External Scholarship Opportunities and Applications
Many opportunities for financial assistance exist through private sources. While you are encouraged to explore all opportunities available,
Missouri Western cautions the use of outside agencies who charge a fee and "guarantee" financial assistance. Many scholarship and financial aid scams do exist. Applying for financial aid and scholarships should always be a FREE process.
The scholarship information provided is intended to assist you in your search for financial assistance. Missouri Western does not guarantee the validity of the resources provided.
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Category |
Donor |
Application Information |
| Freshman |
The Horatio Alger Association Scholarship |
The Horatio Alger Association seeks to assist students who have:
- demonstrated integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity
- strength of character
- financial need
- a good academic record
- commitment to pursue a college education; and
- a desire to contribute to society
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| Freshman |
The National Scholars Honor Society |
The National Scholars Honor Society is an academic honors organization dedicated to actively encouraging, recognizing, and rewarding high academic achievement in all areas of study. |
| Freshman |
St. Joseph Area High School Scholarship Opportunities |
Check with your high school counselor regarding scholarship opportunities offered by your school and community. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Americorps |
After successfully completing a term of service, AmeriCorps members who are enrolled in the National Service Trust are eligible to receive an education award. The education award can be used to pay education costs at qualified institutions of higher education or training, or to repay qualified student loans. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships |
The Daughters of the American Revolution National Society awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of degrees in diverse disciplines including history, law, nursing, and education.
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| Non-Major Specific |
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
(Essay Contest) |
The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Essay Contest is only open to undergraduate juniors or seniors registered full-time at an accredited college or university in the United States during the fall 2006 semester. If you would like to enter the Contest, please fill out the following information. |
| Non-Major Specific |
ESA Foundation Scholarship |
The ESA Foundation is a non-profit / tax exempt organization pledged to develop; philanthropic activities of volunteers, provide assistance to established programs that serve human needs, and produce new programs to improve the quality of life. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation |
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities to college students. |
| Non-Major Specific |
iModules Educational Scholarship Program |
The iModules Educational Scholarship Program was established in March 2008. The goal of this program is to reward students with a financial scholarship to assist them in their education pursuit. This program is for prospective and current students in both the secondary (high school) and higher education (college or post graduate) field of study. |
| Non-Major Specific |
The John E. Kirschner Scholarship Fund |
The John E. Kirschner Fund, administered by the Commerce Trust Company, awards scholarships to students pursuing degrees in Ministry, Education, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Medicine, Criminal Justice, and other similar fields. |
| Non-Major Specific |
John Gyles Education Awards |
The John Gyles Education Awards are available to students in both Canada and the U.S. Selected students will receive up to $3,000. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Kid's Chance Scholarship Program |
To be eligible for the Kid's Chance Scholarship the student's parent must have sustained a serious injury or a fatality in a Missouri work related accident covered by workers’ compensation. The parent’s injury or death must be compensable under Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law, Chapter 287 RSMo. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Masonic Scholarship
Grand Lodge of Missouri |
Masonic Scholarship Applications |
| Non-Major Specific |
Mensa Education & Research Foundation
(Essay Contest) |
The Mensa Education & Research Foundation college scholarship program bases its awards totally on essays written by the applicants. Consideration is not given to grades, academic program or financial need. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Military Sources |
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| Non-Major Specific |
Missouri United Methodist Foundation Scholarships |
The
Missouri United Methodist Foundation presently provides awards through two college scholarship funds. The
Clint and Marge Hawkins Memorial Christian Education Fund for Youth consists of several awards of up to $750 each. The Judge Leah B. McCartney Scholarship Fund provides several scholarship awards of up to $1,750 each. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Peace Corps Volunteers |
Peace Corps has established partnerships with colleges and universities across the U.S. that offer academic credit and financial incentives to Volunteers during or after Peace Corps service. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Sallie Mae Fund's American Dream Scholarship |
The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors several scholarship programs and supports hundreds of college scholarships. All of our programs are based on financial need, as The Fund seeks to bridge the dollar gap when no one else can. With an estimated $3 billion in private scholarships awarded nationally each year, The Fund aims to send the message that money is available to those who make the effort to apply. Since 2001, The Sallie Mae Fund has awarded more than $12.7 million in scholarships to more than 5,000 students. |
| Non-Major Specific |
Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
(Interest Free Loan) |
Interest free loan awards are made on a non-discriminatory basis to applicants of all ages who demonstrate financial need, satisfactory academic progress, and strong character. Residents of St. Louis city, St. Louis county, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties in Missouri and the Illinois counties of Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair are eligible to apply. Undergraduate, graduate, professional and vocational/technical degree-seeking students may borrow up to an annual maximum of $6,000, depending on program grade level. Students enjoy a 12-month grace period after graduation before beginning a five-year scheduled repayment plan. |
| Non-Major Specific |
USA Funds® Access to Education Scholarship |
USA Funds® will award up to $3.2 million nationwide in new, renewable scholarships to students with economic need through USA Funds Access to Education Scholarships |
| Non-Major Specific |
WyzAnt Scholarship |
WyzAnt offers
$6,000 in scholarships for three deserving students. |
| Agriculture |
Angus Foundation Scholarship
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The Angus Foundation will make available $100,000 in general scholarships to college students who are active in the Angus breed. |
| Biology |
Northwest Missouri Wild Turkey Federation Scholarship |
Missouri Wild Turkey Federation offers a $500 scholarship for a Missouri Western State University student majoring in a field related to the conservation of forest, fish or wildlife resources.
