SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN



SCHOLARSHIP BULLETIN

COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS October 2008

|SCHOLARSHPS |

|AMOUNT |

|INFORMATION |

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|NFAA ARTS Awards |

|Varies |

|Deadline October 1: Portfolio |

|Deadline November 1. Art competition open to all high school students. To apply visit or see your art teacher. |

|Applications available June 1. |

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|Quest Bridge College |

|Match Scholarship |

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|Full tuition and |

|room and board |

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|Deadline October 1: This organization |

|matches high achieving, low-income students to top-ranked schools and pays full tuition and room and board. Go to |

|. |

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|Wendy’s High School |

|Heisman Scholarship |

|Program |

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|$1,000 |

|Deadline October 1: For senior |

|scholar/athletes. Must demonstrate strong academics, athletic talent and citizenship and must be nominated. |

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|Horatio Alger |

|Association |

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|$1000 - $10,000 |

|Deadline October 30: For graduating Seniors who demonstrate integrity and perseverance and who can demonstrate financial need. To |

|apply online go to scholarships |

|Applications Available June 1. |

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|Prudential Spirit of |

|Community Awards |

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|$1000 - $5000 |

|Deadline October 31: For students who have demonstrated outstanding community service. Students must complete applications and |

|return them to the guidance office for school nomination. Applications are available in the guidance office and on |

|spirit. |

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|Coca-Cola Scholars |

|Program |

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|$4000 - $20,000 |

|Deadline October 31: For well-rounded |

|seniors who demonstrate leadership, |

|community service, academic achievement and part-time employment. To apply go to |

|coca-. |

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|Target all-Around |

|Scholarships |

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|Varies |

|Deadline November 1: For students who are dedicated to community service and who have a GPA of 2.0+. To apply go to |

|target.. |

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|Junior Miss Program |

|Varies |

|Deadline November 5: A Pageant for young girls who demonstrate strength in academics, service, fitness, talent and self-expression.|

|To request information visit . |

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|Health Care Heroes |

|Youth Volunteer |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline November 13: For students who volunteer in the health care industry. |

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|Bennington Young |

|Writers Awards |

|$250 - $500 |

|Deadline November 15: Writing contest in fiction, poetry and non-fiction for high school students. To enter go to |

|bennington.edu. |

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|Ron Brown Scholar |

|Program |

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|$40,000 |

|Deadline November 15: For African American students who excel academically, and show leadership and service to others. To apply go |

|to . |

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|SAE Engineering |

|Scholarships |

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|Varies |

|Deadline December 1: Scholarships for students studying in engineering related fields. Scholarships are for specific programs |

|within participating schools. See application for lists |

|of programs and schools. To apply visit students. |

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|Toyota Community |

|Scholars Program |

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|$10,000-$20,000 |

|Deadline December 1: For seniors who are in the top 10% of their class and have a GPA of 3.0+ and documented community service. By |

|nomination only. See guidance counselor if you are interested in competing. |

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|AIA/AAF |

|Minority/Disadvantaged |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|Deadline for Nomination December 10 and for application January 15: For minorities who intend to pursue a degree in architecture. |

|To apply call 202-626- |

|7511. |

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|Metro PCS Community |

|Scholars |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline December 11: For students who have a 3.0+ GPA and who plan to attend college fulltime. To apply see CAP Specialist or go |

|to scholarship. |

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|AXA Achievement |

|Scholarship |

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|$10,000-$15,000 |

|Deadline December 15: For Seniors who demonstrate ambition, goal attainment, respect for others and have the ability to succeed in |

|college. To apply go to . |

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|Burger King Scholars |

|Program |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline December 15: For seniors who have a 2.5+ and who work part-time an average of 15 hours per week and who demonstrate |

|financial need. To apply student must be nominated therefore, see guidance counselor. |

