College athletics - NCAA
College athletics are kind of a big deal, and athletic scholarships a
big part of that.
Although the NCAA itself does not award athletic
scholarships,
NCAA schools are responsible for more than $1.5 billion in
athletic scholarships annually.
You heard right: one and a half billion
dollars in scholarship money every year.
These scholarships
can cover almost anything,
from tuition, fees, room and board, to
course-related books, offering many student athletes an absolute free
ride.
Miss America - scholarship programs
- Miss America is easily one of the largest and most visible scholarship programs in the world. Although scholarly pursuits are often overshadowed by glitz and glamour
- the Miss American Organization is responsible for millions upon millions of scholarship aid at the local, state, and national level.
- Just last year, the organization had more than $45 million to give.
- The organization offers several different types of scholarships, including Miss America Scholar, Miss America Community Service Scholarship, Quality of Life Awards,
- the Dr. & Mrs. David B. Allman Scholarship, and the Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for the Performing Arts.
United Negro College Fund
- The United Negro College Fund is famous for providing the scholarship funds necessary to send more than 60,000 students to college each year.
- Through 400 different scholarship and internship programs, low and moderate income students are able to go to school when they otherwise might not have been able to.
- One of the most impressive scholarship programs the United Negro College Fund offers is the Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards.
- with awards ranging from $35,000 all the way to $85,000 for students in bioscience and biotechnology.
The Gates Foundation
- The Gates Foundation has an impressive portfolio of scholarship programs available to students. In addition to various university donations.
- The Gates Foundation has created scholarships like the $210 million Gates Cambridge Scholarships.
- $1.5 billion Gates Millennium Scholars, and $122 million D.C. Achievers Scholarships.