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| Business |
American Business Women's Association Scholarship |
The American Business Women's Association awards scholarships valued at up to $1,000. |
| Business |
BrainTrack Business Scholarship |
The BrainTrack Business Scholarship is for students currently pursuing a business or management degree, BrainTrack's Business Schools Scholarship helps recipients to fund their education as they prepare for new or advanced careers in fields such as general management, marketing, advertising, sales, accounting, finance, management analysis and consulting, and more.
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| Business |
DegreeDirectory Academic Business Scholarship |
The Degree Directory Academic Business Scholarship provides financial assistance to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing bachelor level degrees related to business management, information systems management, marketing, finance, accounting, human resource management, and entrepreneurship. |
| Business |
Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Scholarship |
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is pleased to offer scholarships to students pursuing degrees in accounting or finance. |
| Business |
Morocco Tour Scholarship |
Morocco Tours offers scholarships to students in need of financial provision in undergraduate or graduate college programs, who are interested in pursuing bachelor or master level degrees related to business and have a desire to apply their learning in North Africa or the Middle East, an academic scholarship |
| Business |
Percy S. Lorie Scholarship |
The Percy S. Lorie Scholarship is sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of CPCU and is intended to foster insurance education at the college level. Two scholarships are awarded annually. To be eligible, the student must have completed at least 60 hours of college level classes, major in insurance or insurance related field of study and have some insurance-specific work experience. |
| Business |
Pony Express Chapter of the ABWA |
The Pony Express Chapter of the ABWA offers scholarships to women pursuing a business or professional career. |
| Business |
Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants LEAP Scholarship |
The MSCPA awards scholarships to high school seniors (upon entrance to college) and college students pursuing accounting degrees. Funding students’ pursuits of accounting degrees sends a clear message that accounting is a valued and critical profession. LEAP scholarships also encourage students, who might not have otherwise considered accounting, to pursue accounting and CPA licensure.
www.mocpa.org |
| Business |
National Society of Accountants |
The National Society of Accountants offer scholarships for students majoring in accounting with a "B" or better grade point average. and currently enrolled in a degree program at an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university. |
| Business |
AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship |
The John L. Carey Scholarship program provides financial assistance to liberal arts degree holders pursuing graduate studies in accounting. These awards are intended to encourage liberal arts undergraduates to consider professional accounting careers. |
| Business |
AICPA Scholarship |
The
AICPA Scholarship Program offers competitive awards of $2,500 to 5 outstanding AICPA student affiliate members pursuing studies in Accounting, Finance, or Information Systems. |
Business
or
HPER |
Missouri Travel Council Scholarship |
The Missouri Travel Council will offer two (2) $1,000.00 scholarships for those pursuing a hospitality related major such as hotel/restaurant management, parks and recreation, etc. |
| Criminal Justice |
John Dennis Scholarship |
The Missouri Sheriff's Association offers the John Dennis Scholarship to Missouri high school seniors planning to pursue a career in Criminal Justice. |
| Education |
Missouri Retired Teachers Foundation Scholarship |
The Missouri Retired Teacher Foundation offers scholarships to students officially enrolled in Teacher Education Programs or to Teachers actively employed in Missouri Public Schools seeking additional certification. |
| Education |
St. Joseph Retired Teachers Scholarship Foundation |
St. Joseph Retired Teachers Foundation offers scholarships to students officially enrolled in Teacher Education Programs. |
Engineering/ Technology |
ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships |
ISA Educational Foundation Scholarships are awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation and control. The scholarship awards support tuition and related expenses and research activities and initiatives. |
