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Courage to Grow Scholarship
http://couragetogrowscholarship.co
m/
Description
The "Courage to Grow Scholarship"
was created to help students realize
their college dreams.
Due Date
End of each month.
One award per
month.
Prompt
Why do you deserve this
scholarship? (Up to 250
words)
Award
$500
End of each month
(One award per
month. Applications
resubmitted each
month.)
“Short essay”
What are you inspired to
change in the world and how
could you make that change?
Describe your experience and
how it made a POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE for yourself and
others.
1-28-13: Chance meetings can
make for very interesting
experiences. Describe a time
when you bumped into
someone, and it led to a
memorable conversation or
$350
Requirements: High school junior,
senior, college student
GPA: 2.5 +
Giving Soul Scholarships
http://givingsoulscholarships.com/
Zinch
http://www.zinch.com/weekly
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Giving Soul Scholarships was founded
to help students find their passion for
making a difference in the world and
act on it.
Requirements: High school or college
student
Member of Giving Soul (free)
Zinch, a scholarship matching website,
is awarding a $1,000 scholarship every
week to one super student who writes
the best 2-3 sentence essay on that
week’s topic.
Each week
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National Council of Jewish Women,
Greater Detroit Section, Jewish
Youth Awards
http://www.ncjwgds.org/JewishYouth-Award-Application.pdf
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
(AFA) Teens for Alzheimer’s
Awareness College Scholarship
http://www.afateens.org/about_ne
w.html
Daughters of the American
Revolution
http://www.dar.org/natsociety/edo
ut_scholar.cfm
Description
Requirements: All high school and
college students; required to sign up.
(Free)
NCJW/Greater Detroit is proud to
continue the tradition of honoring
exceptional high school students who
exercise strong leadership within the
community
Requirements: High school senior with
documentation of formal Jewish
education
To provide an outlet for teenagers to
express their thoughts about
Alzheimer’s disease and to engage the
younger generation in this cause, AFA
is pleased to offer the AFA Teens for
Alzheimer’s Awareness College
Scholarship.
Requirements: U.S. high school seniors
The NSDAR awards multiple
scholarships to students showing
dedication to the pursuit of degrees in
diverse disciplines including history,
law, nursing, and education.
Due Date
Award
event.
Sign up or “Like” on Facebook
for weekly updates.
(Two to three sentences; up to
280 characters)
2-15-13
What experience or person
has had the greatest impact
on your Jewish identity? (600800 words)
$2,500
each (up
to 10)
2-15-13
Brief autobiography.
How has Alzheimer’s disease
changed or impacted your
life? What have you learned
about yourself, your family
and/or your community in the
face of coping with
Alzheimer’s disease?
(1,200-1,500 words)
Your career objectives.
(Up to 1,000 words)
$5,000,
$500,
$250
2-15-13
Requirements: U.S. student planning
to attend U.S. college.DAR
membership not required. See website
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awards
See
website
for
awards
for
individua
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American 1 Credit Union
Community Involvement
Scholarship
https://www.american1cu.org/Com
munity_18.html
Description
for requirements for each scholarship
Our scholarships are funded through
our loan Skip-a-Pay program, where
American 1 members can choose to
skip one month’s loan payment for
$25.
Due Date
Prompt
2-22-13
Essay on the benefits of
altruism and how you have
made an impact in your
community through
community involvement. (Up
to 1,500 words)
2-25-13
Make a brief statement or
summary of your plans as they
relate to your educational and
career objectives and longterm goals.
Please describe how and when
any unusual family or personal
circumstances have affected
your achievement in school,
work experience or your
participation in school and
community activities.
Enter essay, poetry, art or
music
Essay: How are you and/or
your community making
history? Or, What does Black
History Month mean to me?
(500 words)
Award
scholars
hips
$1,000
each (15)
Requirements: Michigan high school
seniors. Credit union membership not
required.
CBCF General Mills Health
Scholarship
Presented by the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation for students
pursuing majors related to health.
http://cbcfinc.org/cbcs-cheerios
Requirements: High school senior or
undergraduate planning to pursue a
degree in the fields of medicine,
engineering, technology, nutrition, or
other health-related studies.
GPA: 2.75 +
Kroger’s “I Can Make History”
scholarship
Celebrating Black History Month
http://www.icanmakehistory.com/i
ndex.php
Thank you for helping Kroger celebrate
Black History month and the many
African Americans who have
significantly contributed to our country
in the past and the countless others
who are working to better our
communities today.
2-28-13
Requirements: Michigan students,
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$2,500
each (Up
to 43)
$2,000
each
(Several
awards,
more
than
$67,000
total for
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Name
Description
Due Date
Prompt
Award
categori
es)
For the last several years, a committee
of Money Smart Week® partners have
sponsored competitions for students
to see if they are "Money Smart.”
Money Smart Week
will occur April,
2013. See website
for updates.
High School: The price tag of a
4-year college degree has
grown dramatically, making it
much harder for many
students to envision how they
or their families could afford
it. Please choose a university
or college you would like to
attend if money wasn't a
major concern. Research and
describe what an average
student actually pays "out of
pocket" and how much of the
cost is covered by loans,
grants, and scholarships. What
do you plan on doing to help
pay for college and how has
this information changed your
thinking?
See
website
for
updates
PRINT CATEGORY: Articles
must have been written by the
Participant(s) and published in
a high school newspaper. If a
high school does not have a
printed version of the high
school newspaper and is only
available in an official online
version for the high school,
that article would then be
$2,000,
$750,
$500 for
each
category
grades 4-12
Money Smart Kids Contest
http://www.moneysmartweek.org/
ms_kids_contest
High school
students, middle
school students
Keep the Drive High School
Journalism Awards
http://www.allstatefoundation.org/
HSJ
The Allstate Foundation sponsors the
annual Keep the Drive High School
Journalism Awards to encourage teens
to educate their peers teen safe
driving.
3-1-13
Requirements: High school students
ages 13-18
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Chris Armstrong Scholarship
http://www.finaid.umich.edu/LinkCl
ick.aspx?fileticket=Ao1R4b9gYJo%3
D&tabid=101
Description
This scholarship was established in
2011 by the parents of Chris
Armstrong, the first openly gay student
elected president of the Michigan
Student Assembly.
Due Date
3-1-13
Requirements: U of M undergraduate
student; documented leadership or
support for the LGBT community
National Independent Automobile
Dealers Association Foundation
(NIADA)
http://www.niadafoundation.org/Sc
holarships/SCHOLARSHIPS.html
The NIADA Foundation promotes
academic growth of youth throughout
the United State through its
scholarships.
