These awards are given to students living within the local area of chambers of commerce, local utility companies, corporations that operate local plants or factories, high schools, service and civic organizations. Check with the individual organizations in your area or the local chapter of Dollars for Scholars for sources of locally raised educational scholarship funds. http://www.dollarsforscholars.org/.

Fraternal Organizations, Lodges, Civic and Patriotic Associations

Among the many organizations making awards to members and member's children through their local chapters are:

• Elks National Foundation ($1,000-$7,500 awards). (http://www.elks.org/enf/scholarships.cfm)
• Kiwanis. (http://www.kiwanis.org/r_president_scholarship.html)
• Lions Club International (http://www.lions.org/main.html)
• Rotary International (Ambassadorial Scholarships: http://www.rotary.org/programs/amb_scho/index.htm)
• Loyal Order of Moose (Youth Awareness Program: http://www.mooseintl.org/youth_awareness.asp)
• Knights of Columbus.
• International Association of Rebekah Assemblies
• Beta Sigma Phi (Approximately 30 $1,000 awards per year) (http://www.betasigmaphi.org)
• United Daughters of the Confederacy (http://www.hqudc.org/scholarship.html)
• International Order of Job's Daughters (http://www.iojd.org/scholars_r.htm)
• Soroptimists.