The Mensa Foundation Scholarship Program

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The Mensa Foundation Scholarship Program awards more than $200,000 in assistance every year to college-bound students around the globe. Scholarships are awarded based solely on 550-word essays expressing applicants’ academic and professional goals and how their personal experiences will help them to accomplish those goals.

The U.S. scholarship program relies on approximately 450 dedicated volunteers around the country, with support from the Foundation’s office staff. U.S. applicants need not be Mensa members. However, college-bound Mensa members and their dependents may also be eligible for one of several $2,500 scholarships awarded each year through the Mensa Member Scholarship Program. Scholarship winners are notified in mid-June by mail and email.

The International Scholarship Program is open to international Mensans (other than American Mensa). One scholarship, which also includes dependents of international Mensa members, is for those attending college in the United States. The other scholarships are for international Mensans attending college other than in the U.S.

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Niche $50,000 "No Essay" Scholarship

  • Deadline December 31, 2024
  • Amount $50,000
  • Offered By Niche
  • State National
  • Description Help cover the cost of college without writing a single essay! Niche is giving one student $50,000 to help pay for tuition, housing, books and other college expenses — no essay required! High school seniors will also be eligible to receive acceptances (and scholarships!) from our Direct Admissions partner colleges. Fill out your Niche Profile with key details like your GPA and the high school you attend, and you’ll automatically be considered. Apply below for your chance to win so you can focus on your education, not your finances. Good luck!
  • Essay Required :  No
  • Recommendations Required :  No
  • Minimum GPA :  None
  • Major All majors
  • Type Generic

$ 2,000 Sallie Mae No Essay Scholarship

  • Deadline November 30, 2024
  • Amount $2,000
  • Offered By Sallie Mae
  • Description Sallie Mae will award $2,000 each month to eligible entrants. No essay or account sign-ups, just a simple scholarship for those seeking help in paying for school.
  • Minimum GPA :  No

Craig and Galen Brown Foundation Scholarship

  • Deadline December 1, 2024
  • Amount Varies
  • Offered By Texas A&M University
  • State Nationwide
  • Description The Craig and Galen Brown Foundation Scholarship is for students who qualify as a National Merit semifinalist.
  • Essay Required :  Yes
  • Recommendations Required :  Yes
  • Major Engineering, Business, Biology, Chemistry
  • Type Texas A&M University

Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program

  • Amount Full Tuition
  • Offered By U.S. Department of Defense
  • Description The Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion.
  • Major Veterinary Studies, Psychology, Pre-Medicine, Physics, Nutritional Science, Nursing, Mathematics/Statistics, Kinesiology/Exercise Science, Information Technology, Health Professions, Engineering, Earth Science/Geology, Dental Studies, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy/Astrophysics
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RISE Germany

  • Deadline December 6, 2024
  • Offered By German Academic Exchange Service
  • Description RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from North American and British universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.
  • Major Pre-Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Physics, Earth Science/Geology, Engineering

BPW/AZ Foundation Scholarships

  • Deadline December 15, 2024
  • Offered By Arizona Business & Professional Women's Foundation
  • State Arizona
  • Description This General scholarship provides funding for eligible women attending any Arizona community college.
  • Major Any Major
  • Type Female

North American Van Lines Logistics Scholarship

  • Amount $1,000
  • Offered By North American Van Lines
  • Description North American Van Lines, one of the leading moving companies in the United States, is committed to supporting the community as well as the growth and development of the moving services and logistics industries. Five lucky qualified entrants will each win a $1,000 scholarship towards their degree in logistics or supply chain management at the college or university of their choice.

Delaware Engineering Society Scholarships

  • Offered By Delaware Engineering Society
  • State Delaware
  • Description Open to all DE high school seniors who will enroll in an ABET-accredited college engineering program (in-state or out-of-state).
  • Minimum GPA :  3.0
  • Major Engineering

NEHS Scholarships

  • Deadline January 8, 2025
  • Offered By National English Honor Society for High Schools
  • Description Annually, the National English Honor Society offers scholarships of varying amounts for NEHS graduating seniors planning on enrolling in two-year or four-year colleges/universities. Graduating seniors who hold membership in active chapters may apply for a one-year, non-renewing scholarship. Because these scholarship opportunities are offered exclusively to NEHS members, those members who take the time to submit a carefully crafted application have an increased chance of receiving an award.
  • Recommendations Required :  Unknown
  • Major English

Jim McKay Scholarship

  • Deadline January 9, 2025
  • Amount $10,000
  • Offered By National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • Description Annually, one male and one female student-athlete are awarded a one-time $10,000 Jim McKay scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and their potential to make a major contribution to the sports communication industry.
  • Minimum GPA :  3.5

Walter Byers Scholarship

  • Amount $24,000
  • Description Annually, one male and one female student-athlete are awarded a $24,000 Walter Byers postgraduate scholarship in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and potential for success in postgraduate study.

