You’re lucky if you’ve known what you’ve wanted to be since you started high school. Maybe even before. A writer, an artist, an engineer, a teacher, a musician, a nurse, or a lawyer. What makes you lucky is that by knowing what you want to major in enables you to apply for many scholarships. Many universities, colleges, and organizations award scholarships to students pursuing a specific major. Extra money, that is, to ease the financial burden of college.
If you know your field of study, you can use that information to search for a major-specific scholarship on Unigo. By searching the scholarship directory, you can find tons of scholarships related to your field of study. And even if you’re still undecided on what major you want to study, a peek at the scholarship opportunities may give you the direction you’re looking for. Check it out!
This scholarship is available for graduate students who have been members of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for a year or more; students must live in a region that has a SWCS chapter (this includes the United States and Canada). Students must pursue an interdisciplinary investigation that examines methods of conserving or improving land management and water quality.
This award is for U.S. undergraduate students who have been a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for one year or more. The applicant must not a family member of the Professional Development Committee; pursuing graduate level studies in a natural resource field.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association is offering a scholarship to a high school senior that plans on majoring in aviation. The award will be judged on the basis of grade point average, community and school activities, and an aviation essay.
This scholarship is available for Connecticut high school seniors and currently enrolled undergraduate students who are pursuing a course of study in science or engineering leading to a career in the environmental field, especially air pollution control or waste management.
This award is available to U.S. students who are curently enrolled in an accredited high school or two- or four-year college or university and are members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Students must plan to study motion pictures and television, with an emphasis in technology.
This award is available for U.S. and international high school seniors who are pursuing a career in journalism. Students must have a sensitivity to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues.
This scholarship is for Maine undergradute students who plan to study for a career in outdoor recreation. Students must have a grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
Maine residents pursuing a major in the performing arts are eligible for this scholarship. Applicants must participate in an audition (or interview if majoring in a technical field).
This award is for current full-time college students who are majoring in a program related to total cost management, such as engineering, construction management, building construction, the computer sciences, business, quantity surveying, information technology, or other related field.
This award is available for U.S. college seniors planning to graduate in the current academic year. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher for the first three years of college, demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in hydraulics, hydrology or the geotechnical disciplines, or in another discipline related to the design, construction and operation of dams, and be enrolled in an accredited civil engineering program.
