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Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardCourage to Grow Scholarship
http://couragetogrowscholarship.com/
The "Courage to Grow Scholarship" was created to help students realize their college dreams.
Requirements: High school junior, senior, college studentGPA: 2.5 +
End of each month. One award per month.
Why do you deserve this scholarship? (Up to 250 words)
$500
Giving Soul Scholarships
http://givingsoulscholarships.com/
Giving Soul Scholarships was founded to help students find their passion for making a difference in the world and act on it.
Requirements: High school or college studentMember of Giving Soul (free)
End of each month (One award permonth. Applications resubmitted each month.)
“Short essay”What are you inspired to change in the world and how could you make that change? Describe your experience and how it made a POSITIVE DIFFERENCE for yourself and others.
$350
Zinchhttp://www.zinch.com/weekly
Zinch, a scholarship matching website, is awarding a $1,000 scholarship every week to one super student who writes the best 2-3 sentence essay on that week’s topic.
Each week 1-28-13: Chance meetings can make for very interesting experiences. Describe a time when you bumped into someone, and it led to a
NCJW/Greater Detroit is proud to continue the tradition of honoring exceptional high school students who exercise strong leadership within the community
Requirements: High school senior with documentation of formal Jewish education
2-15-13 What experience or person has had the greatest impact on your Jewish identity? (600-800 words)
$2,500 each (up to 10)
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship
http://www.afateens.org/about_new.html
To provide an outlet for teenagers to express their thoughts about Alzheimer’s disease and to engage the younger generation in this cause, AFA is pleased to offer the AFA Teens for Alzheimer’s Awareness College Scholarship.
Requirements: U.S. high school seniors
2-15-13 Brief autobiography.How has Alzheimer’s disease changed or impacted your life? What have you learned about yourself, your family and/or your community in the face of coping with Alzheimer’s disease?(1,200-1,500 words)
$5,000, $500, $250
Daughters of the American Revolution
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edout_scholar.cfm
The NSDAR awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of degrees in diverse disciplines including history, law, nursing, and education.
Requirements: U.S. student planning
2-15-13 Your career objectives.(Up to 1,000 words)
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardto attend U.S. college.DAR membership not required. See website for requirements for each scholarship
individual scholarships
American 1 Credit Union Community Involvement Scholarship
https://www.american1cu.org/Community_18.html
Our scholarships are funded through our loan Skip-a-Pay program, where American 1 members can choose to skip one month’s loan payment for $25.
Requirements: Michigan high school seniors. Credit union membership not required.
2-22-13 Essay on the benefits of altruism and how you have made an impact in your community through community involvement. (Up to 1,500 words)
$1,000 each (15)
CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship
http://cbcfinc.org/cbcs-cheerios
Presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation for students pursuing majors related to health.
Requirements: High school senior or undergraduate planning to pursue a degree in the fields of medicine, engineering, technology, nutrition, or other health-related studies.GPA: 2.75 +
2-25-13 Make a brief statement or summary of your plans as they relate to your educational and career objectives and long-term goals.Please describe how and when any unusual family or personal circumstances have affected your achievement in school, work experience or your participation in school and community activities.
$2,500 each (Up to 43)
Kroger’s “I Can Make History” scholarshipCelebrating Black History Month
http://www.icanmakehistory.com/
Thank you for helping Kroger celebrate Black History month and the many African Americans who have significantly contributed to our country in the past and the countless others who are working to better our
2-28-13 Enter essay, poetry, art or musicEssay: How are you and/or your community making history? Or, What does Black History Month mean to me?
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardindex.php communities today.
Requirements: Michigan students, grades 4-12
(500 words) $67,000 total for 4 categories)
Money Smart Kids Contest
http://www.moneysmartweek.org/ms_kids_contest
For the last several years, a committee of Money Smart Week® partners have sponsored competitions for students to see if they are "Money Smart.”
Money Smart Week will occur April, 2013. See website for updates.
High school students, middle school students
High School: The price tag of a 4-year college degree has grown dramatically, making it much harder for many students to envision how they or their families could afford it. Please choose a university or college you would like to attend if money wasn't a major concern. Research and describe what an average student actually pays "out of pocket" and how much of the cost is covered by loans, grants, and scholarships. What do you plan on doing to help pay for college and how has this information changed your thinking?
