Merit-based scholarships: How to find and apply

Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz, P.C. believes that children are the key to a bright future. This is why they are offering the Key To A Bright Future Scholarship to a promising student whose diligence, aspiration, and hard work deserve to be rewarded. No one who seeks the enlightenment of a college education should be denied one for financial reasons. Applicants must be a high school senior on track to graduate or a college student enrolled in an accredited four-year university/college, or currently enrolled in a two-year college and planning to transfer to a four-year university/college upon completion. They must have earned, or will earn their high school diploma this calendar year. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or hold Permanent Residency status. DACA recipients are welcome to apply. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship was established to honor Richard A. Herbert, a champion for water resources education, who passed away in 1994. Applicants must be an AWRA member and must be enrolled for the full 2025-2026 academic year (Fall/Spring semesters or Fall/Winter/Spring quarters). At least one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student working toward their first undergraduate degree, and at least one $2,000 scholarship will also be awarded to a graduate student enrolled in a program relating to water resources. The undergraduate scholarship will be awarded to the student member most qualified by academic performance. Measures of academic performance include the cumulative grade point average, relevance of the student's curriculum to water resources, and leadership in extracurricular activities related to water resources. The graduate scholarship will be awarded to the student member most qualified by academic and/or research performance. The measures of academic performance are identical to those of the undergraduate scholarship with the addition of the quality of the student's research and its relevance to water resources. Applicants must submit a title page that includes their full name, permanent mailing address, email address, phone number where they may be easily reached, and the type of scholarship (undergraduate or graduate) they are applying for. They are also required to submit three signed letters of recommendation from their professors and/or advisors. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Scholarships will be awarded to deserving students pursuing Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management in post-secondary degrees. Applicants must be accepted or plan to apply to an accredited culinary or hospitality school, college or university. Applicants must also be enrolled as a full-time or substantial part-time student, taking a minimum of 9 credit hours each term. Applicants must major or will major in culinary, restaurant manag...

The Herschede Engineering Scholarship will be awarded to a member in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity, who is pursuing a graduate degree in the field of engineering. Two letters of recommendation are required: one must be from a dean, professor or professional colleague; and the other letter should be from a Sigma Chi alumnus the applicant has known for at least a year. Letters of recommendation from family members and friends are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Joe Martin Graduate Business Scholarship will be awarded to a qualified member in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity studying for a graduate degree in business or another business-related field of study. Applicants must have a 3.0 combined GPA or a 3.0 GPA in their last semesters of study. Two letters of recommendation are required: one must be from a dean, professor, or professional colleague; and the other letter should be from a Sigma Chi alumnus you have known for at least a year. ...

The Ravi D. Goel, M.D. Medical Scholarship provides a scholarship to a qualified graduate student attending medical school and selected through the Sigma Chi Medical Graduate Scholarship process from any Sigma Chi chapter, with initial preference each year given to a qualified applicant from the Theta Upsilon chapter. Applicants must be a member in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Two letters of recommendation are required: one letter of recommendation must be from a dean, professor or professional colleague and the other letter should be from a Sigma Chi alumnus the applicant has known for at least a year. Letters of Recommendation from family members and friends are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Sigma Chi Foundation - General Undergraduate Scholarship applicants will be considered for the Founders' Scholarship, Bell Chapter (if applicable), and available Donor-Scholar awards. Applicants must be a Sigma Chi member or pledge in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Two letters of recommendation are required: chapter advisors, college professors and staff, high school teachers, employers, coaches, members of the clergy and co-workers are all good choices. Letters of recommendation from the applicant's undergraduate chapter brothers or peers, family members and friends are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Sigma Chi Medical Scholarship will be awarded to a qualified member in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity, who is pursuing a career in medicine with primary consideration given to financial need. Over the past ten years, the scholarship has been made possible by Significant Sig Dr. Daniel Walsh, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1971, a prior Sigma Chi Foundation Buckby Medical Scholarship winner, in honor of his parents Sidney G. and Juanita E. Walsh. Today the Scholarship is sustained by Sigma Chi brothers who have in the past benefited from the Buckby Medical Scholarship and the generosity of our alumni Brothers in general. Two letters of recommendation are required: one must be from a dean, professor, or professional colleague; and the other letter should be from a Sigma Chi alumnus you have known for at least a year. Letters of recommendation from your family members and friends are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Sigma Chi Law Graduate Scholarship will be awarded to a qualified member in good standing of Sigma Chi Fraternity, who is enrolled at an American Bar Association-accredited law school within the United States. Two letters of recommendation are required: one must be from a dean, professor, or professional colleague; and the other letter should be from a Sigma Chi alumnus you have known for at least a year. Letters of recommendation from your family members and friends are not acceptable. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.