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The Root-Tilden-Kern Program is the nation’s premier public service scholarship. Established in 1951, the scholarship has an impressive history; and scholarship alumni are some of the most powerful public service attorneys at work today. The program covers full tuition, without regard to financial need, for three years of law school for outstanding students who promise to pursue public service.Each year...

For full-time college students in a program related to the intellectual and developmental disability field such as behavioral sciences, social work, healthcare administration and management, or psychology.This $3,000 scholarship per recipient is paid in two installments of $1,500 per semester for any year the student is enrolled in college in a program related to the field of intellectual or other...

N.G. Kaul was a highly respected engineer, an immigrant from India who fulfilled the American dream of opportunity realized. He had a distinguished career in public service, first with New York City and then with the New York State DEC, rising to the position of Director of the Division of Water in 1992. That service was capped off, upon his...

The Jimmy Rane Foundation was established with the purpose of sending deserving students to college. Since then, the Foundation has awarded 680 scholarships to well-deserving students. These hard-working and outstanding students have taken these scholarships all over the country to institutions including: Auburn, Alabama, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Indiana, Troy, Duke, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech,...

In addition to supporting the national AAUW Educational Funds, the branch provides its own Adirondack Branch Memorial Scholarships. Through the years, contributions to the fund have been received to honor the memory of various members who have passed away. The Branch awarded a $1500 scholarship to each of two recipients for the 2024-25 academic year.Besides offering a scholarship for study...

To help a student whose parent has recently died from cancer — or who is undergoing cancer treatment — remain in school and obtain a bachelor’s degree. This need-based scholarship provides support when family finances experience a drastic change due to medical bills or reduced income as a result of cancer.Application PeriodNovember 1 to March 4Number and Size of AwardsOne...