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Information as of: 9-19-07
SENIORS – REMEMBER I WILL BE PUTTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS IN THE SCHOLARSHIP BOX IN MRS. ROWELL’S ROOM. PLEASE CHECK AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE ONES THAT APPLY TO YOU.
Internet Site Search
For
Scholarships, Foundations, Grants, Sweepstakes, and Contests
Sites:
All Scholarships: http://www.all-scholarships.com/
College Grant Research: http://www.fastweb.com/
Free Cash Grants: http://www.consumeradvocategroup.org/?GKEY=Grants
Free College Grants: http://www.careersandcolleges.com/
Free Federal Grants Kit: http://www.free-grant-kit.com/federal.htm
Free Grant Money: http://www.ultimategrantsecrets.com/index_h.html?<AffID>=1452
Grants for Women and Minorities: http://www.equalitygrants.com/
Most Popular Federal Grant & Loan Programs: http://grants-call8003589940.com/
Private Student Loans: http://www.educationfinancepartners.com/pl_g/?src=30001
Research Grants: http://www.myfreedegree.com/
US Government Grants: http://www.usagovernmentgrants.org/Government_Grants.html
Sweepstakes and Contests such as the following:
Ten (10) scholarships of $2,000 each; deadline May.
ALBA George Watt Memorial Essay Contest: http://www.alba-valb.org/albaeduess.htm
Two (2) $500 awards for winning essays; deadline June.
Alliance for Young Artists and Writers: http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index_page6.htm
Check all details and deadlines at website.
Army ROTC Scholarships – Worth up to $80,000.
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: http://www.astronautscholarship.org/scholarship.html
See details at website.
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest: http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index
1st $10,000; 3 – 2nd $2,000; 5 – 3rd $1,000; 20 finalists $100; 20 semifinalists $50.
1st $10,000; 5 – 2nd $2,000; 10 – 3rd $1,000; 45 finalists $100; 175 semifinalists $50.
Burger King Scholars Program: www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/bkscholars
$700,000 will be awarded each year; new information beginning September each year.
Calgon “Take Me Away” College Scholarship: http://www.takemeaway.com/scholarship/index.html
1st $5,000; 2nd $2,000; 3rd $1,000; deadline, end of February each year.
Carpe Diem Foundation Scholarship: http://www.carpediemfoundation.org/
Approximately 18 scholarships; $2,000 to $5,000 is awarded; deadline, early May each year.
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp
50 four-year $20,000, and 200 four-year $4,000 scholarships; deadline, end of May.
Collegiate Inventors Competition: http://www.invent.org/collegiate/
Up to 15 finalists will compete for the $25,000 prize; deadline, early June. See details.
Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship: http://www.datatel.com/global/scholarships/
Up to $2,000 available; deadline, application period September 1 to January 31 each year.
Elie Wiesel Prize In Ethics Essay Contest: http://www.eliewieselfoundation.org/EthicsPrize/index.html
1st $5,000; 2nd $2,500; 3rd $1,500; two honorable mentions $500; deadline, early December.
Emergency Educational Fund Grants.:
Search internet with the above words.
Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest: http://holocaust.hklaw.com/2007/index.asp
Up to $10,000 for 1st place winners; information will be posted October 1.
Institute for Brand Leadership Essay Contest: http://financialaid.syr.edu/scholar-brandleadershipessay.htm
Open to all students, 1st $3,000; 2nd $1,500; 3rd $500; deadline, middle of October.
Intel Science Talent Search: http://www.sciserv.org/sts/about/index.asp
40 finalists, prizes from $5,000 to top prize of $100,000 scholarship; deadline, mid November.
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest: http://www.jfklibrary.org/
1st $3,000; 2nd $1,500; 3rd $500; deadline, middle of September to early January, see details.
Jane Austen Society of North America Essay Contest: http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/index.html
Application period, August to May.
L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm
Up to $5,000; four quarters with deadlines of December 31, March 31, June 30, September 30.
