2025 District of Columbia County Scholarships

District of Columbia County residents suffer from the same absurd tuition prices that limit the educational attainment of Americans across the country. Despite high costs, 10% of District of Columbia County residents in District Of Columbia over the age of 25 have graduated with a professional degree - 83% have completed high school. Although these numbers match those of many other counties, there is clearly room for improvement.

It’s clear that District of Columbia County residents in District Of Columbia will continue to need help paying for college. 13,546 men and 13,673 women are enrolled in grades 9-12 while 17,960 men 24,260 women are currently undergraduates in college. College access and attainment should be a top priority, and cost should not prohibit any of these people from pursuing or completing their college education. The below scholarships are available to District of Columbia County residents and can help pay for school in a variety of ways. District of Columbia County scholarships, whether they are exclusively available to District of Columbia County residents or whether they are more broadly applicable, can greatly help reduce the financial burden of college. This is the complete list of the best scholarships for District of Columbia County residents.

How much total award money and scholarships are available for District of Columbia County residents?

There are 342 scholarships totaling $1,616,250.00 available to District of Columbia County residents. You can easily browse through all 342 scholarships below.

How many scholarships are available for college students in District of Columbia County?

342 scholarships worth $1,616,250.00 are available for college students in District of Columbia County. In addition, we encourage current college students in District of Columbia County to check scholarships by school and, specifically, colleges in District of Columbia for more options.

How many scholarships are available for high school seniors in District of Columbia County?

342 scholarships totaling $1,616,250.00 are available for high school seniors in District of Columbia County. In addition, we encourage current high school students to check out more from the scholarship search engine.

Do I need to be a resident of District of Columbia County to apply to these scholarships?

Our scholarship search automatically returns scholarships by all different types of requirements. The below scholarships are either explicitly available for District of Columbia County residents, or they do not require specific county residency at all and are therefore available to District of Columbia County students and residents, as well as others across the state or country.

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$10,000 ScholarshipPoints Scholarship for District of Columbia

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$10,000 SmarterCollege Scholarship for District of Columbia

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$1,000 Appily No Essay Scholarship for District of Columbia

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$1,000 CollegeXpress No Essay Scholarship for District of Columbia

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General Study Scholarship

Applicant must be U.S. citizens of Italian heritage and be a full-time student attending or planning on attending an accredited four-year institution who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and a distinguished level of scholastic achievement. Recipients will be officially recognized in May at the SIF's National Education & Leadership Awards (NELA)...

Deadline:

February 28

Art Scholarship for Mature Women

Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen who is at least age 35 and must submit description of background, proposal for use of money, and three prints (4x6 or larger) of work in any medium: oil, water color, original works on paper, sculpture, or photography. Photographs should be submited as 4x6...

Deadline:

October 15

$1,000.00

Music Scholarship for Mature Women

Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen age 35 or over and must submit background and one or two scores of musical composition. Each score should have a performance time of 10-18 minutes. Compositions should not have previously won an award.

Deadline:

October 1

$1,000.00

Walter Patterson Scholarship

Applicant must be enrolled at a BEA-member institution. Selection is based upon substantial evidence of superior academic performance and potential to be an outstanding contributor to the field. Applicant should demonstrate interest in the general field of broadcasting and have a high order of integrity and sense of responsibility.

Deadline:

October 14

$1,750.00

E.C. Hallbeck Memorial Scholarship

Applicant must be the child or grandchild of an active or deceased member of the American Postal Workers Union, the parent or grandparent must have been a member in good standing for at least one year preceding application or death. Selection is based upon academic record, personal qualifications, SAT Reasoning or...

Deadline:

March 31

$1,000.00

James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund

Applicant must be a high school senior who ranks in the top 15% of their class, has, or expects to have excellent SAT Reasoning or ACT scores, and is the child of a Teamsters member.

Deadline:

March 30

$2,500.00

SEIU Scholarship

For most awards, applicant must be a member or the child of a member of a SEIU local union. Applicant must have been a member for at least three years prior to September 1 of the year the award is presented. Selection is based upon high school grades, SAT scores, achievements...

Deadline:

March 1

$5,000.00

Utility Workers Union of America Scholarship

Applicant must be the child of an active member of the Utility Workers Union of America. Selection is made by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Deadline:

May 31

$2,000.00

Letters Scholarship for Mature Women

Applicant must be a female U.S. citizen age 35 or over and must submit background.

Deadline:

October 1

$1,000.00

Kathern F. Gruber Scholarship

Applicant must be the child or spouse of a legally blind veteran and must be accepted or enrolled full-time at an accredited college. Selection is based upon application, transcript, three recommendations, and 300-word essay.

Deadline:

April 21

$2,000.00

BAC Bates Scholarship

Applicant must be the child of a BAC member.

Deadline:

February 28

$2,500.00

AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows

Applicant must be enrolled in a college or university in the natural, physical, health, engineering, computer, social sciences or mathematics fields.

Deadline:

January 15

$450.00

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Applicant must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States who is in the early stages of graduate study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Eligibility is limited to applicants who have completed no more than 12 months of post-baccalaureate, full-time graduate study at the time of...

Deadline:

November (first week)

$30,000.00