Clarkston Scholars Program

  • Deadline January 15, 2025
  • Offered By Clarkston Consulting
  • State Pennsylvania
  • Description Each year, the Clarkston Scholars Program provides one sophomore first-generation college student attending a four-year college or university undergraduate program in Pennsylvania, majoring in a life sciences related field of study, a $10,000 scholarship award ($5,000 per year for junior and senior year). In addition, the Clarkston Scholar will receive exposure to the life sciences industry through mentoring with Clarkston Consulting and participation in Pennsylvania Bio events over the course of the two-year scholarship award period.
  • Minimum GPA :  3.75
  • Major Pre-Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, NA

John E. Lobdell Undergraduate Scholarship

  • Amount $1,500
  • Offered By Alaska Anthropological Association
  • Description The scholarship is designed to assist eligible students in their pursuit of an academic degree in anthropology, or a clearly related degree program/curriculum, or interdisciplinary degree that includes anthropology as a significant component. Students should have an interest in the anthropology of the north.
  • Major Anthropology/Archaeology
  • Type Alaska Anthropological Association Member

Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship

  • Offered By Washington Crossing Foundation
  • Description The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the annual National Washington Crossing Foundation Scholarship Awards for students completing twelfth grade (or final high school year) in 2023 who are planning careers in government service.
  • Major History, Political Science, Legal Studies, International Relations, General Studies, Economics, Social Sciences

Haffizulla Family Scholarship

  • Deadline January 19, 2025
  • Offered By American Medical Women's Association
  • Description This scholarship is meant to perpetuate the involvement of young leaders in disease prevention and national health and wellness. A maximum of two scholarships each in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded by Dr. Farzanna Haffizulla or her designee during the annual AMWA awards luncheon held at the annual meeting.
  • Major Pre-Medicine, Biology, Health Professions, Nursing, NA

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

  • Deadline January 31, 2025
  • Offered By Barry Goldwater Scholarship Foundation
  • Description The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program aims to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students pursuing research in these fields.
  • Minimum GPA :  3
  • Major Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science/Geology, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics/Statistics, Physics, Pre-Medicine

Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship

  • Amount $5,000
  • Offered By Daughters of the American Revolution
  • Description The Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship as a one-time preferred amount of up to $5,000 which shall be given annually to a male or female music student who is pursuing an education in piano or voice.
  • Minimum GPA :  3.00
  • Major Music

Arts for Life! Scholarship

  • Deadline February 1, 2025
  • Offered By Arts for Life!
  • State Florida
  • Description Arts for Life! annually awards $2,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors in Florida who demonstrate excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or visual art.

Freshmen Art Scholarship

  • Amount $2,500
  • Offered By University of Southern Indiana
  • State Indiana
  • Description Incoming USI Freshman art or art education majors who are residents of Indiana or qualify for the IN-KY Reciprocal Tuition Program, and who submit a completed application by the first Friday in February are eligible for these scholarships.
  • Major Visual Arts, Art, Fine Arts
  • Type University of Southern Indiana

Ruth K Jacobs Memorial Scholarship

  • Offered By Choristers Guild
  • Description Established in memory of Ruth Krehbiel Jacobs, founder of Choristers Guild, the Scholarship Fund provides financial aid to full-time students preparing for church music ministry. An applicant must be a junior, senior, or graduate student majoring in music, who holds choral music with children and youth as a primary interest. Scholarship grants are given on the basis of academic merit, interest in church music (especially children's and youth choirs), and ministry of church music as a vocation.

The John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund

  • Offered By National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
  • Description In accordance with the will of the late Anna Lee Stacey, a trust fund has been created for the education of young men and women who aim to make art their profession.