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|Hispanic Scholarship |

|Fund High School |

|Scholarship Program |

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|$1000 - $2500 |

|Deadline of December 15: for Hispanic high school students with a GPA of 3.0+ Apply online at . Application available |

|September 15. |

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|Florida State University |

|Service Scholar |

|Program |

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|Varies |

|Deadline January 12: For students with remarkable community service who plan to attend Florida State University. To apply go to |

|serve2learn.fsu.edu. |

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|Gates Millennium |

|Scholars |

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|Cost of |

|Attendance |

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|Deadline January 12: For Minority students who have an unweighted GPA of 3.3+ and who demonstrate financial need. Apply online at |

| or contact the office at 1-877-690-4677. |

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|Education is Freedom |

|Scholarship |

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|$2000 |

|Deadline January 15: For high school seniors who need additional funds to cover college costs. To apply go to |

|. |

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|Liquitex Excellence in |

|Art |

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|$250 - $500 + art |

|supplies |

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|Deadline January 15: An art competition for high school and professional artist. To apply go to . |

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|Sam Walton |

|Community Scholarship |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline January 20: For graduating high school seniors. To apply go to . For information go to |

|. Applications available November 1. |

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|Ronald A. Hammond |

|Scholarship –University |

|of Miami |

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|Full Tuition |

|Deadline January 26: For students who have applied to University of Miami and who have an SAT of 1150+ or ACT of 26+ and a weighted|

|GPA of 3.8. Additional criteria will be considered. To apply go to miami.edu/hammond. |

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|MPAS Scholars Award |

|– Florida International |

|University |

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|$1,000 per |

|semester |

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|Deadline January 30: For incoming freshman at Florida International University who have demonstrated leadership and who have a 3.2+|

|GPA. To apply go to fiu.edu/~mpas. |

|Applications Available September 1. |

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|Golden Drum |

|Scholarship – Florida |

|International University |

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|$1250 per |

|semester |

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|Deadline January 30: For African-American students who have applied to FIU and who have a weighted GPA of 3.5. To apply go to |

|fiu.edu/~mpas |

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|Simon Youth |

|Foundation Community |

|Scholarship Program |

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|Up to $1500 |

|Deadline January 31: For students who are strong students and who demonstrate financial need. To apply go to . |

|Applications available October 15. |

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|Discover Card Tribute |

|Award Scholarship |

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|$25,000 |

|Deadline January 31: For Juniors who have a GPA of 2.75+ and who have overcome obstacles and who have significant community |

|service. To apply go to tribute.htm. |

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|Princeton Prize in Race |

|Relations |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline January 31: For high school students who have helped to improve race relations at their school or in their community. To |

|apply visit ww.princeton.edu/PrincetonPrize. |

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|NAACP/ACT-SO |

|“Olympics of the Mind” |

|Scholarship Competition |

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|$500 - $1000 |

|Deadline January 31: For African American students in grades 9-12. Students are encouraged to compete in up to three categories in |

|science, visual arts, humanities, performing arts and business. To apply see the guidance counselor. |

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|McKelvey Foundation |

|Scholarship |

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|Up to $42,500 |

|Deadline January 31: For high school seniors who have demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit by owning and operating their own |

|business. Apply online at . |

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|The John Lombardi |

|Scholars Program |

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|$59,000 |

|Deadline February 1: For students planning to attend the University of Florida who demonstrate academic achievement, community |

|service, leadership, strong moral character and extracurricular involvement. By DASH recommendation only. To apply go to |

|ufl.edu/lombardi. |

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|Hispanic-Heritage |

|Awards |

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|$2000 - $8000 |

|Deadline: February 2: For Hispanic students with a GPA of 2.75+ Must apply online at or contact the office|

|at 1-866-665-2112. Applications available Dec. 1. |

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|RMHC/HACER |

|Scholarship |

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|$2000 |

|Deadline February 15: For high school seniors who have at least one parent of Hispanic origin and who demonstrate academic |

|achievement, financial need and community service. To apply go to . |

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|RMHC/ African |

|American Future |

|Achievers Scholarship |

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|$2000 |

|Deadline February 15: For high school seniors who have at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean Heritage and who |

|demonstrate academic achievement, financial need and community service. To apply go to |

|. |

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|RMHC/Scholars |

|$2000 |

|Deadline February 15: For high school seniors who demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, and community service. To apply|

