IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS LISTED BELOW, CHECK SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH THESE NATIONAL SEARCH ENGINES:
www.questbridge.org
www.meritaid.com (try this one....it's great)
www.fastweb.com
www.collegeprowler.com
www.anycollege.com
www.latinocollegedollars.org
www.collegesoup.com
www.review.com
www.collegeanswer.com
www.schoolsoup.com
www.dadecommunityfoundation.org
www.InternationalScholarships.com
www.InternationalStudent.com
www.IEFA.ORG
www.InternationalStudentLoan.com
IT IS JUST THE SECOND WEEK OF SCHOOL BUT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ALREADY ARRIVING IN THE CAP OFFICE. MOST ARE FOR SENIORS BUT A FEW ARE FOR JUNIORS AND UNDERCLASSMEN TOO! IT'S TIME TO GO FOR THE GOLD! CHECK THE SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE EACH WEEK AND WIN SOME OF THE $$$$ OUT THERE.
SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIP: WENDY'S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN AWARD FOR ATHLETICS AND CITIZENSHIP
AMOUNT: TO BE
ANNOUNCED SOON
REQUIREMENTS:THIS AWARD IS BEING PROMOTED DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR WENDY'S IS OPENING UP APPLICATIONS EARLY.INTERESTED SENIORS SHOULD APPLY ONLINE. ALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SENIORS WHO WORK HARD AND HAVE BECOME ROLE MODELS FOR OUR SCHOOL'S UNDERCLASSMEN ARE ELIGIBLE. APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A "B" AVERAGE AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL-SPONSORED SPORT. AN ESSAY,RECOMMENDATION AND TRANSCRIPT IS REQUIRED
DEADLINE: ALL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 3, 2010
CONTACT: GO ONLINE TO
www.wendysheisman.com for more information and to apply.
QUESTBRIDGE IS NOW OPEN TO SENIORS.....
QUESTBRIDGE IS A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN QUESTBRIDGE AND 29 HIGHLY COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITIES. A STUDENT MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED A QUESTBRIDGE SCHOLAR. QUESTBRIDGE SCHOLARS HAVE A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE IN ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP MONEY. APPLICANTS SHOULD BE HIGH ACHIEVING ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS,HAVE TEST SCORES ABOVE 1200 AND FINANCIAL NEED (FAMILY INCOME $60,000 OR BELOW).
AMOUNT: FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP UP TO $40,000 PER YEAR PLUS $15,000 PER YEAR ROOM AND BOARD
REQUIREMENTS: SENIOR, LOW INCOME FAMILY(UNDER $60,000) , STRONG GPA, SAT/ACT SCORE OVER 1200, APPLY ON LINE BY DEADLINE
DEADLINE: SEPT. 30, 2010
CONTACT:
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO www.questbridge.org
SCHOLARSHIP: HORATIO ALGER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (WE WIN THIS ONE EVERY YEAR!)
AMOUNT: FLORIDA PROGRAM $5000 NATIONAL PROGRAM $20,000
REQUIREMENTS: HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, GPA OVER 2.0, FINANCIAL NEED (FAMILY INCOME UNDER $50,000), INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES, US CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT, ONE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, STUDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED INTEGRITY AND PERSEVERENCE IN OVERCOMING AN ADVERSITY OR OBSTACLE.
DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30, 2010
CONTACT: ON LINE APPLICATION ONLY AT www.horatioalger.org/scholarships
SCHOLARSHIP: COCA-COLA SCHOLARS PROGRAM (We had 3 winners last year!)
AMOUNT: 50 NATIONAL WINNERS $20,000 ($5000 FOR 4 YEARS)
200 REGIONAL WINNERS $10,000 ($2500 FOR 4 YEARS)
REQUIREMENTS: SENIOR, US CITIZEN, PERMANENT RESIDENT, OR OTHER LEGAL RESIDENT CATEGORIES, MINIMUM 3.0 UNWEIGHTED GPA, EXTENSIVE EXTRA CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
DEADLINE: OCT. 31, 2010
CONTACT: APPLY ONLINE AT www.coca-colascholars.org
SCHOLARSHIP: SOROPTIMIST VIOLET RICHARDSON FOR VOLUNTEER ACTION (GIRLS ONLY)
AMOUNT: $1000
REQUIREMENTS: THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG WOMEN AGES 14-17. THE APPLICANT MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP IN IDENTIFYING A PROBLEM IN THEIR SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY AND THEN TAKING STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.SUBMIT AN ESSAY DECSRIBING WHERE YOU VOLUNTEER AND WHY. DESCRIBE GOALS AND IMPACT OF VOLUNTEER PROJECT. SUPPORTING MATERIAL MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2010
CONTACT: SEE MS. COORDS IN THE CAP OFFICE FOR AN APLICATION
SCHOLARSHIP: INDIANA U. AUTOMATIC ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP CONSIDERATION
AMOUNT: $2000-$9000 PER YEAR
REQUIREMENTS: APPLY TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY BY NOVEMBER 1, 2010 AND YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ONE OF FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS BEGINNING AT A 3.6 WEIGHTED GPA AND AN 1160 SAT OR 26 ACT TO A 3.8 GPA AND A 1310 SAT OR ACT 30.
DEADLINE: SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS BY NOVEMBER 1, 2010
CONTACT: GO TO www.scholarships.indiana.edu
SCHOLARSHIP: DAVIDSON COLLEGE BRYAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM (FOR STUDENT ATHLETES)
AMOUNT: $30,000 PER YEAR FOR 4 YEARS
REQUIREMENTS: SENIOR WHO EXCELS IN ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE PLAYING THEIR SPORT AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL, NOMINATION FROM MIAMI PALMETTO (WE ARE ALLOWED TO NOMINATE 3 STUDENTS) RECOMMENDATION LETTER, TRANSCRIPT. THE NOMINEE MUST THEN APPLY TO DAVIDSON BY OCTOBER 15 AND SUBMIT AN ATHLETIC PROFILE TO THE DAVIDSON COACH.THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO EXCEL IN 18 OF DAVIDSON'S 21 VARSITY SPORTS. MEN'S FOOTBALL AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM.
DEADLINE: PALMETTO NOMINATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO DAVIDSON BY SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
CONTACT: SEE MS. COORDS IN THE CAP OFFICE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING NOMINATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO www.davidson.edu/gotgame
THE HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND SPONSORS OR SUPPORTS SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIP. ITS GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF HISPANICS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE. THE SCHOLARSHIP LISTED BELOW IS ONE OF SEVERAL THAT WILL BE OFFERED THIS YEAR TO OUR
HISPANIC STUDENTS.
SCHOLARSHIP : HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND
AMOUNT: $1000-$5000
REQUIREMENTS: SENIOR OF HISPANIC HERITAGE, US CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT, 3.0 GPA, PLAN TO ENROLL FULL TIME IN COLLEGE NEXT YEAR, ESSAY, RECOMMENDATION, TRANSCRIPT.FINANCIAL NEED IS ALSO A REQUIREMENT. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A FAFSA TO PROVE THEIR FINANCIAL NEED. MS. COORDS WILL HELP WITH THIS.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2010
CONTACT:APPLY ONLINE AT
www.hsf.net.
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