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College Scholarship #1
Central Intelligence Agency The Undergraduate Scholar Program application is open to all students who meet the requirements. The program offers unmatched experience. You'll complete work sessions during each summer break, increasing your knowledge and job responsibilities while assisting intelligence professionals and applying your academic skills. Once selected, you will be given an annual salary; a benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, and retirement; and up to $18,000 per calendar year for tuition, mandatory fees, books and supplies. You'll be required to work at an Agency facility during summer breaks and to maintain full-time college status during the school year with a minimum cumulative 3.0/4.0 GPA. We will pay the cost of transportation between school and the Washington, DC area each summer and provide a housing allowance. Because the Scholar Program is an investment in you, accepting an offer means making a career choice. We ask that you agree to continue employment with the Agency after college graduation for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of your college sponsorship. High school seniors planning to enroll in a 4-or 5-year college program, or college sophomores enrolled in a 4-or 5-year college program looking for career experience are eligible. The Scholar Program is extremely competitive. We ask that all applicants meet the following requirements: US citizenship; 18 years of age by April 1 of your senior year; 1000 SAT (Math and Verbal) or 21 ACT scores or higher (high school students); 3.0/4.0 scale high school or college GPA or higher; Financial need as demonstrated by the household income ceiling up to $70,000 for a family of four, and $80,000 for a family of five or more; Meet the same employment standards as permanent employees, successfully completing both security and medical processing; Available to work in the Washington, DC area during your periods of employment. If you are eligible for this Program, apply online between 1 August - October 15 deadline October 15, 2010 Up to $18,000/year http://www.apa.org/about/awards/cia-ugradsch.aspx?tab=2 College Scholarship #2 Wendy’s High School Heisman Must be nominated by school. Nomination forms are in schools in now. Must have B average You get national recognition and your school gets $2500 Deadline October 3, 2010 http://www.wendyshighschoolheisman.com
College Scholarship #3US Achievement Scholarship Fund The Achievement Scholarship Fund helps new and qualified returning students in their pursuit to reach both educational and professional goals. The Achievement Scholarship Fund will provide $5,000 towards a student's education to be used for tuition, books, or living expenses at any university. Eligibility criteria include education history, academic and professional successes and essay response. All applicants must be US citizens $50 for books awarded monthly to 2 finalists $5,000 annual award Next monthly deadline August 31, 2010 US Achievement Scholarship Fund
 College Scholarship #4Marshall Scholarship For US citizens to study in England for post graduate work. Must have a 3.7 undergraduate GPA. Full tuition + some expenses. 40 scholarships will be awarded. October 1, 2010 is the national deadline. Regional deadlines vary. http://www.marshallscholarship.org
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Previous Listings The SEVEN Fund is pleased to announce the ‘I Am an Entrepreneur’ photography competition. This competition recognizes the outstanding use of photography to tell compelling stories of role model entrepreneurs from around the world. Anyone is welcome to participate in this competition. The competition will award twelve (12) prizes, one per month, over a period of one year. Each month, one finalist will be selected and will receive a prize of $100. The grand prize winner (selected from among the 12 finalist photographs) will receive $1,000 at the end of the year. Next monthly deadline is August 15, 2010 http://www.sevenfund.org/entrepreneur-image/index.php
Shout It Out Scholarship 2010
ScholarshipExperts .com is again offering the Shout It Out Scholarship
and will award five scholarships of $1,000 each.
Applicants must:
Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application
Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2016) in an accredited
post-secondary institution of higher education
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the scholarship topic:
“If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?”
$1,000
Application Deadline: September 30,2010
ScholarshipExperts.com
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Ayn Rand
ATLAS SHRUGGED Essay Competition
12th Graders, College Undergraduates, and Graduate Students worldwide
$50- $10,000
Entry Deadline: September 17, 2010
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas
NACIS Student Poster Competition
Posters with a cartography theme are wanted for this contest!
College and graduate students from a North American educational
institution design and produce an original poster.
Posters should be brought to the annual meeting or arranged to be
shipped to the conference hotel
$500
Entry descriptions due by September 18, 2010
http://dev.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=18
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3rd Annual $100,000 Upromise College Dream Sweepstakes®! You'll be automatically entered when you join Upromise and get TurboSaver® (the Upromise online savings reminder that alerts you to college savings opportunities). Ages 18+ Upromise is giving away $10,000 to each of 10 lucky winners. August 31, 2010 Click For More Details 2010-2011 MTNA Student Competitions Music Performance and composition contests Ages 5-26 – different age divisions Entry fees of $0-150 depending on your music teacher Finals will be held in Milwaukee in March $100-$1000 September 14, 2010 http://www.mtna.org/Default.aspx?tabid=288https://members.mtna.org/Competitions/Application/for more details, or ask your music teacher
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ages 18+
$10,000
Next drawing is July 30, 2010
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Rhodes Scholar Program
32 students, ages 18-23, to study at Oxford University
Must apply at the College level.