|go to |

|. |

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|RMHC/ASIA |

|$2000 |

|Deadline February 15: For high school seniors who have at least one parent of Asian origin and who demonstrate academic |

|achievement, financial need and community service. To apply go to . |

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|NCCE Co-op |

|Scholarship |

|$20,000 |

|Deadline February 15: For students who plan to attend one of the eleven NCCE partner schools and who have a GPA of 3.5+. To apply |

|go to co-op.edu. |

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|Commitment to |

|Agriculture Scholarship |

|Program |

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|$1500 |

|Deadline February 15: For students who plan to pursue a career in the field of agriculture. To apply go to . |

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|Best Buy Scholarship |

|Varies |

|February 15: For high school seniors |

|with good grades that give back to their communities. To apply go to |

|scholarships. |

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|KFC Colonel’s Scholars |

|$5,000 per year |

|Deadline February 16: For students who plan to attend a state university and who have a GPA of 2.75+. To apply go to |

|. Applications are available January 1. |

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|USA Today’s High |

|School Academic Team |

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|$2500 |

|Deadline February 20: For seniors who demonstrate outstanding original academic, artistic or leadership endeavors. Must obtain a |

|nomination. Interested students should see guidance counselor. |

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|Guardian Girls Going |

|Places Scholarship |

|$1000 - $10,000 |

|Deadline February 24: For girls ages 12 to 18 who are entrepreneurial and community minded. Must be nominated by an adult who will |

|endorse the candidate as an accomplished young female. Nomination forms available at . |

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|American Legion |

|General Scholarship |

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|$500 - $2500 |

|Deadline March 1: For seniors who are direct descendants of a member of The American Legion or a deceased US veteran and who are |

|residents of Alabama. To apply go to . |

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|Padgett Foundation |

|Scholarship Program |

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|$500 - $2000 |

|Deadline March 1: For children of small business owners. To apply go to |

|. |

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|Donna Reed Performing |

|Arts Scholarships |

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|$4000 |

|Deadline March 1: For students who wish to pursue acting, musical theatre or vocal performance as a career. To apply go to |

|. |

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|USA Funds Access to |

|Education Scholarship |

|$1500 |

|Deadline March 1: For seniors who plan to go to college and can demonstrate financial need. To apply go to . |

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|American Chemical |

|Society Scholars |

|Program |

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|$11,500 |

|Deadline March 1: For minority students who intend to pursue a career in the chemical sciences with a GPA of 3.0+ and who |

|demonstrate financial need. To apply go to scholars or call 1-800-227-5558 ext 6250. Applications Available |

|December 1. |

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|SAMMY Scholarship |

|Award Program |

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|$7500 |

|Deadline March 9: For scholar athletes who demonstrate community leadership. To apply got to . |

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|Federal Duck Stamp Art Competition |

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|$200 - $5000 |

|Deadline March 15: Art competition to create a duck stamp for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. To apply . |

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|The Association of |

|Indians in America |

|Scholarship |

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|$500 - $1000 |

|Deadline March 15: For students of Indian Parentage from India who demonstrate leadership, community involvement, and financial |

|need. To apply see guidance counselor. |

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|Worldstudio AIGA |

|Scholarship |

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|$100 -$2000 |

|Deadline March 18: Art/Design competition for minority and financially disadvantaged students who plan to study in the art/design |

|fields. To apply visit . Applications available in February. |

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|Prom Wishes |

|Scholarship |

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|$1000 - $5000 |

|Deadline March 31: For graduating seniors who demonstrate talent, leadership, and academic achievement. To apply |

| and find the scholarship page. |

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|Mas Family Scholarship |

|Up to $40,000 |

|Deadline March 31: For Cuban American students who plan to study engineering, business, economics, communications, and journalism |

|and who can demonstrate need. To apply go to . |

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|Jackie Robinson |

|Education and |

|leadership Development |

|Program |

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|$28,000 |

|Deadline April 1: For minority students who have an SAT of 900+and/or an ACT of 21+ with leadership potential who can demonstrate |

|financial need. To apply go to . Applications |

|available Oct. 20. |

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|National Sculpture |

|Society Scholarships |

|$1000 |

|Deadline April: For students of figurative, realist or representational sculpture. To apply go to . |

