The American Legion offers a number of scholarships and other resources to assist young people in their pursuit of higher education. There are opportunities for everyone, including kin of wartime veterans and participants in Legion programs.
External Scholarships
External scholarships are funds that you apply for and receive from any source not affiliated with Columbia College Chicago. These scholarships can be from a community religious, or professional organization, or even your high school. Take a look around; you might be surprised by how many awards are available.
External Scholarship Opportunities
On this page, we've collected some scholarship opportunities that we want to share with you. We update this page as we're able, but it is not and could never be exhaustive. There are many small scholarships out there that could add up for you. We're certain that your own search will turn up some that we didn't find.
- JobTest.org Scholarship
- Road to Recovery Scholarship
- Diamocycle Scholarship for Future Entrepreneurs
- Natural Disaster Relief Scholarship
- Vocational Training HQ’s Annual Scholarship
- Spolin Law P.C Civil Rights and Criminal law essay competition
- Equipment Leases Scholarship
- Perfecting the Craft Annual Scholarship
- Annual Passion for Making Scholarship
- Pheabs Finance Scholarship Award
Finding an External Scholarship
Some websites are devoted to aggregating scholarships from across the internet. Each of the sites listed below could be a good place to start your search.
Before you apply, check out our quick tips when searching for scholarships.
Scholarship Finders
- FastWeb
- Petersons
- College Green Light
- Cappex
- Career One Stop
- Scholly
- Best Colleges
- Chegg
- Big Future College Board
Specialty Scholarships
Informational Sites
For International Students
