Earth has benefited greatly from research and innovation
Our understanding and development on earth has benefited greatly from research and innovation in the fields of geoscience, chemistry, astronomy, paleontology and physics. If you're majoring in a physical science, there are infinite scholarship opportunities for you here.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, geoscience and environmental science job opportunities are expected to increase approximately 20% by 2020. There is an immediate need for scientists in the United States to advance technology, medicine, and atmospheric and astrological awareness.
If you're interested in applying for physical sciences scholarships, view your options below.
108 Matching Scholarships
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A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $1,000-$2,000
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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- $1K
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ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship
Deadline: July 1 | Amount: $1,000
ABC Humane Wildlife
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AFCEA Ralph W. Shrader Diversity Scholarships
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: Varies
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
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- $3K
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AFCEA ROTC Scholarships
Deadline: February 22 | Amount: $2,000-$3,000
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)
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- $1K
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Aida White Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: January 19 | Amount: $1,000
Pinellas Education Foundation
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- $15K
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AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $15,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $25K
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AMS Graduate Fellowships
Deadline: January 13 | Amount: $25,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $6K
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AMS Minority Scholarship
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $6,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $10K
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AMS Senior Named Scholarships
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: Up to $10,000
American Meteorological Society
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Analytical Engineering, Inc. (AEI) Scholarship
Deadline: January 10 | Amount: Varies
The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
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- $4K
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ASNE Scholarship Program
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $3,000-$4,000
American Society of Naval Engineers
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- $10K
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Astronaut Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $10,000
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
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August and Eleanor Streater Mathematics and Science Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
The Wells County Foundation, Inc.
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BAFTX Undergraduate Award
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
British American Foundation of Texas
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- $5K
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Banatao Filipino American Education Fund
Deadline: February 20 | Amount: $5,000
Asian Pacific Fund
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- $1K
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Battery Division Student Research Award
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $1,000
Electrochemical Society
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- $2.5K
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Boeing Company STEM Scholarship
Deadline: March 17 | Amount: $2,500
Independent Colleges of Washington
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- $5K
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Buffered Scholarship for Women in STEM
Deadline: July 1 | Amount: $5,000
Buffered
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- $2.5K
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Build U. Scholarship
Deadline: April 15, November 1 | Amount: $2,500
Buildium
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- $2.5K
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: May 1 | Amount: $2,500 for 4 years
American Indian Science and Engineering Society
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- $900
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Campbell "Buck" McIntyre Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $900
Decatur County Community Foundation
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- $10K
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Carolyn Watson Opportunities Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $10,000
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
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- $1K
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Chuck Reville, K3FT Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,000
Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc.
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- $1.5K
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Clutch Prep STEM Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $1,500
Clutch Prep
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Collegiate Inventors Competition
Deadline: June 5 | Amount: Varies
National Inventors Hall of Fame
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Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: January 17 | Amount: Varies
Department of Energy
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- $50K
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Davidson Fellows Scholarships
Deadline: February 8 | Amount: $10,000-$50,000
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
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- $500
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Dennis Crowe Science Scholarship
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: $500
Decatur County Community Foundation
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- $15K
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Department of Defense Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $15,000
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
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- $5K
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East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes
Deadline: November 9 | Amount: $5,000 stipend plus airfare and living expenses
National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes
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- $1.5K
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Elizabeth and Sherman Asche Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $1,500
Association on American Indian Affairs
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- $5K
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ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship
Deadline: April 10 | Amount: $5,000
Harris Foundation
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Ezoe Memorial Foundation Academic Scholarship
Deadline: October 9 | Amount: Varies
Ezoe Memorial Foundation
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- $1K
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Father James B. Macelwane Annual Award in Meteorology
Deadline: June 9 | Amount: $1,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $60K
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Fellowship Award
Deadline: March 15 and August 15 | Amount: $52,000-$60,000 plus expenses
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
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- $25K
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Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for Minorities
Deadline: December 6 | Amount: $25,000
Fellowships Office
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Francisca C. Vrona Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Barry Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Freshman Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $5,000
American Meteorological Society
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- $2K
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GAHCC Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: $2,000
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
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- $2K
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GeneTex Scholarship Program
Deadline: August 31 | Amount: $2,000
GeneTex Inc.
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- $1K
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Gertrude S. Goldhaber Prize
Deadline: Varies | Amount: $1,000
Brookhaven Women in Science
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- $2K
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Gladys Anderson Emerson Scholarship
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $2,000
Iota Sigma Pi (ISP) ND
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- $6K
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GlaxoSmithKline Company Science Achievement Award
Deadline: March 12 | Amount: $6,000
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $10K
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Gorgas Scholarship Competition
Deadline: December 21 | Amount: Up to $10,000
Alabama Junior Academy of Science
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- $44K
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Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Deadline: November 4 | Amount: Up to $44,000
National Science Foundation
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- $2K
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Heinlein Society Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000
Heinlein Society
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Hertz Foundation's Graduate Fellowship Award
Deadline: October 28 | Amount: Varies
Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
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- $1,750
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Horkheimer/Smith Youth Service Award
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $1,750 plus travel expenses
Astronomical League
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Ida M. Pope Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Life Members' Fellowship in Electrical History
Deadline: February 1 | Amount: Varies
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Jack Dannenhoffer Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: Varies
Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion
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- $1K
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Jeff Warner Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 20 | Amount: $1,000
The Troy Foundation
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- $3K
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Jerome Evenson Scholarship
Deadline: February | Amount: $3,000
Arlington Community Foundation
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- $999
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Jessica Lynn Wantz Memorial 4-H
Deadline: February 3 | Amount: $500-$999
Henry County Community Foundation
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- $5K
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John J. McKetta Scholarship
Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $5,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $1,200
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Kylen C. Bares Memorial Scholarship Fund
Deadline: April 3 | Amount: $1,200
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
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- $20K
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L'Oreal Canada For Women in Science, with the Support of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO
Deadline: March 25 | Amount: $20,000
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
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- $3K
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LabRoots Scholarship
Deadline: May 3 | Amount: $3,000
Labroots
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- $3K
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Lambeth Family Scholarship
Deadline: March 1 | Amount: $3,000
Seattle Foundation
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- $1K
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LedsMaster's Essay Scholarship
Deadline: September 1 | Amount: $1,000
Ledsmaster Technology Co. Ltd.
