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Category Archives: merit-scholarships
Fifth Year Accounting Student Scholarship Program
This award is available for students at a participating public or private, non-profit colleges and universities in Texas, including junior/community colleges, who have completed at least 120 credit hours in an accounting program but have not yet taken the Certified Public Accountant exam. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program
International and U.S. students currently enrolled full time in undergraduate or graduate programs at four-year colleges or universities located in North America are eligible to apply for this award. Students must have declared a major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance, or criminal justice, and demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.
Exemption for Highest Ranking High School Graduate
This award is for Texas resident high school seniors who graduate as valedictorians from a Texas high school and are planning to enroll in a public Texas college or university.
Scholarship for Engineering Education Service-Cancelable Loan Program
This award is available to U.S. undergraduate students who are residents of Georgia and pursuing an engineering program at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. The student must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher if a sophomore, junior, or senior.
Spouse Education Assistance Program
This scholarship is open to spouses of active duty or retired Army soldiers and widow(er)s of soldiers who died on active duty or in retired status to pursue their first undergraduate degree. Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher; scholarships are based on financial need.
Georgia HOPE Scholarship
This award is available to Georgia high school students who are planning to attend an eligible public, private, or technical college in Georgia. The student must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, or earn a GED and score in the national composite 85th percentile or higher on the SAT or ACT tests.
University of North Georgia Military Scholarship
This award is available to Georgia high school seniors who are planning to attend the University of North Georgia. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and a score of 920 or higher on the SAT or 20 or higher on the ACT. Recipients must agree to serve in the Georgia Army National Guard.
Georgia Military College State Service Scholarship Loan
This award is available to Georgia high school seniors who are planning to attend Georgia Military College. Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher and an SAT score of 800 or higher OR an ACT score of 17 or higher. Recipients must agree to serve in the Georgia National Guard.
Jackie Robinson Annual Scholarship
The Jackie Robinson Foundation provides a multi-faceted experience designed to address financial needs of minority students pursuing an education. U.S minority high school seniors with SAT scores of 1000 or higher or ACT scores of 21 or higher are eligible. Financial need and other factors will be taken in consideration.