Full tuition and fees
October 4, 2009 is national deadline. Schools and States have earlier deadlines
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Car Donors.com college scholarship
All ages
$500
August 31, 2010
http://www.cardonors.com/scholarship-status.html
The Ryan & Jamie Smith $5,000 Scholarship Essay Contest
The Ryan & Jamie Smith Essay Contest is available to students who are
at least 18 years old and enrolled in an accredited educational institution.
You must submit an essay of less than 1000 words answering the question:
What do you feel is an appropriate balance between being successful
financially and the need to serve others by giving back?.
This essay contest seeks to learn about your ideas for creating wealth
now and in the future, as well as your perspective on what you feel your
moral obligation is in terms of what you do with the wealth you plan to create.
It is our desire that this Scholarship be awarded to an individual who has
dreams and aspirations to better themselves and others through the world
of business and charity for we have learned that you cannot be charitable
if you cannot be profitable.
$5,000
8/20/2010
http://www.smithcompanies.com/serve/scholarship/
Fulbright U.S. Student competition THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE DIFFERS FOR STUDENTS currently enrolled in U.S. undergraduate or graduate degree programs and for At-Large applicants --those who have attained at least a Bachelor's degree and are not currently enrolled in any U.S. college or university. In 2004, at a cost of over $250,000,000, awarded approximately 6000 grants to individuals, including U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study, teach, lecture and conduct research in more than 150 countries, and to their foreign counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States. The application deadline for all U.S. Student Programs, except the Fulbright mtvU Award, is October 18, 2010 http://us.fulbrightonline.org/preparingapplication.html
Linda Lael Miller Scholarships
For women 25 years or older who are going back to school
US & Canada
$10,000 to several recipients
September 1, 2010
http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/scholarships/scholarships.asp
AAN Education Research Grant
The goals for the grant are to help improve the neurologic education of
AAN members, including neurology residents and fellows, medical students,
and non-neurologists, as well as promote career development of neurologic
educators.
$5,000-10,000 to 2-4 recipients
September 3, 2010
http://www.aan.com/go/education/eduresearch
‘Do Over’ Scholarship 2010
ScholarshipExperts .com isagain offering the ‘Do Over’ Scholarship and
will award five scholarships of $1,000 each.
Applicants must:
Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time ofapplication
Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2016) in an accredited
post-secondary institution of higher education
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the topic:
“If you could get one ‘do over’ in life, what would it be and why?”
$1,000
Application Deadline: August 31, 2010
ScholarshipExperts.com
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ages 18+
$10,000
Next qualifying deadline July 30, 2010
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TextBookX Essay Scholarship
For college students in the US
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July 31, 2010
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ScholarshipZone
ages 18+
$10,000
Next qualifying deadline July 30, 2010
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 The AHETEMS Academic Excellence and Leadership Award is presented as a college scholarship to qualified Hispanic high school rising seniors (i.e. juniors moving into their senior year) who demonstrate strong academics, leadership experience, service, and interest in attending college and pursuing a degree in STEM. $2500 Application must be received by August 27 http://www.ahetems.org/pre-college/academic-excellence-leadership-award-2/
OP Loftbed $500 Scholarship Award Applicant must be a citizen of the United States of America. Applicant must plan to be a full or part-time student at an accredited college, university, or trade school in the United States of America by July 31, 2011. $500 Applications must be received by Midnight on July 31, 2010 http://www.oploftbed.com/scholarship/index.php>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarships
One of the largest charitable organizations administered
by African-American women.
There are several scholarships available.
All graduate school scholarship applications must be
postmarked by August 15, 2010
http://www.akaeaf.org/programsandinitiatives/
Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund
Students are eligible if they are the dependent child of an
active duty service member who died or was permanently
disabled (100% rating) in the line of duty, or who is currently
certified as POW or MIA.
The applicant must also be a senior in high school, a high
school graduate, or enrolled in an institution of higher learning,
including colleges, universities, or vocational schools.
(See application form and scholarship rules for complete
eligibility details.)
Family’s income cannot exceed $58,000
Projected 85 scholarships will $500-$2,000
July 30, 2010
http://www.fascholarship.com/
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Several Scholarships for Doctoral studies and research
$varies
August 18, 2010
http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Awards_and_Scholarships&Template=/TaggedPage
/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=46&ContentID=29137
College Treasure
Grades 10-12 and over the age of 15 with a 2.0 minimum GPA
You must register on College Treasure .com to be eligible
$1,000
August 15, 2010
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Scholarships 4 Moms
Going back to college?
Moms age 18+
$10,000
Next qualifying deadline is July 30, 2010
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FreeMilitaryScholarships
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FreeMilitaryScholarships is helping our troops, retired veterans, spouses,
children and others to secure their future.
We’re showing our support with a $10,000 Scholarship Giveaway.
