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Previous Listings “Education Matters” $5K Scholarship 2010 ScholarshipExperts .com is again offering the “Education Matters” $5K Scholarship in 2010. One scholarship recipient will be chosen to receive a $5,000 scholarship. Applicants must: Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or theDistrict of Columbia Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fallof 2016) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education Complete an online scholarship search profile at ScholarshipExperts .com Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the question: “What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?” $5,000 Application Deadline: October 31, 2010 ScholarshipExperts.com
Horatio Alger Association high school seniors As one of the nation's largest college financial aid programs in the country, the Horatio Alger National Scholarship Program is the only major scholarship effort that specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. While many aid programs are directed primarily to recognizing academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger program also seeks students who have a commitment to use their college degrees in service to others. There are three required essays. U.S. citizen Financial need is an important factor in awarding scholarships. $50,000 or less adjusted gross income per family is preferred; if higher, an explanation must be provided All applicants must have and maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale $20,000 October 30, 2010 http://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships/program_national.cfmCheck for other scholarships for your state. https://www.horatioalger.com/scholarships/index.cfm
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
For college students.
The contest pits teams of three university students against eight or more
complex, real-world problems, with a grueling five-hour deadline.
Huddled around a single computer, competitors race against the clock in
a battle of logic, strategy and mental endurance.
$10,000 scholarships to team members
Deadlines vary, so form your team now.
Regional competitions are September through December and finals are in April
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The SAE Women Engineers Committee (WEC) has issued a $1,000 challenge
to all SAE Mini Baja® collegiate design teams with women leaders and
predominantly women teams.
The committee will select an outstanding team by January 31 at which time
the funds will be granted to help the team complete its vehicle and travel
to the event.
The award consists of a $1,000 grant to the selected team.
Nov 1, 2010
http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/awards/wecminibaja/
Glazer Family Charitable Foundation High school Seniors and College students 80% of scholarships will go to Fannin County TX residents; the other 20% is open to the nation. Minimum 2.0 GPA Can be used for tech school also $35,000 total available September 24, 2010 http://www.gfcf.org/Scholarships.html
ScholarshipZone ages 18+ $10,000 Next qualifying deadline September 15, 2010 Click Here
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Americanism Essay Contest 2010-2011 Theme: What Patriotism Means to Me FRA's Essay Contest is open to all students grades 7 through 12 (including those who are home schooled). Each entrant must be sponsored by an FRA member in good standing or by a currently chartered branch or unit. $2,000-10,000 in Savings Bonds for each grade category December 1, 2010 is the national deadline. Branches will have earlier deadlines, so inquire now. http://www.fra.org/Content/fra/AboutFRA/EssayContest/default.cfm
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarship Applicant must be majoring in the field of health, physical education, recreation or dance. Must be a member of AAHPERD (Can join with scholarship app) College Juniors and Seniors (3), and graduate (2) students $1250-1750 October 15, 2010 http://www.aahperd.org/whatwedo/scholarships/Abernathy_Scholarship.cfm
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John Templeton Foundation Kairos prize for spiritually uplifting Screenplays Age 18 and older Entry fees: Early $75, late $1253 prizes at $10,000-$25,000 early deadline September 20, 2010 late deadline November 1, 2010 http://kairosprize.com/kp/
Cappex scholarshipsAre you gearing for a cutting-edge career in business, health, design or culinary arts? Apply for a scholarship now to help you reach your educational goals. High school and college students $1,000 New deadline soon Cutting Edge Scholarshipand
and If you are interested in studying computer-related fields in college, this scholarship is for you. $1,000 new deadline soon Computer Career Scholarshipand If you seek to gain the skills to work in the growing field of health care and careers such as nursing, medical assistant, veterinary technologist, or dental assistant, this scholarship is for you. $1,000 new deadline soon Health Career Scholarship Arts Recognition & Talent Search (ARTS) Participants may register in one or more of the following categories for this discipline: Poetry, Short Story, Novel, Play or Script, Creative Non-Fiction High school seniors and other 17- and 18- year-old artists in the disciplines of Dance, Film and Video, Jazz, Music, Photography, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice and Writing. ARTS Week Finalists share a $900,000 award package. $35 registration fee with a fee waiver program
$100- $10,000 each October 15, 2010 http://yarts.bluecadet.com/youngarts-week
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Wendy’s High School Heisman Must be nominated by school. Nomination forms are in schools in now. Must have B average You get national recognition and your school gets $2500 Deadline October 3, 2010 http://www.wendyshighschoolheisman.com
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Live Poets Society of New Jersey All U.S. high school students are eligible to enter up until May 31st of their senior year. Poems must be 20 lines or less, unpublished, the sole work of the entrant, and not be entered in any other concurrent contest. Only ONE poem per poet may be entered into each contest. $150-$1,000 September 30 for the December issue December 31 for the March issue March 30 for June issue June 30 for the September issue http://www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com/
Marshall Scholarship For US citizens to study in England for post graduate work. Must have a 3.7 undergraduate GPA. Full tuition + some expenses. 40 scholarships will be awarded. October 1, 2010 is the national deadline. Regional deadlines vary. http://www.marshallscholarship.org
 The SEVEN Fund is pleased to announce the ‘I Am an Entrepreneur’ photography competition. This competition recognizes the outstanding use of photography to tell compelling stories of role model entrepreneurs from around the world. Anyone is welcome to participate in this competition. The competition will award twelve (12) prizes, one per month, over a period of one year. Each month, one finalist will be selected and will receive a prize of $100. The grand prize winner (selected from among the 12 finalist photographs) will receive $1,000 at the end of the year. Next monthly deadline is September 15, 2010 http://www.sevenfund.org/entrepreneur-image/index.php
Shout It Out Scholarship 2010
ScholarshipExperts .com is again offering the Shout It Out Scholarship
and will award five scholarships of $1,000 each.
