Scholarships for District of Columbia students

20 scholarships and grants for students who live or go to school in District of Columbia: local foundations found in IRS filings, District of Columbia state aid, and programs confirmed on sponsors’ sites. Homeschool students can apply to most of them.

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• 100 Black Men of Greater Washington DC Scholarship~$3,500 · Deadline VariesStudent scholarships (five last year, averaging $3,500) from a mentoring organization serving African American youth in the Washington, DC area.
• Alpha Omega Social Action and Scholarship Foundation Scholarship~$10,127 · Deadline VariesScholarship awards for economically and socially disadvantaged residents of Washington, DC; five were awarded in the latest year.
• Anthony Richard Tilghman Memorial Scholarship~$5,000 · Deadline March 1Scholarships for high school seniors in the Washington, DC area who are mentally challenged, or who plan careers providing services to people who are; apply by March 1 with achievements, transcript, recommendations and an essay. Three $5,000 awards last year.
• APABA-DC Educational Fund FellowshipDeadline VariesFellowships and grants for law students in the greater Washington, DC area, from the Asian Pacific American Bar Association educational fund; any student enrolled at least part-time and in good standing at an accredited law school may apply online.
• DC CAP ScholarshipUp to $4,000 · Deadline VariesScholarships of up to $4,000 a year, renewable for up to five years, for District of Columbia students going to college, awarded on financial need and academic merit; a separate program targets graduates from Wards 7 and 8. About 1,400 students are funded each year.
• DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG)Up to $10,000 · Deadline August 21 · GrantHelps District residents afford college anywhere by paying the out-of-state tuition difference at public colleges nationwide, or part of tuition at private colleges in DC and private HBCUs.
• Esperanza Education Fund Scholarship~$4,000College scholarships and career mentoring for immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia; a new cohort of about five students receives roughly $4,000 each, with continued payments in later years.
• Farone Foundation Scholarships~$13,172 · Deadline VariesScholarships for students from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany (NY) area who attend The Catholic University of America; eligibility is verified and funds are disbursed through the university.
• Frank R Williams Scholarship Fund~$510Monetary support for student athletes in the Washington, DC metropolitan area who are pursuing higher education at a two- or four-year institution.
• Friends of the Health & Human Services Academy ScholarshipDeadline VariesScholarship and book awards for seniors graduating from the Health & Human Services Academy at Eastern High School in Washington, DC; the group also pays for students' HOSA conference travel and uniforms.
• Hannah May Johnson ScholarshipDeadline February 17Scholarship for Washington, DC residents who graduated from a DC high school; forms come from the DC Division of Student Services and are due February 17.
• Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund Scholarship~$2,000 · Deadline VariesScholarships of $8,000 (paid $2,000 a year) for deserving seniors at District of Columbia public high schools and public charter schools who enroll at an accredited four-year college; 29 were paid in the latest year.
• Latino Student Fund Scholarships~$2,895 · Deadline VariesCase-by-case scholarships for underserved PreK-12 students of Hispanic descent in the Washington, DC area, paid directly to the school; the fund also runs tutoring, mentoring and college-prep programs. 43 scholarships were given last year.
• Lucinda L. Jasper Scholarship$3,000–4,000 · Deadline VariesTwo scholarships ($4,000 and $3,000) each year for eighth graders in the Archdiocese of Washington (DC plus St. Mary's, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's and Montgomery counties, Maryland) who will attend a Catholic high school in the archdiocese. Essays are judged in April and awards made in June.
• Mayor's Scholars Undergraduate ProgramDeadline August 21 · GrantLocally funded, need-based last-dollar award for DC residents earning a first associate or bachelor degree at select area colleges; GED and NEDP completers may apply.
• MDDC Press Foundation Journalism Award and InternshipDeadline March 15Journalism awards for high school journalism students, and paid internships for four-year college students, in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Internship applicants send an essay, three references and writing or photo samples; the journalism award is due March 15.
• Naval Officers' Spouses' Club of Washington DC ScholarshipsDeadline VariesScholarships for Navy dependents in the Washington, DC area, funded by the club's Temptations Boutique thrift store.
• Spark the Journey ScholarshipsUp to $5,000 · Deadline VariesTuition scholarships (under $5,000 each) paid to colleges for selected students in Spark the Journey's mentoring program for young adults from low-income Washington, DC neighborhoods; 81 were awarded in the latest year.
• University Club Foundation Scholarship~$5,000 · Deadline VariesScholarships for employees of the University Club of Washington, DC and their children, paid to the college; six were awarded in the latest year.
• William O. Lockridge Community Foundation ScholarshipsScholarships and emergency college financial help for students from Wards 7 and 8 in Southeast Washington, DC.