March Scholarships

Dr. Julianne Malveaux Scholarship
Sponsor: National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NANBPWC)
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to African-American females who are college sophomores or juniors enrolled in an accredited college or university and majoring in Journalism, Economics or related fields (Public Policy, Creative Writing, Etc.)

Driver Education Initiative Award
Sponsor: National Driving and Traffic School
Amount: $500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Award is open to students currently enrolled in either high school, university or college as a full-time student. Applicant must submit an essay on one of four given prompts related to being a safe and educated driver.

Eckenfelder Scholarship
Sponsor: Brown and Caldwell
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students who are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession. Applicant must be in his/her Junior, Senior year or graduate program at an accredited college or university and have a declared major in civil, chemical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences.

Enlisted Prize Essay Contest
Sponsor: U.S. Naval Institute | Textron Systems
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Contest is open to enlisted personnel – active duty, reserve and retired-from any nation’s sea services. Applicant must submit an essay on a topic that makes the naval profession stronger.

FACT Scholarship
Sponsor: Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT)
Amount: Up to $10,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and incoming and current college students. Scholarship is only open to FACT members and their immediate family members.

Folds of Honor Scholarship
Sponsor: Folds of Honor
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to dependents of service members enrolled in grades Kindergarten – 12 and students enrolled in college. Funds may be used for approved/accredited private school tuition, IRS approved educational tutoring from an approved tutoring company, approved/accredited home school curriculum, required books, and required school uniforms.

Foster Care to Success Scholarships
Sponsor: Foster Care to Success
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students who have been in public or private foster care for the 12 consecutive months leading up to and including their 18th birthday; or have been adopted or placed into legal guardianship after their 16th birthday; or have been orphaned for at least one year at the time of their 18th birthday and not subsequently adopted. Applicant must be under the age of 25 and have been accepted into or expect to be accepted into an accredited, Pell-eligible college for undergraduate study.

Foster G. McGraw Graduate Student Scholarship
Sponsor: American College of Healthcare Executives
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in their final year of full-time study in healthcare management graduate program – MHA, MPH, MBA in Healthcare Administration or similar – with a graduation date between Sept. 1, 2023 and Aug. 31, 2024.

Frye Law Group Scholarship Contest
Sponsor: Frye Law Group, LLC
Amount: $1,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are first generation college students.

Galvanize the Future: A Richard L. Brooks Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest
Sponsor: American Galvanizers Association (AGA)
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students of any age who are enrolled at an accredited college or university in North America and who are studying architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, construction management, material science, or other related field.

Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Gamma Mu Foundation
Amount: Up to $2,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to gay men under 35 years of age who have completed high school by June of the current year, and are U.S. citizens.

George M. Burditt/Betsy B. Woodward/Denise C. Rooney Scholarships
Sponsor: Association of Food & Drug Officials
Amount: $2,500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current college juniors who have demonstrated a desire to serve in a career in research, regulatory work, quality control, or teaching in an area related to some aspect of food, drugs, or consumer project safety. Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Greater Houston Community Foundation Scholarships
Sponsor: Greater Houston Community Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from the Houston, Texas area. There are multiple scholarships available with different requirements – see website for details.

GRHS Adult Essay Contest
Sponsor: Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS)
Amount: $500
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Contest is open to all adults, both members and non-members of GRHS. Contestant must submit an essay on a topic elated to German Russian history, heritage or culture. Contestant does not need to be ethnic German-Russian to enter contest.

Hard of Hearing or Deaf Scholarship
Sponsor: Sertoma
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate students with a minimum 40db bilaterial hearing loss, as evidenced on audiogram by an SRT of 40db or greater in both ears. Applicant must be pursing a bachelor’s degree on a full-time basis at a college or university in the United States.