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Posted by Scholarships at July 7th, 2008

Chick-Fil-A Leadership Scholarship

Award Amount
$1000

Deadline Date
Varies

Awards Available
Varies

Description
The Chick-Fil-A Leadership Scholarship is available to Chick-Fil-A team members who are or intend to be high school graduates and enroll in an accredited college or university. You must be active in your school and community, demonstrate a strong work ethic, leadership abilities, good teamwork, and a desire to succeed to qualify for this award.

Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor’s Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Website
http://www.chickfila.com/

Posted by Scholarships at June 9th, 2008

National Vocabulary Championship
Award Amount
$40000

Deadline Date
Varies

Awards Available
Varies

Description
The National Vocabulary Championship is open to high school students who are between the ages of 13 and 19 years old. To qualify, you must attend a participating school (see website) or complete the National Qualifying Exam, being offered during the month of November 2007. Fifty finalists will win a trip to the National Vocabulary Championship Finals in March 2008 to compete for $40,000 towards college tuition.

Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor’s Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Website Address
http://www.winwithwords.com

Posted by Scholarships at June 9th, 2008

NetAid Global Action Awards

Award Amount
$5000

Deadline Date
Nov 30

Awards Available
4

Scholarship Description

NetAid Global Action Awards honor high school students in the U.S. who are building a brighter future for the world’s poorest people. Honorees receive $5000 and will have a celebration in honor of their achievement.

The scholarship is available to high school students living in the U.S. who have organized and led a project that has directly impacted people in developing countries or raised awareness in their own communities about global poverty.

Honorees will be chosen by a panel of judges based on the level of innovation, cooperation, leadership, inspiration and impact displayed by their work.

Issues addressed by projects should be global in nature and may include but are not limited to: alleviating hunger; promoting human rights, children’s rights or gender equity; increasing access to clean drinking water, healthcare or education; preventing and treating HIV/AIDS or other diseases; and supporting a sustainable environment.

Website Address

http://www.netaid.org

Posted by Scholarships at June 6th, 2008

The Sallie Mae Fund

Award Amount
Varies

Deadline Date
Varies

Awards Available
600

Description

Offered in collaboration with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, this program provides last dollar scholarships to Latino students transferring from a community college to an approved, accredited higher education institution.
Deadline: February 1.

“Writers of Passage” Scholarship
In partnership with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, this program involves an essay competition that awards winning students from a Historically Black College or University, or a predominantly black college, with a $5,000 college scholarship. Universities of scholarship winners will receive a $20,000 grant from The Sallie Mae Fund. Go to the Sallie Mae Fund URL above to download the application.
Deadline: March 3rd.

American Dream Scholarship
Established in partnership with the United Negro College Fund, the American Dream Scholarship Program is open to African-Americans with financial need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), who meet Pell Grant eligibility criteria, and are enrolled full-time at approved, accredited, undergraduate institutions. *Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000. Apply online at United Negro College Fund. Deadline: April 15th.

First in My Family® Scholarship
The First in My Family Scholarship Program, developed in partnership with the Hispanic College Fund, offers scholarships to Hispanic-American students who are the first in their family to attend college, and have financial need. The program is open to Hispanic-Americans who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. *Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000. Apply online at Hispanic College Fund. Deadline: April 15th.

Unmet Need Scholarship
Open to families with a combined income of $30,000 or less, this program is intended to supplement financial aid packages that fall more than $1,000 short of students’ financial need. This scholarship is not designed as a substitute for aid provided by an institution. The program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are accepted or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. *Students must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible to apply. Recipients will be selected based on financial need. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,800. Download an application. Deadline: May 31st.

The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund
The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund was created in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The scholarship program is open to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks, and who are enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions.* Scholarship awards of up to $2,500 per applicant, per school year, are available and may be renewed on an annual basis, subject to satisfactory academic progress. Download an application. Deadline: Open.

In addition, The Sallie Mae Fund awards $500 to $1,000 scholarships to future college students at each of its free, nationwide “Paying for College” workshops.

Posted by Scholarships at June 6th, 2008

Olive W. Garvey Fellowship

Award Amount
$1000-$2500

Deadline Date
May 01

Awards Available
Varies

Description
The Olive W. Garvey Fellowship is available to undergraduate and graduate students under the age of 35. You must compose an essay between 1,500 and 3,000 words addressing the topic: “Is foreign aid the solution to global poverty?”

Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor’s Web site for additional information and an entry form.

Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Website
http://www.independent.org/garvey.html

Posted by Scholarships at June 5th, 2008

NPG Scholarship Essay Contest

Award Amount
$500-$2000

Deadline Date
April 18

Awards Available
Varies

Description
The NPG Scholarship Essay Contest is available to high school seniors and college freshmen, sophomores and juniors. You must submit an essay of 500- to 750-words answering the following question: Many people believe that our nation is already greatly overpopulated with regards to our limited natural resources and fragile environment. Do you agree that Congress should create a National Population Policy? If so, what would you recommend as its chief goals? If not, how do you propose we solve this problem?

Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor’s Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Website Address

http://www.npg.org/2008scholarship.html

Posted by Scholarships at June 4th, 2008

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Posted by Scholarships at May 19th, 2008

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Posted by Scholarships at May 19th, 2008

KC Mid-America Scholarship

Provided by: Project Management Institute Educational Foundation

Deadline: June 30

Type of Award: Scholarship

Awards Available Amount

2 equal to $1250

Website
http://www.pmi.org/pmief/scholarship/

Description
The KC Mid-America Scholarship is available to undergraduate and graduate students. You must be a member of or be a direct family member of a chapter member to be eligible for this award.

Additional Information
Please visit the sponsor’s Web site for additional information.

Applicable Majors
All Fields of Study

Posted by Scholarships at May 14th, 2008

$10,000 Scholarship for any School or Education Program