The AFCEA Educational Foundation has six general categories of scholarships available for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled and attending full-time at four-year colleges or universities in the United States. High school students are not eligible to apply.
American Chemical Society Scholarship
ACS sponsors scholarship programs for qualified applicants who want to enter the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology and teaching. The program's aim is to encourage diversity among applicants and build awareness of the value and rewards associated with careers in science and technology.
American Sugar Crystal Company Vocational Scholarship & Training Program
American Crystal Sugar Company is a great example of farmers and manufacturers working together to create the highest quality product enjoyed across the country and relied upon in consumers' favorites like sodas, candy bars and cereals.
American Crystal offers many different career options to explore, from technical roles overseeing manufacturing processes to administrative roles leading to factory teams or headquarters programs. The partnership with Bismarck State College helps prepare students for Boiler House Technician and Process Technician careers at our factories. Full scholarships, covering tuition, tools, books, and room/board costs, are awarded annually to students pursuing AAS degrees in Power Generation Technology and Process Technology.
American Water Works Association AWWA Scholarship
Awarding $500 for Water Operator training and education. Each recipient will receive a one-year AWWA Operator membership.
American Welding Society Foundation Scholarship
The AWS Foundation is dedicated to meeting the needs for education and research in the field of welding and related joining technologies.
Center for Cyber Safety & Education by ISC2 Scholarships
ISC2 and its Center for Cyber Safety and Education are deeply committed to encouraging and supporting students pursuing a degree with a focus on cybersecurity, information assurance, or similar field. The scholarships, sponsored by ISC2, support students globally. Efforts like these can put students on a pathway to long-term career success in a rewarding and critically-important field. ISC2 and Center for Cyber Safety and Education offer the following scholarships: ISC2 Women's Scholarship, KnowBe4 Women's Cybersecurity scholarship, Samantha Jennings-Jones Memorial Scholarship and ISC2 Undergraduate/Associate Scholarships
Deadline: February 29, 2024
CHS SunPrairie Scholarship
CHS SunPrairie will be awarding up to $10,000 in scholarships this year. Submissions are numbered and then submitted to the board of directors for their blind review. Applicants are chosen based on their community involvement, school activities, GPA and an Agriculture involvement. Students’ major must emphasis in an agriculture related field.
Deadline: March 8, 2024
Cobell Scholarship - Indigenous Education, Inc.
Providing elevated opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native college students through empowering them with an engaging scholarship experience designed to support their success in higher education. The deadline
varies please visit http://cobellscholar.org/
Dakota Agronomy Partners LLC Scholarship
Dakota Agronomy Partners LLC will be awarding up to $3,000 in scholarships this year. Submissions are numbered and then submitted to the board of directors for their blind review. Applicants are chosen based on their community involvement, school activities, GPA and an Agriculture involvement. Students' major must emphasis in an agriculture related field.
Deadline: March 8, 2024
Dakota Indian Foundation Scholarship
The scholarship program is established for the further educational advancement of aspiring Native American students with priority given to those of Sioux heritage. Deadlines: August 1 for the fall semester and January 15 for the spring semester.
DAV Adam Klein Chapter #3 - Gene L. Kouba Scholarship
Adam Klein Chapter #3, Disable American Veterans is pleased to offer the Gene L. Kouba Memorial Scholarship program for the 2024-2025 school year. The maximum amount of each scholarship is $1,000.00 for the school year.
Deadline: March 15, 2024
DSG (Dakota Supply Group) Education Connection Scholarship
The DSG Education Connection Fund is providing multiple scholarships to individuals who are pursuing an education and a career in the trade industries throughout DSG's service area.
First Community Credit Union (FCCU) Scholarship
FCCU will award nine $5,000 scholarships and six $2,500 scholarships, which are $1,250 per year. There are 15 dedicated scholarships available for the schools in which FCCU has branch locations. In addition, a limited number of individual one-year scholarships will be available to any college, university or trade school of the student's choice at the value of $1,000.
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Hess JET Positions
JET provides individuals with the opportunity to job shadow, intern, and apprentice in oil and gas production careers. The program introduces them to professions that are crucial in our industry, inspires individuals to be problem solvers in their approach to work, and encourages the transfer of knowledge and skills between expert employees and the individual.
Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation Scholarship
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Foundation is an educational, research, and charitable organization serving the metal forming and fabricating industry.
