Scholarships for Non High School Students

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

• The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship provides academic scholarships to collegiate juniors and seniors studying engineering, mathematics or science. Students receive $7,500 for one or two years depending on their estimated graduation date. All students must either be U.S. citizens or nationals who are citizens of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Northern Marina Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Guam. To be eligible students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average or a "B" average in a weighted grading system and be nominated by a faculty representative. Students must complete an application that includes an essay as well as college and high school transcripts.

  ACT National Office
  Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
  500 ACT Drive
  P.O. Box 168
  Iowa City, IA 52243
  319-337-1000
  act.org

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

• Students pursuing a career in public service have the opportunity to win the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards up to 65 scholarships per year to students who are United States citizens or nationals from the Northern Mariana Islands or American Samoa. Students must apply during their junior year and include in the application a public policy proposal. The foundation only accepts students nominated by a foundation representative on the school's faculty, and students must be in the top 25 percent academically in their class. Awarded students get invited to a number of career-enhancement programs such as Truman Scholar Leadership Week and The Truman-Albright Fellows Program.

  Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
  712 Jackson Place NW
  Washington, DC 20006
  202-395-4831
  truman.gov

DHS Scholarship Program

• Processed through the Oak Ridge Institute, the Department of Homeland Security Undergraduate Scholarship offers financial awards to students majoring in science, mathematics, technology and engineering as it relates to homeland security. Students must be entering at least their second year of studies at a four- or five-year college degree program to be eligible. The scholarship provides $1,000 for each month of studies as well as a $5,000 stipend during a mandatory 10-month research internship. Students who accept the scholarship are unable to receive any other federal scholarship, grant or fellowship aid. An awards committee reviews the applications, which includes three essays, letters of recommendation and academic transcripts.

  Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
  DHS Scholarship Program
  MC-100-44
  Oak Ridge, TN 37831
  865-576-3146
  orise.orau.gov