Archive for December, 2009
Dec
09
2009
Scholarship: Elks National Foundation's Most Valuable Student Contest
Sponsor/Organization: Elks National Foundation
Scholarship Amount: Ranging from $1,000 per year to $15,000 per year
Eligibility: Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply. Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; resident alien status does not qualify. Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. Most Valuable Student scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university.
Online Application
Application Deadline: December 1, 2010
Additional Information: Completed applications must be sent to Lynne Lathbury at the Alameda Elks Lodge #1015, 2255 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501 by December 1.
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| December 1, 2010 |
Dec
09
2009
Scholarship: Zeta Phi Beta Scholarship
Sponsor/Organization: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Scholarship Amount: $1000
Eligibility:
- Must be an African American female
- Must be a current high school senior in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Must have at least a G.P.A. of 3.0
- Must be attending a four year institution starting Fall 2010
- Postmark deadline is Friday, March 12, 2010
Online Application
Application Deadline: March 12, 2010
Dec
09
2009
Scholarship: Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program
Sponsor/Organization: Comcast
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 for use towards college costs and expenses
Eligibility: Be a full-time high school senior; Demonstrate a strong commitment to community service and display leadership abilities in school activities or through work experience; Have a grade point average of 2.8 or higher. All students must be nominated exclusively by the Principal or Guidance Counselor. Contact your counselor if interested.
Application Deadline: January 1, 2011
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Dec
09
2009
Scholarship: East Bay College Fund Scholarship
Sponsor/Organization: East Bay College Fund
Scholarship Amount: East Bay College Fund grants $16,000 scholarships to be awarded over four years ($4,000 per year).
Eligibility: Senior attending an Oakland public high school.
Demonstrates:
Academic preparation to succeed in college.
Resiliency: able to overcome obstacles to achieve academic and personal goals.
Life skills: responsible, resourceful and involved with others (work, school, family, community).
Documented financial need.
Will be attending a four-year accredited college or university in the U. S.
Exceptions: Students with documented admission to a college/university for Spring semester who will attend a community college only for the previous Fall semester will be considered, as will students with documented “dual admissions” to a UC campus who are required to attend a community college for the first two years.
Cumulative minimum 3.0 GPA to maximum 3.7 GPA. Note: Cumulative GPAs slightly below 3.0 will be considered if accompanied by compelling circumstances.
Must be available for an in-person interview on the scheduled date.
Must be available to attend the Great Expectations Awards Ceremony in the Spring.
Online Application
Application Deadline: February 10, 2012
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| February 10, 2012 |
Dec
04
2009
Scholarship: Matters Of Life & Death Scholarship Writing Contest
Sponsor/Organization: Compassion & Choices of Northern California
Scholarship Amount: $1,000 for First Place, $500 for Second Place, and $250 for Honorable Mention
Eligibility: This contest is open to California college-bound students in grades 11 and 12 during the 2010-2011 academic year. Submit a typewritten essay, no more than 1,000 words, preferably using Microsoft Word. (You may also send it in PDF.) The essay must be in 12-point Times New Roman font and single-spaced. Essays will be judged on quality and clarity of presentation, correct use of terminology, familiarity with the issues, original application of research, and potential shown by the author.
Online Application
Application Deadline: June 1, 2011
Website
Dec
02
2009
Scholarship: Michel de Montaigne Scholarship Competition for Shimer College
Sponsor/Organization: Shimer College, Chicago
Scholarship Amount: Two full-tuition and two half-tuition renewable scholarships for Shimer College
Eligibility: The Michel de Montaigne Scholarship will be awarded to students new to Shimer College (a Great Books college) on the basis of students' merit in writing and discussion--the kind that Shimer students undertake every day. Competition will be held in Chicago February 13-14.
Online Application
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
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| January 15, 2010 |
Dec
02
2009
Scholarship: eQuality Scholarship
Sponsor/Organization: eQuality Scholarship Collaborative
Scholarship Amount: $5000 scholarships
Eligibility: The eQuality Scholarship Collaborative awards scholarships to honor and encourage northern and central California students for their service to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community. All applicants must:
be a resident of northern or central California but may study elsewhere;
have completed or expect to complete high school or equivalent between 1 Jul 2007 and 30 Jun 2012; and
plan to attend or began attending an accredited post-secondary institution (college, university, or vocational/trade school) in the United States for the first time this year.
Online Application
Application Deadline: January 17, 2012
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| January 17, 2012 |
Nov
20
2009
Scholarship: Dwight Brydie Scholarship Fund
Sponsor/Organization: California Workforce Association and the Youth Development Research Fund (YDRF)
Scholarship Amount: Scholarships are up to $1,000 per person and should be used to offset the costs for tuition, books, fees, transportation costs and other related and relevant training expenses.
Eligibility: 1. Currently participating in a youth employment program
2. In High School and planning on attending college or post-secondary education or training or attending college or post-secondary education or training
3. Between the ages of 16 and 21 and
4. A resident of California.
Online Application
Application Deadline: December 11, 2009
Additional Information: If you have any questions regarding your application, you may contact Virginia Hamilton, Executive Director of CWA, at vhamilton@calworkforce.org or Eugene Bell, YDRF consultant at EBell@kingsview.org
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| December 11, 2009 |
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