3-1-13
Requirements: Michigan high school
senior, “demonstrates aptitude for
college work as measured by SAT or
ACT test scores.”
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considered eligible.
BROADCAST CATEGORY:
Segment must be written and
produced by the Participant(s),
have been broadcasted within
the high school setting and
aired for the entire student
body to view. Segment shall
not be longer than 10 minutes
in length. Broadcast entry
must be a journalistic-styled
news story and cannot be a
Public Service Announcement.
An essay describing your
demonstrated leadership for,
support of, or involvement in
organizations, activities, or
issues that benefit the lesbian,
gay male, bisexual and
transgender communities.
Discuss the impact of our
global economy on the
automobile industry. Explain
how this can affect the used
car market and its consumers.
Indicate your interest in the
automotive industry and the
role it has played in your
family’s life. (At least 1,200
words)
Award
Varies,
“dependi
ng on
the
annual
income
from the
endowm
ent
fund”
$3,500
each
(One for
each of 4
regions)
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H.T. Ewald Foundation
http://www.ewaldfoundation.org/s
cholarship/
Community Choice Foundation 2012
Scholarship Program
Community Choice Credit Union
https://www.communitychoicecu.c
om/index.php/communityservices/scholarships
National Association of Black
Suppliers (NABS)
http://www.nabssf.org/Guide.html
Description
We encourage our scholarship
recipients to become catalysts
themselves, keeping the tradition of
"giving back" toward a better future in
our communities tomorrow.
Requirements: Metro Detroit area high
school seniors in top half of class.
Award also based on financial need.
We decided it was time to step in and
offer aid to students who shared our
passion for hard work and dedication
to our communities.
Due Date
3-1-13
Prompt
An autobiography (typed) of at
least 500 words concerning
you and your life and
aspirations to date. This is
important and originality is
encouraged.
Award
$500$3,500
each (218
awards)
3-5-13
Please discuss in your essay
why you have decided to
remain a Michigan resident
and how your course work and
intended degree will allow you
to enrich Michigan, its
communities, or a Michigan
industry. (500 words)
Minimu
m of
$100,00
0 total
3-9-13
Choose one: (one page)
1. Describe “A Current Event
and how it has impacted your
life.”
2.
Describe“Whatobstacl
es have you
overcome. What did
you learn from it and
what life changes
have you made
because of it?”
3. What does it mean to you to
have an African American for
Up to
$5,000
per year,
up to 5
years
Requirements: Michigan high school
senior
Attending Michigan college
GPA: 3.0 +
The intent of the NABS scholarship is
to provide financial and academic
support to high achieving African
American students who intend to
pursue a career in or related to the
automotive and healthcare industry.
Requirements: High school senior;
field of study: engineering,technology,
business, or related
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Hays Kirby Memorial Scholarship
Contest
http://www.joefossinstitute.org/joe
-foss-instituteprograms/educational-scholarships/
Detroit News Outstanding High
School Graduate Scholarship
Program
http://www.detroitnews.com/articl
e/99999999/SCHOOLS/120120003/
Description
The Joe Foss Institute has developed
video and essay scholarship contests
that ask students to take time to
consider what the Founding
documents mean, as well as the
sacrifices made by those brave
Americans defending our freedoms.
Requirements: High school student
The Detroit News, in cooperation with
the Michigan Department of Education
and professional educational
organizations, is searching for the best
high school seniors in the state.
Due Date
3-10-13
3-11-13
Requirements: Michigan high school
senior.
The most important criterion will be a
demonstrated ability in athletics,
health, journalism, language arts,
performing arts, science, mathematics,
visual arts, vocational-technical, world
studies or extraordinary achievement
in the face of extreme adversity. (One
award per category.)
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President?
4. Please explain or profile “An
African American
Entrepreneur.”
5. What is the value of
individual involvement in
community development?
What is an American Patriot?
(At least 1,500 words)
1 Summarize your leadership
positions in school or
community activity.
2. Summarize your community
or volunteer activity.
3. List your non-academic
honors, performances,
exhibitions or activities that
reflect your high achievement
at a regional or state level.
4. List academic honors or
scholarships received.
5. List any special training,
advance courses or unique
experiences which may be
remarkable in your
development.
Award
$5,000
$1,000
for each
category
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Kim and Harold Louie Family
Foundation
http://www.louiefamilyfoundation.
org/
Joyce Ivy Foundation Summer
Scholars Program
https://www.joyceivyfoundation.or
g/index.php?page=apply
Description
Ms. Louie is passionate about
education, and she is especially
committed to the promotion of youth
and underserved and underprivileged
groups.
Requirements: High school senior
GPA: 3.2 +
SAT: 1800 + or ACT: 25 +
Special considerations for students:
with a demonstrated financial need;
with parents who did not attend
college;
with a documented disability;
who have overcome significant
adversity; or
who have parents that are United
States veterans or are currently in the
U.S. military.
We provide scholarship for talented
high school students to attend summer
academic programs on college
campuses. We believe in the
transformative power of educational
experiences that stretch comfort zones
and raise aspirations.
Due Date
3-16-13
3-19-13
Requirements: Female students grades
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6. What are your plans for
further development in your
chosen field?
(Answer the above 6 in up to
200 words each.)
1.Describe the characteristics
of a good parent. Give specific
details to explain your views.
Use your personal
observations, experience and
knowledge.
2.How do you define success?
Describe what it means to be
successful. Give specific
details to explain your views.
Use your personal
observations, experience and
knowledge. (Up to 500 words
each)
1.Describe your leadership
qualities and experience. (200
words)
2.Answer one essay question
from the Common
Application:
https://www.commonapp.org
/CommonApp/Docs/Downloa
dForms/2012/2012-13FY-
Award
25
awards,
totaling
$100,00
0
Cost of
eligible
summer
program
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Name
Description
9-11f rom MI, MO, OH, NE (typically
top 10% of class) planning to attend
summer program at participating
university: Barnard, Brown, Cornell,
Emory, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT,
NYU, Smith, and Stanford
Michigan Association of College
Admission Counseling Maggie Miller
Scholarship
Maggie Miller was a school counselor
at both DeWitt High School and
Okemos High School. Maggie was
known for her passion for life and the
profession. The Maggie Miller
Scholarship was established through
MACAC to honor Maggie's
contributions to our field.
http://www.macac.org/scholarships
Due Date
Prompt
FinalHighlightedPreview.pdf
(Up to 500 words)
Award
3-22-13
One-page essay telling about
an obstacle you have
overcome and how this
motivated you to achieve
personal goals.
$500
3-22-13
How would you help end
hunger in your community?
