Scholarships For Chess

Is your state on this list?
(Some Chess Tournaments  may have tournament or college entry requirements for the chess Scholarships prizes which may not be listed here.)

Florida:  
1. Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University A $500.00 yearly Scholarship for the Florida Atlantic scholarship is for the winner of the Florida Chess Association South Regional Championship! (which is limited to students of South Florida).

Illinois:
Shimer College awards a maximum of $2,000 per person per year.  Contact Dr. David Shiner, chess coach, at [email protected] or 847-249-7891.

Louisiana
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge for chess scholarships for the year 2003.

Maryland:
1. The University of Maryland at Baltimore

Mississippi
1. Ole Miss in Oxford Two $500 scholarships for the top girl and top boy winners of the Dexter Visits the 2nd Tiger Scholastic Chess Tournament.

2. Mississippi State University in Starkville-  Two $500.00 scholarships for the top boy and girl chess players at the MS State Chess Championships for 2002 and 2003.

3. Jackson State University in Jackson Two $500.00 scholarships for the top boy and girl chess players at the MS State Chess Championships for 2002 and 2003.yes they get to choose their college!

Ohio
Kenyon College, Cleveland, Ohio -$10,000 toward $35,000 per year tuition.

Oklahoma
1. Rose State College

Rhode Island:
1.  Rhode Island College, (RIC) was the first school in the
country to award talent-based chess scholarships. Now, in
2002, they have a pool of approx. $7000 with which to help
subsidize their players' college education.  

Tennessee:
1. Tennessee Technical University in Cookeville, awards a scholarship to the Tennessee State High School Champion each year, 4 years valued at $12,000.


Texas:
1. University of Texas--Dallas
Academic Excellence Scholarship -- waiver of all tuition and mandatory
fees plus $1000 per year toward housing for each of 4 years. Scholarship
will be upgraded if student has an excellent academic record. Approximate
value $18,000+.

2. Texas A&M University--Kingsville,
Housing Scholarship -- this is a four-year scholarship and is valued at
$7,500.

3. University of Texas--Brownsville
President's Chess Scholarship -- UTB will offer two four-year scholarships
to top students in South Texas. These scholarships will include tuition,
books, and fees with a value of over $10,000 each.

4. Southwest Texas State University,
San Marcos Optimist International Scholarship - $1,000 scholarship.

5. Del Mar College
President's Chess Scholarship -- a two-year scholarship to include
tuition, books, and fees with a value of over $4,000 for a student within
the local five-county area.

6. Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
President's Award - one semester scholarship for a boy or girl entering
6th through 8th grade for the 2002-2003 school year. Value $2,500.

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