Scholarships help students achieve their graduation goals.
Many scholarships exist to help students who can't otherwise afford to attend college. Some scholarships are awarded to encourage students to fulfill public needs by working in certain industries, while others are awarded to students with a specific background. Most scholarships require the student to maintain or achieve a certain grade point average.
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to disadvantaged students who attend school full time. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes disadvantaged as "one who comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill and abilities required to enroll in and graduate." Schools participating in the program choose students to receive the scholarship. Funds are awarded to schools that have accreditation in medicine, dentistry, nursing and veterinary medicine.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards $30,000 every year to 60 to 65 qualified students. Truman Scholarships are for students in their second or third year of study pursuing a bachelor's degree. Students applying for a Truman Scholarship must plan to work for seven years after graduation in a government or nonprofit organization, or as educator in a public capacity. Truman Scholars must participate in student government or similar extracurricular activities.
Scholarships for Military Children
The Scholarships for Military Children gives scholarships to the children of active duty, retired or deceased military personnel. To be eligible, a student must be a dependent student enrolled (or planning to enroll) in a full time undergraduate school, and must be under 23 years old and unmarried. Already enrolled students must have at least a 3.0 grade point average.
National Health Service Corps Scholarship
This scholarship is for students pursuing degrees as physicians, dentists, nurses or physician's assistants. According to the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) website, NHSC scholars must serve at an "approved site in a high-need Health Professional Shortage Area" for a number of years equal to the number of years they received the scholarship.
Hispanic Serving Institutes National Program Scholarship
The Hispanic Serving Institutes National Program offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students with at least a 2.75 grade point average and who agree to work for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a minimum of 640 hours before graduation. After graduation, the students must continue to work for the USDA for a number of years equal to the number of years they received the scholarship
TEACH Grant
TEACH stands for Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education. These federal grants are awarded to students who intend to go on to become educators in schools that serve low-income families. This grant awards $4,000 per academic year to qualified students. Students must maintain a 3.25 grade point average and be enrolled in a school that participates in the TEACH program.
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