See website for updates
Keep the Drive High School Journalism Awards
http://www.allstatefoundation.org/HSJ
The Allstate Foundation sponsors the annual Keep the Drive High School Journalism Awards to encourage teens to educate their peers teen safe driving.
3-1-13 PRINT CATEGORY: Articles must have been written by the Participant(s) and published in a high school newspaper. If a high school does not have a printed
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardRequirements: High school students ages 13-18
version of the high school newspaper and is only available in an official online version for the high school, that article would then be considered eligible.BROADCAST CATEGORY: Segment must be written and produced by the Participant(s), have been broadcasted within the high school setting and aired for the entire student body to view. Segment shall not be longer than 10 minutes in length. Broadcast entry must be a journalistic-styled news story and cannot be a Public Service Announcement.
This scholarship was established in 2011 by the parents of Chris Armstrong, the first openly gay student elected president of the Michigan Student Assembly.
Requirements: U of M undergraduate student; documented leadership or support for the LGBT community
3-1-13 An essay describing your demonstrated leadership for, support of, or involvement in organizations, activities, or issues that benefit the lesbian, gay male, bisexual and transgender communities.
Varies, “depending on the annual income from the endowment fund”
National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Foundation (NIADA)http://www.niadafoundation.org/
The NIADA Foundation promotes academic growth of youth throughout the United State through its scholarships.
3-1-13 Discuss the impact of our global economy on the automobile industry. Explain how this can affect the used
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardScholarships/SCHOLARSHIPS.html
Requirements: Michigan high school senior, “demonstrates aptitude for college work as measured by SAT or ACT test scores.”
car market and its consumers. Indicate your interest in the automotive industry and the role it has played in your family’s life. (At least 1,200 words)
4 regions)
H.T. Ewald Foundation
http://www.ewaldfoundation.org/scholarship/
We encourage our scholarship recipients to become catalysts themselves, keeping the tradition of "giving back" toward a better future in our communities tomorrow.
Requirements: Metro Detroit area high school seniors in top half of class. Award also based on financial need.
3-1-13 An autobiography (typed) of at least 500 words concerning you and your life and aspirations to date. This is important and originality is encouraged.
$500-$3,500 each (2-18 awards)
Community Choice Foundation 2012 Scholarship ProgramCommunity Choice Credit Union
We decided it was time to step in and offer aid to students who shared our passion for hard work and dedication to our communities.
Requirements: Michigan high school seniorAttending Michigan collegeGPA: 3.0 +
3-5-13 Please discuss in your essay why you have decided to remain a Michigan resident and how your course work and intended degree will allow you to enrich Michigan, its communities, or a Michigan industry. (500 words)
Minimum of $100,000 total
National Association of Black Suppliers (NABS)
http://www.nabssf.org/Guide.html
The intent of the NABS scholarship is to provide financial and academic support to high achieving African American students who intend to pursue a career in or related to the automotive and healthcare industry.
3-9-13 Choose one: (one page)1. Describe “A Current Event and how it has impacted your life.”2. Describe“What
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardRequirements: High school senior;field of study: engineering, technology, business, or related
you learn from it and what life changes have you made because of it?”
3. What does it mean to you to have an African American for President?4. Please explain or profile “An African American Entrepreneur.”5. What is the value of individual involvement in community development?
The Joe Foss Institute has developed video and essay scholarship contests that ask students to take time to consider what the Founding documents mean, as well as the sacrifices made by those brave Americans defending our freedoms.
Requirements: High school student
3-10-13 What is an American Patriot?(At least 1,500 words)
$5,000
Detroit News Outstanding High School Graduate Scholarship Program
The Detroit News, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Education and professional educational organizations, is searching for the best high school seniors in the state.
Requirements: Michigan high school senior.The most important criterion will be a demonstrated ability in athletics,
3-11-13 1 Summarize your leadership positions in school or community activity.2. Summarize your community or volunteer activity.3. List your non-academic honors, performances, exhibitions or activities that reflect your high achievement at a regional or state level.
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardhealth, journalism, language arts, performing arts, science, mathematics, visual arts, vocational-technical, world studies or extraordinary achievement in the face of extreme adversity. (One award per category.)
4. List academic honors or scholarships received.5. List any special training, advance courses or unique experiences which may be remarkable in your development.6. What are your plans for further development in your chosen field?(Answer the above 6 in up to 200 words each.)
