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|Scholarship |Category |Eligibility |Deadline |Amount |

|2012 Profile in Courage Essay Contest |Essay |Essay |January 7th |$500-$10,000 (7) |

| | |Open to 9th-12th graders | | |

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|Ron Brown Scholarships |Race/Ethnicity |African-American high school seniors |January 9th |$10,000 (10) |

| |Civic/Community Service | | | |

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|BURGER KING® Scholars Program | |Graduating High School Senior |January 10th |$1,000 - $25,000 |

| | |2.5 GPA or above | |(Multiple) |

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|Army ROTC Scholarships |Other Affiliation |US Citizen |January 10th |Varies (Multiple) |

| | |2.5 GPA or above | | |

| | |8 year service commitment | | |

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|Gates Millennium Scholars |Race/Ethnicity |African American, American Indian/Alaska |January 11th |Varies (1,000) |

| |Academic Merit |Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or | | |

| | |Hispanic American | | |

| | |3.3 GPA or above | | |

| | |Financial Need | | |

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|Carson Scholars |Academic Merit |3.75 GPA or higher |January 13th |$1,000 (Multiple) |

| | |Community Service | | |

| | |4th-11th grade only | | |

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|Dell Scholars Program |Other Affiliation |Participating in a Michael & Susan Dell |January 15th |$20,000 (300) |

| | |Foundation approved college readiness program| | |

| | |for a min. of two years | | |

| | |2.4 GPA or above | | |

| | |Graduating Senior | | |

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|National Honor Society Scholarship Program |Member Affiliation |Must be nominated through their high school |January 20h |Varies (Multiple) |

| |(NHS) |National Honor Society chapter | | |

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|DECA Scholarships |Member Affiliation |Member of DECA |January 20h |$1,000 and up |

| |(DECA) | | |(Multiple) |

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|Golden Torch Awards Scholarship Program |Member Affiliation |NSBE Member |January 20h |$500-$6,500 (Multiple) |

| |Field of Study |Academic Merit | | |

| |(Engineering) | | | |

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|Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship |Academic Merit |Academic Merit |January 27th |$1,500 (Multiple) |

| |Financial Need |Financial Need | | |

| | |Community Service | | |

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|RMHC Scholars |Academic Merit |2.7 GPA or higher |January 27th |Min. of $1,000 |

| | | | |(Multiple) |

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|RMHC/Asia |Academic Merit |2.7 GPA or higher |January 27th |Min. of $1,000 |

| |Race/Ethnicity |At least one parent of Asian/Pacific-Islander| |(Multiple) |

| |(Asia-American) |heritage | | |

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|RMHC/African-American Future Achievers |Academic Merit |2.7 GPA or higher |January 27th |Min. of $1,000 |

| |Race/Ethnicity |At least one parent of African American or | |(Multiple) |

| |(African-American) |Black Caribbean heritage | | |

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|RMHC/HACER |Academic Merit |2.7 GPA or higher |January 27th |Min. of $1,000 |

| |Race/Ethnicity |At least one parent of Hispanic/Latino | |(Multiple) |

| |(Hispanic) |heritage | | |

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|2012 Student of Integrity Scholarship |Community Service |Leadership |January 31st |$1,000 (6) |

| | |Contributions to their communities and | | |

| | |schools | | |

| | |Academic accomplishments | | |

| | |Essay | | |

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|The Discover ® Card Tribute Award® Scholarship |High School Juniors |High School Junior |January 31st |$25,000 (up to 10) |

| |Community Service |Community Service | | |

| | |2.75 GPA or higher | | |

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|Union Plus Scholarship |Member Affiliation |Current and retired members of unions and |January 31st |$500 - $4,00 (Multiple)|

| |(Union Plus Union Member) |dependents | | |

| | |Financial need. | | |

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|The Princeton Prize in Race Relations |Community Service |Involved in an activity that is helping to |January 31st |$1,000 (Multiple) |

| | |improve race relations in your school or | | |

| | |community | | |

| | |Grades 9-12 | | |

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|Alice Dodd Scholarship for Outstanding Community |Civic/Community Service |Community Service |January 31st |Up to $1,200 (2) |

|Service | | | | |

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|Bobby Dodd Scholarship for Outstanding Community |Other Affiliation |Physically Challenged |January 31st |Up to $1,200 (2) |

|Service |(Physically Challenged) |Community Service | | |

| |Civic/Community Service | | | |

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|Patty Foell Scholarship |Athletics |Female Track Athlete |February 1st |$2,500 (1) |

