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About

Clarkson University offers a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree in a 28-consecutive month curriculum. Accredited by the ARC-PA, they graduate high quality and compassionate PAs to successfully pass their certification exam to serve their patients and communities with pride.

Overview

If you are ready for that challenge and seek to serve others, we welcome your interest. We invite you to schedule an appointment to visit upstate New York and discuss your potential as a Clarkson PA student. Each fall we host an open house for the public to meet potential incoming first year students.

The Physician Assistant Studies program from Clarkson University continues to be an important part of the coordination required in improving healthcare in the U.S. The U.S. government and multiple other publications continually produce articles and reports that demonstrate the value of PAs and the continuing need for more physician assistants in the future. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Physician Assistants are in the top 10 fastest growing occupations. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Physician Assistants).

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Clarkson University Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to prepare exceptional, highly skilled clinicians who actively demonstrate the University's core values of teamwork, caring, integrity, diversity, service, growth and diligence while compassionately providing for the healthcare needs of their communities. 

Program Goals:

  • Produce highly skilled and compassionate health care providers licensed to practice medicine as part of a healthcare team.
  • Establish student competence in medical and evidence-based research through scholarly activity.
  • Develop in students the professionalism, medical knowledge, and clinical skills needed to provide comprehensive care to diverse populations in a variety of clinical settings.
  • Instill in students the core values of Clarkson University, while fostering a commitment to community service. 

Programme Structure

  • The didactic phase is the preclinical year and spans 13 months.
  • The clinical phase consists of 14 months of supervised clinical education and coursework.
  • The summative phase consists of one month and consists of evaluation and preparation for the future as a graduated physician assistant.
  • The curriculum is structured so that courses from semester two build on courses in semester one, etc. Therefore, opportunities for transfer of credit into the PA Studies curriculum or advanced placement are not available.

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 28 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Credits

82 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
3.25
GRE admission requirements GRE®
Required
GMAT admission requirements GMAT
Required

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

  • Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
  • Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
  • Liability
  • Home contents and baggage
  • Accidents
  • Legal aid

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Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Clarkson University and/or in United States, please visit Student Insurance Portal.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Completion of the 10 prerequisites listed below. 
  • Each prerequisite course taken needs to be at least a B or higher. 
  • A minimum overall, prerequisite and science prerequisite GPA of a 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. 
  • Three letters of reference. One reference needs to be completed by a clinician. It is recommended (but not required) to have a reference from a Professor.  
  • Must have taken the GRE with official results sent to Clarkson University (CASPA code 0285). We do not have a minimum accepted score for the GRE;
  • A minimum of 500 hours of patient care experience must be completed, documented and verifiable at the time of application. 
  • Completion of the CASPer test that assesses non-cognitive and interpersonal characteristics important for successful students and graduates of the program and is used to complement the other applicant screening tools. 
  • Ensure the technical standards can be met. Please review the standards prior to applying. 

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    26572 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 13286 USD per semester during 28 months.
  • National

    26572 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 13286 USD per semester during 28 months.
  • In-State

    26572 USD/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 13286 USD per semester during 28 months.

Living costs for Potsdam

892 - 1945 USD /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Physician Assistant Studies.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

Independent provider
Grant
332500 USD
Deadline
31 May 2025
Study Abroad Graudate Scholarships Of SBS Foundation
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
300000 MXN
Deadline
08 May 2025
South-East Regional CONACYT Scholarships
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
85000 AUD
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
World Universities Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
76800 MXN
Deadline
Not specified
Becas CONACYT-FUNED
Merit-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
67000 AUD
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
St. John’s College, Annapolis, Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
50000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Beca De Excelencia Rafael Del Pino
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
40000 AUD
Deadline
30 Apr 2025
Veterans’ Fund Graduate Scholarships
Merit-based

