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Financial assistance for college-bound students with clinically significant bilateral hearing loss, awarded through local Sertoma clubs.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

#scholarship#disability#hearing-loss

Apply → sertoma.org

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AISES Scholarships (OASIS)

American Indian Science and Engineering Society

The largest scholarship provider to Indigenous STEM students in North America, matching students to multiple funded awards through a single application system.

📍 United States / CanadaPaidEasy

#scholarship#indigenous#stem

Apply → aises.org

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Point Foundation Community College Scholarship

Point Foundation

Supports LGBTQ+ and ally students earning an associate degree or transferring from community college to a four-year school.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

#scholarship#lgbtq#community-college

Apply → pointfoundation.org

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Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation Scholarship

Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation

College scholarships for students with significant bilateral hearing loss, aimed at reducing financial barriers to higher education.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

#scholarship#disability#hearing-loss

Apply → ltzfoundation.org

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Ruby's Rainbow Scholarship

Ruby's Rainbow

Funds continuing and higher education for adults with Down syndrome pursuing postsecondary, vocational, or continuing-education programs.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

#scholarship#disability#down-syndrome

Apply → rubysrainbow.org

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John Reinert Scholarship

Out To Protect Incorporated

Supports openly LGBTQ+ individuals training to become law enforcement officers or 911 dispatchers, awarded twice a year.

📍 United StatesPaidEasy

#scholarship#lgbtq#law-enforcement

Apply → outtoprotect.org

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Nordic Culture Point Mobility Funding

Nordic Culture Point

Travel and stay funding for professional artists and cultural practitioners moving within the Nordic and Baltic countries for work-related stays of up to two weeks.

📍 Nordic and Baltic countriesStipendEasy

#grant#mobility#nordic

Apply → nkk.org

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Raptor Research Foundation Stephen R. Tully Memorial Grant

Raptor Research Foundation

Supports research and conservation of raptors — hawks, eagles, falcons, owls, and vultures — targeted at those with limited access to alternative funding.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#raptors

Apply → raptorresearchfoundation.org

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British Ornithologists' Union Small Ornithological Research Grant

British Ornithologists' Union (BOU)

Small grants for any aspect of ornithological research worldwide, open to both amateur and professional researchers.

📍 International (UK-based)PaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#research

Apply → bou.org.uk

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North American Native Fishes Association Conservation Research Grant

North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA)

Funds research on the conservation of North America's native freshwater fish, especially threatened and endangered species, running since 2001.

📍 United States / CanadaPaidEasy

#grant#ichthyology#freshwater

Apply → nanfa.org

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Neotropical Grassland Conservancy Student Grant

Neotropical Grassland Conservancy

Supports graduate students conducting conservation-focused field research in Latin American grassland ecosystems.

📍 Latin AmericaPaidEasy

#grant#grasslands#latin-america

Apply → conservegrassland.org

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State of the World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) Small Grant

Oceanic Society

Annual small grants for sea turtle research and conservation across networking, conservation-gap-filling, and behavior-change program areas.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#sea-turtles#marine-conservation

Apply → seaturtlestatus.org

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IDEA WILD Equipment Grant

IDEA WILD

Provides field equipment such as cameras, GPS units, mist nets, and binoculars rather than cash, for biodiversity conservation research and education projects.

📍 International, priority developing countriesPaidEasy

#grant#equipment#conservation

Apply → ideawild.org

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Society for Marine Mammalogy Small Grants in Aid of Research

Society for Marine Mammalogy

Funds direct field and research costs for marine mammal science projects worldwide, with preference to first-time recipients and early-career researchers.

📍 InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#marine-mammals#conservation

Apply → marinemammalscience.org

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Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund Grant

American Museum of Natural History

Small short-term awards for graduate research on avian evolutionary biology, including specimen-based and expeditionary bird research.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#museum-research

Apply → amnh.org

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Wilson Ornithological Society Research Grant

Wilson Ornithological Society

Four award programs funding avian research worldwide, from behavioral ecology to conservation.

📍 International (US-based society)PaidEasy

#grant#ornithology#conservation

Apply → wilsonsociety.org

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Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)

Annual grants for herpetological field research, education, and conservation across seven categories.

📍 United States/InternationalPaidEasy

#grant#herpetology#conservation

Apply → ssarherps.org

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Instituto Ayrton Senna Educational Scholarship

Instituto Ayrton Senna (Brazil)

A scholarship and mentoring initiative supporting Brazilian students from public schools to complete secondary education and pursue higher education pathways.

📍 BrazilPaidEasy

#scholarship#brazil#financial-need

Apply → institutoayrtonsenna.org.br

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European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Projects

European Commission

A program funding young people to volunteer on community and social projects across Europe, covering travel, accommodation, and a small living allowance.

📍 Multiple European countriesStipendEasy

#volunteering#europe#youth

Apply → youth.europa.eu

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Camfed Learner Guide and Scholarship Program

Campaign for Female Education (Camfed)

A scholarship and mentorship program supporting girls in rural Sub-Saharan Africa to complete secondary school, paired with a peer-mentoring network run by young female graduates.

📍 Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Tanzania, MalawiPaidEasy

#scholarship#africa#girls-education

Apply → camfed.org

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Colgate Keep India Smiling Scholarship Program

Colgate-Palmolive India

A scholarship combined with mentorship for economically weaker school and college students in India, spanning educational, sports, and general-merit categories.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#financial-need

Apply → colgatekeepindiasmiling.com

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JK Laxmipat Vidya Scholarship

JK Cement / Laxmipat Singhania Foundation

A scholarship for economically disadvantaged school and college students in India, awarded based on merit and family financial need.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#financial-need

Apply → jklaxmipatfoundation.org

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Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students

Ministry of Education, Government of India

A national merit-based scholarship for Indian students from lower-income families entering college, renewable annually based on continued academic performance.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#financial-need

Apply → scholarships.gov.in

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LIC HFL Vidyadhan Scholarship

LIC Housing Finance

A scholarship for meritorious students from economically weaker sections of Indian society, covering school and college education costs.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#financial-need

Apply → vidyadhan.org

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AICTE Swanath Scholarship

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

A scholarship for orphans and dependents of deceased or disabled armed forces personnel pursuing technical higher education in India.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#financial-need

Apply → aicte-india.org

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AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

A government scholarship supporting girl students pursuing technical undergraduate education, aimed at improving female representation in engineering fields.

📍 IndiaPaidEasy

#scholarship#india#women-in-stem

Apply → aicte-pragati-saksham-gov.in

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Non-Violent Communication Video Contest

Center for Nonviolent Communication

A video contest inviting entrants to demonstrate nonviolent communication practices in everyday scenarios, with recognition and certificates for standout entries.

📍 Global (online submission)UnpaidEasy

#competition#video#communication

Apply → cnvc.org

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Y Combinator Startup School

Y Combinator

A free online course and community for early-stage founders, covering fundraising, product, and growth, with optional peer group matching for accountability.

📍 Remote (online)UnpaidEasy

#program#startup#online

Apply → startupschool.org

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