The Student’s Guide to College Scholarships and Grants

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  • Both grants and scholarships offer free money to incoming and current college students.
  • Grants are generally based on financial need, whereas most scholarships are based on merit.
  • Popular federal grants for college include the Pell Grant and the TEACH Grant.
  • All students should file the FAFSA to see if they’re eligible for federal and institutional aid.

College scholarships and grants allow students to pay for their degrees while avoiding hefty out-of-pocket costs . According to data from Sallie Mae, scholarships and grants covered 25% of students’ college costs in 2020-21. That same year, about 7 in 10 families relied on scholarships and grants to fund a student’s education.

In this guide, we present an overview of college scholarships and grants, including eligibility requirements and strategies for finding the best opportunities for you.

Grant vs. Scholarship: How Do They Differ?

Although both scholarships and grants award free money that does not need to be repaid, there are some key differences between the two.

Grants are typically awarded by federal and state governments. They’re also usually allocated based on financial need instead of merit . One well-known example is the Pell Grant , which is given to undergraduates who demonstrate financial need. Students can apply for college grants by simply filing the FAFSA .

Scholarships, in contrast, are given out by various entities, such as nonprofits, employers, foundations, schools, religious institutions, and professional organizations. These gifts require separate applications and are usually awarded based on merit. Factors influencing scholarship decisions may include GPA and grades , SAT or ACT scores, extracurricular activities, and an essay.

Many scholarships target specific student populations, such as certain majors, women, students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups.

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The 3 Types of Grants for College Students

The main types of grants for college students are federal grants, state grants, and special grants.

1. Federal Grants

The U.S. Department of Education offers grants to certain student populations. Qualifications typically include financial need and a specific field of study.

  • Federal Pell Grant : Undergraduates who demonstrate financial need and do not already hold a bachelor’s, graduate, or professional degree may qualify for the Pell Grant. The maximum award amount for the 2021-22 school year is $6,495.
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant : FSEOG funding offers $100-$4,000 annually to undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional financial need. Note that not all colleges participate in the FSEOG program.
  • TEACH Grant : Unlike other grants, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant requires recipients to enroll in specific classes. Students must also commit to teaching full time for at least four years after graduating college.
  • Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant : Undergraduates who are under the age of 24 and whose parent or guardian died in Iraq or Afghanistan due to military service may qualify for a Service Grant. The maximum award amount is the same as that for the Pell Grant.

2. State Grants

States often set aside grant money for residents who wish to earn a college degree. Because states create their own stipulations, however, eligibility and awards may vary. Contact your state department of education to learn more about available grants for college students.

3. Special Grants

Other grants include special fellowship programs geared toward specific fields of study and/or certain student populations. For instance, the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship awards both summer and academic-year grant money to students studying specific regions and languages.

What Types of College Scholarships Are Available?

Scholarship providers vary widely. Students can contact their school’s financial aid department to learn more about available options. Here are some of the most common types of scholarships for college students.

Academic Scholarships

Demographic scholarships, athletic scholarships, creative scholarships, community service scholarships, talent and hobby scholarships.

Academic and athletic scholarships often provide the biggest awards. That said, students with exceptional creative abilities may qualify for full-ride scholarships at some institutions.

Students can also receive sizable scholarships from their community. Local businesses may invest in college-bound students. Similarly, community organizations like foundations and civic groups often set aside funds for students studying fields related to their cause.

Another option is religious institutions, though these scholarship programs may require you to be a member of the organization. Working students can also talk to their companies about employer sponsorship for college.

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How to Find and Apply for Scholarships and Grants

Your high school guidance counselor or academic advisor can offer valuable advice on finding scholarships and grants to apply for.

To apply for federal grants, all you need to do is file the FAFSA. Students should also consider local organizations, membership associations, and charitable foundations, which usually provide guidelines and links for available college grants on their websites.

While federal student aid is a great starting point, finding scholarships for college requires due diligence. You can start with BestColleges’ compilation of scholarships based on demographic and major. Other websites, such as Fastweb and Cappex , maintain more extensive lists of scholarships for college students.

Current undergraduates seeking scholarships should contact their financial aid department to ask about institutional scholarships. Filling out the FAFSA and CSS Profile (if required by your school) can also lead to scholarship opportunities.

Note that while grants normally just require you to fill out the FAFSA, merit-based scholarships tend to come with their own applications. Merit-based scholarship applications may call for transcripts, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation , and a personal essay.

