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Featured Partner Scholarships: December 2023 (Part 1)

Scholarship America

Heading into the final month of 2023, we have some incredible scholarship opportunities for all kinds of students. Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund   Are you a future nurse, teacher, or mental health counselor? The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program is open to current high school seniors who have at least a 3.0

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fundamentally, I want my scholarship to matter to people's lives and to do that, it's really helpful if I don't lose sight of how people are living.” McMillan Cottom’s second book, THICK: And Other Essays, was published in 2019. The Amazon best-seller won the Brooklyn Public Library’s 2019 Literary Prize.

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Featured Partner Scholarships: March-April 2023

Scholarship America

March Madness is upon us—and scholarship season is pretty crazy, too. Learn more below, and visit our full scholarship listing to find lots more options! Applications for the Brave of Heart Scholarship are now open. The Brave of Heart Scholarship is not a competitive program; all eligible applicants will receive funds.

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Featured Partner Scholarships: January 2023

Scholarship America

A new year means new scholarship opportunities—and these featured Scholarship America partner programs for January 2023 will help you hit the ground running! Check out our Browse Scholarships page for everything that’s open now, and opening soon! Essential Visionaries Scholarship Fund  .

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies (ELPS) and coordinator of the college student personnel program at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she is working to achieve that goal with her scholarship and her administrative responsibilities. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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Single Parents Breaking Barriers Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, we proudly launched the Single Parent Scholarship initiative, which provides financial assistance and support services to single parents who aspire to earn a college degree. This scholarship has proven instrumental in dismantling barriers and creating avenues for single parents to realize their academic and career pursuits.

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president. “A