(50-250 words)
$2,500
savings
bond
and a
family
trip to
New
York
Requirements: Michigan senior
attending MACAC member high
school,
Planning to attend MACAC member
college (see website for complete list).
Community service; financial need
considered.
GPA: 3.0 +
Olive Garden’s Pasta Tales Essay
Contest
http://www.olivegarden.com/About
-Us/News-and-Media/Pasta-Tales/
Hunger is a reality for one in six people
in the United States. To bring
awareness to the issue and help find
solutions, Olive Garden is asking
students for their help.
Requirements: Open to all students,
grades 1-12
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Cancer Survivor’s Fund
http://www.cancersurvivorsfund.or
g/index.html
Description
We envision to each every young
cancer survivor who is actively seeking
for a scholarship and/or financial
assistance to obtain prosthetics
needing our help to continue their
education for personal growth and
better, brighter future.
Requirements: High school senior or
college student diagnosed with cancer,
or cancer survivor.
Agree to do volunteer work to help
other patients or survivors.
The Detroit Alumnae Chapter of
The Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is committed
Scholarship
to helping young people succeed
academically. This includes ensuring
http://www.detroitdeltas.com/site/i that students have access to the
ndex.php?option=com_content&vie financial resources they need to obtain
w=article&id=26&Itemid=40
a college education.
Due Date
3-22-13
Essay: How has my experience
with cancer impacted my life
values and career goals? (5001,200 words)
3-25-13
Essay highlighting your
community service, leadership
activities, and college and
career goals (one page,
computer generated, size 12
Times Roman font, doublespaced, one-inch margins)
Requirements: High school senior
attending school in the sorority’s
service area: Detroit, Hamtramck,
Highland Park, Macomb County and
the Grosse Pointes
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Arts scholarship application
requires photos of art work;
journalism scholarship
application requires writing
samples; other scholarships
Award
City,
$500
savings
bond for
winner
in each
grade
?
$1,000$4,000
(8
scholars
hips
offered,
student
may
apply for
one
only.)
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Name
Description
GPA: Varies. See website for each
scholarship’s requirements
All About Pink Breast Cancer
The purpose of our scholarship
Foundation Education Scholarship
program is to provide support to
families with college age students
http://www.allaboutpink.org/index. whose parent is suffering from Breast
php?option=com_content&view=art Cancer or who have succumbed to the
icle&id=51&Itemid=72
disease.
Due Date
Prompt
require essay only.
Award
3-25-13
Why I should receive an All
About Pink Breast Cancer
Foundation Education
Scholarship. (500 words)
$1,000
Number
of
awards
TBD
3-25-13
High school student essay:
How would you convince your
classmates to prepare for
emergencies? Choose a
specific emergency (hurricane,
flu outbreak, flood or
earthquake). Then write a plan
for increasing student
preparedness for that
emergency that you would
present to your school
administrator. (350-500
words)
Why did you select MSU?
What are your career goals?
Why?
$500
each for
high
school
students
(2)
Requirements: High School senior,
college student, child of breast cancer
survivor or parent who has died from
breast cancer.
GPA: 2.0 +
American Public Health
Association’s Get Ready Scholarship
http://www.getreadyforflu.org/new
_pg_scholarship.htm
The scholarship is a component of
APHA’s Get Ready campaign, which
works to help Americans prepare
themselves, their families and their
communities for all disasters and
hazards, including pandemic flu,
infectious disease, natural disasters
and other emergencies.
Requirements: High school senior
(Other contests for undergrads and
grads)
Michigan State University Alumni
Club of Oakland County
http://msuoakland.com/scholarship
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We are very proud of the quality of the
students that have received our
scholarship and expect that future
recipients will also show the excellence
that makes Michigan State University
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Foundation for Ashley’s Dream
Ashley Marie Easterbrook Internet
Scholarship
In memory of a Troy High School
student who was killed by a drunk
driver
Description
one of this country’s great universities.
Requirements: Oakland County
student accepted to MSU, financial
need not required.
GPA: 3.5 +
Ashley’s Dream awards scholarships to
high school seniors who join the fight
against drunk driving.
Due Date
3-29-13
Requirements: High school seniors
who join the fight against drunk
driving.
http://www.ashleysdream.org/inde
x.html
The National World War II Museum
Essay Contest
http://www.nationalww2museum.o
rg/learn/education/forstudents/essay-contests/
The National WWII Museum tells the
story of the American Experience in
the war that changed the world - why
it was fought, how it was won, and
what it means today - so that all
generations will understand the price
of freedom and be inspired by what
they learn.
3-29-13
Requirements: High school students,
middle school students.
Odenza Vacations Marketing
Scholarship
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Odenza provides quality incentive
marketing solutions that give our
3-30-13
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The fight against drinking and
driving begins with awareness
and we want you to spread
the word. Take a stand by
becoming a voice in your
community and helping your
friends, family, and neighbors
stay safe on the road. Be
creative! Then make a video
(or take pictures) about what
you did, how it worked, and
submit it to our site for the
contest.
How can people who disagree
still work together to solve a
problem? Use WWII as a
starting point and base your
essay in part on America’s
involvement in WWII. But
don’t stop in the past. Use
specific examples from your
own experiences that support
your ideas. This is NOT a
research paper. Max. 1,000
words
Two essays required:
Choose a city located
Award
$2,000
$1,000,
$750,
$500 for
high
school,
$250 for
middle
school.
$500
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Name
http://www.odenzascholarships.co
m/
Description
select clients a competitive edge in
their market. Each school year we are
proud to offer opportunities for
students to win scholarships to help
ease the financial burden of a post
secondary education.
Due Date
Requirements: Age 16-25
GPA: 2.5 +
KarMel Scholarship
http://www.karenandmelody.com/
The KarMel Scholarship is a scholarship
created to encourage students to
write/create something that will
express their views on the
gay/lesbian/bi/transgender topic.
Ashley’s Dream Scholarship
Requirements: High school or college
student. You do not have to identify as
LGBT to apply.
Ashley's Dream awards scholarships to
high school seniors who join the fight
against drunk driving and teenage
binge drinking.
http://www.ashleysdream.org/
2013 information
will be posted
March 2013
3-31-13
Requirements: High school senior
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anywhere in the world that
you believe would, from a
future employment
prospective, benefit your
career. Explain in under 500
words how spending time in
this city would help you
become more marketable to a
potential employer(s). Clearly
identify how it will benefit
you.
Explain in why you think you
should be granted the Odenza
Marketing Group Scholarship.