Kim and Harold Louie Family Foundation
http://www.louiefamilyfoundation.org/
Ms. Louie is passionate about education, and she is especially committed to the promotion of youth and underserved and underprivileged groups.
Requirements: High school seniorGPA: 3.2 +SAT: 1800 + or ACT: 25 +Special considerations for students:with a demonstrated financial need;with parents who did not attend college;with a documented disability;who have overcome significant adversity; orwho have parents that are United States veterans or are currently in the U.S. military.
3-16-13 1.Describe the characteristics of a good parent. Give specific details to explain your views. Use your personal observations, experience and knowledge.2.How do you define success? Describe what it means to be successful. Give specific details to explain your views. Use your personal observations, experience and knowledge. (Up to 500 words each)
25 awards, totaling $100,000
Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer We provide scholarship for talented 3-19-13 1.Describe your leadership Cost of
high school students to attend summer academic programs on college campuses. We believe in the transformative power of educational experiences that stretch comfort zones and raise aspirations.
Requirements: Female students grades 9-11f rom MI, MO, OH, NE (typically top 10% of class) planning to attend summer program at participating university: Barnard, Brown, Cornell, Emory, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, NYU, Smith, and Stanford
qualities and experience. (200 words)2.Answer one essay question from the Common Application:https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Docs/DownloadForms/2012/2012-13FY-FinalHighlightedPreview.pdf(Up to 500 words)
eligible summer program
Michigan Association of College Admission Counseling Maggie Miller Scholarship
http://www.macac.org/scholarships
Maggie Miller was a school counselor at both DeWitt High School and Okemos High School. Maggie was known for her passion for life and the profession. The Maggie Miller Scholarship was established through MACAC to honor Maggie's contributions to our field.
Requirements: Michigan senior attending MACAC member high school,Planning to attend MACAC member college (see website for complete list).Community service; financial need considered.
3-22-13 One-page essay telling about an obstacle you have overcome and how this motivated you to achieve personal goals.
Hunger is a reality for one in six people in the United States. To bring awareness to the issue and help find solutions, Olive Garden is asking students for their help.
Requirements: Open to all students, grades 1-12
3-22-13 How would you help end hunger in your community? (50-250 words)
$2,500 savings bond and a family trip to New York City, $500 savings bond for winner in each grade
Cancer Survivor’s Fund
http://www.cancersurvivorsfund.org/index.html
We envision to each every young cancer survivor who is actively seeking for a scholarship and/or financial assistance to obtain prosthetics needing our help to continue their education for personal growth and better, brighter future.
Requirements: High school senior or college student diagnosed with cancer, or cancer survivor.Agree to do volunteer work to help other patients or survivors.
3-22-13 Essay: How has my experience with cancer impacted my life values and career goals? (500-1,200 words)
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The Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Scholarship
The Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is committed to helping young people
3-25-13 Essay highlighting your community service, leadership activities, and
succeed academically. This includes ensuring that students have access to the financial resources they need to obtain a college education.
Requirements: High school senior attending school in the sorority’s service area: Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Macomb County and the Grosse PointesGPA: Varies. See website for each scholarship’s requirements
college and career goals (one page, computer generated, size 12 Times Roman font, double-spaced, one-inch margins)
Arts scholarship application requires photos of art work; journalism scholarship application requires writing samples; other scholarships require essay only.
scholarships offered, student may apply for one only.)
All About Pink Breast Cancer Foundation Education Scholarship
The purpose of our scholarship program is to provide support to families with college age students whose parent is suffering from Breast Cancer or who have succumbed to the disease.
Requirements: High School senior, college student, child of breast cancer survivor or parent who has died from breast cancer.GPA: 2.0 +
3-25-13 Why I should receive an All About Pink Breast Cancer Foundation Education Scholarship. (500 words)
$1,000 Number of awards TBD
American Public Health Association’s Get Ready Scholarship
The scholarship is a component of APHA’s Get Ready campaign, which works to help Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies.
3-25-13 High school student essay: How would you convince your classmates to prepare for emergencies? Choose a specific emergency (hurricane, flu outbreak, flood or earthquake). Then write a plan for increasing
Requirements: High school senior (Other contests for undergrads and grads)
student preparedness for that emergency that you would present to your school administrator. (350-500 words)
Michigan State University Alumni Club of Oakland County
http://msuoakland.com/scholarship
We are very proud of the quality of the students that have received our scholarship and expect that future recipients will also show the excellence that makes Michigan State University one of this country’s great universities.