Not in the military? You can still enter! See site for details.
ages 18+
$10,000
The next Drawing will occur on July 30, 2010
Enter Now!College Prowler Essay Contest Campus Reality Guides Entrants must be high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, college freshmen, or recent transfer students. $1000 + books awarded each month Next monthly deadline July 31, 2010 Click here and scroll down for scholarship details link
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Siemens Westinghouse Competition
Math, Science & Technology competition for high school seniors.
Students receive scholarships of $1,000 each as a regional finalist
(including team members) and $3,000 each as an individual regional winner.
The winning team will receive $6,000 to be divided among team members.
The top individual and team winners receive additional scholarships of $100,000.
Runners up receive scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
Look for your local competitions now because
Finals are October 1, 2010
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/competition/
The Lincoln Forum
Platt Family Essay Scholarship Prize contest
Our topic for 2010: “Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War”
For full time students in an American college or university during the
Spring 2010 semester
$1000 - $250
July 31, 2010
http://thelincolnforum.org/scholarship-essay-contest.php
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Tall Clubs International College Scholarships
Awarded to students under age 21 who will be attending college
for the first time this fall.
You must be tall: Women over 5’10”, Men over 6’2”.
Read this web page completely.There are strict rules.
$1000
Deadlines vary by club, but inquiries should start now.
http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=742513&CFTOKEN=5530834
Cappex scholarships
Are you gearing for a cutting-edge career in business, health, design or culinary arts?
Apply for a scholarship now to help you reach your educational goals.
High school and college students
$1,000
July 31, 2010
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Are you taking the SAT or ACT soon?
Your SAT and ACT scores can make the difference
between being accepted into the college of your choice
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William Randolph Hearst Foundation U.S. Senate Youth Program
Must be nominated by high school, 2 are selected from each state.
High school Juniors and Seniors only.
$5000 + trip to Washington DC
States have deadlines varying from July 1 through November 15, 2010
http://www.ussenateyouth.org
COCA-COLA ALL-STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ACADEMIC TEAM SCHOLARSHIP
For college students who attend a 2 year technical or community college.
Must be nominated by their two-year degree granting institutions.
Must have a minimum 3.5 GPA at the time of nomination.
$1000-$2,000 – 150 awards
Get nominated now. Competitions start this summer.
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/
ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
$3000-10,000
Undergraduate Engineering Technology Scholarship Applicants:
Look for the ones that have deadlines of December 1, 2010
http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/704
American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship
Second Chance
Scholarship Contest Open to anyone who has graduated high school or equivelency
and wants to purse college degree or trade school education.
Enter for the chance to win 1 of 5 $1,000 Scholarships.
August 25, 2010
http://www.afsascholarship.org/
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>United Negro College Fund Numerous NACCP Scholarships for Black students Many awards with deadlines year round http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/scholarship.asphttp://www.uncf.org/forstudents/applynow.asp
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Live Poets Society of New Jersey All U.S. high school students are eligible to enter up until May 31st of their senior year. Poems must be 20 lines or less, unpublished, the sole work of the entrant, and not be entered in any other concurrent contest. Only ONE poem per poet may be entered into each contest. $150-$1,000 September 30 for the December issue December 31 for the March issue March 30 for June issue June 30 for the September issue http://www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com/
AnyCollege.com
High school students
$2,000
September 30 and December 31
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams is a national grants initiative of the Lemelson-MIT Program that provides a unique opportunity for high school students to gain hands-on experience in the exciting and rewarding world of invention. InvenTeam projects span many fields from assistive devices to environmental technologies and consumer goods. Applicants are encouraged to consider needs of the world's poorest people (those earning $2/day) when brainstorming invention ideas. Some InvenTeams pursue inventions that also augment STEM curriculum such as Project Lead the Way. Up to $10,000 for the team Final application deadline: September 10, 2010 http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/Other scholarships for Universal Technical Institute, the premier provider of technician training for students seeking a rewarding career in the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine industries. Various deadlines and award amounts http://www.utifoundation.net/UTIFoundation/ScholarshipsGrants
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THE VOLVO ADVENTURE (US and International Applicants)
In partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme - is an educational
programme that rewards environmental activities and the decision-makers of the future.
To enter, you form a team of 2 to 5 members aged 13 to 16 years and perform an
environmental project in your local community.
Projects are judged during February / March and the best projects are selected for an all
expenses paid trip to Göteborg, Sweden where they can win:
1st place = 10,000 USD
2nd = 6,000 USD
3rd = 4,000 USD.
You submit the project via our online submission tool before January 31st 12pm, 2011
Visit www.volvoadventure.org for details.
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Scholarships for graduating high school seniors
There are many scholarships of varying award amounts and deadlines
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ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
For college students.
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real-world problems, with a grueling five-hour deadline.
Huddled around a single computer, competitors race against the clock in a battle of
logic, strategy and mental endurance.
$10,000 scholarships to team members
Deadlines vary, so form your team now.
Regional competitions are September through December and finals are in April
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