(Up to 500 words)
2012 application:
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transge
nder theme—any kind of
written or artistic work
Project: The fight against
drinking and driving begins
with awareness. Take a stand
by becoming a voice in your
community. Be creative! Your
job is to come up with the idea
and DO IT! Then make a video
(or take pictures) about what
you did, how it worked, and
Award
$300,
$400
$2,000
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Name
.ME Scholarship
http://www.godaddy.com/scholars
hip/default.aspx
Description
Go Daddyoffers everything you need
to make a name for yourself on the
Web, from domain names and website
builders to complete eCommerce
solutions.
Go Daddy’s .ME Scholarship: It’s all
about the ride!
Due Date
3-31-13
Requirements: GPA: 3.0 +
ACT: 21 + or
SAT: 1,000 +
Incight Education: Connecting
disabled students to education and
employment
http://www.incight.org/
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Each year Incight awards up to one
hundred scholarships to students with
disabilities, who have demonstrated
outstanding merit in giving back to the
community and overcoming obstacles
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submit it to our site.
Essay: “About Me” If there are
important things we should
know about you, like
involvement in other
organizations or services,
please let us know. (Hint –
demonstrating qualities
consistent with Ashley’s
character will help your score).
(1,000 words)
Do you have what it takes to
be a Go Daddy Scholar? We
want to know how the
Internet or Internet
technology (e.g., websites,
blogs, forums, social media,
etc.) has helped you during
the course of your studies.
Have you used the Internet to
advance your athletic, artistic
or intellectual pursuits? How
do you
envision benefitting from it
through college and beyond?
(Up to 500 words)
250 words each:
1. A. Describe a handicrap™
(or limitation) which has held
you back.
B. What have you done to
Award
$10,000
scholars
hip fund
(10)
$500$2,500
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Name
Description
in order to pursue higher education.
Due Date
Requirements: Students with
documented disability
Davis Putter Scholarship
http://www.davisputter.org/
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
4-1-13
provides grants to students actively
working for peace and justice. These
need-based scholarships are awarded
to those able to do academic work at
the university level and who are part of
the progressive movement on the
campus and in the community.
Requirements: Undergraduates and
graduate students enrolled in an
accredited school.
Active participation in struggles for
civil rights, economic justice,
international solidarity or other
progressive issues.
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conquer it?
2. As an Incight scholar, it is
expected that you participate
in giving back to your
community. How have you
been involved in your
community in the past? What
will you continue to do in the
future?
3. This essay is open ended.
Take this opportunity to share
any additional information
about yourself, such as a
personal statement.
fyi: Only 18% of people with
disabilities receive a college
education
Your personal statement must
describe your activism,
including the activities and
organizations with which you
are or have been involved. We
are also interested in learning
about your perspective on
social change. As long as you
have covered these topics, you
can add anything else that you
feel would help the trustees in
their decisions. (Up to 1,000
words)
Award
$1,000$10,000,
renewab
le
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Beyond the Boroughs National
Scholarship Fund
http://www.beyondtheboroughs.or
g/
Description
Financial need, academic ability.
Founded by NFL veteranTutan Reyes,
Beyond the Boroughs has been
bringing bright futures to those
deserving young men and women who
have been accepted into college, but
have unmet financial need, by helping
pay the exorbitant cost of a higher
education.
Due Date
Prompt
Award
4-1-13
Select one of the following:
1) Describe a community of
which you are a part (your
school, your neighborhood,
your family, your church, an
organization, etc.) and tell us
why it is important to you.
2) If you had the power to
change two things about the
world and make sure two
things never changed, what
would you change and what
would you keep from ever
changing?
Required:
Tell us about yourself. Use
your creativity.You can write
poetry, math equations, a
song, or whatever else shows
us a little more about who you
are!
(No word limits specified)
Up to
$20,000
each,
over 4
years (4)
4-1-13
Personal statement describing
your educational plans as they
relate to you personally and to
your career goals. Include
motivating factors or
important experiences which
have helped to shape your
personal philosophy and/or
your educational plans/career
$2,000
renewab
le
Requirements: High school senior,
college student. Financial need.
Primary focus on first-year collegians
Detroit Economic Club Scholarship
http://www.econclub.org/Educatio
nal/Scholarship.aspx
The Detroit Economic Club Scholarship
Program's purpose is to assist students
from the city of Detroit and four
surrounding area metropolitan
counties in the pursuit of an
undergraduate education.
Requirements: Oakland, Macomb or
Wayne County Michigan high school
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Congressional Black Caucus
Foundation’s Louis Stokes Health
Scholars Program
http://cbcfinc.org/louis-stokeshealth-scholars-program.html
Description
senior. Demonstrated financial need;
special consideration to students who
have overcome hardships.
GPA: 3.2 +
The Louis Stokes Health Scholars,
sponsored by the UnitedHealth
Foundation, program seeks to increase
the number of qualified, yet
underrepresented, college students
entering the health workforce.
Due Date
4-5-13
Requirements: High school senior or
undergraduate. The anticipated
degree must lead to a career in the
health workforce. Preference will be
given to students from underserved
communities who demonstrate an
interest to work in their own
communities.
GPA: 3.0 +
Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust
for Education
http://www.evaleeschwarztrust.org
© 2013 Wow Writing Workshop
The Evalee C. Schwarz Charitable Trust 4-9-13
for Education was created to provide
interest-free loans to students.
Through the repayment of these loans,
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Prompt
goals. You must also describe
the hardship(s) or obstacles
that you have faced and
overcome. (Up to two doublespaced pages)
Personal statement that
responds to all of the
following topics in one
cohesive essay:
Future goals: What field of
study (major) do you plan to
pursue? Why have you chosen
that field? How will this field
of study help you to achieve
your future career goals?
Involvement in school
activities, community and
public service, hobbies and
sports: What are your special
talents and other areas of
interest?
Deserving of scholarship: How
will receiving this award affect
your current and future plans?
Other experiences, skills or
qualifications: What else do
you feel should be considered
in reviewing your application?
(500-1,000 words)
An original essay, the purpose
of which is to provide
information about the
student’s background,
Award
Up to
$8,000
each (10)
Interestfree
loans of
$5,000
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Name
/index.html
American Foreign Service
Association National High School
Essay Contest
http://www.afsa.org/essay_contest.
aspx
Description
the students have the opportunity to
perpetuate her benevolence by
reaching down and helping others, as
they have been helped.
Requirements: High school senior,
college student. Expected Family
Contribution (EFC) of $4,995 or less, as
it appears on FAFSA. Enrolled in a
school in which the student resides.
Standard test scores in top 10% of U.S.
Not seeking a law degree.
The AFSA High School Essay Contest is
an outreach initiative of the American
Foreign Service Association. The
annual contest encourages students to
think critically about a topic of global
significance and the key role diplomacy
plays in connecting people and ideas.
