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  2. National Merit Scholarship Program - Wikipedia

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    A specific number of students, which varies each year, advance to Finalist standing based on these criteria. At the end of the competition, a select group of Finalists are chosen to receive $2500 National Merit Scholarships. [9] Scholarship winners represent less than 1% of the initial pool of student entrants. [8]

  3. Chevening Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    The selection criteria for Chevening Scholarship aim to identify "high-calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership". Specific selection criteria for Chevening Scholarships vary from country to country, and from year to year. In 2017/18, of 65,000 applicants, 1,650 scholarships were awarded.

  4. Scholarships in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A scholarship is defined as a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other distinction. [1] "Scholarship" has a different meaning in the United States than it does in other countries, with the partial exception of Canada. Outside the U.S., scholarship is any type of monetary award to fund ...

  5. Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    A young man (in bowtie) receives a scholarship at a ceremony. A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need, research experience or specific professional experience.

  6. Gates Cambridge Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    The scholarship is extremely competitive with around 1.3% of applicants receiving an award in recent years. [ 1 ] The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation established the Gates Cambridge Scholarships in 2000 with a $210 million donation to support outstanding graduate students' study at the University of Cambridge . [ 2 ]

  7. Presidential Scholars Program - Wikipedia

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    Candidates are notified of eligibility, and if interested in being considered for the scholarship, must submit an essay, self-assessments, high school reports, and transcripts. They are evaluated on their academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and an analysis of their essay. 500 students are chosen as ...

  8. MacArthur Fellows Program - Wikipedia

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    The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", [a] is a prize awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and 30 individuals working in any field who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are ...

  9. Rhodes Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    The scholarship committee selects candidates based on a combination of literary and academic achievements, athletic involvement, character traits like truth and courage, and leadership potential, originally assessed on a 200-point scale. In 2018, the criteria were revised to emphasize using one's talents and caring for others.