Helen Bergstrom Ernst Scholarship
The Helen Bergstrom Ernst Scholarship Trust was established by the Will of Helen Bergstrom Ernst to further the education of students who are members of The Spirit Lake Tribe. Helen was born and raised in St. Paul, MN but became fascinated with the Lake Region when her brother Arthur Bergstrom moved to Devils Lake, ND in 1919 and founded Lake Chevrolet in 1923. When Helen came to visit her brother, she developed a deep and abiding love for the people of the Lake Region and especially for the members of the Spirit Lake Tribe. She admired the spirit of the people. As a result of her love, this scholarship trust was established.
Applications will be accepted starting July 1st and the deadline is the last Friday of September of each year.
Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship
Receive up to $2,500 to pursue Career & Technical Education. Scholarships are awarded to students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their lives who wish to pursue a career or technical education at an accredited community college or technical school in the United States.
The application for the National Career & Technical program is open annually from March 15 to June 15.
Indian Health Service Scholarships
Three scholarships will be awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students in order to educate and train health professionals to staff Indian health programs.
Jamestown Chapter of United Sportsmen of North Dakota Scholarship
Jamestown Chapter of United Sportsmen of ND will be awarding (2) $1,000 scholarships for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Applicants must be enrolled in an ND College or University and have completed at least one year of study prior to the 2024-2025 school year. Must be pursuing a course in the Biological Sciences or a closely related field of study. Nursing students are eligible. Applicants must have completed a certified Hunter Safety Program.
Application Deadline: Postmarked by March 31, 2024
Jan Jordan Scholarship Fund
The Municipal Government Academy (MGA) will award three $1,000 college scholarships to outstanding students each spring.
Deadline: March 22, 2024
Larks Community FUNd Scholarship
The Larks Community FUNd is awarding scholarships to high school seniors or those attending college who are interested in pursuing a career in the sports, events and entertainment field. We want to empower students to use FUN to make a DIFFERENCE as they learn and grow in these evolving industries.
Last Mile Education Fund (Cybersecurity and Information Technology BAS Students) Last Mile Education Fund collaborates with investors and partners to fill critical financial gaps for post-secondary students pursuing tech and engineering degrees. Awards are made available on a first-come, first-served basis, and are subject to review by the Last Mile Education Fund and our investment partners. Funding availability for Cybersecurity and Information Technology BAS students.
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
The scholarship foundation awards scholarships to active duty or reserve U.S. Marine or children of active duty or reserve U.S. Marine. Students who already have their first undergraduate degree, or are pursuing their second bachelor's degree, or attending graduate school of any kind, or attending Federal Reserve Academics are not eligible.
Mountrail County Agricultural Improvement Association - Ag Scholarship
Youth applying for this $1,000 Ag Improvement scholarship must be a resident of Mountrail County, a high school senior to college junior, and planning on enrolling in ag-related program.
Deadline: April 1, 2024
National Farmers Union Scholarships
National Farmers Union offers the following three scholarships: (1) Stanley Moore Scholarship, (2) Hubert K. and JoAnn Seymour Scholarship and (3) Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Recourses, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Scholarship. More information on the scholarships and online application: https://nfu.org/education/scholarships/.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
Native American Scholarship
The Native American scholarship program was established to provide scholarship awards to Indian students who qualify through an application procedure. The scholarship program provides awards to qualifying undergraduate or graduate students admitted to any institution of higher learning or state career and technical education program within the state. A student may qualify for an award by demonstrating academic merit, or by demonstrating financial need. Students can earn up to $2,000 in scholarship funding per year. Recipients must maintain GPAs of 2.0 or higher.
ND Academic and ND Career & Technical Education (CTE) Scholarship
These scholarships were created to encourage and reward high school students for taking challenging coursework in preparation for attending a college or university within North Dakota. The scholarships can be used at state-accredited public, private, tribal or proprietary institutions with a physical presence in the state.
ND Association of Counties (NDACo) Scholarship
The North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo), through our affiliate, the Institute of Local Government (ILG) is pleased to announce we will be awarding several $2,000 scholarships. To qualify, students must have a parent or grandparent currently employed by a county, including elected and appointed officials, as well as other full-time county employees. The student must plan to attend an accredited North Dakota college or technical school.
Deadline: May 24, 2024
ND Community Foundation Scholarships
Scholarships are listed geographically and alphabetically. Each scholarship has its own set of specific eligibility requirements, preferences, and priorities.