In an era of rapid change, today’s
youth are essential to shaping the
future of foreign relations and to
promoting a culture of peace and
sustainability.
Due Date
Prompt
accomplishments, personal
and career goals and other
relevant information.
Students should consider this
essay as the equivalent of a
personal interview. (Up to
two pages, single or double
spaced)
Award
to
$15,000,
with
lifetime
cap of
$50,000,
repayme
nt
structure
d over
10 years
4-15-13
Imagine that you are serving
as the U.S. Ambassador to one
of the following nations.
(Myanmar, Greece, Haiti,
India, Kenya, Libya) Explain
what you as a diplomat would
do, using the resources
available to you as
Ambassador, to improve the
relations between the U.S. and
your country of choice, and
how the major foreign policy
differences between that
nation and the United States
might best be handled in our
national interest. (1,000-1,250
words)
4-15-13
Profile a person or event that
$2,500, a
trip to
Washing
ton, D.C.
to meet
the
Secretar
y of
State,
tuition
for a
“Semest
er at
Sea” to
one of
the
nations
describe
d in the
essay
At least
Requirements: High school student
Financial Service Centers of
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Name
America, Inc.
http://www.fisca.org/Content/Navi
gationMenu/CommunityOutreach/F
iSCANationalScholarshipProgram/de
fault.htm
http://www.farweb.org/
Foundation for Amateur Radio
Scholarship
Signet Classics Student Scholarship
Essay Contest
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/
pages/servicesacademic/essayhome.html
© 2013 Wow Writing Workshop
Description
Program is available to benefit
deserving college-bound high school
seniors from families in areas served
by its members.
Due Date
Prompt
has influenced you and has
made an impact on your life
(Up to 200 words)
Requirements: High school senior,
academic achievement, leadership,
perseverance in the face of obstacles
The Foundation for Amateur Radio,
Inc. (FAR) provides support to the
amateur radio community for
education. Various scholarships are
sponsored by individuals and Amateur
Radio clubs
Requirements: Students who are
amateur radio enthusiasts. See
website for details for individual
scholarship requirements.
We are proud to host our seventeenth
annual Signet Classics Student
Scholarship Essay Contest.
4-15-13
For all scholarships: Why have
you selected this field of
study? What would you like
most to do for your life’s
work? Why do you feel the
need for a scholarship? (Short
answers)
4-15-13
Subject: George Orwell’s 1984
See website to select one of
six essay topics. (Two to three
double-spaced pages)
Requirements: High school juniors and
seniors
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Award
$2,000
to two
students
selected
from
each of
five
geograp
hic
regions
across
the
nation.
21
scholars
hips
available
(one
applicati
on for
all)
$500$5,000
$1,000
(5) and a
Signet
Classics
Library
for the
winner’s
high
school or
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Negative Population Growth Essay
Scholarship Contest
http://www.npg.org/2013essayscho
larship.html
East Village Service Scholars Contest
http://www.servicescholar.com/con
test.html
Description
NPG, a national membership
organization devoted to population
issues, invites students to compete in
our Annual Essay Scholarship Contest.
Requirements: High schools students,
undergraduates
This is the fourth year the East
Villagers Non-Profit Community is
offering an opportunity for young
service-minded scholars to express
their passion for community service
through essays and artworks.
Due Date
4-23-13
4-30-13
Requirements: All students K-12
Students must have completed at least
five hours of community service.
Elaine Chapin Memorial Fund
http://www.elainememorial.com/
Named in honor of Elaine Chapin, this
scholarship will provide funds to
support the post-secondary education
of students impacted by multiple
sclerosis, either directly or as a family
member.
4-30-13
Prompt
Explain how population
growth has negatively affected
your community. What
solutions do you propose to
ensure a decent quality of life
for your generation 30 years
from now? (500-750 words)
Essay contest: How and why
is community service
important to you? Share a
personal volunteer
experience and its
significance in your life. (up to
1,500 words)
Artwork contest: Artist
statement explaining the
artistic and personal
significance of the artwork
and its pertinence to the topic
of the contest. (up to 250
words)
Personal essay on the impact
that Multiple Sclerosis has had
on your life.
(Up to 500 words)
Award
public
library
$1,000$2,500
(6
awards)
Grades
9-12:
Essay:
$500,
$350,
$150
Artwork:
$300,
$200
$1,000
(Minimu
m of 8)
Requirements: High school seniors and
undergraduates impacted by Multiple
Sclerosis, either directly or as a family
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Upakar Foundation: IndianAmerican Scholarship
http://www.upakarfoundation.org/i
ndex.php
Description
member.
Financial need, academic standing
Upakar Foundation gives up to 20 fouryear renewable scholarships (totaling
$40,000) to Indian-American students
to help them realize their college
dreams. These scholarships
acknowledge academic excellence and
consider financial need.
Due Date
4-30-13
Requirements: Senior, born in India or
parent(s) born in India, family income
of less than $75,000
GPA: 3.6 +
Scholarship Expert’s All About
Education Scholarship
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com
/apply.htx
The League Foundation
scholarships:
 Laurel Hester Memorial
Scholarship (1)
 Matthew Shepard Memorial
Scholarship (1)
 The LEAGUE Foundation
Scholarship (up to 5)
© 2013 Wow Writing Workshop
ScholarshipExperts.com is again
offering the All About Education
Scholarship in 2013.
Requirements: Students age 13 and
older. Must complete online
scholarship profile.
The LEAGUE Foundation provides
financial resources for America's Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender
youth to attend institutions of higher
learning to meet this mission.
4-30-13
4-30-13
Requirements: High school senior
Who self-identifies as Gay, Lesbian,
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Prompt
Award
A. Define and outline your
career goals and how a college
education can help you
achieve them.( 500-750
words)
B. Choose one: (up to 500
words)
a. Briefly describe a character
from one of your favorite
books or movies, describe if
youwould want them as a
family member and explain
why.
b. In your autobiography
written 50 years from now,
what would be on page 37?
How will a $3,000 scholarship
for education make a
difference in your life? (up to
250 words)
2,000 4year
renewab
le
scholars
hips (20)
1. Please discuss your
academic, career, and
personal goals and
plans for service to the
community. In
particular, how do you
plan to increase
respect for the
Applicati
ons are
consider
ed for all
three
scholars
hips.
