USA Scholarships
Professional Development Scholarship Guides
Professional Development Programs
Guides for funded professional development, leadership, and executive programs that don't lead to a degree but build skills and networks. Each guide covers eligibility, benefits, and the full application process.
BCCC Workforce Creation Scholarship 2026 - Maryland
Baltimore City Community College launched Workforce Creation Scholarships to steer Baltimore City residents into high-demand degree, certificate, and workforce-shortage programs, covering tuition, fees, and books for eligible students who demonstrate financial need. Apply through the BCCC Foundation AcademicWorks portal; spring 2026 foundation applications are due 13 February 2026.
Wilson Center Fellowships 2027 - Research & More
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC runs several fellowship tracks for people working on US foreign policy. The flagship Research Fellowship pays about $10,000 a month for twelve remote months on a nonpartisan project, with applications due 30 September 2026 via Interfolio. The Congressional Fellowship Program offers a six-week seminar series for current congressional staff. Distinguished and visiting fellowships are by invitation. Scholars, journalists, and senior practitioners worldwide may compete for research awards when they meet publication or experience thresholds.
STEAM Trailblazer Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 USA
All-American Pest Control awards one $1,000 STEAM Trailblazer Scholarship each year to a female high school senior or college or trade-school student in an accredited U.S. program with at least a 3.0 GPA and a clear STEAM career path. Apply through the Pest Management Foundation window, typically 1 October through 30 November, with the recipient announced in January 2027.
3-5 Sentence Story Scholarship 2026 - $1,000
Keep Going Forward's A.A. Milne-inspired 3-5 Sentence Story Scholarship awards $1,000 to applicants who share a brief original story (three to five sentences) about themselves. Open to students and graduates at any education level. Apply at keepgoingforward.org/aamilnescholarship by 30 November 2026; selections weigh creativity, originality, and self-expression.
Jamieson Family Scholarship 2026 - $1,000 Essay
The Law Firm of Charles D. Jamieson, P.A. awards $1,000 through its Family Scholarship to one US student who writes about what family means and how their household shaped them. West Palm Beach family law attorney Charles Jamieson invites essays from undergraduates, graduate students, law students, and high school seniors who will enroll in college before the deadline. You need a minimum 3.0 GPA, good academic standing, and submission through the firm scholarship form. Aggregators list an August 31 application deadline; confirm the active cycle on cjamiesonlaw.com because scholarship URLs sometimes redirect.
John Foy Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship 2026
John Foy & Associates awards $2,500 through the Strong Arm Leukemia Scholarship to one US college or graduate student who has battled leukemia or whose life was affected by it. Atlanta personal injury firm John Foy accepts either a 500-to-1,000-word essay or a two-to-three-minute YouTube video on how leukemia shaped your education, plus an official transcript. Undergraduate and graduate students at accredited US institutions, including incoming freshmen, may apply only through the form on johnfoy.com. The published deadline is October 15, 2026. Winners are announced publicly through media and the firm website.
ACS Public Interest Fellowship 2027 - DC
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hires one recent US law school graduate each year as a Law Fellow at its Washington, DC headquarters. The one-year, full-time fellowship pays salary and benefits while you support progressive constitutional policy programs, events, and research. Applicants need strong writing, organization, and public-interest commitment. CareerOneStop lists an annual deadline around 29 October; confirm openings at acslaw.org.
Schneider Electric SkillPointe Scholarship 2026
The Schneider Electric SkillPointe Scholarship from the SkillPointe Foundation and Schneider Electric pays up to $2,500 to US citizens training for smart-building careers. Up to twenty winners each cycle receive tuition support sent by ACH directly to an approved community college, technical school, or certificate program in electrical, HVAC, IT, security, or building automation. You must be at least sixteen, pursue non-degree trade training, and submit two original 250-word essays through the SkillPointe portal. Previous winners and Schneider or SkillPointe employees cannot apply. The annual deadline is typically 31 October.
Kaine Law Growing Your Community Scholarship 2026
Kaine Law''s Growing Your Community Scholarship awards $1,500 to one US student who writes the strongest 1,000-to-1,500-word essay on dedication to school and local community service. The Atlanta personal injury firm accepts high school, undergraduate, and graduate applicants, including students accepted to accredited US colleges who have not yet enrolled. You need at least a 3.0 GPA, proof of enrollment or acceptance, and submission only through the official online form. Email and mail entries are disqualified. The published terms list an October 1 deadline; confirm the active cycle on kainelaw.com because the firm runs multiple annual scholarships.
Feeding Hope Clinical Research Grant 2026 - NEDA
The Feeding Hope Fund for Clinical Research from the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) backs human-participant pilot studies on eating disorders that can reach clinical care or early intervention within one to five years. Two tracks run in each cycle: the Feeding Hope Award up to $100,000 over two years for established investigators, and the Early Career Investigator grant up to $50,000 for assistant professors and below, including postdoctoral and predoctoral researchers. US citizens or lawful permanent residents at US institutions apply first with a Letter of Intent, then finalists submit full proposals. Basic science-only projects are out of scope; underserved communities and access-to-care equity are priorities. The 2025 cycle used an August 25 LOI deadline; expect a similar late-summer 2026 window on nationaleatingdisorders.org.
Scoville Peace Fellowship 2027 - $51K in DC
The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship places recent college and graduate alumni in six-to-nine-month, full-time roles at Washington, DC public-interest organizations working on nuclear nonproliferation, climate and security, peacebuilding, emerging technology, and global health security. Fellows earn $4,283 per month (about $51,396 annually prorated), partial health insurance support, relocation travel to DC, $1,200 for professional development, mentoring, and policy networking. You need a completed bachelor''s degree, strong writing skills, and prior activism or advocacy experience. US citizens are preferred; a foreign national living in the US may be selected occasionally. The Spring 2027 cohort typically accepts applications from 15 September through 20 October 2026 via Submittable.
MGFA Nursing Research Fellowship 2027 - Up to $5,000
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America Nursing Research Fellowship supports nurses and nursing students studying problems faced by patients with myasthenia gravis or related neuromuscular conditions. Published program materials describe a stipend of up to $5,000, an October 15 application deadline, and a focus on human-subjects or clinical nursing research tied to MG care. MGFA's current grant portal emphasizes registry, pilot, and postdoctoral awards, so confirm the nursing cycle with the research team before you prepare a packet.