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Achievement Community Scholarship - A.X.A. offers a $2,000 scholarship to seniors who are U.S. citizens and/or legal residents. Applicants must be enrolling into an accredited two or four-year college or university, be ambitious, motivated, as shown through outstanding achievement in school, community, and work activities. Click Here 1-Dec University of Missouri-Columbia: Trulaske Scholarship - This scholarship offers up to $7,175 per year to minority students major in Business. Click Here 2-Dec Stephen J. Brady STOP Hunger Scholarship - This scholarship is for seniors who show a commitment to community service through volunteer work impacting hunger in the U.S. Applicants must have a community service recommendation included with their application. Click Here 3-Dec IEA-NEA Scholarship - This scholarship is for students who are children/legal wards of current IEA-NEA members or who are children/legal wards of deceased, divorced, or IEA-retired members. 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