Scholarships

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Purdue University Northwest Educational Opportunity Programs.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Minnesota Duluth Upward Bound Vision Quest Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Hawaii Maui College Upward Bound/Upward Bound Math and Science Programs.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Augustana College Student Support Services Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Lake Land College TRIO Destination (Talent Search) Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Idaho Upward Bound Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Colorado School of Mines Upward Bound Math and Science Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Wyoming Student Support Services Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Pre-College Services Upward Bound Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by The Evergreen State College Upward Bound Math and Science Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the California State University Dominguez Hills Educational Talent Search Programs.

Ramiro Frausto, Senior Director of the Institute of College Initiatives at the University of San Diego, sent the following statement about their awardee:

[Our selected student] is an exceptional McNair Scholar who stands out amongst her high-achieving peers. She has a demonstrated history of going above and beyond in her pursuit of research and in her PhD application process. She will be applying to multiple PhD programs that are offered through CSU institutions. Unfortunately, the CSU system has stopped providing fee waivers. As a result, she informed me that she will only be applying to 1 of the 2 programs that are a good fit for her. We are not allowed to use McNair grant funds on graduate applications, thus, this scholarship will allow her to apply to both programs.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University Corporation of CSU Monterey Bay GEAR UP Program.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Indian Hills Community College Talent Search/Upward Bound Programs.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the University of Northern Illinois Upward Bound Math and Science Program.

Andrea Farquhar, Director of TRIO Student Support Services at the University of West Alabama, sent the following statements about their awardee (name redacted for privacy):

"[Our chosen student] will be graduating this semester, but money is currently a challenge for her. Her federal aid has almost been exhausted and she is working three different jobs while completing her degree just to make ends meet."

Krystle Igbo-Ogbonna, Director of UMD's Upward Bound Vision Quest, sent the following statement about their program's two $50 awardees (names redacted for privacy):

"We are selecting these students because they have been engaged participants in our program over the past few years. Both have followed through on program expectations around college application submissions, and both attended our fall senior retreat."

Frances Bennett Clark, Director of TRIO Programs at Virginia Tech, sent the following statement about their deserving Upward Bound students who are each receiving $50:

[They] joined the Virginia Tech Upward Bound: Salem program just months before the world shut down for the pandemic. Neither of them, however, would let the situation deter them from reaching their goals. Both [students] enthusiastically participated in offered services (virtual and in-person) and completed the Summer Bridge program prior to enrolling in their freshman years. [One] is attending North Carolina A&T and [the other] is a first-year student at Radford University.

This scholarship will be announced as soon as a recipient has been selected by the Montana Technological University ETS Program.

Julie Janiak, Director of UW-Madison's Center for Educational Opportunity, sent the following statements about their awardees (names redacted for privacy):

Student 1 is very involved on campus and in our TRIO SSS STEM Program. He participated in the Health Professionals Shadowing program, which is a very selective program. He also started a new student organization on campus called Medical Advocacy and Venture Outreach Cornerstone (MADVOC).

Despite beginning college in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Student 2 has been able to succeed academically, maintaining a high GPA.  Also, she was an active and consistent participant in all the Center’s first-year programming, including Success Series which met every other week throughout the year.

Frances Bennett Clark, Director of TRIO Programs at Virginia Tech, sent the following statement about their deserving student, who just graduated from Christiansburg High School.

"Talent Search is pleased to award this scholarship to [name redacted for privacy]. She has been a participant in Talent Search since she was in Middle School and has availed herself to many of our opportunities. Her dedication to the pursuit of higher education is evident in both her involvement in our program and her focus toward future goals."

Mikah Arthur, Talent Search Academic Advisor at Neosho County Community College, sent triojoblist.com the following info about their chosen student whose name is withheld for privacy. 

"We have selected [our student] for the Scholarship. She is always eager to see what is happening within our program and has spoken about her future plans and ambitions. She is always happy to see us for our weekly visits and lessons. She is very interested in mechanics and knows a lot about it already. She is a bright ray of sunshine every week."

Kimberly Luebbering, Director of NCCC's STARS SSS program, sent triojoblist.com the following info about their chosen student whose name is withheld for privacy. 

"The student was chosen because he is committed to completing his education and embarking on the journey of adulthood. The student has recently moved out of the family home and is working multiple shifts at a local gas station. He is taking summer classes and has visited us this summer multiple times for tutoring. We are excited to be able to help him out with this scholarship!"

Stephanie Neve, Director of Simpson College's SSS program, sent triojoblist.com the following info about their chosen student. 

"[Our chosen student] was in a car accident and was seriously injured. In addition to medical bills, she has been unable to work while healing. She needs as much financial support as possible to finish her senior year of college."

Bart Chaney, former Director of NCCC's STARS SSS program, sent triojoblist.com the following info about their chosen student. 

"The student we have selected for the Award is [name withheld for privacy]. This is his first year at Neosho County Community College and in STARS.  He is a hard working student athlete on our track team, that is majoring in Secondary Education and plans to also become a coach. He has utilized many of our services such as Tutoring, Transfer & Career Advising, our Grant Aid, and Academic Advising.  We believe his hard work and dedication to his academics make him a good choice to receive your Scholarship."