Believe it or not you can find funding for education no matter what sphere you have chosen. Also for some fields there are specific grants that you can use out of the common ones. Here is a list of couple of scholarships for college and the institutions that offer them that can help you get the desired profession:
- The education grants of The American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACC).
They offer grants for graduate students that want to make researches in the cereal science. If you her this for the first time, don’t worry, you are not the only one. AACC gives $2,000, $2,500, or $3,000 graduate students fellowships – the pogran includes both science and technology. To join this program, of course, you should be Association’s member.
- Grants of the Massage Therapy Foundation.
These are very generous grants for not only organization’s members but also for individuals that want to make a research in the massage therapy field. These grants are also awarded to a group projects and they range from $1,000 to $30,000. The purpose is to promote this practice, to see how the people take it and what are the attitudes toward it; how specific applications of the massage therapy can affect people’s health and what is the role of the massage in the health care services.
- National Potato Council Scholarship.
This is $10,000 annual award for graduate students with higher aspirations. They should be interested in the support of Potato Industry by Agribusiness. The criteria are past academic achievements; potato-related area of graduated study (for example Entomology, Agricultural Engineering, Crop and Soil Sciences, Agronomy, Food Sciences, Plant Pathology or Horticulture), leadership abilities. You can apply every year till June 30th.
- AACT’s John Kitt Memorial Scholarship.
This is one sweet scholarship of $5,000 anounced by the American Association of Candy Technologists. It’s non-renewable award that is opened for application till 15th April 2015. To get it you need to be sophomore, Senior or Junior student; to demonstrate interest in confectionery technology; to attend or to be about to start accredited North American university or college.
- Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award.
It is for students who want to make crystallographically-oriented research. To apply you need to submit CV, supportive letter, descriptive summary of your desired research and expected graduation date; all in PDF format.
These are just part of the specific scholarships that you can use to support your education, good luck in the search.