$1,500
$3,000
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Name
http://www.leaguefoundation.org/i
ndex.cfm
Description
Bisexual or Transgender
GPA: 3.0 +
DutchCrafters Amish Furniture
Heritage Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes students
who draw upon their cultural heritage
to shape their vocational aspirations,
add creative value to their future
http://www.dutchcrafters.com/heri
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Due Date
5-1-13
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Prompt
individual and aid
inclusion of human
differences? Be sure
to include how being a
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
or Transgender person
has affected your
personal life. (About
250 words)
2. Choose one: (250
words)
 The debate on “Civil
Union vs. Marriage”
 “Bullying” and its
affect on the GLBT
community. What
should be done?
 Name 3 people you
would invite to dinner
(Living or deceased).
What would serve?
What would be the
topics of
conversation?
 What do you see as
the most important
GLBT community issue
five years from now?
Award
to
$2,500
each
How will you draw upon your
cultural heritage to shape your
vocational aspirations, offer
creative value to your future
$500
each (5)
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tage-scholarship
Metro Detroit Youth Day
Scholarship
http://www.youthday.com/scholarships.html
Sertoma Scholarship
http://www.sertoma.org/page.aspx
?pid=344
CBC Spouses Heineken USA
Performing Arts Scholarship
http://cbcfinc.org/cbcs-pa
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Description
employers, and serve their
communities.
Requirements: High school senior,
demonstrated financial need
GPA: 3.0 +
Purpose: To recognize students in the
Detroit Metropolitan area who have
maintained good standing
academically and who have overcome
personal challenges to graduate from
high school and go on to an institution
of higher learning.
Due Date
5-1-31
Requirements: Metro Detroit area high
school senior, no other scholarships
GPA: Above average
Sertoma’s Scholarship for the Deaf or
5-1-13
Hard of Hearing, is the leading funder
of the scholarships for deaf and hard of
hearing students since the program’s
inception in 1994.
Requirements: High school senior or
undergraduate with clinically
significant bilateral hearing loss
GPA: 3.2 +
Provided by the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundation
5-2-13
Requirements: High school senior or
undergraduate planning to pursue a
degree in a field that will lead to a
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Prompt
employer, and serve your
community? (750 words)
Award
Essay for additional
information about yourself
that you would like the
selection committee to review
while considering your
application. This may include
your life goals and special
circumstances that affected
your life or challenges you had
to overcome. (One page)
To be
determin
ed
Explain how this scholarship
will help you achieve your
goals. (No word limit
specified.)
$1,000
Please provide a personal
statement that responds to all
of the following topics in one
cohesive essay. (500-1,000
words)
Future goals: What field of
Up to
$3,000
each (10)
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Diabetes Scholars Foundation
Scholarships
http://www.diabetesscholars.org/in
dex.html
Description
career in the performing arts.
GPA: 2.5 +
This scholarship recognizes students
who are actively involved in the
diabetes community, who have high
academic performance, who
participate in community and/or extracurricular activities and who have
demonstrated that they are
successfully managing the challenges
of living with diabetes.
Due Date
5-15-13
Requirements: High school senior with
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Prompt
study (major) do you plan to
pursue? Why have you chosen
that field? How will this field
of study help you to achieve
your future career goals?
Involvement in school
activities, community and
public service, hobbies and
sports: What are your special
talents and other areas of
interest?
Deserving of scholarship: How
will receiving this award affect
your current and future plans?
Other experiences, skills or
qualifications: What else do
you feel should be considered
in reviewing your application?
Sample of your creative work:
Please upload a 2 minute
visual recording sample.
You are in a car traveling from
Maine to California. You are
allowed to bring only one
person. This person can be
dead or alive, famous or not, a
relative, friend or someone
you don’t personally know at
all. Who would you select to
bring on the car ride and
why?(Up to 1,000 words)
Award
Award:
One
applicati
on for 15
scholars
hips,
with
different
requirem
ents
(field of
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Arab American and Chaldean
Council
http://www.myacc.org/
Description
type 1 diabetes
The annual golf outing raises funds for
the ACC Scholarship Awards Program.
Each year, for the past three years ACC
has been given the opportunity to
increase the number of scholarships
provided.
Due Date
May 2013
See website for
updates.
Requirements: Michigan senior of
Arab/Chaldean descent
Demonstrated leadership skill,
extracurricular/ volunteer activities.
LPGA Foundation Dinah Shore
Scholarship
http://www.lpga.com/girlsgolf/scholarships.aspx
The LPGA Foundation currently
administers three scholarships for
young women who enjoy the game of
golf, and plan to attend college in the
fall.
5-15-13
Requirements: Female high school
senior golfers who will not be playing
competitive golf at collegiate level
GPA: 3.2 +
Samsung Scholarship
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Samsung Digital Presenters wants to
know what high school students think
5-15-13
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2012: As an Arab/Chaldean
American growing up in
Southeastern Michigan, how
specifically have you furthered
awareness and understanding
of the Arab/Chaldean culture,
traditions and people? In
addition, how specifically
might you continue to build
awareness and understanding
of your culture during your
college years? (up to 1,000
words)
An autobiographical essay
including the applicant’s
background and career
objectives and describing how
golf has been an integral part
of her life.
This letter should also include
the applicant’s personal,
academic, and professional
goals; chosen discipline of
study; and how this
scholarship will be of
assistance. (Up to two pages)
An essay on what you think
about technology
Award
study,
etc.) up
to
$5,000
each
Proceeds
of golf
fundrais
er
$5,000
$1,000
each (5)
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Name
http://www.samsungscholarship.co
m/
A Voice for Animals Contest
(Humane Education Network)
http://www.hennet.org/
Transportation Clubs International
Scholarship
http://www.transportationcluboftac
oma.org/scholarships/transportatio
n-clubs-international-scholarships/
Scholarship Expert’s Fifth Month
Scholarship
Description
about technology advancements and
how it will change the way we learn in
the future.
Requirements: High school student
Requirements: High school student
Minimum 3-month participation in
project that addresses the humane
treatment of animals
Transportation Clubs International
promotes personal and professional
growth within the transportation
industry.
Requirements:
High school and undergraduate
students pursuing a bachelor’s degree
in a field related to the transportation
industry.
GPA: 3.0 +
ScholarshipExperts.com is now offering
the Fifth Month Scholarship in 2013.
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com
/apply.htx
Requirements: Students age 13 and
older. Must complete online
scholarship profile.
Jane Austen Society of North
America
To foster the study and appreciation of
Jane Austen, JASNA conducts an
annual student Essay Contest, with
support generously provided by the
http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest
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Due Date
5-31-13
5-31-13
5-31-13
5-31-13
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Prompt
advancements and how it will
change the way we learn in
the future. Is it for the better?
(Up to 300 words)
Award
Write an original essay
accompanied by photographs
showing your work. (8001,000 words)
See website for video and blog
contest rules
An essay explaining why you
have chosen transportation or
an allied field as a career path,
and outline your objectives.
