This scholarship is open to licensed RNs who are seeking baccalaureate or graduate nursing degrees in Rhode Island and students enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program in Rhode Island. Applicants must demonstrate financial need.
Category Archives: merit-scholarships
Major Jeremiah P. Murphy Scholarship
This scholarship is open to children of active, retired, or deceased Providence (RI) police officers who are or will be attending postsecondary institutions offering two-year associate’s or four-year college degree.
Johnston Lions Armand Muto Scholarship
This scholarship is open to high school seniors who reside in Johnston, Rhode Island, and plan to attend a postsecondary educational institution.
Bernard and Henrietta O’Rourke Scholarship
This scholarship is open to residents of Lincoln, Rhode Island, who are or will be pursuing undergraduate or graduate study. Students must demonstrate financial need.
Ostergar Grants Fund at Escalante, Panguitch, and Bryce Valley High School
This scholarship is available for high school seniors in Panguitch, UT who are applying to top-ranked colleges and universities in the U.S.
SHPE Graduating High School Senior Scholarship
This award is for high school seniors who will be enrolled full time in a degree program in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field. Students must be junior members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and have a grade point average of 2.75 or higher. Students of Hispanic descent will be given priority.
Jill M. Balboni Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors who have been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Students must have a grade point average of 3.2 or higher and an SAT score of 1750 or higher or an ACT score of 25 or higher; students must demonstrate dedication to giving back to their community (volunteer work, speaking engagements, club and organization participation, etc.).
SHPE Graduate Scholarship
This award is for graduate students enrolled full time in a degree program in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field. Students must be members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students of Hispanic descent will be given priority.
Jim and Margie Fegley Orchestral String Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors and undergraduate students who are pursuing a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Science in Music degree, or a music certificate (specifically in orchestral strings). Students must have been actively involved in his/her high school or college music program or a program outside of school, and have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Irv Noll Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is open to U.S. high school seniors who attend a high school in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and have played on their school’s golf, basketball, or baseball teams for two or more years and will play on their college’s team. Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher (or 80 percent or higher) and financial need.