Requirements: Oakland County student accepted to MSU, financial need not required.GPA: 3.5 +
3-29-13 Why did you select MSU? What are your career goals? Why?
$1,500
Foundation for Ashley’s DreamAshley Marie Easterbrook Internet ScholarshipIn memory of a Troy High School student who was killed by a drunk driver
http://www.ashleysdream.org/index.html
Ashley’s Dream awards scholarships to high school seniors who join the fight against drunk driving.
Requirements: High school seniors who join the fight against drunk driving.
3-29-13 The fight against drinking and driving begins with awareness and we want you to spread the word. Take a stand by becoming a voice in your community and helping your friends, family, and neighbors stay safe on the road. Be creative! Then make a video (or take pictures) about what you did, how it worked, and submit it to our site for the contest.
$2,000
The National World War II Museum Essay Contest
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world - why
3-29-13 How can people who disagree still work together to solve a problem? Use WWII as a
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardhttp://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/essay-contests/
it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today - so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.
Requirements: High school students, middle school students.
starting point and base your essay in part on America’s involvement in WWII. But don’t stop in the past. Use specific examples from your own experiences that support your ideas. This is NOT a research paper. Max. 1,000 words
high school, $250 for middle school.
Odenza Vacations Marketing Scholarship
http://www.odenzascholarships.com/
Odenza provides quality incentive marketing solutions that give our select clients a competitive edge in their market. Each school year we are proud to offer opportunities for students to win scholarships to help ease the financial burden of a post secondary education.
Requirements: Age 16-25GPA: 2.5 +
3-30-13 Two essays required:Choose a city located anywhere in the world that you believe would, from a future employment prospective, benefit your career. Explain in under 500 words how spending time in this city would help you become more marketable to a potential employer(s). Clearly identify how it will benefit you.Explain in why you think you should be granted the Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship. (Up to 500 words)
$500
KarMel Scholarship
http://www.karenandmelody.com/
The KarMel Scholarship is a scholarship created to encourage students to write/create something that will express their views on the gay/lesbian/bi/transgender topic.
2013 information will be posted March 2013
2012 application: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender theme—any kind of written or artistic work
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardRequirements: High school or college student. You do not have to identify as LGBT to apply.
Ashley’s Dream Scholarship
http://www.ashleysdream.org/
Ashley's Dream awards scholarships to high school seniors who join the fight against drunk driving and teenage binge drinking.
Requirements: High school senior
3-31-13 Project: The fight against drinking and driving begins with awareness. Take a stand by becoming a voice in your community. Be creative! Your job is to come up with the idea and DO IT! Then make a video (or take pictures) about what you did, how it worked, and submit it to our site.
Essay: “About Me” If there are important things we should know about you, like involvement in other organizations or services, please let us know. (Hint – demonstrating qualities consistent with Ashley’s character will help your score). (1,000 words)
$2,000
.ME Scholarship
http://www.godaddy.com/scholarship/default.aspx
Go Daddy offers everything you need to make a name for yourself on the Web, from domain names and website builders to complete eCommerce solutions.Go Daddy’s .ME Scholarship: It’s all about the ride!
Requirements: GPA: 3.0 +
3-31-13 Do you have what it takes to be a Go Daddy Scholar? We want to know how the Internet or Internet technology (e.g., websites, blogs, forums, social media, etc.) has helped you during the course of your studies. Have you used the Internet to
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardACT: 21 + orSAT: 1,000 +
advance your athletic, artistic or intellectual pursuits? How do youenvision benefitting from it through college and beyond? (Up to 500 words)
Incight Education: Connecting disabled students to education and employment
http://www.incight.org/
Each year Incight awards up to one hundred scholarships to students with disabilities, who have demonstrated outstanding merit in giving back to the community and overcoming obstacles in order to pursue higher education.