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American Australian Association (AAA)
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Independent provider
Grant
40000 USD
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
Study Abroad Master/Doctoral Program Of Lotte Foundation
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
40000 USD
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
Study Abroad Graduate Scholarships Of Jeollanam
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
40000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Becas Fulbright - Ampliación De Estudios
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
30000 CZK
Deadline
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Olomouc Region Study Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
30000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Baltic American Freedom Foundation Scholarships
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
30000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
International Education Center's Study Abroad Programs
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
24000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Becas Fulbright - Realización De Master
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Education USA
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
21200 EUR
Deadline
01 Jul 2025
Next 100 (Kitas 100)
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
20000 USD
Deadline
03 Mar 2025
Thanks To Scandinavia Grants To Danish Students
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Education USA
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Grant
11000 USD
Deadline
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Dositeja Fund For Young Talents Of Serbia
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
10000 USD
Deadline
30 Apr 2025
OAS/OEA Scholarship
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
6000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Tatra Banka Scholarship
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
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Korean American Scholarship Foundation
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
3000 USD
Deadline
Anytime
Belizean Student Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Sejong Scholarship Foundation Of America
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
400 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2025
Robitschek Scholarship, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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Becas La Caixa
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
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Fondos En Administración - ICETEX
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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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Fulbright Program
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Education USA
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Various benefits
Deadline
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Stipendium Peregrinum
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Education USA
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Various benefits
Deadline
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The Bepina Sabalic Kunin Endowed Scholarship
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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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Azerbaijan Youth Foundation Scholarship
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
Professional Fellows Program (PFP)
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Other Scholarships For Graduate Students
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
30 Apr 2025
Florida-Eastern Europe Linkage Institute (EELI)
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
FULBRIGHT
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
50000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Fulbright Master's And PhD Grants - Türkiye
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
30000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
International Student Award
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
15000 USD
Deadline
31 Aug 2025
Amberscholar Scholarship
Merit-based

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Amber Student
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Grant
12000 USD
Deadline
Anytime
Chancellor's Scholarship
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
7000 USD
Deadline
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Out-Of-State Tuition Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
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Temple University
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Cross-Cultural Scholarship (In-State Tuition)
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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
40000 USD
Deadline
31 Mar 2025
Indigenous Scholarships
Merit-based Need-based

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American Australian Association (AAA)
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Independent provider
Grant
2500 USD
Deadline
02 Apr 2025
First Generation College Student Scholarship
Merit-based

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The Law Offices of David A. Kadzai, LLC
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Independent provider
Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
04 Aug 2025
Alford & Associates Students in Need Scholarship
Need-based

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Alford & Associates
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Independent provider
Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
07 Jul 2025
Road to Recovery Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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The Law Office of Jerry D. Andrews, P.C.
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Independent provider
Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
01 Mar 2025
2025 Queer Youth of Faith National Essay Contest
Merit-based Need-based

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Beloved Arise
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Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
05 May 2025
Hope and Opportunity Scholarship
Merit-based

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Whitlock Law, LLC
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Independent provider
Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
02 Apr 2025
Uplifting Communities Scholarship
Merit-based

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The Law Office of Donald L. Bell
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
04 Jun 2025
Miami Family Law Breaking The Cycle Scholarship
Merit-based

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Miami Family Law Group, PLLC
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
02 Jun 2025
The Law Offices of Joseph J. Bogdan, Inc. Healthcare Professional Scholarship
Merit-based

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The Law Offices of Joseph J. Bogdan, LLC
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
23 Apr 2025
Natural Disaster Relief Scholarship
Need-based

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OVC Scholarship Network
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
12 Mar 2025
Striving Solo Parent Scholarship
Merit-based

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Daniel R. Bacalis, P.C.
Location not available
Independent provider
Grant
1000 CAD
Deadline
31 May 2025
Digital Excellence Academic Scholarship
Merit-based

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iGotcha Media
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
28 Feb 2025
Act of Kindness Scholarship
Merit-based

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The National Parent Volunteer Association
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
28 Sep 2025
Saagar Govil Scholarship
Merit-based

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Saagar Govil
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
19 Feb 2025
The Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship
Merit-based

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Blossom Law
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
30 Mar 2025
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
Merit-based