How to Raise Your Chances of Getting a Scholarship

Students need to consider their academic background, strengths, and weaknesses to identify the best scholarship opportunities for them. For example, if you have a low GPA, you may want to focus on need-based scholarships rather than merit-based scholarships.

Putting together a list of potential scholarships and organizing them by their deadlines can help you with time management so that you don’t miss any due dates.

Finally, applying for local scholarships can increase your chances of winning money, especially if you hold membership in or actively engage with the organization.

Frequently Asked Questions About Scholarships and Grants

When should you apply for scholarships and grants.

Grants and scholarships come from multiple providers and therefore vary in their deadlines. With federal and state grants, make sure you file the FAFSA as soon as possible when it is available each year on October 1. For scholarships, check with the scholarship provider to see when the application is due. Some scholarships are available throughout the year, while others maintain hard deadlines.

Can scholarships affect financial aid?

External scholarships may affect your eligibility for financial aid or lower the total amount of money you receive from a school. At Cornell University , for instance, external scholarships will reduce the starting amount in loans and/or work-study you receive from the school. Check with your institution to learn more about its financial aid policies and the role outside scholarships play in student aid packages.

How many scholarships and grants can you get for college?

Generally speaking, there is no hard limit for the number of scholarships and grants you can get for college. Nevertheless, if the combined scholarship and grant money exceeds your school’s cost of attendance, you may see a reduction in your award amount. Be sure to check your institution’s policy on scholarships and aid.

What can you use scholarships and grants for?

College scholarships and grants typically specify how students can use the money. Some providers may allow students to use their funds for living and transportation expenses, whereas others may only apply the funds toward tuition and fees.

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If you’re interested in The Ohio State University, there are luckily no supplemental essays that apply to all applicants. There is an additional essay for the Morrill Scholarship Program, however. This is a competitive program for students who excel academically, have strong leadership skills, and are interested in fostering diversity and inclusion within their communities. 

Each year, only 300 students are named Morrill Scholars, which provides both in-state and out-of-state students free tuition scholarships. In this post, we’ll discuss this year’s essay prompt for the program, and how you can maximize your chances of acceptance by writing a great essay.

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The Ohio State University Morrill Scholarship Essay Prompt

Below is information about the Morrill Scholarship, as well as the essay prompt. Each applicant must respond to the prompt in 350-500 words. 

The Morrill Scholarship Program (MSP) is one of Ohio State’s premier scholarship opportunities offered through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). MSP seeks academically talented student leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, service and social justice.

MSP scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students admitted to the Columbus campus for the autumn semester following high school graduation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States.

Morrill Scholarship Program Prompt

How have your life experiences and/or endeavors prepared you to be a morrill scholar please answer fully, and when possible, provide specific examples. (350–500 words), understanding the prompt .

In a way, this prompt is asking you two distinct questions. First, the prompt is asking you to pick a life experience that you want to discuss. Next, you’ll have to discuss why this experience would make you a good candidate for a Morrill Scholarship. To help you brainstorm some ideas, below are some questions you’ll want to think about before you start writing.

  • What is one of your life experiences that has fundamentally questioned the way that you view life? 
  • Are there any social justice issues that you are particularly passionate about? Why?
  • Leadership takes many forms. How have you showed leadership in the past?
  • What type of traits do you think a Morrill Scholar has?

Once you have answers to these questions, be sure to do some research on the Morrill Scholarship and what it entails, as well as what types of students typically receive the scholarship. Try and determine why these students were good applicants, and look for any similarities or things you have in common with them.

Cliché Topics to Avoid

While you have the freedom to discuss an important life experience, there are still some topics that you’ll want to avoid. These include: 

  • Picking a topic such as sports injury, tragedy, or bad grade
  • Picking a topic that isn’t significant enough and not explaining how the experience impacted you
  • Using a privileged tone when discussing your perspective
  • Having a cliché ending, such as  “ I learned that people can be happy with so little, ” or “ I learned the importance of giving back. ”

Writing the Essay 

Once you have an understanding of what the prompt and the program is looking for, you can start writing. Although there is no one perfect way to structure this essay, it might be helpful to follow this general format:

  • Describe a memorable life experience that relates to a topic of diversity, inclusion, or social justice
  • Demonstrate how this experience made you grow or highlighted an aspect of your personality
  • Explain what you will bring to the program after going through this experience

Let’s look at each section in more detail now.

