Author: Mychal Wynn
Stay Fit Scholarship Program
March 29, 2012
Washington Media Scholars Foundation Scholarships
March 29, 2012
The Media Scholars Program provides undergraduates with valuable learning, career and scholarship opportunities.
The program begins with the Media Plan Case Competition, requiring students to create strategic media plans for a hypothetical public policy issue in a special election.
Finalists earn an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for Media Scholars Week, where they are introduced to dozens of nationally recognized media industry leaders. On the final full day, each finalist team presents their strategic plans to a panel of judges.
At week’s end, professionals gather to recognize the finalists and celebrate the winners at a Networking Reception held at the Newseum.
College can be expensive. We want talented individuals to focus on their career – not their debt.
With the Media Fellows Program, the Washington Media Scholars Foundation recognizes enthusiastic and qualified students by awarding a total of $25,000 in scholarships each academic year.
These grants support the academic development of undergraduates dedicated to pursuing a career related to the public policy advertising industry.
Penguin Essay Contest Scholarship
March 29, 2012
Official Rules for 16th Annual Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest
No purchase necessary. A purchase will not enhance your opportunity to win.
Open to 11th and 12th grade full-time matriculated students who are attending high schools located in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia, or home-schooled students between the ages of 16-18 who are residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia.
How to Enter
- Matriculated students: Four (4) copies of the essay must be mailed by an English teacher on behalf of the student (each English teacher may submit only one junior and one senior essay), along with a cover letter on school letterhead that includes the following details:
- Date
- Student’s full name, grade, address, e-mail and home telephone number
- Name of high school
- Name, email and daytime telephone number of English teacher submitting essay (please include summer contact information if different from school year contact information)
- Name, e-mail and daytime telephone number of the school’s administration officer
- Topic selected (#1, #2, #3, #4 or #5)
- Certification by teacher that the essay is the student’s original work
Essays submitted without a cover letter on school letterhead or cover letters that do not include the above details will be disqualified.
- Home-schooled students: Four (4) copies of the essay must be mailed by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of the student, along with a cover letter on the parent/legal guardian’s letterhead that certifies that the student is home-schooled and that includes the following details:
- Date
- Student’s full name, address, e-mail and home telephone number
- Student’s equivalent grade
- Name and daytime telephone number and e-mail of the parent/legal guardian
- Topic selected (#1, #2, #3, #4 or #5)
- Certification by sponsoring parent/legal guardian of home-schooled student that the essay is the student’s original work
Essays submitted without a cover letter on parent/legal guardian’s letterhead or cover letters that do not include the above details will be disqualified.
Deadline: April
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Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship
March 29, 2012
Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications
| Website | Link to program website |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Legacy |
| Deadlines | April |
| Contact | For more information, email: adamsscholarship@americanlegacy.org. |
| Purpose | Funding to reduce tobacco use among what the American Legacy Foundation calls “Priority Populations.” Priority populations are those populations who are disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry, or who often lack the tools and resources to combat smoking in their communities. Identified priority populations are Native Americans/Alsaka Natives, Hispanics, African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Low SES, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities.Awards will be granted on a competitive basis for the following: a) a record of commitment to community service on behalf of an underserved population related to tobacco prevention and/or control and b) the best use of visual arts, media, creative writing or other creative endeavor to convey culturally appropriate health messages aimed at raising community awareness of tobacco’s harmful impact. Entries may include creative writing, a musical composition or a sample from a visual arts medium. |
| Eligibility | The scholarship will be awarded to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to community service or used the visual arts or media to convey culturally-appropriate health messages on behalf of a disadvantaged population. High school, undergraduate, or graduate students are eligible to apply. |
| Geographic coverage | Nationwide |
| Amount of funding | The Adams scholarship will award a total of $5,000 annually for up to two candidates to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S. |
| Application process | A link to the application is available on the Program web site. Applications will be accepted from January until April . Awardees will be notified in June. |
College JumpStart Scholarship
March 29, 2012
The College JumpStart Scholarship is an annual, merit-based competition — financial need is not considered — that is open to 10th-12th graders, college students and non-traditional students. The main requirement is that you are committed to going to school and can express your goals for getting a higher education.
- First Place: $1,500 scholarship
- Second Place: $750 scholarship
- Honorable Mentions: $250 scholarships
Deadline: April 15.
When you are ready to apply, please SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TODAY.
Nordstrom Scholarship for High School Juniors
March 29, 2012
The Nordstrom Scholarship is open to high school juniors who:
- Live and attend school in one of the participating 30 states where Nordstrom currently has a full-line store. Not sure if there’s a store in your state?
See our Store Locations. - Have at least a 2.7 GPA (based on a 4.0 scale) throughout high school.
- Volunteer or participate in community services or extracurricular activities.
- Plan on attending an accredited four-year college or university during the four years over which the scholarship is distributed. The scholarship is paid out in equal installments of $2,500.
- Plan on applying for financial assistance in order to attend college.
HOW IT WORKS
It’s easy to submit your application for a Nordstrom Scholarship. Here’s how the selection process works:
1. YOU APPLY
Now through May 1.