(500 words)
$200$750
($6,000
total, for
13
awards)
7
scholars
hips
available
of
varying
awards.
May is the fifth month of the
year. Write a letter to the
number five explaining why
five is important. Be serious or
be funny. Either way, here's a
high five to you for being
original. (up to 250 words)
Though Pride and Prejudice
may be regarded as timeless,
nevertheless within the novel
Austen plots her time very
$1,500
$1,000,
$500,
$250
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Name
/index.html?utm_source=12%2F17
%2F12+NL%3A+Tell+Your+Story+in+
College+Essay&utm_campaign=New
sletter+12%2F17%2F12&utm_medi
um=email
Description
Sonia RaizissGiop Charitable
Foundation.
Charles A. Olayinka Memorial
Scholarship
The Charles A. Olayinka Scholarship
was established to help those
diagnosed with bipolar disorder
achieve their ultimate academic goals.
http://peacecharlie.com/essay
Due Date
Requirements: High school student
(Scholarships for college students also
offered)
? (Opens 6-1-13)
Requirements: High school senior,
undergraduate, diagnosed with bipolar
disorder.
Freedom From Religion Foundation
William J. Schulz High School Essay
Contest
Protecting the constitutional principle
of the separation of state and church.
6-1-13
Requirements: High school senior
http://ffrf.org/outreach/ffrfstudent-scholarship-essay-contests
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carefully. Timing is everything
for important relationships
and events. And the
characters are deeply
connected to the time in
which they live, which is both
like and unlike our times.
What do we discover about
time, times, or timeliness from
reading Pride and Prejudice?
Your description of bipolar
disorder.
How you learned that you had
bipolar.
How you felt about receiving a
diagnosis of bipolar.
What response(s) you found
helpful and what was not
helpful.
What you wish your loved
one(s) would have said or did
when you told them about
your diagnosis.
If applicable, an explanation of
why you are hesitant to tell
relatives or loved ones about
your diagnosis. (500 words)
A freethinker is “one who
forms his or her opinion about
religion based on reason,
rather than faith, tradition or
authority.” Write from a
personal perspective about
Award
$1,000
$3,000,
$2,000,
$1,000,
$500,
$300,
$200
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Motor City Pride
http://citypridedetroit.org/index.ht
ml
Description
Together, in conjunction with the
Motor City Ragers, City Pride Detroit is
offering scholarships to encourage
graduating high school seniors to
pursue higher education in the City of
Detroit.
Due Date
6-28-13
Requirements: High school senior to
attend eligible institution: Wayne State
University, the University of Detroit
Mercy, and the College for Creative
Studies.
GPA: 3.25 +
BBG Communications Award
Students age 16-21
http://www.breylancommunication
s.com/bbgcommunications
GPA: 2.5 +
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6-30-13
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Prompt
the challenges you’ve faced as
a nonbelieving teenager, in
your family, your high school
or community. Maybe you
took flak for being an atheist,
stood up for freethought or
spoke out against the
encroachments of religion in
the classroom, at school
events, in government, or in
your family. Write about how
you’ve dealt with such
challenges. (500-700 words)
Personal statement:
1. Why you should be
considered for this
scholarship.
2. How you will benefit from
this scholarship.
3. What you love most about
the City of Detroit.
4. How you will benefit from
pursuing higher education in
Detroit.
5. What you can do to help in
the revitalization of Detroit.
(One page)
What do you think is the
greatest advancement in the
information and
communications technology
industry over the last 10
years? Information and
Award
Cost of
books
for first
semester
of
college
$1,000
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CenturyLink Scholarship
http://www.centurylinkquote.com/
scholarship
Home Security Scholarship
http://yourlocalsecurity.com/schola
rship
Description
If you are good with computers, it may
seem like everyone calls you when
they have an Internet issue
CenturyLinkQuote wants to hear your
most entertaining Internet support
tale.
Requirements: High school senior,
undergraduate
GPA: 2.5 +
YourLocalSecurity.com is awarding a
$1,000 scholarship to the student with
the most effective, compelling, and
creative ideas to help curb crime in our
communities.
Due Date
Award
6-30-13
Tell us about your experience
helping a friend or family
member with an Internetrelated problem. (up to 500
words)
6-30-13
Choose one U.S.city from their $1,000
list of the of 10 of the most
dangerous, (including Detroit
and Flint, MI) and write an
essay on both of the following:
Explore the underlying reasons
of why this city made the list
of most dangerous cities in
Requirements: High school students,
undergraduates.
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Prompt
communications technology
consists of IT as well as
telephony, broadcast media,
and all types of audio and
video processing and
transmission. (up to 1,500
words)
Why do you think a
College/University education
is important? (up to 1,5000
words)
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$1,000
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Name
Description
Due Date
GPA: 2.5+
Momeni Foundation
http://momenifoundation.org/
The Momeni Foundation is dedicated
to providing scholarships to graduating
high school students and full-time
college students of Iranian descent
anywhere in the world.
6-30-13
Prompt
Award
America.
Tell us what you would do to
improve the safety of this city
if you had unlimited resources.
(300-500 words)
Describe your goals and plans
$1,000
and what has motivated you.
(at least
(500 words)
3)
Requirements: High school senior,
college student of Iranian descent.
AES Engineering Scholarship
http://www.aesengineers.com/scho
larships.htm
Our belief is that achieving a high
grade point average should not be the
only criteria for determining who
deserves to be helped. For that reason
we are offering a scholarship that will
be awarded on the basis of character,
as determined by evaluated the essays
that are submitted.
10-4-13
Reflecting on your personal
experiences and/or
circumstances, tell us
something about yourself that
distinguishes you as a
potential scholarship
candidate. (500-1,000 words)
$500
11-1-13
A recorded original essay on
the topic, “Why I’m Optimistic
About Our Nation’s Future” (35 minutes)
$30,000
Requirements, High schools students,
college students
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Voice of Democracy Patriot Audio
Essay Competition
http://www.vfw.org/Community/Vo
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college scholarships and savings bonds
to students every year, to encouraging
elevation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to the president's
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ice-of-Democracy/
Description
cabinet, the VFW is there.
Due Date
Prompt
Award
Requirements: High school
students
Foreclosure.com
http://www.foreclosure.com/schola
rship
Each year, the company challenges
future leaders of America to provide
creative solutions/ideas to many of the
nation's most critical issues, real
estate/housing in particular, which can
be used to help turnaround the
market.
12-15-13
Requirements: Students entering
freshman year Fall 2013
The Princeton Prize in Race
Relations
http://www.princeton.edu/pprize/o
verview/
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In order to recognize, support, and
encourage the young people of our
country who have demonstrated a
commitment to advancing the cause of
positive race relations, Princeton
University sponsors an annual awards
program for high school students.