1.  Describe a memorable life experience

The admissions officers want to know what you have been through. They know about issues like racial injustice or mass incarceration—what they don’t know about is you. Starting your essay off with an anecdote that clearly expresses what you have been through is a great way to show the admissions officers reading your essay that topics like diversity and social justice are important and relevant to you.

Maybe you grew up as a minority in a community and you talk about the time you were racially profiled at the mall with your friends. Or maybe you started a program at your school for kids who normally sat at lunch to sign up and get a buddy so they always had someone to eat with. Perhaps after researching a refugee crisis for your history class, you went to the local shelter in your town and spoke to the refugees about their experiences to understand them more.

Your experience with diversity and inclusion doesn’t necessarily have to be a traditional topic of diversity like racial, religious, or socioeconomic. You could also discuss your diversity of interests: you love collecting stamps even though most of your friends think it’s old fashioned. Or maybe you want to discuss your diversity of perspective: you are really liberal among your conservative family.

The most important thing is that you choose a single experience to focus your anecdote on. So, a student who wants to write about her ethnicity shouldn’t give a general overview of how she feels discriminated against because of where her family is from. Instead, she should focus on a specific instance of discrimination that strongly affected her or gave her a chance to stand up and defend herself.

2. Demonstrate how this experience made you grow

This next part of your essay is super important to show why this experience is so impactful and has prepared you to be a Morrill Scholar.

After you have set up the anecdote, now you should give insight as to what your state of mind or emotions were in this situation. Answering questions like these could be helpful:

  • What did you feel in the moment?
  • What was your perspective before this experience? After?
  • Did a certain personality trait shine through? Were you brave, resilient, creative, determined?

However, be careful while you are writing. You want to convey the growth or traits that you expressed during or after this experience, but you don’t want to tell the admissions officers that planning a school walkout to protest the lack of diversity in the administration made you a more confident leader—they should learn that without ever being explicitly told so. By interjecting emotions or including your inner thoughts in the moment, you will be able to show your readers the impact this experience had on you.

3. Explain what you will bring to the program

The best way to conclude your essay is to bring it back to OSU and the Morrill Program. At the end of the day, there are hundreds of other students who likely have had similar experiences or takeaways as you. You need to show how what you have been through and learned will prepare you to contribute to the diverse and inclusive community on campus.

When talking about what you will bring—or what you hope to get out of—the Morrill Scholarship Program, you should mention both implicit and explicit aspects. 

Some implicit things you might contribute to the community are teaching your new friends your culture’s traditions, discussing difficult topics with peers who have different perspectives, or approaching new and intimidating situations with confidence and clarity. 

So an example of an implicit aspect of the community might be a student who talked about his experience volunteering with an immigration lawyer, where he learned how important it is for lawyers to be billingual to communicate with their clients, might write about how he wants to practice speaking Spanish with his friends. Whether they are having a debate in his Spanish class or just hanging out and eating dinner in the dining hall, he’s looking forward to surrounding himself with others who are dedicated to becoming billingual, and hopefully encouraging others to learn Spanish. 

For explicit things you hope to contribute or gain from the Morrill Scholars community you should research the opportunities afforded to you through the program. You might mention a club that aligns with your interests that you want to join, an event you started at your high school that you hope to bring to the OSU community, or a certain professor you are looking forward to working with.

An example of a student writing about an explicit aspect could be someone who had a tutor in high school that helped her feel better about herself since she struggled in her history class. Her tutor made her feel welcomed and included, and now she wants to give back to other students by becoming a Supplemental Instruction leader through the Morrill Scholarship Program. She feels she has learned a lot about what it takes to be an effective and encouraging tutor, and now she wants to give back to her future OSU students.

The best essays will combine implicit and explicit things you want to contribute or get out of the program, but as long as you can make the admissions officers feel like you belong in this program and on OSU’s campus, you will have done your job.

Where to Get Your OSU Morrill Scholarship Essay Edited for Free

Do you want feedback on your OSU Morrill Scholarship essay?If so, consider using our Peer Essay Review Tool , where you can input your essay and other students can provide constructive feedback on your writing. It can be hard to evaluate your own writing, which is why we created this helpful tool. You can even evaluate other student’s essays as well. Best of all, this tool is completely free! 

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