DAR Scholarships

Application packets can be requested from the Office of the Committees, NSDAR, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-5392, or can be obtained from any DAR chapter.

All awards are placed on deposit with the college or university; any unused portion shall be returned to the National Society DAR. All awards are judged based on academic excellence, commitment to field of study (as required) and need. No affiliation with DAR is necessary unless specified. Applications are considered without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.

In addition to NSDAR scholarships, individual states and chapters may also offer scholarships. This information should be obtained from the state or chapter.

• Alice W. Rooke Scholarship- awarded to students who have been accepted into or who are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (pre-med does not qualify) at approved, accredited medical schools, colleges and universities in the amount of $5,000 annually with annual transcript review required for renewal. Applications must be received by the national chairman by April 15. Awards are made in June.
  
  
• American History Scholarship- awarded to graduating high school seniors who will be majoring in American History in the amount of $2,000 per year for up to four years with annual transcript review required for renewal. Second place awards of $1,000 each year for up to four years may be given as monies are available. U.S. citizens abroad may apply through a Units Overseas Chapter. These scholarships are first judged at the state level and must be received by the state chairman by February 1. Only state winners are eligible for judging on the Division Level. First and second place Division winners are then sent to the National Level.
  
  
• Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship- awarded to undergraduate students currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing in the amount of $500. Applications must be received by the national chairman by February 15 or August 15. Awards are made in early May and November.
  
  
• Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship- awarded to students entering their junior or senior year of college who are majoring in either political science, history, government, or economics, in the amount of $1,000.
  
  
• Idamae Cox Otis Scholarship- awarded in the amount of $1,000 to graduates of Kate Duncan Smith or Tamassee DAR Schools. Applications are through the respective school scholarship committees; awards are made in June.
  
  
• Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship- awarded to students who have been accepted into or who are pursuing an approved course of study either in Psychiatric Nursing (graduate level) or studying to become a Medical Doctor (pre-med does not qualify) at accredited medical schools, colleges, or universities, in the amount of $5,000 annually for up to four years with annual transcript review required for renewal. Applications must be received by the national chairman by April 15. Awards are made in June.
  
  
• J.E. Caldwell Centennial Scholarship- awarded to outstanding students pursuing a course of graduate study in the subject of historic preservation in the amount of $2,000. This fund has been made possible through the J.E. Caldwell Company, official jewelers of the NSDAR, in honor of the DAR Centennial.
  
  
• Lillian and Arthur Dunn Scholarship- awarded to graduating high school seniors whose MOTHERS are current DAR members (no other relationship qualifies) in the amount of $1,000 each year for up to four years with annual transcript review required for renewal. Outstanding students may apply for an additional four years as needed for continuing study.
  
  
• Longman-Harris Scholarship- awarded to graduating seniors of Kate Duncan Smith DAR School in the amount of $2,000 each year for up to four years with annual transcript review required for renewal. Applications are through the school; awards are made in June.
  
  
• Madeline Pickett (Halbert) Cogswell Nursing Scholarship- awarded to students currently enrolled in an accredited school of nursing for undergraduate study who are members, eligible for membership, or related to a member of NSDAR, C.A.R., or SR. Awards are in the amount of $500. Applications must be received by the national chairman by February 15 or August 15. Awards are made in early May and November.
  
  
• Margaret Howard Hamilton Scholarship- awarded in the amount of $1,000 each year for up to four years, with annual transcript review required for renewal, to a graduating high school senior who has been accepted into the Jones Learning Center, University of the Ozarks. Applications must be requested directly from the Learning Center upon acceptance into this program for learning disabled students. Awards are made in June.
  
  
• Mildred Louise Brackney Scholarship- awarded in the amount of $1,000 to graduates of Kate Duncan Smith or Tamassee DAR Schools. Applications are through the respective school scholarship committees; awards are made in June.
  
  
• Occupational Therapy Scholarship- awarded to students currently enrolled in an accredited school of occupational (includes art and music therapy) or physical therapy in the amount of $500. Applications must be received by the national chairman by February 15 or August 15. Awards are made in early May and November.

American Indian Scholarship