Engineering/ Technology
and
Sciences |
J.R. Popalisky Scholarship |
The Missouri Section American Water Works Association offers scholarships to students majoring in Civil or Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science. |
English/
Journalism |
KYTV Scholarship |
Each year KYTV in Springfield, MO awards a $1000 scholarship to two deserving students planning to pursue degrees in broadcasting-related courses. This includes students working on degrees not only in broadcasting, but in accounting, marketing, communications, engineering, journalism and mass media, all of which you would find working at any broadcast company. |
English/
Journalism |
The University Writing Scholarship (UWS) Elder & Leemaur Publishers |
The University Writing Scholarship is designed to continue the development of young authors, and bring awareness of the employment opportunities in the field of writing. |
| English/ Journalism |
The Walter Cronkite Scholarship
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The Walter Cronkite Scholarship is intended to assist outstanding college/university students planning a career in television. These are merit scholarships and, as such, preference will be given to students who demonstrate the highest potential to join the profession and thereby contribute to its future. |
| Graduate Scholarships |
AIR/NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study |
The AIR/NCES Fellowships for Graduate Study are for graduate study advancing or leading to careers in institutional research, thereby increasing the national level of expertise of institutional research officers and the data they produce. |
| Graduate Scholarships |
The Truman Scholars Award |
The Truman Scholars Award recognizes college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and provides them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.
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| International Studies |
Henry J. Talge Memorial Scholarship |
The Henry J. Talge Memorial Scholarship for students majoring in International Studies. |
| Minority |
Alumnae Panhellenic Association of Greater Kansas City |
The Alumnae Panhellenic Association of Greater Kansas City offers grants and loans to Female students in their senior year of College or in graduate school. Must be a Greater Kansas City Resident. |
| Minority |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
If you are of Native American descent, contact your local tribal council or the
Office of Indian Education Programs. You may be eligible for educational benefits. |
| Minority |
Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Education Scholarship Program |
The Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Education Scholarship Program (EESP) is designed to provide scholarships to minority and other underrepresented students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in an environmental course of study. |
| Minority |
Edbesendowen Scholarship Program |
Edbesendowen is a Potawatomi word that means “Humility.” The spirit of this scholarship is the recognition of the importance of being humble and knowing that we are no more than the next. Our presence on Mother Earth is a gift. We are not more than the trees or the oceans. We are equal to all things that we share our planet with. We are not more than those who struggle or have no home. |
| Minority |
The Gates Millennium Scholars |
The The Gates Millennium Scholars is funded by a grant from Bill & Mellinda Gates. |
| Minority |
The “Ghigau Scholarship” |
The “Ghigau Scholarship” is an annual scholarship program that awards 1 $500.00 scholarship to a Cherokee student attending a college or university in the United States, Canada, or other Indigenous community.
The scholarship is given in honor of the Cherokee Tribe and to celebrate the family of Dr. Lisa Byers and her children, Brady and Halle (all Cherokee tribal members). The scholarship is also a way of supporting the education and capacity-building of the Cherokee student population. |
| Minorty |
Hispanic College Fund |
Last year the Hispanic College Fund awarded $2.4 million to over 600 students nationwide. HCF Scholars not only benefit from funding, but also from joining a powerful network of HCF Scholars, corporate executives and government leaders vested in developing the next generation of Hispanic professionals. |
| Minority |
Hispanic Scholarship Fund |
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nations leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education.
