October 2015 Scholarship Bulletin
New Hyde Park Memorial
The Scholarship Bulletin includes local, national, and college scholarships. Many colleges have scholarships which will not be listed here.
Students are encouraged to inquire at the office of financial aid at the colleges they are considering. Please be aware of deadlines. If a scholarship
requires a transcript and letters of recommendations the guidance office needs 7 – 10 days to process the application.
The Scholarship Bulletin can be found at the Naviance Family Connection website http://connection.naviance.com/nhpmhs and at New Hyde
Park Memorial’s website http://www.sewanhaka.k12.ny.us/domain/2494
Scholarship
AXA Foundation
Achievement
Scholarship Program
The College of New
Jersey Merit
Scholarship Program
for Out of State
Students
Boston University
Trustee Scholarship
Brooklyn College
Scholarships
Criteria
A senior planning on attending a
2 or 4 year college and
demonstrates ambition and selfdrive as evidenced by
outstanding achievement in
school, community or work
related activities
Top students with a combined
critical reading and math score
on the SAT of a 1300 or better
may apply. Other factors such as
service, leadership and/or talents
will be considered.
Trustee scholars typically rank in
the top 5-10% of their class and
demonstrate exceptional records
of service and activity in their
schools and communities
More than 600 scholarships
available annually
Award
$10,000 $25,000
Deadline
December 15, 2015
Website
www.axa-achivement.com
$1,000 - $8,000
December 1, 2015
www.tcnj.edu
Full tuition
Scholarship
December 1, 2015
www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/costs-aidscholarships/schoalrships/trustee/
Varies
December 15, 2015
www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/admissions1
The Elks National
Foundation Most
Valuable Student
Scholarship
Applications will be judged on
scholarship, leadership and
financial need.
500 four year
scholarships will
be awarded
ranging from
$1,000 - $12,500
December 4, 2015
www.elks.org/enf/scholars.
The Elks National
Foundation
Scholarships for Elks
Families
250 four year, $1,000
scholarships will be awarded to
the children and grandchildren of
active Elk members who are
seniors, going to college and who
exhibit integrity, knowledge, and
are community minded.
Students must submit an original
essay that demonstrates the
political courage as described by
John F. Kennedy in Profiles in
Courage.
$1,000
January 29, 2016
www.elks.org/enf/scholars.
First Place:
$5,000
Second Place:
$1,000
Third Place:
$500
January 5, 2016
www.jfklibrary.org
Scholarship information is posted under the
education link.
Students are eligible to apply if
they have a minimum GPA of a
3.3, are African American,
American Indian, Alaska Native,
Asian Pacific Islander or Hispanic
American, have demonstrated
leadership and have financial
need.
Students must submit a unique
photo, piece of art work or
computer graphic for the front of
a greeting card.
Two students who exhibit the
potential to be outstanding
teachers can be nominated for
the award.
Pending the appropriations of
state funds 11 scholarships will
be awarded to seniors from the
Full tuition
January 13, 2016
www.gmsp.org
$10,000
scholarship and a
$1,000 award for
the high school
$3,000
February 25, 2016
www.gallerycollection.com/greeting-cardsschoalrship.hrm
December 15, 2015
http://nyspta.org/YourPTA/AwardsRecog_TwinP
rojectsJenkins.cfm
2, $1,500
8, $500
December 13, 2015
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/kiap/precoll
2012 John F. Kennedy
Profile in Courage
Essay Contest
The Gates
Millennium Scholars
Program
6th Annual Create A
Greeting Card
NYS PTA Jenkins
Memorial
Scholarship for
Teacher Education
New York State 2015
Scholarship for
Academic Excellence
Porter Merit Based
Scholarship in Math
and Science at
Skidmore
Skidmore College :
Filene School of
Music Competition
2016 NFIB Young
Entrepreneur Award
11th Annual JCSB
Essay Competition at
Stony Brook
University
Youth Volunteer
Scholarship Award
Class of 2016. Two for $1,500
and 8 for $500. Students will be
selected by weighing scores from
regents exams in English, algebra
2 and trig, global studies, U.S.
History and two science regents.
Students must attend a school in
New York to receive the
scholarship.
For students who excel in the
sciences and/or math.
$15,000 a year
annually
January 15, 2016
www.skidmore.edu
Strong academic and musically
inclined high school seniors may
apply.
Graduating seniors who operate
their own small business are
eligible to apply.
$15,000 a year
annually
January 15, 2016
www.skidmore.edu
$1,000 - $10,000
December 18, 2015
www.nfib.com/yea
The aim of the essay competition
is to promote awareness and
understanding of Japan in the
United States and to help young
Americans broaden their
international horizons.
Over the past two year students
must have completed 50 hours
of volunteer work and
maintained a 3.5 or greater GPA.
$3,000 for 1st
place winners
(3 will be
selected)
January 8, 2016
www.stonybrook.edu/japancenter
$500
November 29,
2015
www.studentscholarships.org/volunteer.php