Applicants must:
Be thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application
Be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia
Be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2016) in an accredited
post-secondary institution of higher education
Submit an online short written response (250 words or less) for the scholarship topic:
“If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?”
$1,000
Application Deadline: September 30,2010
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Ayn Rand
ATLAS SHRUGGED Essay Competition
12th Graders, College Undergraduates, and Graduate Students worldwide
$50- $10,000
Entry Deadline: September 17, 2010
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas
NACIS Student Poster Competition
Posters with a cartography theme are wanted for this contest!
College and graduate students from a North American educational
institution design and produce an original poster.
Posters should be brought to the annual meeting or arranged to be
shipped to the conference hotel
$500
Entry descriptions due by September 18, 2010
http://dev.nacis.org/index.cfm?x=18
LPGA Foundation Scholarship
For female golfers in high school and college
$1,250-5,000
Deadline October 15, 2010
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2010-2011 MTNA Student Competitions
Music Performance and composition contests
Ages 5-26 – different age divisions
Entry fees of $0-150 depending on your music teacher
Finals will be held in Milwaukee in March
$100-$1000
September 14, 2010
http://www.mtna.org/Default.aspx?tabid=288
https://members.mtna.org/Competitions/Application/
for more details, or ask your music teacher
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ages 18+
$10,000
Next drawing is September 15, 2010
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Rhodes Scholar Program
32 students, ages 18-23, to study at Oxford University
Must apply at the College level.
Full tuition and fees
October 4, 2009 is national deadline. Schools and States have earlier deadlines
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Fulbright U.S. Student competition
THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE DIFFERS FOR STUDENTS
currently enrolled in U.S. undergraduate or graduate degree programs
and for At-Large applicants --those who have attained at least a
Bachelor's degree and are not currently enrolled in any U.S. college or university.
In 2004, at a cost of over $250,000,000, awarded approximately 6000 grants to
individuals, including U.S. students, teachers, professionals, and scholars to study,
teach, lecture and conduct research in more than 150 countries, and to their foreign
counterparts to engage in similar activities in the United States.
The application deadline for all U.S. Student Programs, except the
Fulbright mtvU Award, is
October 18, 2010
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/preparingapplication.html
AAN Education Research Grant
The goals for the grant are to help improve the neurologic education of
AAN members, including neurology residents and fellows, medical students,
and non-neurologists, as well as promote career development of neurologic
educators.
$5,000-10,000 to 2-4 recipients
September 3, 2010
http://www.aan.com/go/education/eduresearch
TextBookX Essay Scholarship
For college students in the US
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September 31, 2010
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College Prowler Essay Contest
Campus Reality Guides
Entrants must be high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, college freshmen,
or recent transfer students.
$1000 + books awarded each month
Next monthly deadline September 30, 2010
Click here and scroll down for scholarship details link
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Siemens Westinghouse Competition
Math, Science & Technology competition for high school seniors.
Students receive scholarships of $1,000 each as a regional finalist
(including team members) and $3,000 each as an individual regional winner.
The winning team will receive $6,000 to be divided among team members.
The top individual and team winners receive additional scholarships of $100,000.
Runners up receive scholarships ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
Look for your local competitions now because
Finals are October 1, 2010
http://www.siemens-foundation.org/competition/
Tall Clubs International College Scholarships
Awarded to students under age 21 who will be attending college
for the first time this fall.
You must be tall: Women over 5’10”, Men over 6’2”.
Read this web page completely.There are strict rules.
$1000
Deadlines vary by club, but inquiries should start now.
http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=742513&CFTOKEN=5530834
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William Randolph Hearst Foundation U.S. Senate Youth Program
Must be nominated by high school, 2 are selected from each state.
High school Juniors and Seniors only.
$5000 + trip to Washington DC
States have deadlines varying from July 1 through November 15, 2010
http://www.ussenateyouth.org
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$3000-10,000
Undergraduate Engineering Technology Scholarship Applicants:
Look for the ones that have deadlines of December 1, 2010
http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/704
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams is a national grants initiative of the Lemelson-MIT Program that provides a unique opportunity for high school students to gain hands-on experience in the exciting and rewarding world of invention. InvenTeam projects span many fields from assistive devices to environmental technologies and consumer goods. Applicants are encouraged to consider needs of the world's poorest people (those earning $2/day) when brainstorming invention ideas. Some InvenTeams pursue inventions that also augment STEM curriculum such as Project Lead the Way. Up to $10,000 for the team Final application deadline: September 10, 2010 http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/Other scholarships for Universal Technical Institute, the premier provider of technician training for students seeking a rewarding career in the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, and marine industries. Various deadlines and award amounts http://www.utifoundation.net/UTIFoundation/ScholarshipsGrants
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