Scholarships available from outside sources
Outside organizations are a significant source of gift aid. To successfully tap the money available, you must conduct your own search to identify potential funds suited to your career, background, and other individual criteria. Some of those scholarship programs are listed below by application deadline, followed by an alphabetical listing of programs that accept applications year-round. Please contact the sponsor for more information. New listings will be added periodically so be sure to check back.
Casey Family Scholarships
Amount: $5,000
Criteria for consideration:
- Application opens January 1, 2009
- Applicant must:
- verify status as having aged out of the U. S. foster care system
- be graduating in good standing from an accredited vocational or technical training program, college or university in 2009
Contact:
12020-D North Shore Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Email: scholarships@orphan.org
Order of St. Francis (OSF) Saint Anthony Medical Center Physical Therapist Scholarship
Amount: $4,000-$16,000
Criteria for consideration:
- Applications due before recipient's graduation date
- Applicant must be in the final two years of study.
- Recipients are required to make one-year commitments as physical therapists at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center.
- Recipients are eligible to reapply for up to a total of four awards (equaling $16,000 and a four-year commitment).
Contact:
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
c/o Human Resources, Physical Therapy Recruiter
c/o Human Resources, Physical Therapy Recruiter
5510 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
Phone: 815-227-2430
Two Ten Footwear Foundation
Criteria for consideration:
- Apply year-round
- Applicant must be:
- affiliated with the footwear, leather or allied industries as an employee (at least 500 working hours during the year prior to January 1), or the student's parent has employment in these industries, for a minimum of two years prior to applying
- pursuing a footwear design major, or have footwear design as a component of their major
- a U. S. citizen, or eligible non-citizen, with demonstrated need, academic ability, and personal promise
Contact:
466 Main Street
Waltham, MA 02451
1-800-FIND-210 x1503
United Parcel Service Earn and Learn Program
Criteria for consideration:
- Apply year-round
- Recipient must be either full or part-time student working three to five hours daily at UPS
- Part-time employees $3,000/year for towards tuition; lifetime maximum of $15,000
- Part-time management employees: $4,000/year for towards tuition; lifetime maximum of $20,000
- Also eligible for $2,000/year in forgivable student loans with $8,000 lifetime maximum
Contact:
Call 612-378-0525