The daughter of the American revolution, a D.C.-based non-profit, works to preserve and celebrate our nation’s heritage through education, special events, and a museum. As someone who majored in history in college (with an emphasis on American history), I thought that this would be an appropriate first scholarship to examine.Aligned with their mission, the Daughters of the American Revolution are very active in providing scholarship opportunities for students which exceed over$1500,000 per year Every year the DAR, awards several scholarships to qualifying high school students. While membership to the DAR is limited to females, these scholarship opportunities are available to everyone, regardless of gender (or your ancestors’ participation in the American Revolution. A one-time $2,000 awarded to graduating high school seniors that have demonstrated advance interest in history and are planning to major in or pursue the study of history in a full-time accredited college or university in the United States. The applicant must have a GPA of 3.25.
Scholarship Deadlines: 15/02/2011
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