2. SEMI-FINALISTS SELECTED
Semi-final entries are reviewed by regional selection committees. Semi-finalists will be notified via e-mail.
3. FINALISTS SELECTED
All finalists are interviewed in person or via video conference.
4. WINNERS NOTIFIED
Winners will be notified by the end of October. To ensure you receive prompt notification, add nordstromscholarship@ACT.org to your address book.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about the scholarship or application process, contact Ellen Greene, Nordstrom Scholarship Program Manager, at 206.373.4550 or nordscholar@nordstrom.com
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: May 1
Henry Arthur Callis Scholarship
March 29, 2012We have awarded $155,000 in scholarships through four scholarship opportunities.
Ervin Keith Hollman Scholarship
The Henry Arthur Callis Education Foundation Scholarship
Bill Cheeks Scholarship
The HACE Endowment Scholarship
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Essay Contest
March 19, 2012
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Delta Rho Chapter High School Essay Contest may provide an book award of $500.
Requirements:
- The following information must appear on the first page:
- Title: How has your education contributed to who you are today?
- An Essay by:__________
- Home Street Address
- City, State, Zip
- Name of High School
- Submit a 700 – 750 word essay, typewritten, and double spaced to:
Rating Criteria for Essays
- Development of Topic/Thesis (30 pts) – Topic well developed (covers and develops major points, supplying enough information for understanding
- Progression (20 possible pts.) – Composition progresses from beginning to end in a logical flow of information.
- Readability (25 possible pts.) – Concise prose that sticks to the point and does not ramble (holds reader’s attention
- Grammar (15 possible pts.) – Agreement of subject and verb; roper tense; correct sentence construction; paragraphing, including transitional phrases linking same.
- Spelling – (5 possible pts.)
- Punctuation – (5 possible pts.)
Submit essay to:
Southern Polytechnic State University
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Delta Rho Chapter
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Deadline: April 25, 2012.
Posse Scholars
March 14, 2012
Our Foundation is a Nominating Organization
Our foundation serves as a nominating organization for the Posse Atlanta Office. Partner colleges for the Posse Atlanta are:
- Bard College (Scholarship Award Valued at: $190,240)
- Brandeis University (Scholarship Award Valued at: $184,088)
- Boston University (Scholarship Award Valued at: $182,744)
- The College of Wooster (Scholarship Award Valued at: $173,400)
- Syracuse University (Scholarship Award Valued at: $161,520)
- Texas A&M University (Scholarship Award Valued at: $105,424)
If you are high school junior living the Atlanta area, you may email: info@accessandequity.org if you would like to be considered for nomination.
What the Posse Atlanta Office does
The POSSE Foundation identifies, recruits and trains public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential to become Posse Scholars. These students—many of whom might have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes—receive four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships from Posse’s partner institutions of higher education. Posse also partners with graduate programs, which provide scholarships and other forms of financial assistance to Posse Alumni interested in earning advanced degrees.
Each fall, students are nominated by high schools and community-based organizations for their leadership and academic potential. Posse partner colleges and universities award merit-based leadership scholarships to multicultural teams of 10 students each. These teams (Posses) attend college together.
What the Posse Foundation provides….
Every year,* Posse works closely with its network of high schools and community-based organizations to recruit Posse Scholars. Each Posse Scholar wins a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to attend one of Posse’s partner colleges or universities.
Students who are chosen to become Posse Scholars find out in late December, which means that they have committed to attend a partner university for the following semester.
Requirements…
To be eligible, a high school senior MUST:
- Be nominated by their high school or a community-based organization
- Be in the first term of their senior year in high school. Depending on the Posse city, nominations are often taken between the spring and early August before the new school year begins.
- Demonstrate leadership within their high school, community or family.
- Demonstrate academic potential.
- There is not minimum GPA needed to be maintained by a Posse Scholar, but the Scholar should keep in mind that schoolwork should be well maintained and still looked upon with a high regard.
- Posse has no cut offs as far as GPAs and SATs/ACTs. Posse does look for students who demonstrate high academic potential and have the desire to perform well in top ranked academic environments.
Target applicant…
Posse seeks students who are:
- Leaders in their high schools and communities
- Committed to their education and demonstrate academic potential
- Interested in teamwork and diversity
- Positive, motivated, talented, ambitious young people
Need-Based Financial Aid
March 9, 2012
Harvard University has a very generous need-based financial aid policy. According to the Harvard Office of Financial Aid website:
“All of our financial aid is awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need—there are no academic, athletic or merit-based awards, and we meet the demonstrated need of every student, including international students, for all four years. We do not consider home equity or retirement accounts as resources in our determination of a family contribution, and aid packages do not include any loands. A typical student may receive over $15,000 in Harvard scholarship assistance over four years and the majority of students receiving scholarship are able to graduate debt-free. Our program continues to be generous for students across the economic spectrum, with more than two thirds of those receiving scholarship assistance coming form families with incomes greater than $60,000.”
Other needs-based schools, include:
There are many more colleges and universities to consider. A good place to begin is with Kiplinger’s Best Values in Private Colleges, which compares the top 200 values in liberal-arts colleges or private universities.