Scholarships open to specific ethnicities, nationalities, or ancestries.
AHEPA Educational Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to active members of the AHEPA Family OR is of Hellenic descent and OR Phil-Hellene who is the son or daughter of a member in good standing. Applicant must be a graduating high school student or current undergraduate or graduate student.
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.
Italian American Club – Las Vegas Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian American Club – Las Vegas
Amount: Up to $6,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who are of Italian descent and legal residents of Clark County, Nevada.
Peter Agris Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Sponsor: Alpha Omega Council
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate and graduate students majoring in journalism or communications. Applicant must be of Greek-American descent, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and demonstrate financial need.
Polish American Arts Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Polish American Arts Association of Washington DC
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to American Citizens who are of Polish or Polish-American descent and who are residents of Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or a student at an institution in one of these jurisdictions. Applicant must be a full-time college student, currently enrolled at an accredited college/university in the United States, with confirmed future attendance at an institution in the Summer/Fall of 2023.
Pride in Your Heritage GRHS Youth Essay Contest
Sponsor: Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS)
Amount: Up to $1,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Contest is open to students attending public, private, parochial, or home schools, and to students attending accredited universities as full-time undergraduate students. Student must submit an essay on a topic related to German Russian history, heritage or culture. Student does not need to be ethnic German-Russian to enter contest.
Susan Howard Community Service Award
Sponsor: British American Foundation of Texas
Amount: $5,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Texas OR Great Britain who are enrolled in full-time education and are aged between 11 and 21 years of age. Applicant must be currently working on an inspiring community service project or have done so within the past 12 months.
A.R.S. Scholarships
Sponsor: Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA, Inc.
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Armenian descent who are current undergraduate students, community college students transferring to a four-year college or university in the Fall, or graduate students.
Mario Cugia Italian Studies First Year Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian Catholic Federation
Amount: $500
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Roman Catholic and of Italian Descent and live within the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Arizona, California, Illinois, and Nevada. Applicant must be majoring in Italian Studies.
Polish National Alliance Scholarship Program
Sponsor: Polish National Alliance
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to qualified PNA members who are college Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors.
UNICO National Scholarships
Sponsor: UNICO
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 18, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who live in a state of an active UNICO Chapter. Most scholarships are open to students of Italian heritage, but there are some open to all ethnicities. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to Engineering, Fine Arts, Italian Studies, Medical, Nursing, and Science majors.
SBS Scholarships
Sponsor: Swiss Benevolent Society of San Francisco
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 30, 2023
Description: Scholarships are open to incoming or current college students who are of Swiss descent and reside in a Northern California county.
Italian Genealogical Group Scholarship
Sponsor: Italian Genealogical Group (IGG)
Amount: Up to $2,000
Closing Date: May 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are at least 25% Italian descent (one grandparent is Italian).
Welsh Society Scholarship
Sponsor: The Welsh Society of Philadelphia
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: July 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to students of Welsh ancestry who live or attend school within 100 miles of Philadelphia.