The Boettcher Foundation provides school housing grants to graduating high school seniors in Colorado through its scholarship program. Boettcher Foundation Scholarships pay for the full cost of a student's undergraduate tuition for four years, and also provide an annual stipend of $2,800 to help a student to pay for room and board. To be eligible, a student must be a resident of Colorado and a citizen of the United States, and must be in the top 5 percent of their graduating class. In addition, a student must have scored either a composite score of 27 on the ACT, or a combined score of at least 1200 on the SAT. Interested students should visit the Boettcher Foundation website for complete program information.
Boettcher Foundation
600 Seventeenth St.
Suite 2210 South
Denver, CO 80202-5422
303-534-1937
boettcherfoundation.org
Army National Guard Scholarships may be used either to pay for the cost of tuition and fees, or to pay for the cost of housing. Army National Guard Scholarships may be used to pay for the cost of room and board either on or off campus, and are awarded in amounts of up to $10,000. In addition, a recipient is paid a monthly stipend ranging from $350 to $500 that may also be used to defray the cost of room and board. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in ROTC, must be a U.S. citizen, must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5, and must be under 31 years old during the year that they will be commissioned. Interested students should visit the ROTC website for more information.
rotc.usaac.army.mil
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation offers a number of scholarships to area students that may be used to help pay for room and board while they attend school. The WRKF Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism is awarded annually to a student of broadcast journalism at either Louisiana State University or Southern University. This $1,000 scholarship may be used to defray the cost of housing. The M. Paul LeBlanc Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded annually in the amount of $500 to a graduating high school senior who plans to enroll at LSU, and may be used to pay for room and board. The Ruby J. Darensbourg-Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund provides up to $4,000 over the course of a student's undergraduate career, and may also be used to pay for room and board. Application deadlines vary by scholarship. Interested students should visit the Baton Rouge Area Foundation website for a full list of school housing grants.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
402 N. Fourth St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225-387-6126
braf.org