See website for
January 2014
information.
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You've been tasked with
analyzing two foreclosure
properties to determine which
one is a better investment.
Many factors come into play,
including cost, location,
renovations (if
necessary/desired) and local
market conditions, among
others. The goal is to maximize
profit, whether it is a buy, hold
or flip strategy over the shortand/or long-term. Please
select a property, provide
reasons that support the
decision, detail your
investment strategy, describe
all that you would do
(improvements, rehab, etc.)
and how it would impact your
potential bottom line. (8002,000 words)
2013: Please describe the
activity (or activities) on which
this application is based. (Rec
max 250 words)
How did the activity (or
activities) promote racial
harmony, understanding, and
$5,000
(1) and
$1,000
(6)
$1,000
for each
region
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Description
Requirements: High school student in
participating region, volunteering to
improve race relations. Requires a
“supporter” of the student’s project.
Due Date
Prompt
respect? (Rec max 350 words)
What impact did the activity
(or activities) have on your
school or local community?
(Rec max 350 words)
Award
What was your role and the
length of your involvement
in the activity (or activities)?
(Rec max 100 words)
Gates Millennium Scholarship
https://nominations.gmsp.org/GMS
P_APP/docs/NomineeForms.pdf
http://www.gmsp.org/publicweb/A
boutUs.aspx
The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS)
Program selects 1,000 talented
students each year to receive a goodthrough-graduation scholarship to use
at any college or university of their
choice. We provide Gates Millennium
Scholars with personal and
professional development through our
leadership programs along with
academic support throughout their
college career.
See website for
2014 information
Requirements: High school senior,
•African American, American
Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian Pacific
Islander, Hispanic American
•Must be nominated
•Demonstrate leadership ability
(community service, etc.)
•Eligible for Federal Pell Grant
GPA: 3.3+
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2013: Discuss the subjects in
which you excel or have
excelled. To what factors do
you attribute your success?
Full
scholars
hip
(1,000
awards)
Discuss the subjects in which
you had difficulty. What
factors do you believe
contributed to your
difficulties? How have you
dealt with them so they will
not cause problems for you
again? In what areas have you
experienced the greatest
improvement? What problem
areas remain?
Briefly describe a situation in
which you felt that you or
others were treated unfairly or
were not given an opportunity
you felt you deserved. Why do
you think this happened? How
did you respond? Did the
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situation improve as a result of
your response?
Award
Discuss a leadership
experience you have had in
any area of your life: school,
work, athletics, family, church,
community, etc. How and why
did you become a leader in
this area? How did this
experience influence your
goals?
Discuss your involvement in
and contributions to a
community near your home,
school or elsewhere. Please
select an experience different
from the one you discussed in
the previous question, even if
this experience also involved
leadership. What did you
accomplish? How did this
experience influence your
goals?
Other than through classes in
school, in what areas (nonacademic or academic) have
you acquired knowledge or
skills? How?
Is there anything else you
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Michigan Council of Women in
Technology
http://www.mcwt.org/Scholarships
_196.html
Description
We provide scholarships and support
special programming through our
Foundation thanks to contributions
from our corporate partners and
volunteer efforts of nearly 200 active
MCWT members. We award
scholarships and grants to women
pursuing technology:
Due Date
See website October
2013 for January
2014 information
Requirements: Michigan high school
senior, college students; enrolled in
technology program
GPA: 3.0+
One Child Africa Essay Contest
http://www.onechildafrica.org/essa
ycontest/index.html
Ninety percent of all children
orphaned because of AIDS live in SubSaharan Africa. The purpose of our
essay contest is to have you think
about the challenges faced by these
children and what you would do to
alleviate their suffering.
See website for
January 2014
information
Requirements: High school students
under age 19
Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Students across the country work hard
See website October
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would like to tell us about that
may help us evaluate your
nomination (i.e., personal
characteristics, obstacles you
have overcome)
2013: Write an essay of 200400 words which answers (at a
minimum) the following
questions:
Why are you pursuing a career
in information technology?
In which accomplishments do
you take most pride?
Why should YOU, uniquely, be
selected for this scholarship
over other candidates?
What constitutes success for
you in this program and/or
your future career and life
mission?
2013: Examine, and reflect on,
the plight of children in SubSaharan Africa, particularly
children who have been made
orphans by AIDS; Consider the
ways in which you personally,
and other young people like
you, can improve the lives of
vulnerable children in SubSaharan Africa. Please be
specific and concrete. (1,4001,500 words)
2013: Personal statement
Award
$5,000
for 4
years;
laptops
$500,
$300,
$200
Varies;
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Pasta Tales (Olive Garden)
http://www.olivegarden.com/About
-Us/Community/Pasta-Tales/
United States Institute of Peace
National Peace Essay Contest
http://www.usip.org/npec
Description
to earn top marks; they dream of the
college they'll attend and the
education they'll receive.
Unfortunately, many of those students
can’t afford to get the education of
their dreams.
Requirements: All students are eligible
to apply regardless of race, color,
creed, religion, sexual orientation,
gender, disability or national origin.
The Pasta Tales contest challenges
students not only to think about how
they can affect the future of education
in their community, but also to
articulate how they can turn their idea
into reality,
Requirements: Students grades 1-12
The National Peace Essay Contest is
based on the belief that questions
about peace, justice, freedom, and
security are vital to civic education.
Due Date
2013 for January
2014 information
Prompt
detailing how you have acted
as an exemplary role model in
your community and the
initiative you have taken to
fulfill your educational goals.
(1,000 words)
Award
dependi
ng on
local
chapter
See website for
January 2014
information
2013: If you were given $5,000
to support education in your
local community, how would
you use it, and why? (250-500
words)
$2500,
$500 for
each
grade
(savings
bond)
See website for
February 2014
information
2013: What does it mean to
have a gendered approach to
war and peace issues?
Analyze how gender issues
contribute to the success or
failure of the peace efforts you
have selected.
What is it about the needs of
sustainable peacebuilding
today that makes gender
relevant?
What methods and
approaches are the most
effective in bringing
$5,000,
$2,500,
1,000
state
awards;
trip to
Washing
ton, D.C.
Requirements: High school student
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marginalized groups, including
women, into a peacebuilding
process?
Would you recommend for
future peacemaking and
peacebuilding efforts the
inclusion of a gender
orientation to war and peace?
Are there any limitations or
drawbacks to the inclusion of
gender issues and
marginalized groups in
peacebuilding efforts?
(1,500 words)
Award
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