Private (Privately Funded) Scholarship Announcements
Below are some privately funded scholarships which require separate applications. The information below contains description of eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and, if available, links to the specific application or more information about the scholarship.
Direct Marketing Educational Foundation Scholarships
Criteria include:
a. Reside in the U.S. as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
b. Full time enrollment in an accredited 4-year undergraduate institution.
c. Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in your major, and a 3.0 overall.
d. Show a commitment to pursuing a career in direct/interactive marketing (i.e. applicants should have taken two or more courses focused on: direct marketing, interactive marketing, email marketing, electronic marketing, mobile marketing, social marketing, business to business marketing, not for profit marketing, database marketing, customer relationship marketing or integrated marketing communications). Students with internships focused in these areas will also be considered..
e. Demonstrate leadership ability.
f. Be involved in extracurricular and/or community service activities.
The Long Taylor Foundation Scholarship
The Long Taylor Foundation awards 2-3 scholarshops annually to Graduate Students, primarily, at Purdue University. Major study areas for consideration are Sociology, Family & Consumer Sciences, and possibly related fields. Awards will have a general maximum of $10,000 per year, pro-rated per term, and will be renewable upon maintenance of academic standards. Eligibility requirements include enrollment or acceptance in a graduate program, full-time study, a minimum 3.3 GPA, community service, goals, and financial need etc. Awards can begin for any term. Please contact the address below for an application:
Long Taylor Foundation
P.O.
Box 2550
Westerville, OH 43086
RLLong@att.net
Max and Elsie Goken Endowment Fund Scholarship
Created in 2006 as part of a bequest from the estate of Elsie Goken. Proceeds will help fund college scholarships for those who wish to continue their education or return to school to better provide for themselves and their families. Applicants must: have graduated from an accredited Indiana high school and have a GED; be a resident of Tippecanoe County or attending high school in Tippecanoe County; be enrolled or plan to be enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university. Preference is given to those who are non-traditional students attending smaller Christian colleges or universities.
Robert and Dorothy Hughes Community Fund Scholarship
Created in 2007 by Joan Anne Hughes in memory of her parents. Proceeds from the Hughes Fund will help fund college scholarships to earn a baccalaureate degree in Nursing for those with financial need who live or work in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Created in 1998 by Lilly Endowment Inc. to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana. Provides recipients with full tuition and fees for four years of undergraduate education at any public or private accredited Indiana college or university, and up to $800 per year for required books and equipment. Both non-traditional students and high school seniors who live in or attend school in Tippecanoe County are eligible.
Central Indiana Community Foundation Scholarships are given to enable students in the community complete a degree in higher education. With the generosity of donors these scholarships are renewable. Partial awards and full ride scholarships are provided through the foundation.
The Department of Homeland Security Scholarship and Fellowship Program provided financial support for approximately 100 Scholars and Fellows in its last cycle. Questions can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org.
The Freeman-EAS Program, sponsored by the Freeman Foundation, offers emergency educational allowances to undergraduate students from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand at accredited U.S. institutions whose ability to pursue their studies has been seriously affected by the December 2004 earthquake/tsunami.
The Future Engineers Scholarship Program is offered by Kelly Engineering Resources to provide one sophomore or junior level student with $5000 to help with tuition expenses.
The Fund for Veteran's Education is for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan starting in the spring 2008 term. The awards, which may be renewed for following academic year, are intended to cover financial need not met by need-based grants and military education benefits. For more information, please visit www.veteransfund.org.
The Gates Millennium Scholarship is for African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic American undergraduate students in all disciplines and graduate students studying mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. For more information visit www.gmsp.org.
The Gilman Scholarship Program for Study Abroad supports undergraduates with high financial need to study abroad. Students are encouraged to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations such as Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe or Latin America. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application.
The Phillip Huffine Memorial Wellness Scholarship is offered by the Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI) for which Phillip Huffine was the founding Executive Director. The WCI is dedicated to the promotion of good health and wellness for all Indiana citizens through workplace initiatives. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students who are completing a degree in the field of wellness and/or health promotion. Three individual $1000 scholarships will be granted annually.
The Roberta Curts Purdue University Scholarship program was established by the late Roberta Curts for Frankfort Senior High School graduates who have completed at least two semesters at Purdue with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.65.
The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships include many different scholarships. See the Sallie Mae Fund website for more information on the scholarships they offer.
The Senior Citizens Tuition Exemption gives a 50% tuition exemption for those retired, not employed on a full-time basis, and at least sixty years old who desire to take any open courses at Purdue Universitiy.
USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships, managed by Scholarship Management Services, awards up to $2.85 million in renewable scholarships to students demonstrating financial need. This $1,500 scholarship is a need-based scholarship available to high school seniors, currently enrolled college students or incoming college students whose household annual income is less than $35,000. We will accept applications online at www.usafunds.org/scholarship between December 15, 2009 and February 15, 2010. Details about this scholarship program currently are posted on that Web site.