Requirements: Students with documented disability
4-1-13 250 words each:1. A. Describe a handicrap™ (or limitation) which has held you back.B. What have you done to conquer it?2. As an Incight scholar, it is expected that you participate in giving back to your community. How have you been involved in your community in the past? What will you continue to do in the future?3. This essay is open ended. Take this opportunity to share any additional information about yourself, such as a personal statement.fyi: Only 18% of people with disabilities receive a college education
$500-$2,500
Davis Putter Scholarship
http://www.davisputter.org/
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides grants to students actively working for peace and justice. These need-based scholarships are awarded
4-1-13 Your personal statement must describe your activism, including the activities and organizations with which you
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardto those able to do academic work at the university level and who are part of the progressive movement on the campus and in the community.
Requirements: Undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in an accredited school.Active participation in struggles for civil rights, economic justice, international solidarity or other progressive issues.Financial need, academic ability.
are or have been involved. We are also interested in learning about your perspective on social change. As long as you have covered these topics, you can add anything else that you feel would help the trustees in their decisions. (Up to 1,000 words)
Beyond the Boroughs National Scholarship Fund
http://www.beyondtheboroughs.org/
Founded by NFL veteran Tutan Reyes, Beyond the Boroughs has been bringing bright futures to those deserving young men and women who have been accepted into college, but have unmet financial need, by helping pay the exorbitant cost of a higher education.
Requirements: High school senior, college student. Financial need. Primary focus on first-year collegians
4-1-13 Select one of the following:1) Describe a community of which you are a part (your school, your neighborhood, your family, your church, an organization, etc.) and tell us why it is important to you.2) If you had the power to change two things about the world and make sure two things never changed, what would you change and what would you keep from ever changing?Required:Tell us about yourself. Use your creativity. You can write poetry, math equations, a song, or whatever else shows us a little more about who
The Detroit Economic Club Scholarship Program's purpose is to assist students from the city of Detroit and four surrounding area metropolitan counties in the pursuit of an undergraduate education.
Requirements: Oakland, Macomb or Wayne County Michigan high school senior. Demonstrated financial need;special consideration to students who have overcome hardships.GPA: 3.2 +
4-1-13 Personal statement describing your educational plans as they relate to you personally and to your career goals. Include motivating factors or important experiences which have helped to shape your personal philosophy and/or your educational plans/career goals. You must also describe the hardship(s) or obstacles that you have faced and overcome. (Up to two double-spaced pages)
$2,000 renewable
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Louis Stokes Health Scholars Program
The Louis Stokes Health Scholars, sponsored by the UnitedHealth Foundation, program seeks to increase the number of qualified, yet underrepresented, college students entering the health workforce.
Requirements: High school senior or undergraduate. The anticipated degree must lead to a career in the health workforce. Preference will be given to students from underserved communities who demonstrate an interest to work in their own communities.
4-5-13 Personal statement that responds to all of the following topics in one cohesive essay:Future goals: What field of study (major) do you plan to pursue? Why have you chosen that field? How will this field of study help you to achieve your future career goals? Involvement in school activities, community and public service, hobbies and sports: What are your special
Name Description Due Date Prompt AwardGPA: 3.0 + talents and other areas of
interest? Deserving of scholarship: How will receiving this award affect your current and future plans?Other experiences, skills or qualifications: What else do you feel should be considered in reviewing your application?(500-1,000 words)
Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust for Education
http://www.evaleeschwarztrust.org/index.html
The Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust for Education was created to provide interest-free loans to students. Through the repayment of these loans, the students have the opportunity to perpetuate her benevolence by reaching down and helping others, as they have been helped.
Requirements: High school senior, college student. Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $4,995 or less, as it appears on FAFSA. Enrolled in a school in which the student resides. Standard test scores in top 10% of U.S. Not seeking a law degree.
4-9-13 An original essay, the purpose of which is to provide information about the student’s background, accomplishments, personal and career goals and other relevant information. Students should consider this essay as the equivalent of a personal interview. (Up to two pages, single or double spaced)
Interest-free loans of $5,000 to $15,000, with lifetime cap of $50,000, repayment structured over 10 years
American Foreign Service Association National High School Essay Contest
http://www.afsa.org/
The AFSA High School Essay Contest is an outreach initiative of the American Foreign Service Association. The annual contest encourages students to think critically about a topic of
4-15-13 Imagine that you are serving as the U.S. Ambassador to one of the following nations. (Myanmar, Greece, Haiti, India, Kenya, Libya) Explain
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardessay_contest.aspx global significance and the key role
diplomacy plays in connecting people and ideas. In an era of rapid change, today’s youth are essential to shaping the future of foreign relations and to promoting a culture of peace and sustainability.
