Private Scholarships
Various organizations, private agencies, foundations, community-based organizations, and civic groups award scholarships to help worthy students meet the cost of attending college. Information regarding these sources can be obtained online, from local high school guidance offices and libraries.
Students must include private scholarships in their financial aid packages; Emerson will adjust packages accordingly. First, any unmet need is filled. Next, Work-Study, Perkins and/or No Interest Loans are reduced if necessary. Last, Emerson Grant funds are adapted. Stafford Loans are not reduced.
Below are some private scholarships that Emerson College has gathered for easier viewing. Since these are not Emerson College scholarships any questions should be directed to the corresponding scholarship association. Emerson does not guarantee the validity of the following information or agencies. As with any scholarship you apply for, beware of scams. For more tips on Scholarship Search Services and Financial Aid Consultants please read the fact sheet from the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA).
| Communication Majors Scholarships | Deadline |
|---|---|
| StraightForward Media Scholarships - 4 awards and deadlines per year | Varies by scholarship |
| Public Relations Student Society of America | Varies by scholarship |
| New York Women in Communication | Check web for 2010 date |
| New England Direct Marketing Association | Check web for 2010 date |
| Health Field Majors Scholarships | Deadline |
| Ruth Taylor Award | Check web for 2010 date |
| Tylenol Scholarship | Check web for 2010 date |
| Journalism Majors Scholarships | Deadline |
| Ayn Rand Essay Competition | September 17, 2009 |
| Broadcast Education Assocation | October 12, 2009 |
| King Family Scholarship | March 15 - yearly |
| The Institute for Humane Studies - multiple scholarships available | Check web for 2010 date |
| Massachusetts Broadcasters Association | Check web for 2010 date |
| Charles B. Decker Memorial Scholarship - NY Tri-Lakes region residents only | Check web for 2010 date |
| The John Bayliss Broadcasting Foundation | Check web for 2010 date |
| Visual and Media Arts | Deadline |
| American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest | September 8, 2009 |
| National Press Photographers Foundation - multiple scholarships available | March 1 - yearly |
| J. Michael Brinkman Scholarship | Check web for 2010 date |
| The John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation | Check web for 2010 date |
| The Tea Council of the USA | Check web for 2010 date |
| Theatre and Writing | Deadline |
| The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation | November 30 - yearly |
| Poets and Writers- multiple scholarships available | Varies by Scholarship |
| Graduate Scholarships | Deadline |
| Broadcast Education Assocation | October 12, 2009 |
| National Press Photographers Foundation - multiple scholarships available | March 1 - yearly |
| Students.gov - multiple graduate opportunities available | Varies by scholarship |
| Ruth Taylor Award | Check web for 2010 date |
| The Institute for Humane Studies - multiple scholarships available | Check web for 2010 date |
| New York Women in Communication | Check web for 2010 date |
| Charles B. Decker Memorial Scholarship - NY Tri-Lakes region residents only | Check web for 2010 date |
| The John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation | Check web for 2010 date |
| NAACP | Check web for 2010 date |
| Multi-Cultural Scholarships | Deadline |
| Ron Brown Scholarship | November 1 - yearly |
| Asian Cultural Council | November 15 - yearly |
| Hispanic College Fund - multiple scholarships available | Varies by scholarship |
| Sallie Mae Fund - multiple scholarships available | Varies by scholarship |
| Association of American Indian Affairs | Check web for 2010 date |
| Gates Millennium Scholarship Program | Check web for 2010 date |
| The Lagrant Foundation | Check web for 2010 date |
| Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship | Check web for 2010 date |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha | Check web for 2010 date |
| NAACP | Check web for 2010 date |
| Scholarships for Women | Deadline |
| Glamour Top 10 College Women - juniors only | Check web for 2010 date |
| New York Women in Communication | Check web for 2010 date |
| South Shore Women's Business Association | Check web for 2010 date |
| Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund | Check web for 2010 date |
| Miscellaneous Scholarships | Deadline |
| Study Abroad Scholarships | Varies by scholarship |
| Dale E. Fridell Scholarship - 4 awards and deadlines per year | Varies by scholarship |
| Americorp | Varies by scholarship |
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation - NH residents only | Varies by scholarship |
| The Rhode Island Foundation - Rhode Island residents only | Varies by scholarship |
| Sallie Mae Unmet Need Scholarship | Check web for 2010 date |
| John Gyles Education Awards | Check web for 2010 date |
| Abbott and Fenner Business Consultants | Check web for 2010 date |
| The Roothbert Scholarship Fund | Check web for 2010 date |
| The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award | Check web for 2010 date |
| USAFunds Access to Education | Check web for 2010 date |
| Bereau of Jewish Education - must be resident of certain CA counties | Check web for 2010 date |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation | Check web for 2010 date |
| Reading Scholarship Foundation - Reading, MA residents only | Check web for 2010 date |
| National Federation of the Blind - multiple scholarships available | Check web for 2010 date |
| Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Check web for 2010 date |
| WalMart College Success Awards- first generation students | Check web for 2010 date |
| Scholarship Search Engines | Deadline |
| FastWeb Scholarship Search | Varies by scholarship |
| CollegeBoard Fund Finder | Varies by scholarship |
| Nelnet College Planning | Varies by scholarship |
| College Scholarships.org | Varies by scholarship |
| * Please note that any information you provide is subject to terms of use and privacy statements of each site. | |
Student Financial Services warns students to be cautious of scholarship search firms that have any of these elements:
- You have to pay a fee
- Money-Back Guarantee
- Credit Card / Bank Account Information Required
- Offers Exclusive Information
- Promises cash if you pay a registration fee
- Pay a fee and they guarantee you'll win awards
- Pay a fee and receive a low interest rate education loan
- Promises to replace loans with grant if you pay a processing fee
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