Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship http://www.abbottandfenner.com/schol

arships.htm

$1,000 June 10, 2016

Allegra Ford Thomas Scholarship http://ncld.org/about-us/learning-

disability-scholarships-awards/anne-ford-

allegra-ford-scholarships

$2,500 postmarked by December 15,

2015

Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science)

Hispanic Scholars Program

http://alliancescholars.org/applications/ $2,000 TBA

Blacks at Microsoft Scholarships http://www.microsoft.com/en-

us/diversity/programs/blacks-

scholarships.aspx

$5,000 March 1

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Buick Achievers Scholarship Program http://www.buickachievers.com/ to $25,000

per year

February 27, 2015

Burger King Scholar’s https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/bur

gerkingscholars/

Not

Provided.

TBA

Byron Hanke Fellowship http://www.cairf.org/scholarships/hanke

.aspx

up to

$5000

May 1

Chicago Dia del Niños http://www.chicagodiadelosninos.com/D

ream%20Scholarship.html

yes $1,000 TBA

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Chicago Urban League http://www.thechicagourbanleague.org/

Page/391

$5,000 2016-2017 Becomes

Available Tuesday, December 8,

2015

Chicano Organizing & Research in

Education (CORE) Que Llueva Café

http://www.ca-core.org/ Not

Provided.

February 28, 2015

CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship http://www.aaja.org/2015-anna-

chennault-scholarship/

$5,000 Sunday, May 3

College Resource Network Search

Engine

http://www.collegeresourcenetwork.co

m/

Yes Varies Varies

Colonel Henry Crown Scholarship http://www.jachicago.org/our-

programs/high-school/scholarship-and-

award-winners/

$40,000 Friday, March 18, 2016

Commerce Bank Scholarship www.commercebank.com/scholarship two (2)

$1,000

December 31, 2015

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund http://www.davisputter.org/ Yes up to

$10000

March 31

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Dell’s Scholars Program http://www.dellscholars.org/ Not

Provided.

Application to Open on

November 1, 2015

Dietspotlight.com Scholarship http://www.dietspotlight.com/scholarshi

p/

$1,000 December 31, 2015

Discover Student Loans Scholarship

Award

https://www.discover.com/student-

loans/scholarships/award.html?acmpgn=

OSLSPX010

Varies Februray 29, 2016

Dr. Juan Andrade Scholarship for Young

Hispanic Leaders

http://ushli.org/student/scholarship.php $1,000 December 31, 2014

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Ed Vincent International Scholarship http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-

we-do/scholarships/international-

scholarships/ed-vincent-international-

scholarship/

Yes Not

Provided.

09/15/2016 and closes

01/15/2017

Education 4 Excellence Scholarship http://www.educate4excel.org/apply/ap

ply.html

$1,000 TBA

Edward and Shirley Calahan Scholarship https://www.cappex.com/scholarship/lis

tings/Edward-and-Shirley-Calahan-

Scholarship/-s-d-40995/

$2,000 June 1

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Fiesta del Sol Guadalupe A. Reyes

Scholarship Program

http://fiestadelsol.org/scholarship/ $1,500 Friday, March 24, 2016

Foster Care to Success http://www.fc2success.org/our-

programs/information-for-students/

$1,500 to

$6,000

March 31, 2015

Fredrikson & Byron Foundation Minority

Scholarship Program

http://www.fredlaw.com/our_firm/diver

sity/minority_scholarship/

$15,000 March 31, 2016

Gates Millennium Scholarship http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/Scholar

ships.aspx

Varies See Website

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

GE LNESC National Scholarship  http://www.lnesc.org/site/353/Scholarsh

ips/GE-LNESC-Scholarship

$5,000 September 28, 2015

General Board of Higher Education and

Ministry

http://www.gbhem.org/loans-and-

scholarships/scholarships

Yes Varies January 4 through March 1

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Greenhouse Scholars http://www.greenhousescholars.org/# Not

Provided.

January 4, 2016

Groth Law Firm Video Scholarship

Contest

http://www.grothlawfirm.com/video-

scholarship-contest/

$1,500 April 30, 2016

Hartford Technology Rental Scholarship http://hartfordrents.com/scholarship two $1000 May 15, 2016

&

December 15, 2016

High School Heroes Scholarship http://www.jachicago.org/our-

programs/high-school/scholarship-and-

award-winners/

$1,000 March 18, 2016

Hispanic Scholarship Fund http://hsf.net/en/scholarships/programs

/

Varies 03/30/2016

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

ICTM Scholarships http://www.ictm.org/ictm-

scholarships

$1,500 March 6, 2016

Illinois Latino Council on Higher

Education

http://www.ilache.com/ Not

Provided.

