April Scholarships

Golden Apple Scholars
Sponsor: Golden Apple
Amount: Up to $23,000 over four years
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens (DACAmented students) who are residents of Illinois and will graduate high school in 2023.

Great River Friends Scholarships
Sponsor: Great River Friends
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to high school seniors and current college students who have graduated from high schools in Great River Health Systems’ service area (Iowa) in the last ten years.

Hattie Tedrow Scholarship
Sponsor: The American Legion Department of North Dakota
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the state of North Dakota and a direct descendant (child, grandchild, etc.) of a veteran with honorable service in the U.S. military.

Herbert Lehman Education Fund Scholarship
Sponsor: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Amount: $2,000 per year for four years
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors, college freshman, and students transferring who are enrolled, or plan to enroll, full-time at a four-year college or university. Applicant must demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, financial need, and a commitment to public service.

ICMA-RC Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sponsor: ICMA-RC
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who are children or spouses of deceased public employees who died in service to their community.

Ike Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Ike Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who will be pursuing full-time enrollment in a two-year or four-year college or university in the United States. Awards are based on financial need, academic achievement, demonstrated volunteer commitment (preferably in the fishing or conservation world), and a personal statement on how fishing has impacted your life and prepared you for college.

Illinois CPA Society Scholarships
Sponsor: Illinois CPA Society
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are Illinois residents and enrolled in an Illinois college or university. Applicant must plan to sit for the CPA exam in Illinois within three years of application. In addition to the general scholarship, there are scholarships open specifically to African-American students and women.

International College Counselors Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: International College Counselors
Amount: $250
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students in grades 9-11 anywhere in the world. Applicant must submit an essay that brags about their high school or homeschool experience.

InvestmentZen Financial Future Scholarship
Sponsor: InvestmentZen
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students currently enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university. Applicant must submit an essay on one of three given topic related to personal finance.

J Frances Allen Scholarship Award
Sponsor: American Fisheries Society
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to female doctoral fisheries students.

Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship
Sponsor: Project Sleep
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors diagnosed with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia who will attend a four-year university starting in the fall.