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Aga Khan Foundation
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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Beca Mexico
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
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40% Merit-Based Scholarship For Master's Students
Merit-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
10000 USD
Deadline
19 Feb 2025
Gordon Hay Scholarship Fund
Merit-based Need-based

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Blumenthal Performing Arts
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Independent provider
Grant
7000 USD
Deadline
31 Aug 2025
Amber Scholarship For September Intake
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Amber Student
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
15 Apr 2025
William E. Wilson Scholarship Award
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SETC
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
22 Apr 2025
IELTS USA Andrea Scott International Graduate Scholarship
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IELTS from 6 to 9
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Independent provider
Grant
5000 USD
Deadline
15 Apr 2025
HBCU Scholarships
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United Methodist Church
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Independent provider
Grant
4000 USD
Deadline
01 Apr 2025
UM Dollars for Scholars
Merit-based

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United Methodist Church
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Independent provider
Grant
4000 USD
Deadline
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Jean Louis Le Gall Memorial Scholarship
Merit-based

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Society of Women Engineers
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Independent provider
Grant
3200 USD
Deadline
Not specified
United Arab Emirates Government Scholarship Programs
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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
2500 USD
Deadline
15 Apr 2025
Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship Award
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SETC
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Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
15 Apr 2025
Robert Porterfield Scholarship Award
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SETC
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Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Distinguished Career Award
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SETC
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Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
15 Apr 2025
Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship Award
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SETC
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Tom Behm Award
Merit-based Need-based

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SETC
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise (KEAP) Awards
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SETC
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Distinguished Design/Tech Award
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SETC
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Getchell New Play Award
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SETC
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
28 Feb 2025
Delete Cyberbullying Social Media Scholarship
Merit-based

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Delete Cyberbullying
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
30 Apr 2025
Law Office of Jae Lee Immigrant Student Scholarship
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Law Office of Jae Lee
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
17 Mar 2025
Supporting Prisoners’ Families Scholarship
Merit-based

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Pullan & Young
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
16 Apr 2025
Bridge to Success Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Break Out Bail Bonds
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
26 Feb 2025
Magana & Van Dyke Dominick Marsala Memorial Scholarship
Merit-based

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Magana & Van Dyke
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
10 Mar 2025
Freedman Law Workplace Rights Scholarship
Merit-based

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Freedman Law, LLC
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
31 May 2025
A+A Altruism + All Good Deeds Scholarship
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The National Parent Volunteer Association
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Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
Anytime
The Higher Foundation Scholarship
Merit-based

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The Higher Foundation
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Independent provider
Grant
1000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
STEM Supplemental Award
Merit-based

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U.S. government
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Grant
500 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Scott Parker Award
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SETC
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Grant
500 USD
Deadline
Anytime
The Higher Foundation Grant
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The Higher Foundation
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Grant
400 USD
Deadline
15 Sep 2025
Young Scholar's Award
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SETC
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
01 Apr 2025
Chaplain Samuel Grover Powell Scholarship
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United Methodist Church
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
15 Jan 2026
Design Competition Awards
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SETC
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 May 2025
AADF Master's And Internship Program
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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program
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U.S. government
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Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
General Named Endowed Scholarships
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United Methodist Church
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 May 2025
Harvard University MBA Scholarship
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Boustany Foundation
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
Not specified
Master's Scholarship
Merit-based Need-based

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Education USA
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Independent provider
Grant
1000000 INR
Deadline
Anytime
Education Future International Scholarship
Merit-based

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Education Future
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Grant
2500 USD
Deadline
01 Apr 2025
BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship Program
Merit-based Need-based

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BeArt-Presets
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Independent provider
Grant
2500 USD
Deadline
26 Mar 2025
Overcoming Disability Scholarship
Need-based

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The Law Offices of Coats & Todd
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Grant
2000 USD
Deadline
Not specified
Betty Lou Bailey SWE Region F Scholarship
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Society of Women Engineers
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Grant
1500 USD
Deadline
01 May 2025
Wear & I Fashion Pioneer Scholarship
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WEAR & I
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1000 USD
Deadline
01 Aug 2025
The Speakeasy Scholarship Program
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