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Coolidge Scholarship

The Coolidge Scholarship is a full-ride, four-year, merit scholarship that may be used by recipients for undergraduate study at any accredited college or university in the United States. The competition for the Coolidge Scholarship is significant -- only a few new Coolidge Scholarships are awarded each year from a pool of candidates that spans the entire country. Even so, students have reported to us in past years they were glad to have applied even if they didn’t win because the experience helped prepare them for college applications later on. Furthermore, the Coolidge Foundation invites one hundred of the top Coolidge Scholarship applicants to participate in the Coolidge Senators Program, which includes an all-expenses-paid Summit in Washington, D.C. and a $1,000 scholarship. This year Coolidge Senators met important leaders such as David Malpass, president of the World Bank, and Homer Hickam, the NASA scientist whose own inspiring boyhood formed the basis for the film October Sky. Students also had the chance to meet with key executives in medical science and banking. Scholarship applicants are automatically considered for the Senators Program. Alert: the application requires that candidates read President Coolidge’s Autobiography and complete a few other reading assignments. While the book is not overly long, we encourage students to begin the application early. Candidates who begin the application at the last minute are unlikely to be successful.

Criteria: Any high school junior who plans to enroll in college in the fall of 2023 and is an American citizen or legal permanent resident is eligible to apply (current high school seniors are not eligible to apply). Must have a distinguished academic record. Competitive candidates will have pursued and succeeded in the most rigorous course of study available to them. Awardees will demonstrate an uncommon academic depth and intellectual curiosity.

Award: full-ride, four-year merit scholarship

Deadline: January 29, 2022

Next steps: apply online at https://coolidgescholars.org/apply/

Princeton Prize in Race Relations

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations recognizes and rewards high school students who, through their volunteer activities, have undertaken significant efforts to advance racial equity and understanding in their schools or communities. Prize recipients receive an award of $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Symposium on Race at Princeton University. They and recipients of Certificates of Recognition are also honored at regional ceremonies and, if possible, at their schools.

Criteria: high school students who, through their volunteer activities, have undertaken significant efforts to advance racial equity and understanding in their schools or communities.

Award: $1,000

Next steps: students can apply at https://pprize.princeton.edu/

Deadline: January 31, 2022

Trident Tech and TTC Foundation Scholarships

Description: Trident Technical College and the TTC Foundation offer more than 120 scholarships with more than $300,000 in scholarship money awarded every year. The next application period for the 21-22 academic year will open January 2021.

Award: Average award of $1,000

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Harry Hampton Scholarship

The Harry Hampton Scholarship is a 4-year scholarship for students who wish to further their education in the natural resources discipline such as wildlife biology, fisheries biology, forestry, or marine science. The recipient will receive the Harry Hampton Scholarship for four years as long as he/she maintains a GPA of 2.5 or above for the given academic year.

Criteria: The applicant must be a full-time resident of South Carolina and a senior in a public or private high school in South Carolina.

• The recipient must attend an institution of higher learning in South Carolina.

• The recipient must have a major in the natural resources discipline such as: wildlife biology, fisheries biology, forestry, marine science or environmental science to qualify. (NOTE: Agriculture, general biology, pre-medical biology and veterinary science are NOT eligible for this scholarship.)

Award: $5,000 annually, up to 4 years

Deadline: January 31, 2022

Next steps: VIEW APPLICATION

Wallace F. Pate Scholarship

This scholarship consists of a $2,500 scholarship awarded annually to a S.C. resident student to attend an institution of higher learning in the state with a major area of study in wildlife, fisheries, forestry, biology, zoology, marine science, environmental science or related fields.

Criteria: The applicant must be a full-time resident of South Carolina and a senior in a public or private high school in South Carolina.

• The recipient must attend an institution of higher learning in South Carolina.

• The recipient must have a major in the natural resources discipline such as: wildlife biology, fisheries biology, forestry, marine science or environmental science to qualify. (NOTE: Agriculture, general biology, pre-medical biology and veterinary science are NOT eligible for this scholarship.)

Award: one time award of $2,500

Deadline: January 31, 2022

Next steps: VIEW APPLICATION