Requirements: High school student
what you as a diplomat would do, using the resources available to you as Ambassador, to improve the relations between the U.S. and your country of choice, and how the major foreign policy differences between that nation and the United States might best be handled in our national interest. (1,000-1,250 words)
the Secretary of State, tuition for a “Semester at Sea” to one of the nations described in the essay
The FiSCA National Scholarship Program is available to benefit deserving college-bound high school seniors from families in areas served by its members.
Requirements: High school senior,academic achievement, leadership, perseverance in the face of obstacles
4-15-13 Profile a person or event that has influenced you and has made an impact on your life (Up to 200 words)
At least $2,000 to two students selected from each of five geographic regions across the nation.
http://www.farweb.org/
Foundation for Amateur Radio Scholarship
The Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc. (FAR) provides support to the amateur radio community for education. Various scholarships are
4-15-13 For all scholarships: Why have you selected this field of study? What would you like most to do for your life’s
We are proud to host our seventeenth annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest.
Requirements: High school juniors and seniors
4-15-13 Subject: George Orwell’s 1984See website to select one of six essay topics. (Two to three double-spaced pages)
$1,000 (5) and a Signet Classics Library for the winner’s high school or public library
Elaine Chapin Memorial Fund
http://www.elainememorial.com/
Named in honor of Elaine Chapin, this scholarship will provide funds to support the post-secondary education of students impacted by multiple sclerosis, either directly or as a family member.
Requirements: High school seniors and undergraduates impacted by Multiple Sclerosis, either directly or as a family member.Financial need, academic standing
4-30-13 Personal essay on the impact that Multiple Sclerosis has had on your life.(Up to 500 words)
$1,000 (Minimum of 8)
Upakar Foundation: Indian-American Scholarship
Upakar Foundation gives up to 20 four-year renewable scholarships (totaling $40,000) to Indian-American
4-30-13 A. Define and outline your career goals and how a college education can help
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardhttp://www.upakarfoundation.org/index.php
students to help them realize their college dreams. These scholarships acknowledge academic excellence and consider financial need.
Requirements: Senior, born in India or parent(s) born in India, family income of less than $75,000GPA: 3.6 +
you achieve them.( 500-750 words)B. Choose one: (up to 500 words)a. Briefly describe a character from one of your favorite books or movies, describe if you would want them as a family member and explain why.b. In your autobiography written 50 years from now, what would be on page 37?
le scholarships (20)
The League Foundation scholarships:
Laurel Hester Memorial Scholarship (1)
Matthew Shepard Memorial Scholarship (1)
The LEAGUE Foundation Scholarship (up to 5)
http://www.leaguefoundation.org/index.cfm
The LEAGUE Foundation provides financial resources for America's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender youth to attend institutions of higher learning to meet this mission.
Requirements: High school seniorWho self-identifies as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or TransgenderGPA: 3.0 +
4-30-13 1. Please discuss your academic, career, and personal goals and plans for service to the community. In particular, how do you plan to increase respect for the individual and aid inclusion of human differences? Be sure to include how being a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender person has affected your personal life. (About 250 words)
2. Choose one: (250 words)
Applications are considered for all three scholarships.$1,500 to $2,500 each
This scholarship recognizes students who draw upon their cultural heritage to shape their vocational aspirations, add creative value to their future employers, and serve their communities.
High school senior, demonstrated financial needGPA: 3.0 +
5-1-13 How will you draw upon your cultural heritage to shape your vocational aspirations, offer creative value to your future employer, and serve your community? (750 words)
$500 each (5)
Sertoma Scholarship
http://www.sertoma.org/page.aspx?pid=344
Sertoma’s Scholarship for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing, is the leading funder of the scholarships for deaf and hard of hearing students since the
5-1-13 Explain how this scholarship will help you achieve your goals. (No word limit specified.)
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardprogram’s inception in 1994.