ND Dollars for Scholars
The vision of North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is to encourage postsecondary education attendance for all North Dakota students. North Dakota Dollars for Scholars is a statewide chapter providing scholarships to students from Dollars for Scholars communities. Each year the organization strives to award over $100,000 to deserving students.
ND Dual Credit Tuition
This scholarship rewards college students for taking dual-credit coursework as high school students. To qualify, students must meet the eligibility criteria, complete an application with the ND University System (NDUS), and provide all supporting documentation.
ND Farm Bureau Scholarships
NDFB oversees a variety of scholarships to help those who are attending college and for high school seniors as well (https://www.ndfb.org/edusafe/).
Application Deadline: March 2024
ND Petroleum Foundation: Al Golden Scholarship
The North Dakota Petroleum Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Al Golden Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year. This scholarship is open to students who are pursuing post-secondary education at a North Dakota college or university in geology, engineering, processing plant technology, science, technical skills or other careers related to the oil and gas industry. The North Dakota Petroleum Foundation awards 10 scholarships of up to $2,000 each school year. For more information visit: https://ndpetroleumfoundation.org/programs/al-golden-scholarship/
Application Deadline: June 1, 2024
ND Scholars
This program provides merit-based, full-tuition scholarships to qualifying North Dakota high school graduates who choose to earn undergraduate degrees in North Dakota.
ND Stockmen's Foundation Endowment Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide a source of financial support for a student majoring in Animal Science, Range Science, Pre-Vet, Agribusiness, Ag Communications, Farm & Ranch Management, or another beef-related discipline at a North Dakota college or university. The scholarship will be for $500 and will include a one-year membership in the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.
Deadline: Submitted by March 1st.
ND Stockmen's Foundation Legacy Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide a source of financial support for a student who is a member of or the child of a member of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association.
The scholarship will be for $500 and will include a one-year membership in the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.
Deadline: Submitted by March 1st.
ND Stockmen's Foundation Jack & Vander Reich Memorial Endowment Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide a source of financial support for a student preparing to study an agricultural major and to honor the memory of the late Jack and Vander Reich of Zap, who left a positive mark on the North Dakota beef industry. Jack Reich was a well-known Angus breeder and a respected industry leader, who served as the president of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association and a director of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the North Dakota Angus Association. Ten-year-old Vander Reich was an active fifth grader who loved to hunt, fish, cowboy and spend time with his family. The pair was killed in an automobile accident in November of 2012. The scholarship will be for $750.
Deadline: Submitted by March 1st.
ND Stockmen's Foundation Tokach Angus Ranch Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide a source of financial support for a student majoring in Animal Science, Range Science, Pre-Vet, Agribusiness, Ag Communications, Farm & Ranch Management, or another beef-related discipline. The scholarship will be for $500 and will include a one-year membership in the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association.
Deadline: Submitted by March 1st.
Nyal Brings Scholarship
The scholarship program is established for the further educational advancements of aspiring Native American students with priority given to those of Sioux heritage.
PEO Scholarship
P.E.O. Sisterhood sponsors no less than six international philanthropies, or projects, designed to assist women with their educational goals.
Rees Scholarship Foundation
The Rees Scholarships were created to assist with the education of future HVACR and water heating technicians. Twice each year the foundation awards scholarships of up to $2,000 each to qualified students who are enrolled in an HVACR program at an accredited institution.
Scholarship America Scholarships
Scholarship America's mission is to mobilize America, through scholarships and educational support, to make postsecondary success possible for all students.
Standing Rock Tribal Scholarship
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Scholarship Program assists with financial aid for eligible enrolled members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe seeking certificates, associate & bachelor's degrees, and graduate degrees to pursue individual careers and to contribute to the advancement of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Study Abroad Scholarships
The Go Overseas scholarships are available to students currently enrolled in, or in the process of applying to study abroad programs.
Varsity Tutors Scholarship
Varsity Tutors holds a monthly $1,000 college scholarship contest where students write an essay in response to a monthly prompt.
Veteran Volunteer Scholarship
One outstanding applicant will receive the top scholarship of $20,000 to help fund their education. Additional scholarships are awarded in the amounts of $15,000, $10,000, $7,500, and $5,000. The scholarship is open to volunteers age 21 or younger who have contributed a minimum of 100 hours credited through DAV or DAV Auxiliary.