Scholarship Resources (Adults)
(Ages 25+)
It is recommended to register at one or more scholarship databases
to be matched for scholarships for which you are eligible.
The scholarship resources listed are starting points only.
Please continue to research your scholarship opportunities.
Free scholarship search databases:
Community Service Scholarships for Adults
Community service needs to be documented to include the following:
- Person/Group/Organization helped outside of the family
- Brief description of activity (2-3 sentences)
- Date and hours served
- Signature and phone number of a supervisor/witness
(No family members may sign.)
Community service is about quality of service over quantity of hours.
Show a commitment over time, with a minimum of one hour per month
over four months. If you can serve more even better. Get involved with helping others. Most scholarships require community service. Be sure to document your time.
Community service scholarships want to know the following information:
- What was your commitment over time? (hours - daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, annually, etc.)
- What difference did you make?
- What leadership role did you have? Were you a role model?
- How did community service make you feel?
*Also ask in the local stores, restaurants, businesses,
police dept., fire dept. etc. of your community if they have a scholarship. It can never hurt to ask, the worst they can tell you is no. If they say yes, accept and complete the application ASAP!
Google "Community Service Scholarships for Adults"
Google "(County/City/Town) Lion's Club"
Google "(County/City/Town) Rotary Club"
Google "(County/City/Town) Kiwanis Club"
Google "(County/City/Town) Chamber of Commerce Adult Learner Scholarship"
Google "(County/City/Town) Reserve Junior Service League Scholarship"
Google "(County/City/Town) Scholarship for Community Service"
Google "(County/City/Town) Foundations"
Google "(County/City/Town) Community Service Council Scholarship"
Google "(County/City/Town) Community Service District Scholarship"
Google "(State) Historical Society Volunteer Scholarship"
Google "(State) Hospital Service League Volunteer Scholarship"
Google "(College) Community Service Scholarship"
Google "(College) Adult Service Center Scholarship"
Adult & Non-Traditional Student Scholarships
Age 25+ enrolling in a post-secondary institution as an entering freshman OR
has had at least a two-year break since last attending any post-secondary institution.
Google "(College) Adult Scholarships"
Non-Scholarship Funding
Taking a community service project or non-profit organization to the “next level” usually takes more than just hard work; it takes money too! Here are just a few of the many organizations that offer seed money, awards, stipends and grant funding for all types of non-profit programs and ideas.
