Outside Scholarships
One of the questions a financial aid counselor hears most frequently is, "How do I apply for scholarships?" Here is our answer! This list of resource opportunities can give you a jump start to finding scholarships that you are eligible to apply for. These are scholarship programs that are in no way affiliated with Radford University, but are opportunities that these organizations would like for us to make known to the student population. If you have any questions about the scholarship program please contact the organization awarding the scholarship.
General Scholarship Programs
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott & Fenner Scholarship | Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed. Anyone studying at a post secondary school and is between the ages of 16-30 is encouraged to apply. | Abbott & Fenner Scholarship Website |
| AES Engineering Scholarship | Scholarships are intended for our future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility. | AES Engineering Scholarship Website |
| Virginia Credit Union Scholarship Program | Each year Virginia Credit Union recognizes outstanding student members of all ages through its scholarship program. | VACU Scholarship Website |
Communication Scholarship Opportunities
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation | Scholarships for students in Speech-Language-Hearing programs | ASH Scholarship Website |
Computer Science Scholarship Opportunities
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| AFCEA Educational Foundation | This scholarship is for ROTC students majoring in electronics, computer science, physics, or mathematics at accredited degree-granting four-year colleges or universities in the US. Candidates must be enrolled full time as sophomores or juniors at the time of application. | AFCEA Scholarship Website |
Education Scholarship Opportunities
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Virginia Tobacco Teacher Scholarship/ Loan Program | Promote economic growth and development in Virginia's Southside and Southwest regions by attracting and retaining modern businesses, through methods designed to increase the skill levels of the regions' labor pools. This objective is reached through a competitive grant program and regional scholarships. | VA Tobacco Scholarship and Loan Program Website |
| Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program | This program provides assistance to full-time students enrolled at a participating Virginia institution in an approved teacher preparation program for special education, chemistry, physics, earth and space science, foreign languages, or technology education. Minority students may be enrolled in any content area and male students may be enrolled in any approved elementary or middle schoolteacher preparation program. The institutions nominate juniors and seniors who have at least a 2.7 grade point average for final selection by the Virginia Department of Education. For more information, students should contact the Director of the Education Department at Participating Colleges or Universities in Virginia. | Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program Website |
Nursing Scholarship Opportunities
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| VA Department of Health Nursing Scholarship Program | Nursing scholarship programs administered by the Virginia Department of Health. | VDH Website |
On-Line Scholarship Searches
| Resource | Description | Web Address |
|---|---|---|
| College Board | Hosted by the same company that host's the SAT and provides one of the most comprehensive college search engines, this scholarship search will review up to 2,300 sources of available funding to find your best opportunities. | College Board Scholarship Search |
| Fastweb | A free scholarship search solution that uses profile information to search the database and provide you with scholarship opportunities | Fastweb Scholarship Search |
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Scholarship America | A free scholarship search engine that uses profile information to search their database of 2.7 million scholarship opportunities to provide you with numerous scholarship opportunities. A free scholarship search engine for scholarship programs and foundations across the United States of America |
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Scholarships for Special Interest Groups
| Program | Description | Required Application |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Scholarship Foundation | Scholarship opportunities for children/step-children, unmarried, under the age of 24 at the time of the deadline of Navy Submariners, Navy members who have served in submarine support activities | Dolphin Scholarship Website |
| Orphan Foundation of America | The Orphan Foundation of America (OFA) is one of the country’s leading advocates for older foster youth. It awards well over $1 million annually in scholarships to students in post-secondary programs nationwide. | OFA Scholarship Website |
| Army Emergency Relief Fund | AER funds are made available to commanders having AER Sections to provide emergency financial assistance to soldiers - active & retired - and their dependents when there is a valid need. | AER Scholarship Website |
| Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund | FEEA is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation which provides educational benefits and emergency assistance exclusively to all civilian federal and postal employees and their dependent family members. | FEEA Website |
| Scholarships for Military Children | The Scholarships for Military Children Program was created to recognize the contributions of military families to the readiness of the fighting force and to celebrate the role of the commissary in the military family community. | Fisher House Scholarship Website |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | Recipients must be US citizen or permanent resident of Hispanic background residing in the fifty states or Puerto Rico, starting as a college freshman, sophomore, junior or senior by Fall 2008, enrolled (or in the process of enrolling) as a Full-time undergraduate student (minimum 12 credits per semester), applying to or enrolled in an accredited college or university in the fifty states or Puerto Rico, and in good academic standing with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. | HSF Scholarship Website |
| Seabee Memorial Scholarship Organization | Eligibility: Sons, daughters, step-children and grandchildren of Regular, Reserve, Retired or deceased officers or enlisted members who have served or who are now serving with the Naval Construction Force (Seabees) or Navy Civil Engineer Corps, or who have served, but have since been honorably discharged. Scholarships are for four year bachelor ’s degrees, and are not available for part-time or graduate study. | Seabee Scholarship Website |
| Tylenol Scholarship | Healthcare isn't just a career–it's a calling. Practitioners must dedicate their entire professional lives to helping others stay well. Tylenol believes this selflessness should be rewarded. That's why we have awarded $250,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in healthcare. | Tylenol Scholarship Website |