"postmarked" before May 1,

2015

IPLAC Educational Foundation

Scholarship

https://iplac.memberclicks.net/index.php

?option=com_mc&view=formlogin&form

=159492&return=L2luZGV4LnBocD9vcHR

pb249Y29tX21jJnZpZXc9bWMmSXRlbWlk

PTEzNSZtY2lkX3Rva2VuPT9zZXJ2SWQ9N

TMwNyZvcHRpb249Y29tX21jJnZpZXc9b

WMmSXRlbWlkPTEzNSZtY2lkX3Rva2VuP

Q==

up tp

$5000

See Website

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

http://www.jkcf.org/scholarship-

programs/

Varies Early November

Junior Achievement General

Scholarships

http://www.jachicago.org/our-

programs/high-school/scholarship-and-

award-winners/

$1,000 –

$5,000

March 20, 2015

La Unidad Latino Foundation http://www.lulf.org/ ranging

from $500

to $1000

September 1st, 2015 for the

October 15th, 2015 deadline

Leonard M. Perryman Scholarship http://www.umcom.org/about/leonard-

m-perryman-scholarship

Yes $2,500 March 15

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

LULAC National Scholarship Fund http://www.lnesc.org/site/338/Scholarsh

ips/LULAC-National-Scholarship-Fund

up to

$2,000

March 1, 2016

Mary Quon Moy Ing Memorial

Scholarship

http://www.aaja.org/2015-mary-quon-

moy-ing/

up to

$2,000

Sunday, May 1 at 11:59 PM PST

Mensa Education and Research

Foundation

http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-

we-do/scholarships/us-scholarship-

process/us-scholarship-application/rules-

and-guidelines/

Not

Provided.

January 15, 2016

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Microsoft Scholarships http://careers.microsoft.com/careers/en

/us/university-programs.aspx

Yes Not

Provided.

Oct 1–Jan 31.

Multiple Scholarships http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/schol

arships/strategic

Varies Varies

Multiple Scholarships www.fastweb.com Varies Varies

NAAIA Chicago Scholarship http://www.naaia.org/index.php/scholar

ship-fund

Yes Not

Provided.

July 15, 2015

NAEHCY's LeTendre Education Fund

Scholarship

http://www.naehcy.org/letendre-

scholarship-fund/scholarship-application

Yes $2,000 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, June 17,

2016.

National Peace Essay Contest http://www.usip.org/category/course-

type/national-peace-essay-contest

Varies TBA

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

National Sculpture Society http://nationalsculpture.org/programs-

awards/

$2,000 April 1, 2016

QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship http://www.questbridge.org/for-

students/cps-how-to-apply

Not

Provided.

March 23, 2016 11:59 pm

Pacific Time

RMHC/HACER Scholarship http://www.rmhc.org/rmhc-us-

scholarships

Varies in the Fall

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

Ron Brown Scholars https://www.ronbrown.org/ $40,000 *Early deadline: November 1

Final Postmarked January 9 *See

website for details

The Alliance of Hispanic Serving

Institution Educators (AHSIE)

http://www.ahsie.org/scholarship/ $500 January 2, 2015

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

The Anhelo Project Dream Scholarship http://www.theanheloproject.org/dream-

scholarship/

January 15, 2016 at 11:59PM:

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

The Anne Ford Scholarship http://ncld.org/about-us/learning-

disability-scholarships-awards/anne-ford-

allegra-ford-scholarships

$10,000 postmarked by December 15,

2015

The Dr. Angela Perez Miller Scholarship

Fund

http://latinospro.org/dr-angela-perez-

miller-scholarship-fund/

Yes Not

Provided.