Requirements: High school senior or undergraduate with clinically significant bilateral hearing lossGPA: 3.2 +
CBC Spouses Heineken USA Performing Arts Scholarship
http://cbcfinc.org/cbcs-pa
Provided by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Requirements: High school senior or undergraduate planning to pursue a degree in a field that will lead to a career in the performing arts.GPA: 2.5 +
5-2-13 Please provide a personal statement that responds to all of the following topics in one cohesive essay. (500-1,000 words)Future goals: What field of study (major) do you plan to pursue? Why have you chosen that field? How will this field of study help you to achieve your future career goals? Involvement in school activities, community and public service, hobbies and sports: What are your special talents and other areas of interest? Deserving of scholarship: How will receiving this award affect your current and future plans? Other experiences, skills or qualifications: What else do you feel should be considered in reviewing your application?
Sample of your creative work: Please upload a 2 minute visual recording sample.
Diabetes Scholars Foundation Scholarships
http://www.diabetesscholars.org/index.html
This scholarship recognizes students who are actively involved in the diabetes community, who have high academic performance, who participate in community and/or extra-curricular activities and who have demonstrated that they are successfully managing the challenges of living with diabetes.
Requirements: High school senior with type 1 diabetes
5-15-13 You are in a car traveling from Maine to California. You are allowed to bring only one person. This person can be dead or alive, famous or not, a relative, friend or someone you don’t personally know at all. Who would you select to bring on the car ride and why? (Up to 1,000 words)
Award: One application for 15 scholarships, with different requirements (field of study, etc.) up to $5,000 each
Arab American and Chaldean Councilhttp://www.myacc.org/
The annual golf outing raises funds for the ACC Scholarship Awards Program. Each year, for the past three years ACC has been given the opportunity to increase the number of scholarships provided.
2012: As an Arab/Chaldean American growing up in Southeastern Michigan, how specifically have you furthered awareness and understanding of the Arab/Chaldean culture, traditions and people? In addition, how specifically might you continue to build awareness and understanding of your culture during your
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardcollege years? (up to 1,000 words)
LPGA Foundation Dinah Shore Scholarship
http://www.lpga.com/girls-golf/scholarships.aspx
The LPGA Foundation currently administers three scholarships for young women who enjoy the game of golf, and plan to attend college in the fall.
Requirements: Female high school senior golfers who will not be playing competitive golf at collegiate levelGPA: 3.2 +
5-15-13 An autobiographical essay including the applicant’s background and career objectives and describing how golf has been an integral part of her life.This letter should also include the applicant’s personal, academic, and professional goals; chosen discipline of study; and how this scholarship will be of assistance. (Up to two pages)
If you are graduating this spring and love to party then this is the scholarship for you!
Requirements: High school seniorMin. 2.0 GPA
May 2013See website for updates
2012: Submit a creative new graduation party idea or tell us something that would make your party memorable. (100 words)
$500 (one male, one female)
Samsung Scholarship
http://www.samsungscholarship.com/
Samsung Digital Presenters wants to know what high school students think about technology advancements and how it will change the way we learn in the future.
Requirements: High school student
5-15-13 An essay on what you think about technology advancements and how it will change the way we learn in the future. Is it for the better? (Up to 300 words)
$1,000 each (5)
Jane Austen Society of North America
http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/index.html?
To foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen, JASNA conducts an annual student Essay Contest, with support generously provided by the Sonia Raiziss Giop Charitable
5-31-13 Though Pride and Prejudice may be regarded as timeless, nevertheless within the novel Austen plots her time very carefully. Timing is everything
Name Description Due Date Prompt Awardutm_source=12%2F17%2F12+NL%3A+Tell+Your+Story+in+College+Essay&utm_campaign=Newsletter+12%2F17%2F12&utm_medium=email
Foundation.
Requirements: High school student(Scholarships for college students also offered)
for important relationships and events. And the characters are deeply connected to the time in which they live, which is both like and unlike our times. What do we discover about time, times, or timeliness from reading Pride and Prejudice?
Motor City Pride
http://citypridedetroit.org/index.html
Together, in conjunction with the Motor City Ragers, City Pride Detroit is offering scholarships to encourage graduating high school seniors to pursue higher education in the City of Detroit.
Requirements: High school senior to attend eligible institution: Wayne State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, and the College for Creative Studies.GPA: 3.25 +
6-28-13 Personal statement:1. Why you should be considered for this scholarship.2. How you will benefit from this scholarship.3. What you love most about the City of Detroit.4. How you will benefit from pursuing higher education in Detroit.5. What you can do to help in the revitalization of Detroit.(One page)