National Peace Essay Contest: http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/index.html
State winners, $1,000 each; National 1st $10,000; 2nd $5,000; 3rd $2,500; deadline, February 1.
NPPF: http://www.nppa.org/professional_development/students/scholarships/cpoy.html
Bob Baxter Scholarship; Reid Blackburn Scholarship; College Photographer Scholarship; Bob East Scholarship; Kit C. King Graduate Scholarship Fund; Sill Photographer Scholarship; Paul Threfall Professional Education Award; and Television News Scholarship. See website for details.
SPAACE Scholarships: http://www.spaacse.org/spaacsescholarhs.html
Liliane Webb $1,000 Art Scholarship; deadline, early June.
George R Faenza $1,000 Essay Scholarship; deadline mid April.
Jonn Serrie $1,000 Music Scholarship; deadlines, mid July.
Siemens Competition = http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/23619.html
Math, Science, Technology; deadline, October 1 each year, see website for details.
Regional Awards = Finalists $1,000/Winners $3,000.
National Awards = Individual $10,000 to $100,000/Team $10,000 to $100,000.
Target All-Around Scholarships for Students: http://www.sfsu.edu/~raza/Students_target.html
More than 2,100 scholarships, win up to $10,000; deadline, November 1 each year.
Tylenol Scholarship: http://www.studentscholarshipfund.com/archives/2005/03/the_tylenol_sch.html
$10,000 and 1,000 in grants. available; deadline, April 30; see details.
VFW Scholarships: http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.levelc&cid=1836&tok=1
Voice of Democracy Scholarship; up to $30,000; deadline November 1.
Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay Scholarship: up to $10,000; deadline, November 1.
Wall-Mart: http://www.walmartfoundation.org/wmstore/goodworks/scripts/Education.jsp?oid=-10260&coid=-10299
Associate Scholarship; Community Scholarship; Reach Scholarship; Walton Scholarship; tips for submitting a more successful application; see website for details.
William Randolph Hearst Foundation: http://hearstfdn.org/ussyp/
United States Senate Youth Program; $5,000 scholarship; contact Ms. Lauralea Bauer, Manager, Texas Education Agency, 1701 N. Congress Ave., Austin, 78701-1494, Phone (512) 443-2100; e-mail = lauralea.bauer@tea.state.tx.us.
Corporate Scholarships such as the following:
AFL-CIO Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid: http://www.unionplus.org/benefits/education/scholarships/
DISCOVER Card Tribute Scholarships: http://www.discoverfinancial.com/data/philanthropy/DFS-06-0851FAQ_1009.pdf
McDonald's Ronald McDonald House Scholarships: http://www.rmhc-houston-galveston.org/scholarships.htm
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation: https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/jsp/scholars/Index.jsp
Foundations and Grants such as the following:
Alcohol National Research Service Awards for Research Training - $10,889,000 in grants
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program - $3,000,000 in grants
Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers - $13,800,000 in grants
Byrd Honors Scholarships - $40,590,000 in grants
Centers of Excellence - $11,495,000 in grants
Criminal Justice Research and Development Graduate Research Fellowships - $100,000 in grants
Doctoral Dissertation Research Grants
Early Doctoral Student Research Grants
Education and Human Resources - $796,690,000 in grants
Educational Exchange Graduate Students - $57,700,000 in grants
Educational Exchange University Lecturers (Professors) and Research Scholars - $42,550,000 in grants
Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways: www.fedmoney.org
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants - $3,527,000 in grants
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs - $303,423,000 in grants
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need - $30,067,000 in grants
Harry S Truman Scholarship Program - $2,000,000 in grants
Harry Truman Scholarship Foundation
Health Careers Opportunity Program - $3,832,000 in grants
Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program for Indians - $1,365,000 in grants
Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians - $2,519,000 in grants
Health Professions Scholarship Program - $9,604,000 in grants
Herb Society of America Research Grants
HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits
International Education Financial Aid
International Education of Students Scholarship Programs
Javits Fellowships - $9,699,000 in grants
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Medical Library Assistance - $65,177,000 in grants
Mental Health Clinical and AIDS Service-Related Training Grants - $5,586,000 in grants
Mental Health National Research Service Awards for Research Training - $57,258,000 in grants
Migrant Education_High School Equivalency Program - $18,550,000 in grants
Morris K. Udall Fellowship Program - $48,000 Grants
Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship Program - $170,000 in grants
Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program - $400,000 in grants
National Academy of American Scholars Easley National Scholarship Awards
National Fire Academy Training Assistance - $1,600,000 in grants
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program - $15,800,000 in grants
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program
National Security Education Scholarships - $2,000,000 in grants
Nursing Workforce Diversity - $16,107,000 in grants
Overseas Doctoral Dissertation - $4,400,000 in grants
Overseas Group Projects Abroad - $4,273,000 in grants
Presidential Freedom Scholarships
Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends - $7,879,000 in grants
Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development - $9,347,000 in grants
Quentin N. Burdick Program for Rural Interdisciplinary Training - $6,066,000 in grants
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
Saul T. Wilson, Jr., Scholarships in Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Scholars and Fellows - $21,102,000 in grants
Scholarships Available to Paralegals
Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds - $43,869,000 in grants
ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
Sports Scholarships and Internships
The Explorers Club – Youth Activities Fund and Exploration Fund in grants
TRIO Upward Bound - $556,476,000 in grants
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds - $768,000 in grants
Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences - $1,355,000 in grants
Scholarships for Minorities such as the following:
A. Patrick Charnon Scholarship
Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
African American Scholarship Programs
AICPA Fellowships for Minority Doctoral Students in Accounting
AICPA Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students
American Geological Institute Minority Geosciences Scholarships
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students
American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program
American Sociological Association Minority Fellowship Program
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
Bell Laboratories Cooperative Research Fellowship for Underrepresented Minorities
Black Alliance for Educational Options
Black News Scholarship (two page essay for a chance at $1,000)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Fellowship Program in Academic Medicine for Minority Students
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Development Fund for Black Students in Science and Technology
Financial Aid & Scholarship Help
Graduate Fellowships for Minorities Nationwide
Historic Black College Scholarship
HBCU Minority Student Scholarships
Historic Black College Scholarship
Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarships Fund
Jackie Robinson Scholarship Program (awards up to $6,000 per year)
LULAC National Scholarship Fund
Microsoft Minority Technical Scholarship Program
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Scholars Program
National Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Programs
Native American Internship - Smithsonian Institution
Project Excellence Scholarship Program
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program
Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
SIT (School for International Training) Study Abroad HBCU Packard Scholarship
State Farm Companies Foundation Hispanic Scholarships
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund
UNCF•MERCK Science Research Scholarships and Fellowships
Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship Program
College Searches and Financial Aid
Additional Websites
Texas Common Application
Fill this out only one time
to submit to all Texas Colleges!
www.applytexas.org
College for
Texans
Free SAT and ACT Test Preparation can be found at this location.
Peterson’s Planner
Finding the right college; studying for the SAT or ACT; exploring financial aid; and advance your career through this location.
Federal Student Aid
This site is to ensure that all eligible Americans benefit from federal financial assistance (grants, loans, and work-study programs) for education beyond high school.
College Net
This site has college search; applications; scholarships; and information for soon to be college students and current college students.
American Universities
As home pages are found for American Universities granting bachelor or advanced degrees, they are added here, one page per university. If you know of pages for universities not listed here, please drop me a line (see below). Some universities do not yet have home pages.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Provides higher-education news from around the Web.
RWM Vocational School Database
RWM provides a database of Private Post-secondary Vocational Schools in all 50 states, organized first by state, then by Training Occupation.
