January 2010
Scholarships
Scholarship
ESA Foundation
Criteria/Award
Deadline
3.0 GPA, or top 25% of class, or ACT of 20, two
letters of recommendation, personal essay , $5
processing fee
$500-1,000
Feb.1
Burger King Scholars
2.5 G.P.A., work part time, minimum of 10 hours
a week, community service, financial need, plan to
attend a two or four year college or vocational
Feb. 1
school
$1000.
www.haveityourwayfoundation.org/bksp_application.html
KFC Colonel’s Scholar
Minimum GPA of 2.75, pursue a bachelor’s
degree at a public post secondary school,
leadership, financial need, recommendations,
up to $5000.
www.kfcscholars.org
Best Buy Scholarship
Well rounded students who have given back to
their community.
Go to
www.bestbuy.com/scholarships
Monsanto/Commitment
to Agriculture
Family engaged in production farming, pursue a
career in agriculture, ACT above 18, above average
GPA, apply online at www.monsanto.com or at www.
ffa.org
$1,500.
AXA Achievement
Scholarship
Well rounded student, committed to making a
difference and have demonstrated achievement
apply on line
www.axa-achievement.com
National FFA
USA Funds
Ted and Nora Anderson
Scholarship
Feb. 10
Feb. 15
Feb. 15
Feb. 15
Wide variety of experiences, career goals and higher
education plans, go to www.ffa.org to research
and apply.
Feb. 15
Plan to attend a two or four year institution or technical
school, family adjusted gross income of less than
$35,000., leadership, work experience, career and
educational goals
$750.-1,500.
Apply on line www.usafunds.org
Feb. 15
Child of a veteran, parents a member of the American
Legion, better than average student, plan to attend
post-secondary school in Kansas, three letters of
recommendation, financial need, essay: "Why I want
to go to college".
$ 500.
Feb. 15
John & Geraldine Hobble Financial need, attend a school which issues a
(LPN) Scholarship
diploma for Licensed Practical Nursing, three
letters of reference. $300.
Music Scholarship
Background in field of music, major or minor in
music, better than average scholastically, three
letters of reference. $1,000.
Feb. 15
Feb. 15
Charles & Annette Hill
Memorial Scholarship
Descendent of American Legion member, GPA 3.0,
interest in the fields of science, engineering, or
business administration; three letters of reference,
essay: "Why I want to go to college".
$1,000.
Albert M. Lappin
Scholarship
Child of a veteran, parents a member of the American
Legion, better than average student, plan to attend
post-secondary school in Kansas, three letters of
recommendation, financial need, essay: "Why I want
to go to college".
$1,000.
Feb. 15
Child of a veteran, parents a member of the American
Legion, better than average student, plan to attend
post-secondary school in Kansas, three letters of
recommendation, financial need, essay: "Why I want
to go to college".
$1,500.
Feb. 15
Child of a veteran, parents a member of the American
Legion, better than average student, plan to attend
post-secondary school in Kansas, three letters of
recommendation, financial need, essay: "Why I want
to go to college".
$500.
Feb. 15
Rosedale Post 346
Scholarship
Hugh A. Smith
Scholarship
Feb. 15
Sons of the American
Legion
Son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter or a member
of the Kansas Sons of the American Legion, better than
Average scholastically, 500 word essay: “What your goals
in life are and why you want to attend college or trade
School,” list of leadership and extracurricular activities
and proof of parent income $500
Feb. 15
Carol Oberle Memorial
Scholarship
Active in FCCLA, complete three semesters of family
and consumer sciences, 3.0 GPA, participate in school
and community activities, plan for career in family
and consumer sciences
$500.
Kansas Association 0f
Directors of Plant
Facilities
Son/daughter of custodial worker, plan to attend
Kansas college, ACT, GPA, financial need,
extracurricular activities, work activities
Up to $1000.
Feb. 17
Feb. 19
MoolahSPOT
Plan to attend college or graduate school
400 word essay, $1000.
www.MoolahSPOT.com
Berri Mitchel Memorial
AAFA-KC Scholarship
History of asthma or allergies, academic success,
interest in school and community, two letters of
support
$1000.
SAMMY Award
Academic performance, athletic excellence, leadership, community service, must request apply on line
a www.bodybymilk.com
$7,500. +
Feb. 28
March 1
March 5
Kansas Grain and Feed
Association
Self-starter, excellent academic credentials, good school
and community citizens and strong desire to continue
March 12
education, 2 references $500.-$1,000.
KACRAO “Quality
Leadership”
Minimum 3.25 gpa, 22 ACT, essay, two
references, evidence of leadership
$500.
Kansas Certified Crop
Advisor Scholarship
Plan to major in agronomy, crop science, ag
engineering or related field of study.
$1000.
Kansas Agribusiness
Retailers Association
Plan to major in agronomy, crop science, ag
engineering or related field of study.
Up to $3000.
www.ksagretailers.org
R.E. French Family
Education Foundation
Minimum 3.0 gpa, activities, honors, volunteer work
references, financial information, essay
$1,400. per year
Dale and Betty Lybarger
Scholarship
3.0 GPA, provide short and long term goals,
resume, attend city commission meeting and
file report, attend meeting of two local civic
organizations and file report from each,
demonstrate good character with high morals.
$1,200 a year, renewable for 3 years.
March 12
March 12
March 12
March 15
March 30
Kansas County Clerks'
and Election Officials
Intend to major in journalism, political science, or
communications, 3.0 G.P.A., essay, references
$500.
April 2
Kansas Junior Golf
Scholarship
Participated in high school or junior golf. Proof of
acceptance to college, 3 letters of recommendation,
essay, statement of need.
$1,250.
April 2
SCHOLARSHIP/FINANCIAL AID INTERNET SITES
CollegeNET MACH25 is a free web version of the Wintergreen/Orchard House Scholarship
Finder database. This database contains listings of more than 500,000 private sector awards
from 1,570 sponsors.
Collegenet.com/mach25
ExPAN Scholarship Search is a free web version of the College Board’s fund finder
scholarship database.
collegeboard.com
FinAid; The Financial Aid Information Page. A very extensive listing of financial aid links.
Contains estimator.
finaid.org
Merit Aid.com is a comprehensive directory of merit scholarships from colleges across the
country.
MeritAid.com
www.nelnet.net/collegeplanning is a free tool with scholarship searches, act practice exams,
school search engine, FAFSA assistance, and scholarship giveaways.
Scholarships.com is a scholarship search and college research database. It also contains a
FAFSA information guide.
College Goal Sunday
February 21, 2010
Allen Community College
2-4 p.m.
You could win a $500. Scholarship
Get help completing your FAFSA