymouth, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, and Brooklyn Center, MN) * Lee Dubin Memorial Scholarship (children of LGBTQ parents) LIFE Lessons Scholarship * Lilly Reintegration Scholarship * Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation National Bank of Commerce Scholarship National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program National FFA Organization Scholarship Online Master Degree Scholarship * Pearson Prize for Higher Education PFund Foundation Scholarships (LGBT students and allies) * Point Foundation Scholarship * Polanki College Achievement Awards * R. Kubly Family Foundation * Riverland Energy Cooperative Scholarships (non-traditional returning adults and high school seniors) Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarship (must have volunteered to impact hunger) * Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund Thomas B. Jones and Grace Stevenson Jones Scholarship Tozer Scholarship (Kanabec, Pine, and Washington counties) Twin Cities Adult Education Alliance Scholarship (non-traditional students) * US Army Women's Foundation Legacy Scholarship UW System Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition Vancouver Restaurants Scholarship WI Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired WI Dept. of Children and Families Scholarship for Youth in Out-of-Home Care WI Education Association of Student Support Programs Scholarships (high school seniors) WI Medical Society Foundation Scholarships * WI Troopers' Association Inc. Memorial Scholarship Fund WI Women in Government WyzAnt Tutoring, Teaching & Coaching CAFES Majors Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program ASCO Numatics Industrial Automation Engineering College Scholarships * Badgerland Financial Scholarship (high school seniors) Badgerland Financial Scholarship (CAFES juniors and seniors) Barron County Commission on Agriculture Chisago-Isanti-Anoka (CIA) Dairy Association Scholarship Department of Defense SMART Scholarship * Dodge County UW-Extension Scholarships Garden Center Symposium Scholarship (horticulture major or minor) Great Lakes STEM Scholarship Jacobsen Turfgrass Scholarship (horticulture major) NASA Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Scholarship National FFA Organization Scholarship National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program * Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Research Experience Stipend * Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: Wildlife Leadership Awards Shawano County Farm Progress Days Scholarship Sheboygan County Conservation Association Roy Kalmerton Scholarship The Fruit Company Gift Basket Entrepreneur Award (high school students) Wisconsin Agri-Service Association Eldon Roesler Scholarship Wisconsin Association for Food Protection Scholarships Wisconsin Laboratory Association Scholarship * Wisconsin Landscape Contractors Association Wisconsin Society of Professional Soil Scientists (WSPSS) Scholarship (Word Document) Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Scholarship WOW Logistics / Thomas J. Oswald Scholarship in Dairy or Food Science CAS Majors Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program American Chemical Society Scholars Program Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Degrees - Undergraduate Academic Award Department of Defense SMART Scholarship * Dream Pool Foundation Scholarship George Mason University Institute for Humane Studies Scholarships * Great Lakes STEM Scholarship (math and science majors) LSAT Prep Pre-law Scholarship NASA Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology Scholarship National Institutes of Health Scholarship National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program North Suburban Access Corporation and Comcast Scholarships River Falls Area Hospital Health Careers Scholarship Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Research Experience Stipend * Tylenol Scholarship University Writing Scholarship Vanguard Scholarship Program WI Broadcasters Association Foundation Scholarship Program William B. Ruggles Right to Work Jounalism Scholarship * Wisconsin Laboratory Association Scholarship * Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Inc. Awards and Scholarships Women In Defense HORIZONS Scholarship * CBE Majors Academic Business Scholarship AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship Program AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students * American Society of Women Accountants (Milwaukee Chapter) Scholarship BrainTrack Computer Science Scholarship * Department of Defense SMART Scholarship * Education Portal Computer Science and Computer Engineering Scholarship * Government Finance Officers Association * Great Lakes STEM Scholarship (computer science majors) Healthcare Financial Management Association - Wisconsin Scholarship Program * Institute of Management Accountants Scholarships and Awards John L. Carey Scholarship Program Journyx Scholarship Program Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Program MN Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Scholarship * National Association of Women in Construction National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program * National Society of Accountants Scholarship OnlineMBA.com Scholarship (both undergrad and grad students can apply) * The Fruit Company Gift Basket Entrepreneur Award (high school students) Vanguard Scholarship Program Vanguard Women in Information Technology Scholarship CEPS Majors Alpha Alpha Education Scholarship (PDF Document) Applegate/Jackson/Parks Future Teacher Scholarship * Bruce F. Vento Science Educator Scholarship DegreeDirectory.org Education and Teaching - Master's Degree Scholarship * DegreeDirectory.org Psychology and Counseling - Master's Degree Scholarship * Future Teacher Scholarship (Hartford Union High School Graduate) James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation * Wisconsin Mathematics Council, Inc. Awards and Scholarships