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MAES Scholarship Program
Deadline: April 30 | Amount: Varies
Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists Inc. (MAES)
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- $5K
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Making the Future Scholarship
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: $5,000
Cognizant
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- $4.5K
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Medtronic Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: March 24 | Amount: $4,500
United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
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- $1.5K
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Members-at-Large Reentry Award
Deadline: February 15 | Amount: $1,500
Iota Sigma Pi (ISP)
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- $3K
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Mikkelson Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: April 12 | Amount: $3,000
Mikkelson Foundation
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Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
Minnesota Office of Higher Education Services
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- $1K
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Minority Affairs Committee Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement
Deadline: June 16 | Amount: $1,000
American Institute of Chemical Engineers - (AIChE)
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- $20K
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National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowship
Deadline: November 30 | Amount: $20,000
National Physical Science Consortium (NPSC)
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NDSEG Fellowship Program
Deadline: December 31 | Amount: Varies
Department of Defense, American Society for Engineering Education
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- $1.5K
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Novus Biologicals Scholarship Program
Deadline: July 20 | Amount: $1,500
Novus Biologicals
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- $5K
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Out to Innovate Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Students in STEM
Deadline: June 2 | Amount: $5,000
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc.
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- $2K
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Paul and Ellen Ruckes Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: $2,000
American Foundation for the Blind Scholarship Committee
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- $5K
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Payzer Scholarship
Deadline: February 28 | Amount: $5,000
EAA Aviation Center
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- $1.5K
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R&D Systems Scholarship Program
Deadline: July 20 | Amount: $1,500
R&D Systems, Inc.
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- $3K
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RBC Wealth Management Colorado Scholarship
Deadline: March 17 | Amount: $3,000
Denver Foundation
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- $1K
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RevPart STEM Scholarship
Deadline: December 31 | Amount: $250-$1,000
RevPart
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RISE - Research Internships in Science and Engineering
Deadline: December 15 | Amount: Varies
German Academic Exchange Service
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- $2K
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Robert E. Altenhofen Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $2,000
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society
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Roth Family Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 5 | Amount: Varies
Blackford County Community Foundation
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Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research
Deadline: October 15; March 15 | Amount: $5,000
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
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SimpliSafe STEM Scholarship
Deadline: November 30 | Amount: Varies
SimpliSafe
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SMART Scholarship
Deadline: December 1 | Amount: Varies
American Society for Engineering Education
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Snapology STEM Studies Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $1,000
Snapology
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Society of American Military Engineers, Albuquerque Post Scholarship
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: $2,000
New Mexico Engineering Foundation
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- $500
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STEM Scholarship Program
Deadline: January 1 | Amount: $500
Widespread Electrical Sales
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Steven J. Muir Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation
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- $1K
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Student Award Program of FSD
Deadline: December 1 | Amount: $1,000
Foundation for Science and Disability
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- $1K
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Supporting STEM Scholarship
Deadline: June 30 | Amount: $1,000
Hoshizaki Ice Maker
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Tech High School Alumni Association/W.O. Cheney Merit Scholarship
Deadline: June 1 | Amount: $5,000 a year
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.
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The AK Steel Foundation STEM Scholarship
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
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The Albert L. & June B. Powers Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies
Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund
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The Vinod Jalan Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 (College Applicants); May 1 (High School Seniors) | Amount: Varies
Concord Carlisle Scholarship Fund
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Thomas Drummond Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 2 | Amount: Varies
Bay Area Community Foundation
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Thomas H. Dunning, Sr., Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation
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Timothy L. Taschwer Scholarship
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: Varies
Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation
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- $1.5K
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Tocris Scholarship
Deadline: July 31 | Amount: $1,500
Tocris Bioscience
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- $5K
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Trevor D. Leser Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: March 4 | Amount: $5,000
Bay Area Community Foundation
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- $5K
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Unitil Scholarship Fund
Deadline: March 15 | Amount: $5,000
Unitil
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Verda Mclendon Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 | Amount: Varies
Community Foundation of Jackson County
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West Virginia Engineering, Science and Technology Scholarship
Deadline: Varies | Amount: Varies
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission PROMISE Scholarship
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- $2K
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William A. Fischer Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: November 15 | Amount: $2,000
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society
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- $2K
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William Fairburn, Jr. and Cynthia Fairburn Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: January 29 | Amount: $2,000
Ventura County Community Foundation
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William James and Dorothy Bading Lanquist Fund
Deadline: January 31 | Amount: Varies
Hawaii Community Foundation - Scholarships
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- $1.5K
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WISE Scholarship
Deadline: June 28 | Amount: $1,500
Anderson Sobel Cosmetic
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- $3K
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Women Forward in Technology Scholarship Program
Deadline: June 15 | Amount: $3,000
Distil Networks
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- $1K
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Women in STEM Scholarship
Deadline: November 22 | Amount: $1,000
Influenster
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- $3K
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Women in STEM Scholarship/BHW Scholarship
Deadline: April 15 | Amount: $3,000
BHW Group
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Wood Mackenzie - BAFTX Energy Award
Deadline: March 31 | Amount: Varies
British American Foundation of Texas