May 9, 2015

The Elie Weisel Pirze in Ethics Essay

Contest

http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/co

ntest2016.aspx

up to

$2,500

Monday, December 14th, 2015

The Fountainhead Essay Contest http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/

TheFountainhead.aspx?theme=blue

Yes Varies April 26, 2015

Name of Scholarship/Program WebsiteInternational/

Undocumented

Award

Amount

Deadline

The Hispanic Engineers National

Achievement Awards Scholarship

http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/colleg

e/henaac-scholarship-application-

guidelines

up to

$10,000

February 1 – April 30, 2016

Requirements

The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school

juniors and seniors as well as all students currently

registered in any accredited post secondary

institution.• Be a graduating high school senior who will be

attending a two-year community college, a

vocational/technical training program, or specialized

program for students with LD in the fall of 2015

• Demonstrate financial need

• Provide most current documentation of an

identified learning disability

• Please Note: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity

Disorder alone is not considered to be a learning

disability; eligible candidates with AD/HD must also

provide documentation of a specific learning

disability

College STEM Majors (See website)

• Be a high-school senior of African descent (for

example, African American, African, or Ethiopian).

• Plan to attend a four-year college or university in

the fall of the year following high-school graduation.

• Plan to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering,

computer science, computer information systems, or

select business programs (such as finance, business

administration, or marketing).

• Demonstrate a passion for technology.

• Demonstrate leadership at school or in the

community.

• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.

• Require financial assistance to attend college.

Requirements

Be high school seniors, high school graduates, or

current postsecondary undergraduate students.

• Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at

an accredited four-year college or university based in

the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the entire 2015–16

academic year. Proprietary and online schools are

not eligible.

• Plan to major in a specified course of study that

focuses on Engineering, Technology, or select Design

and Business related programs of study. See the list

of eligible majors.

• Demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the

automotive or related industries using these areas of

study.

• Be U.S. citizens and have permanent residence in

the United States or Puerto Rico.

Need to Register to on website information

Must be enrolled in an accredited master's, doctoral,

or law program in the United States of America or

Canada. Students of all disciplines are welcome to

apply for the Hanke Fellowship, provided their

studies relate to community associations generally

and to the topic of the candidate's proposed

community associations research project.

See website

Requirements

Possess a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5(on a 4.0

scale)

Meet student status requirements for specific

awards:

•enrolled as a full-time, undergraduate student in a

degree-granting program or

•expecting to graduate this year from high school

and enroll in a full-time undergraduate degree-

granting program or

•completing a two-year college program and

expecting to enroll in a degree

Demonstrate financial need

See website

• Applicants must be committed to AAJA’s mission.

• Applicants must be a graduating high school senior

that has been accepted to a U.S. college (proof of

acceptance required) or a currently enrolled college

student.

• AAJA membership is not required for the

application but if selected, the student must sign up

for student membership.

See website

See website

See Website

Requirements

• Participating in a Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

approved college readiness program in grades 11 and

12

• Graduating from an accredited high school this

academic year

• Earning a minimum of a 2.4 GPA

• Demonstrated need for financial assistance

• Eligible to receive a federal Pell grant in first year of

college

• Planning to enroll full-time in a bachelor’s degree

program at an accredited higher education

institution in the fall directly after your graduation

from high school

See website

See website

Applicant must be enrolled or accepted for

enrollment as a full-time student, in a four-year or

two-year institution in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and

demonstrate a verifiable need for financial support.

At least one parent must be of Hispanic ancestry.

Recipients must also be available to attend the 33rd

National USHLI Conference in Chicago, IL, February

12-15, 2015.

Requirements

• Only one application is allowed per student in this

scholarship competition.

• Applicants must intend to enroll in an accredited

U.S. institution for the 2015-2016 academic year.

• Applicants must complete all required information

on the entry form.

• Essays must be the applicants' original work and no

more than 550 words in length.

**(See website for more details)

See website

This scholarship is for Chicago high school seniors

who have demonstrated excellence in education and

a financial need. To qualify for this scholarship,

applicants must have maintained a 3.0 GPA during

their senior year and have proof of acceptance into a

university or college.

Requirements

• Be or become a volunteer at Pilsen Neighbors

Community Council/Fiesta del Sol

• Be Latino/a and live on the Southwest side of

Chicago within the following boundaries: Between

16th Street and 79th Street and between Cicero

Avenue (4800 West) and Canal Street (500 West);

• Enrollment at an accredited college or university in

an undergraduate, degree-seeking or certificate

program or be a Junior in High School or be a senior

in High school accepted as an undergraduate student

in college,or be enrolled in a degree seeking

certificate program. (If in college, be enrolled for a

minimum of 6 semester hours in the 2014/2015

school year);

• Have earned a cumulative minimum of a 2.5 GPA

(on a 4 point scale or its equivalence);

• Demonstrate community or school service;

• Demonstrate financial need.