Educational and Career Opportunities System
ECOS is an online product designed to help guidance counselors guide and monitor their students throughout their educational careers.
http://ecos.princetonreview.com/public/AboutUs.asp
Kaplan Education Centers
Kaplan is a world leader in test preparation and has helped millions of students prepare to take the tests necessary to achieve their education and career goals.
www.kaplan.com/TestPreparation/
COLLEGE INFORMATION
The Princeton Review
You can explore schools and career; improve your scores and skills; find scholarships and aid.
www.princetonreview.com/home.asp
College for Texans
Everything a Texas needs to know about preparing for, applying for and paying for college or technical school.
www.collegefortexans.com/default2.cfm
Adventures in Education (AIE)
Helps students plan and complete their journey through higher education by providing a Web site and other free resources to students, parents, counselors, educators, and encourages individuals to discover and pursue educational opportunities.
www.adventuresineducation.org/
College Answer
Using this site can assist with planning for your college destination (preparing, selecting, applying, paying, deciding, and financing college).
Campus Tours
From here, you can tour college campuses that you might be interested in for your eduction.
Kuder
This site is a career planning system can help answer the questions throughout your life.
TESTING
Texas Higher
Education Assessment
Its purpose is to assess the reading, mathematics, and writing skills that
entering freshman-level students should have if they are to perform effectively
in undergraduate certificate or degree programs in Texas public colleges or
universities.
CAREERS
Occupational Outlook Handbook
For hundreds of different types of jobs this site tells you: the training and education needed; earnings expected job prospects; what workers do on the job; working conditions; job search tips; links to information about the job market in each State, and more.
America's Career InfoNet
This site is a resource for making informed career decisions to support a demand-driven workforce investment system.
MILITARY
Marines:
www.marines.mil
Air Force:
www.airforce.com
Army:
www.goarmy.com
Navy:
www.navy.com
Coast Guard:
www.uscg.mil.com
THE ABE & ANNIE SEIBEL FOUNDATION IS AN INTEREST FREE LOAN THAT YOU CAN BORROW AND PAY BACK WHEN YOU GET OUT OF COLLEGE. YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN GPA AND REAPPLY EACH YEAR. IT IS UP TO 3000.00 A SEMESTER.
Abe and Annie Seibel Foundation
Abe and Annie Seibel Foundation
c/o The Frost Bank - Trust Dept.
P.O. Box 8210
Galveston, TX 77553-8210
Phone: (409) 770-5665
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Interest-free loans available to USA Citizens and Texas residents who
have graduated from Texas high schools. Must enroll as a full-time
student at a Texas college/university, accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, with the intention of completing
requirements toward a first bachelor's degree.
Entering Freshmen ranked in:
SAT ACT
Top 10% of class: Any Score Acceptable
Next 15%: 1000 22
Second Quarter: 1100 25
Third & Fourth Quarters: 1200 27
College level students - maintain 2.75 GPA overall.
Applicants with the above MINIMUM Scores will be given consideration for
approval; however, this is not to be defined as automatic approval. High
school seniors must submit a transcript reflecting SAT/ACT scores and
rank in class. Applications and transcripts will be presented to the
directors in the order in which they are completed. Funds are limited
and it is advisable to submit requests as early as possible.
Students may contact our office by telephone or mail after November 1
each year to be placed on the mailing list for the upcoming fall/spring
long-term school year. Application packets are accepted January 1
THE MILLHOLLON EDUCATIONAL TRUST IS A LOW INTEREST LOAN (3% I THINK) THAT YOU CAN BORROW AND PAY BACK WHEN YOU GET OUT OF COLLEGE. YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN GPA AND REAPPLY EACH YEAR. IT IS UP TO 2000.00 A SEMESTER. THIS LOAN IS OUT OF STANTON AND THERE IS AN INTERVIEW PROCESS.
IMPORTANT!!!!
http://www.window.state.tx.us/scholars/aid/faidalpha.html
The above website has a list of all kinds of scholarships and financial aide available. It is one that will take time for you to go through to see if they apply to you and some will be a repeat from above.
