Membership-based scholarships are financial awards or grants offered by organizations or institutions to individuals who belong to a specific group or community associated with the organization. These scholarships aim to support members' educational goals, encourage participation and engagement within the organization, and foster a sense of belonging. Membership-based scholarships may be available to students, employees, or individuals who are part of a particular professional, cultural, ethnic, or social group.
There are 151 scholarships available for students who are members of a specific organization as of July 2025. You can find hundreds of membership-based scholarships available for college, high school senior, and college seniors. Some prominent membership-based scholarships for students include the Naomi Brack Student Scholarship, the Holdrege Firefighters Scholarship, and the James B. Carey Scholarship. You can find membership-based scholarships for pursuing your associate's, undergraduate, master's, vocational, four-year, community college, graduate degree, postgraduate, or professional degree.
You can find scholarship financial aid for students who are members of a specific organization by using a scholarship search engine like Scholarships That Work, which has 151 membership-based scholarships with an average award amount of $2,534. You can also find membership-based scholarships by inquiring with organizations that offer membership-based scholarships, like the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing National Office, the Phelps County Community Foundation, the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers-Communications Workers of America, or the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
To apply for membership-based scholarships, you will need to fill out the scholarship application form on the scholarship page. For three of these scholarships, you will need to submit an essay. Several membership-based scholarship require a resume, and four awards require letters of recommendation. The GPA requirements for membership-based scholarship vary between a 2.0 and 3.5 minimum GPA.
Some of the best membership-based scholarships are the STTI/American Association of Critical-Care Nursing Grant Scholarship, the South Carolina Army National Guard Minuteman Scholarship Program, the Eric S. Horvath Memorial Scholarship Fund, the Robert Knowlton Agar Memorial Fund Scholarship, and the Shepherd Scholarship. The best scholarships for students who are members of a specific organization will be listed at the top of this page.
All students who are members of the provider's organization are eligible to apply for the scholarships on this page. Other eligibility requirements for membership-based scholarships may vary, so be sure to read the scholarship listing carefully. Two scholarships that require membership are specifically open to applicants who identify as Asian or White students. Of these scholarships, two require community service participation. For military-affiliated students, there are one scholarship for students who are members of a specific organization specifically available to you.
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