• have been in public or private foster care for the 12

consecutive months prior to their 18th birthday; OR

have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship

from foster care after their 16th birthday; OR they

must have been orphaned for at least one year at the

time of their 18th birthday.

• have been accepted into or expect to be accepted

into an accredited, Pell-eligible college or other post-

secondary school.

• be under the age of 25 on March 31 of the year in

which they apply if they have not previously received See website

Ethnic Minority *See website

Requirements

• Must be a minority student pursuing full-time

studies leading to a bachelor’s degree at an

accredited college or university in the U.S.

• Must be classified as a college sophomore in the

fall semester

• Must have a cumulative college grade point

average of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or the

equivalent

• Must be a business or engineering major

• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident

• Applicants must be an ACTIVE, full member of The

United Methodist Church for at least ONE year.

Membership is determined by the date the applicant

was confirmed and took membership vows with a

United Methodist church. (Members of other

Methodist denominations are not eligible.)

• Applicants must be pursuing a degree program at

ANY accredited institution within the U.S.

• High school students may apply IF they will be

college students in the fall term.

• Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 or

higher on a 4.0 scale.

• Applicants are required to be full-time students

according to their school’s standards for the program

for which they are enrolled.

• International applicants are eligible to apply IF:

they are a member of The United Methodist Church

(Central Conference or within the United States) for

at least 3 years prior to application; AND they will be

enrolled in a United Methodist related institution

WITHIN the United States during the term they are

applying.

Requirements

• Have a cumulative, un-weighted GPA of 3.5 or

above

• Be a graduating high school senior planning to

attend a four-year accredited academic institution

• Be a high school senior in & legal resident of

California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, or New York

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.

• Demonstrate financial need: household annual

income may not exceed $70,000

Applicants must be attending college by the Fall 2016

semester and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. This

scholarship is open to anyone seeking a higher

education

• Major in Information Technology or an IT-related

field, and demonstrate a focus on mobile technology

application writing.

• Full-time Juniors and Seniors

• Resident of United States

• Maintained cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on 4.0

scale (4 on a 5 scale)

• Must show financial need and meet federal

guidelines for low- and moderate income in their

home MSA as determined by their current year tax

return

See website

See website

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an accredited university or college in

Illinois during Spring of the award year.

• Have junior or senior status as of Spring of current

year with graduation during May of the award year

or later and must be working on her/his first

bachelor's degree.

• Be a mathematics education major, a mathematics

major with an education minor, or an education

major with an official mathematics concentration.

• Have a total over all GPA of at least 3.00 from all

colleges attended (based on 4.00).

See website

See website

Requirements

• Senior standing – Plan to graduate from a U.S. high

school in spring 2016.

• Fall College Enrollment – Intend to enroll in an

accredited four-year college beginning in fall 2016.

• GPA – Earn a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.5 or

above.

• Test Scores – Receive standardized test scores in

the top 15%: SAT combined critical reading and math

score of 1200 or above and/or ACT composite score

of 26 or above.

• Income – Demonstrate significant unmet financial

need. We will consider applicants with family income

up to $95,000. However, we anticipate that a

majority of scholarship recipients will be eligible to

receive a Pell grant.

See website

See website

• Christian commitment and involvement in the life

of the United Methodist Church

• Academic achievement as revealed by transcripts,

grade point averages and the required letters of

reference

• Journalistic experience and/or evidence of

journalistic talent

• Clarity of purpose in plans and goals for the future

• Potential professional ability as a religion journalist

Requirements

See website

• Applicants must be committed to AAJA’s mission.

• Applicants must demonstrate journalistic

excellence, a strong interest in pursing journalism as

a career, and a commitment to community

involvement.

• Applicants must be a graduating high school

senior, undergraduate, or graduate student enrolled

full time with at least 12 credit units each semester

for the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016. Applicants

must be currently taking or planning to take

journalism courses and/or pursing journalism as a

career.

• Only one application is allowed per student in this

scholarship competition.

• Applicants must intend to enroll in an accredited

U.S. institution for the 2015-2016 academic year.

• Applicants must complete all required information

on the entry form.

• Essays must be the applicants' original work and no

more than 550 words in length.