| |(Track) |Must be nominated by track coach | | |

| |Gender | | | |

| |(Female) | | | |

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|The AXA Achievements Community Scholarship Program |Civic/Community Service |Ambition and drive |February 1st |$2,000 (12) |

| | |Determination to set/reach goals | | |

| | |Respect for self, family and community | | |

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|Elks Legacy Awards |Member Affiliation |Any child or grandchild of a living Elk |February 1st |$4,000 (250) |

| | |Graduating high school senior | | |

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|NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program |Field of Study |3.5 GPA or higher |February 1st |Up to $20,000 |

| |(Biomedical, health-related |Disadvantaged background | |(Multiple) |

| |research) |Careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social| | |

| |Financial Need |science health-related research | | |

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|Taylor Michaels Scholarship Program |Financial Need |Financial Need |February 3rd |$2,000 - $5,000 |

| | |2.5 GPA or higher | |(Multiple) |

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|KFC Colonel's Scholars Program |Other Affiliation |Plan to attend a public in-state |February 8th |Up to $20,000 |

| | |college/university | |(Multiple) |

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|Georgia HOSA Scholarships |Member Affiliation |Member of Georgia HOSA |February 15th |$1,000 (3) |

| |Field of Study |Interested in career in Healthcare | | |

| |(Healthcare) | | | |

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|Taylor Michaels Scholarship Program |Member Affiliation |Member of Georgia HOSA |February 15th |$1,000 (3) |

| |Field of Study |Interested in career in Healthcare | | |

| |(Healthcare) | | | |

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|@15 Best Buy Scholarship |Academic Merit |Academic Merit |February 15th |$1,000(Multiple) |

| | |Civic/Community | | |

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|AT&T Foundation Scholarships |Employee Affiliation |Child/Step-child of current AT&T Employee |February 15th |Up to $2,500 (Multiple)|

| |(AT&T) |3.0 GPA or higher | | |

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|American Welding Society National Scholarships |Field of Study |Interested in career in Welding or Civil |February 15th |$2,500 and up |

| |(Welding) |Engineering | |(Multiple) |

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|Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship |Field of Study |High School Juniors |February 15th |Varies (Multiple) |

| |(Journalism) |Journalism | | |

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|FFA Scholarships |Member Affiliation |Some scholarships are available for non-FFA |February 15th |Varies (Multiple) |

| | |members | | |

| | |Various Fields of Study | | |

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|Atlanta Chapter NBCFAE Annual Scholarship |Field of Study |Interested in career in Aviation |February 17th |Varies (Multiple) |

| |(Aviation) |2.5 GPA or higher | | |

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|Delta Sigma Theta - Atlanta Suburban Alumnae High |Essay |Essay |February 22nd |Varies (Multiple) |

|School Scholarships | |2.75 GPA or higher | | |

| | |Financial Need | | |

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|Georgia Farm Bureau Scholarships |Field of Study |Interested in career in agriculture or |February 24th |10 ($750-$3,000) |

| |(Agriculture) |related field | | |

| | |Must attend school within University of | | |

| | |Georgia system or Berry College | | |

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|The Georgia Association of Water Professionals |Other Affiliation |GAWP Affiliation |February 28th |$2,000 (Multiple) |

|Scholarships | | | | |

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|The Georgia Association of Water Professionals |Field of Study |Interested in career with Water |February 28th |$2,000 (1) |

|H2Opportunity Scholarship |(Water) |Not Affiliated with GAWP | | |

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|Hadden Scholarships |Academic Merit |3.5 GPA or higher |February 29th |$2,500 - $4,000 |

| | |Financial Need | |(Multiple) |

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|Univision 34 Liga de Campeones (League of Champions)|Race/Ethnicity |Hispanic descent |February 28th |$1,000 (16) |

| |(Hispanic) |Bilingual | | |

| | |3.0 GPA or higher | | |

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|Lowe’s Scholarship |Academic Merit |3.25 GPA or higher |February 28th |$2,500 (140) |

| | |High School Senior | | |

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|Carl Buchan Scholarship |Employee Affiliation |Employee or dependent of a Lowe’s employee |February 28th |$5,000 (50) |

| | |Financial Need | | |

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|Atlanta Postal Credit Union Scholarships |Other Affiliation |Member account with Atlanta Postal Credit |February 29th |$1,000 (3) |

| |(Credit Union) |Union | | |

| | |Essay | | |

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* For more detailed information on any of the above mentioned scholarships, contact your School Counselor or Project GRAD College Access Coordinator.[pic][pic][pic][pic]

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