Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2021

by Peterson's

Overview

Peterson’s® Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2021 provides up-to-date information on more than 1.6 million privately funded awards worth over 10 billion dollars available to college students. It contains detailed profiles of awards based on academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and other categories that are available from private sources such as foundations, corporations, and religious and civic organizations.

Approximately 3,500 profiles include information on award amounts, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, contact information, and more.

Easy-to-use indexes allow students to search for awards by criteria like academic fields/career goals, sponsoring organizations, employment/volunteer experience, military service, nationality or ethnic heritage, corporate or religious affiliation, talent/interest area, and location of study.

Quick-reference chart lists programs offering awards ranging from $50 to $150,000

Informative articles offer tips on winning a scholarship with a winning essay, guidance on getting in the minority scholarship mix, ways to use social media to help pay for college, strategies for searching for and finding awards, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780768944020
Publisher:	Peterson's
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Edition description:	25th ed.
Pages:	1128
Sales rank:	992,991
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 2.00(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

A Note from the Peterson's® Editors v

How to Find an Award That's Right for you

All About Scholarships 3

It's Never Too Early to Look for College Scholarships 5

A Strategy for Finding Awards 7

Who Wants to Be a College Scholarship Millionaire? 9

Snap and Chat: Use Your Fingertips and Social Media to Pay for College 11

Ask the Experts: College Scholarships 15

Winning the Scholarship with a Winning Essay 17

Getting in the Minority Scholarship Mix 21

What to Do If You Don't Win a Scholarship, Grant, or Prize 25

How to Use This Guide 27

Quick Reference Chart

Scholarships, Grants & Prizes At-a-Glance 31

Profiles Of Scholarships, Grants & Prizes

Academic Fields/Career Goals 71

Accounting 71

Advertising/Public Relations 84

African Studies 88

Agribusiness 89

Agriculture 92

American Studies 98

Animal/Veterinary Sciences 99

Anthropology 103

Applied Sciences 105

Archaeology 111

Architecture 112

Area/Ethnic Studies 118

Art History 120

Arts 120

Asian Studies 124

Audiology 125

Aviation/Aerospace 126

Behavioral Science 137

Biology 138

Business/Consumer Services 145

Campus Activities 152

Chemical Engineering 152

Child and Family Studies 161

Civil Engineering 161

Classics 169

Communications 169

Computer Science/Data Processing 178

Construction Engineering/Management 184

Cosmetology 187

Criminal Justice/Criminology 187

Culinary Arts 189

Dental Health/Services 194

Drafting 198

Earth Science 199

Economics 203

Education 205

ElectricalEngineering/Electronics 216

Energy and Power Engineering 222

Engineering-Related Technologies 224

Engineering/Technology 232

Entomology 247

Environmental Health 248

Environmental Science 250

European Studies 257

Fashion Design 257

Filmmaking/Video 257

Finance 260

Fire Sciences 261

Flexography 262

Food Science/Nutrition 263

Food Service/Hospitality 267

Foreign Language 270

Funeral Services/Mortuary Science 272

Gemology 273

Geography 273

Graphics/Graphic Arts/Printing 274

Health Administration 276

Health and Medical Sciences 278

Health InformationManagement/Technology 285

Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics 287

Historic Preservation and Conservation 288

History 288

Home Economics 290

Horticulture/Floriculture 290

Hospitality Management 294

Humanities 296

Human Resources 297

Hydrology 297

Industrial Design 299

Insurance and Actuarial Science 300

Interior Design 301

International Migration 302

International Studies 302

Journalism 303

Landscape Architecture 314

Law Enforcement/Police Administration 315

Law/Legal Services 316

Library and Information Sciences 322

Literature/English/Writing 323

Marine Biology 324

Marine/Ocean Engineering 327

Marketing 329

Materials Science, Engineering, and Metallurgy 331

Mathematics 336

Mechanical Engineering 340

Meteorology/Atmospheric Science 344

Military and Defense Studies 346

Museum Studies 347

Music 347

Natural Resources 351

Natural Sciences 355

Near and Middle East Studies 357

Neurobiology 358

Nuclear Science 359

Nursing 360

Occupational Safety and Health 375

Oceanography 376

Oncology 377

Optometry 379

Osteopathy 380

Paper and Pulp Engineering 381

Peace and Conflict Studies 382

Performing Arts 383

Pharmacy 384

Philosophy 386

Photojournalism/Photography 386

Physical Sciences 388

Political Science 393

Psychology 395

Public Health 396

Public Policy and Administration 398

Radiology 399

Real Estate 400

Recreation, Parks, Leisure Studies 401

Religion/Theology 401

Science, Technology, and Society 403

Social Sciences 406

Social Services 407

Special Education 408

Sports-Related/Exercise Science 409

Statistics 410

Surveying, Surveying Technology, Cartography, or Geographic Information Science 411

Therapy/Rehabilitation 414

Trade/Technical Specialties 416

Transportation 420

Travel/Tourism 422

TV/Radio Broadcasting 423

Urban and Regional Planning 427

Women's Studies 428

Nonacademic/Noncareer Criteria 429

Civic, Professional, Social, or Union Affiliation 429

Corporate Affiliation 458

Employment/Volunteer Experience 460

Impairment 472

Military Service: Air Force 486

Military Service: Air Force National Guard 488

Military Service: Army 491

Military Service: Army National Guard 494

Military Service: Coast Guard 496

Military Service: General 497

Military Service: Marines 508

Military Service: Navy 509

Nationality or Ethnic Heritage 510

Religious Affiliation 539

Residence 542

Talent/Interest Area 612

Miscellaneous Criteria 627

Indexes

Award Name 715

Sponsor 735

Academic Fields/Career Goals 747

Civic, Professional, Social, or Union Affiliation 775

Corporate Affiliation 779

Employment/Volunteer Experience 781

Impairment 783

Location of Study 785

Military Service 807

Nationality or Ethnic Heritage 809

Religious Affiliation 815

Residence 817

Talent/Interest Area 835