**(See website for more details)

Requirements

To be eligible, you must be enrolled full time in a

Bachelor’s degree program at a 4-year college or

university in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at

the time you submit the application. You need to be

making satisfactory progress toward an

undergraduate degree in computer science,

computer engineering, or a related technical

discipline such as electrical engineering, math, or

physics. You must be able to demonstrate an interest

in computer science. Because the scholarship is merit

based, you must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade

point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0

cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0.

Chosen recipients will be asked to provide a copy of

their official transcript.

See website

See website

See website

• Demonstrated commitment to education during

the experience of homelessness;

• Academic achievement and accomplishments;

• Potential impact of the scholarship for the

student’s educational career;

• Discussion of how the scholarship money would be

used;

• Statement of goals and career interests; and

• Grammar and use of language.

See website

Requirements

See website

A free, online QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship

application, including information on your academic

and extracurricular accomplishments, financial

background*, essays, short answer questions

A letter of recommendation from a teacher in a core

academic subject

A high school transcript and additional transcripts (if

applicable.)

Any standardized test score reports to-date. We

accept PSAT, SAT, PLAN, ACT, Subject Tests, IB, or AP

test scores. SAT and/or ACT test scores are

recommended.

General Eligibilty (See website)

• Be a high school senior

• Be younger than 21 years old

• Be eligible to attend a two- or four-year college,

university or technical school with a full course of

study

• Be a legal U.S. resident

• Live in a participating RMHC Chapter's geographic

area

• Submit a complete application and all required

documentation by the deadline of the application

• Meet any additional eligibility requirements

outlined by each scholarship program

• Provide verification of enrollment each year at

respective accredited post-secondary institution

Requirements

• Must be Black/African American.

• Must excel academically.

• Must exhibit exceptional leadership potential.

• Must participate in community service activities.

• Demonstrate financial need.

• Be a US citizen or hold a permanent resident visa

card.

• Be a current high school senior at the time of your

application. NOTE: Current college students are not

eligible to apply.

This scholarship will be awarded to first-generation*

students who are enrolled in an Associates, Bachelor

or Graduate degree program at a Hispanic Serving

Institution for the 2014-15 Academic Year.

Additionally, applicants must meet the following

criteria, and will be asked to provide supporting

documentation to verify the requirements are met.

• Enrolled Full-time* in the Spring 2015 semester

(copy of class schedule)

• Pell-eligible (undergraduate applicants only) (copy

of your award notice for Spring 2015)

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (copy of your

current transcripts)

*neither parent has obtained a four-year college

degree

*Undergraduate level applicants: FT= 12 or more

credits. Graduate level applicants: FT= 9 or more

credits.

Requirements

• Be an Illinois resident attending a college or

university located in the state of Illinois.

• An undergraduate and graduate student enrolled

full-time for the Spring 2016/Fall 2016 semester at

an accredited college or university located in the city

of Chicago.

• High School Students not eligible, must have

earned a minimum of 12 credit hours at a college or

university at the time the application is submitted.

• Must register as a full-time student for the Spring

2016/Fall 2016 semester.

• Be in good academic standing with a cumulative

GPA minimum of 2.50 on a 4.00 scale.

• Should demonstrate leadership through

community involvement either on and/or off

campus.

• Must demonstrate financial necessity.

Requirements

• Be a graduating high school senior who will be

attending a four-year bachelor’s degree program in

the fall of 2015

• Have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or

higher on a 4-point scale (or equivalent)

• Demonstrate financial need

• Provide most current documentation of an

identified learning disability

• Please Note: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity

Disorder alone is not considered to be a learning

disability; eligible candidates with AD/HD must also

provide documentation of a specific learning

disability.

Be a United States citizen

Graduating high school seniors admitted to attend

college or current college students enrolled in an

accredited institution of higher education.

These students are chosen based on their academic

performance, financial need, and commitment to

community service.

The scholarship is open to Latino students in the City

of Chicago, regardless of immigration status.

Registered undergraduate full-time Juniors or Seniors

at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the

United States during the Fall 2014 Semester.

Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade.

Requirements

• Applicants must demonstrate leadership through

academic achievements and campus/community

activities

• Applicants must be Science, Technology,

Engineering or Math related majors

• Applicants must have an overall grade point

average of 3.0 or higher

• Recipients must be enrolled in an undergraduate or

graduate program for the preceding fall semester, at

an accredited 2-yr or 4-yr college/university in the

U.S. or its territories.

• Applicants must be of Hispanic origin and/or must

significantly participate in and promote organizations

and activities in the Hispanic community