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|Mike Alesko Design |

|Scholarship Fund |

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|Varies |

|Deadline April: For high school seniors who are planning to major in apparel design or apparel graphic design and who have a GPA or|

|2.5+. To apply go to . |

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|A. Patrick Charon |

|Memorial Scholarship |

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|$15,000 |

|Deadline April 1: For students who |

|demonstrate compassion, tolerance, generosity and respect through community service. To apply go to |

|charnon.html. |

|Applications are available January 15. |

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|The Lockwood SOAR |

|Foundation |

|$5000 |

|Deadline April 1: For students who are |

|interested in becoming a pilot. To apply go to . |

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|University of Florida’s |

|Florida Blue Key Award |

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|$150 - $250 |

|Deadline April 2: For students who |

|demonstrate leadership skills and service to others who plan to attend the University of Florida. To apply go to . |

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|Gator Club of Miami |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|Deadline April 15: For outstanding students who plan to attend the University of Florida. To apply go to . |

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|Association of Indians |

|in America Scholarship |

|Program |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline April 15: For students of Indian Parentage who migrated to the US from India after August 15, 1947. Student must |

|demonstrate community involvement or financial need. Call Joyce Campos at 954-752-7573. |

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|AFCEA Scholarship |

|$1000 |

|Deadline April 17: For students who are planning to study engineering and who can demonstrate financial need. To apply go to |

|. |

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|CBC Spouses Visual |

|Arts Scholarship |

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|$3,000 |

|Deadline May 1: For African American |

|students that plan to study visual arts. To apply go to . |

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|CBC Spouses Education |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|Deadline May 1: For African American |

|students who are academically talented. To apply go to . |

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|NetAid Global Action |

|Awards |

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|$5000 |

|Deadline May 15: For young people who have organized or led a project that has helped improve the lives of people living in |

|poverty. To apply go to . |

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|Educational |

|Communications |

|Scholarship |

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|$1000 - $6000 |

|Deadline May 15: For students with strong academics and SAT and/or ACT scores. To apply see guidance counselor. |

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|Texas Instruments |

|Marcia Page |

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|$5000 |

|Deadline May 15: For African American female seniors who plan to pursue a career in science, math, engineering or technology. To |

|apply go to ww.. |

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|AMTROL Inc. |

|Scholarship |

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|$1000 |

|Deadline June 1: For students who plan to study in a field related to ground water issues. To apply go to . |

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|Tau Kappa Epsilon |

|Up to $1000 |

|Deadline June 1: For young males who plan to attend Florida State University. To apply see guidance counselor. |

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|FGLSAMP Science, |

|Engineering and Math |

|Scholarships |

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|$6000 |

|Deadline August 30: For a minority student that plans to pursue a science, math or engineering major at Florida International |

|University. Must have a GPA 2.8+. Call 305-348-1940. |

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|The Elizabeth |

|Greenshields |

|Foundation |

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|Approximately |

|$8000 |

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|No Deadline: A grant for young artists who plan to study painting, drawing, printmaking, or sculpture. This grant is also available|

|to artists already working in their field. The foundation tends to receive traditional work more favorably. For information see |

|guidance counselor. |

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|The Looking Glass |

|College Scholarship |

|Fund |

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|$1000 |

|For students who have grown up with at least one parent with a disability. For information see |

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|Military Scholarship |

|Opportunities |

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|Varies |

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|General Scholarship |

|Websites |

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|college- |

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|National Merit |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|High school students who take the PSAT their junior year are eligible for consideration. |

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|National Achievement |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|African American students who take the PSAT their junior year are eligible for consideration. |

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|National Hispanic |

|Scholarship |

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|Varies |

|Hispanic high school students who take the PSAT their junior year are eligible for consideration. |

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|African-American |

|Scholarships |

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|Varies |

|For African-American students who are planning to attend college. |

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|Hispanic-American |

|Scholarships |

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|Varies |

|Varies For Hispanic American students who are planning to attend college. |

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