Top Washington DC scholarships for you

One scholarship awarded annually to a student currently enrolled in the occupational therapy education program at eligible universities (OT, OTD or OTA programs) and who is a member of the DCOTA, and who resides in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, such as the District of Columbia, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Applicants will need three total references: an academic reference, a character reference, and a reference from their OT Program Director. The academic reference should be from a current faculty member or faculty advisor who can speak about the applicant's academic ability. The character reference should be someone who can speak to the applicant's character. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the American Occupational Therapy Foundation for more information.

The Latino Art Beat Scholarship is available to high school seniors who have been selected as winners in the Latino Art Beat National High School Hispanic Heritage" Art Competition in their award categories. Students living in Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, and the District of Columbia are eligible. Scholarship amounts vary from $2,000 to $20,000, allocated over four years. The application deadline for the 2025 Spring semester is Nov. 1, 2024, and the deadline for the 2025 Fall semester is Feb 1, 2025.

The UC National Outreach Award is a scholarship program recognizing the academic merit of students coming to the University of Cincinnati from designated states. Qualifying students who enroll directly from a high school within the targeted states into a baccalaureate degree program are eligible for a renewable annual award to reduce out-of-state tuition costs. The targeted geographic areas for the UC National Outreach Award are incoming freshmen residents of the following states: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Students residing in one of these states who meet the December 1 application deadline will automatically be reviewed for possible awarding. Qualifying incoming freshmen must have a 3.85 weighted or 3.5 unweighted high school GPA at the time of application submission. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The George Washington University District Scholars Program is open to individuals who are admitted to and choose to enroll at GW's main campus as full-time, first-year undergraduate students. Applicants must qualify for the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant and have attended for their final two years and graduated from a high school (public, charter, online, or private) within the District, or have been home-schooled within the District for at least their final two years of high school.

The James Cothran, KD3NI, Scholarship will be awarded to those with active Amateur Radio License Class. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Applicants must either be residents of the Atlantic Division (DE, MD, PA, Southern NJ, Western NY), the Roanoke Division (NC, SC, VA, WV), or the Southeastern Division (AL, FL, GA) or Washington, D.C. Students in any field of study at any institution are eligible. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.

The East Coast Amateur Radio Service (ECARS) Scholarship will be awarded to those with active Technician Class License or higher. Applicants must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year. Applicants must reside in the general coverage areas of ECARS including ARRL Atlantic, Great Lakes, Hudson, New England, and Roanoke Divisions. Eligible fields of study are STEM (science, technical, engineering, manufacturing). Applicants should generally be between the ages of 17 and 25 at the time of the award, but older applicants retraining in a changing job market will be considered. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the ARRL Foundation Inc. for more information.

The Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholarship is awarded to students based on academic record, including GPA, course of study, teacher recommendations, leadership qualities, community service, and other extracurricular activities and achievements. Applicants must be District of Columbia residents and attended a regionally accredited secondary school in the District of Columbia. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The American University District Scholars Award is open to DC resident students attending a DC Public or Public Charter High School. Students must apply for fall term admission to American University by the posted application deadline, and they must demonstrate strong academic talent in high school. The university offers test-optional admission applications.

The Native American Congressional Internship Program provides American Indian and Alaska Native students with the opportunity to gain practical experience with the Federal legislative process to understand first-hand the government-to-government relationship between Tribes and the Federal Government. This award is available to Native American and Alaska Native college, graduate, and law students who live and work in Washington, D.C., during the summer. This program gave access to a network of Native professionals and alumni who work on behalf of Tribal Nations. It is an Internship award stipend to cover the cost of transportation to and from Washington, D.C., housing and per diem during the program period, and educational and miscellaneous expenses. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation, a one-page professional resume, a transcript for all university coursework, including undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate and law, and the documentation of their enrollment as a member of one or more Federally Recognized Indian Tribes that are included in the annual list of Indian Tribes published by the Secretary of the Interior. Please visit the award's website for more information.