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| Minority |
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) |
The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) awards educational grants to women from developing countries whose graduate studies and future plans aim to benefit women and children in their respective regions. Commitment to this goal is an essential selection criterion. |
| Minority |
The “Keepers of the Fire Scholarship” |
The “Keepers of the Fire Scholarship” is an annual scholarship program that awards 3 $500.00 scholarships to American Indian (Indigenous) students attending a college or university in the United States, Canada, and around the world. The scholarships are given in honor of my parents, Philip L. and Esther J. Niles. My father, Philip Niles, was an enrolled tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma (descended from the Fox family clan) and dedicated his professional life to helping many American Indian tribes throughout the United States through his employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
| Music |
The Glenn Miller Scholarship |
The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is offering six scholarships, $3000, $2000 & $1000 to both instrumentalists and vocalists. These scholarships, which are awarded without regard to any other award, may be used for any education-related expense. |
| Non-Traditional Student |
The Business and Professional Women's Foundation |
The BPW Foundation established the Career Advancement Scholarship Program in 1969 to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged women seeking to further their education. Scholarships are provided to women who wish to advance in their careers, or are soon to enter or re-enter the workforce. The Foundation has awarded more than $6 million in scholarships, grants, and loans to over 8,000 women seeking to improve their lives. |
| Non-Traditional Student |
The Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation for Low-Income Women and Children |
Established in 2003, the
Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation aims to carry on some of Congresswoman Mink's most ardent commitments: educational access, support, and opportunity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children. |
| Non-Traditional Student |
Soroptimist - International of the Americas |
The Soroptimist - International of the Americas offers Women's Opportunity Awards to assist women entering or re-entering the workforce in obtaining the education and skills training they need to improve their employment status. (816) 795-3704 |
| Non-Traditional Student |
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund |
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women determined to finally get that college degree. |
| Non-Traditional Student |
AARP Women's Scholarship Program |
AARP Women's Scholarship Program is about creating chances, fostering opportunities and, ultimately, changing lives. Since 2007, The Women's Scholarship Program awarded scholarships to help over 500 women. |
Nursing/
Healthcare |
Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) Education Fund |
The purpose of the Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) Education Fund is to award scholarships to students attending accredited baccalaureate or graduate nursing and anesthesia programs. Other non-traditional nursing programs may also be eligible. |
Nursing/
Healthcare |
The Fdtn of the Natl Student Nurses' Assoc., Inc. |
The FNSNA awards numerous scholarships to qualifed nursing students on an annual basis. |
Nursing/
Healthcare |
Greater Lee's Summit Healthcare Foundation |
The Greater Lee's Summit Healthcare Foundation offers scholarships to students taking a course of study leading to a career in the healthcare field. |
Nursing/
Healthcare |
The Heartland Foundation |
The Heartland Foundation offers scholarship opportunities to eligible students who are pursuing careers in the healthcare field. Applicants MUST reside in the
Heartland Foundation service region. |
Nursing/
Healthcare |
Tylenol Scholarship |
The makers of Tylenol understand that while medicine may treat the condition, it takes people to treat the patient. That’s why they are giving away $250,000 in scholarships to students pursuing careers in healthcare. |
| Other Scholarship Search Sites |
FREE National Scholarship Search Sites |
www.fastweb.com
www.ScholarshipExperts.com
www.collegescholarships.com
www.collegenet.com
www.scholarship-page.com
www.scholarships.com
www.SallieMae.com/scholarships
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| Other Scholarship Search Sites |
Black College Dollars |
Black College Dollars is a free scholarship search, geared for African-American students, contains more than 300 scholarships searchable by GPA requirement, academic and career interest, and application deadline.
This directory is a part of The Sallie Mae Fund’s multi-faceted African-American College Access Initiative, launched in October 2005, to improve access to higher education among African-American students. Produced by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education. |
| Other Scholarship Search Sites |
Michigan State University Online Resource Library |
The Michigan State University Library has compiled an exhaustive list of national scholarship opportunities for all areas of interest and circumstances. |
| Sciences |
Air and Waste Management Association Scholarship |
Each year, the Air & Waste Management Association recognizes outstanding graduate students who are pursuing courses of study and research leading to careers in air quality, waste management, and/or environmental management/policy/law. |
| Sciences |
American Chemical Society Scholars Program |
The American Chemical Society Scholars Program sponsors scholarship programs for qualified applicants who want to enter the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering, and students seeking a two-year degree in chemical technology. The programs are designed to encourage African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian students to pursue undergraduate college degrees in the chemical sciences and chemical technology. |
| Sciences |
Department of Energy Scholars Program |
The DOE Scholars Program is a unique new approach within the Department of Energy for introducing students or recent college graduates to DOE’s mission and operations. As a participant in the DOE Scholars Program, you will have a competitive edge for familiarizing yourself with DOE functions while showcasing your education, talent, and skills. |
| Study Abroad |
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship |
Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide a flat grant of US$23,000 or its equivalent for one academic year of study in another country. This award is intended to help defray costs associated with round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies. Academic-Year Scholarships are the most common type of scholarship offered. |
| Visually Impaired |
Missouri Council of the Blind |
The purpose of Missouri Council of the Blind shall be to promote the general well-being of our members and legally blind people in Missouri, and to support or participate in other programs promoting the best interests of legally blind people everywhere. |
| Visually Impaired |
National Federation for the Blind |
National Federation for the Blind Scholarship Application |
