Social Sciences

Wayne V. Black Memorial Scholarship

Sponsor: Energy Telecommunications and Electrical Association

Amount: $5,000

Closing Date: February 14

Description: Scholarship is open to current undergraduate students working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology, Computer Science/MIS, Pre-law, Political Science, or Telecommunications/Information Technology.


DAR Centennial Scholarship

Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution

Amount: $2,500

Closing Date: February 15

Description: Scholarship is open to graduate students who are pursuing a course of study in the field of historic preservation at a college or university in the United States.


Dr. Aura-Lee A. and James Hobbs Pittenger American History Scholarship

Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: February 15

Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who will pursue an undergraduate degree with a concentrated study of a minimum of 24 credit hours in American History and American Government.


Leo W. and Alberta V. Thomas Utz Scholarship

Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution

Amount: $4,000

Closing Date: February 15

Description: Scholarship is open to three top students (one in each of the following areas – Math, Science and English).


Lucinda Beneventi Findley History Scholarship

Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution

Amount: $2,000

Closing Date: February 15

Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated advance interest in history and are planning to major in or pursue the study of history in a full-time accredited college or university in the United States.


National Italian American Foundation Scholarships

Sponsor: The National Italian American Foundation

Amount: Up to $12,000

Closing Date: March 1

Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, medical, and legal students who will be enrolled in higher education for the Fall 2020 semester and have a GPA of at least 3.5. Applicant must have at least one ancestor who immigrated from Italy. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open to specific majors and state residency.


Healthy Minds Scholarship

Sponsor: St. Louis Area MENSA

Amount: $1000

Closing Date: March 13

Description: High school seniors and undergraduate college students in the area covered by St. Louis Area Mensa. Current Mensa members are not eligible. Applicants must be students in good academic standing with cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 who are currently enrolled in any accredited undergraduate two or four year institution with a declared major in any of the mental health related fields. High school seniors who have been admitted to any accredited two year or four year institution who plan on pursuing one of these majors are also eligible. Eligible majors include, but are not limited to psychology, counseling, social work and psychiatric nursing.